Fixed a bug in TaskFollow and TaskEscort

- In TaskFollow method, controllerId was renamed back to groupId. Did
this in all required functions in the Controllable.lua where this
mistake was made during renaming.
- In TaskFollow method, fixed the lastWptIndexFlag bug, which needs to
be set to false if lastWptIndex is not given. Did this fix also in
TaskEscort method.
- Made an additional test mission to demonstrate the TaskFollow API.

Moose Development/Moose/Controllable.lua

@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:SetTask( DCSTask, WaitTime )
   if DCSControllable then
 
     local Controller = self:_GetController()
+    self:E(Controller)
 
     -- When a controllable SPAWNs, it takes about a second to get the controllable in the simulator. Setting tasks to unspawned controllables provides unexpected results.
     -- Therefore we schedule the functions to set the mission and options for the Controllable.
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskAttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, WeaponExpend, At
   --  AttackControllable = {
   --   id = 'AttackControllable',
   --   params = {
-  --     controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+  --     groupId = Group.ID,
   --     weaponType = number,
   --     expend = enum AI.Task.WeaponExpend,
   --     attackQty = number,
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskAttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, WeaponExpend, At
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'AttackControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       expend = WeaponExpend,
       attackQty = AttackQty,
@@ -802,27 +803,28 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFollow( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex )
 --  Follow = {
 --    id = 'Follow',
 --    params = {
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      pos = Vec3,
 --      lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
 --      lastWptIndex = number
 --    }    
 --  }
 
-  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = nil
+  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = false
   if LastWaypointIndex then
     LastWaypointIndexFlag = true
   end
   
   local DCSTask
-  DCSTask = { id = 'Follow',
+  DCSTask = { 
+    id = 'Follow',
     params = {
-      controllableId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
+      groupId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
       pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = LastWaypointIndexFlag,
-      lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex,
+      lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex
-    },
+    }
-  },
+  }
 
   self:T3( { DCSTask } )
   return DCSTask
@@ -845,7 +847,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskEscort( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex, E
 --  Escort = {
 --    id = 'Escort',
 --    params = {
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      pos = Vec3,
 --      lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
 --      lastWptIndex = number,
@@ -854,15 +856,15 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskEscort( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex, E
 --    }    
 --  }
 
-  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = nil
+  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = false
   if LastWaypointIndex then
     LastWaypointIndexFlag = true
   end
   
   local DCSTask
-  DCSTask = { id = 'Follow',
+  DCSTask = { id = 'Escort',
     params = {
-      controllableId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
+      groupId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
       pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = LastWaypointIndexFlag,
       lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex,
@@ -946,7 +948,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFAC_AttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, Designation,
 --  FAC_AttackControllable = { 
 --    id = 'FAC_AttackControllable', 
 --    params = { 
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      weaponType = number,
 --      designation = enum AI.Task.Designation,
 --      datalink = boolean
@@ -956,7 +958,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFAC_AttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, Designation,
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'FAC_AttackControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       designation = Designation,
       datalink = Datalink,
@@ -1054,7 +1056,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskEngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponType,
   --  EngageControllable  = {
   --   id = 'EngageControllable ',
   --   params = {
-  --     controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+  --     groupId = Group.ID,
   --     weaponType = number,
   --     expend = enum AI.Task.WeaponExpend,
   --     attackQty = number,
@@ -1080,7 +1082,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskEngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponType,
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'EngageControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       expend = WeaponExpend,
       attackQty = AttackQty,
@@ -1235,7 +1237,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskFAC_EngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponT
 --  FAC_EngageControllable  = { 
 --    id = 'FAC_EngageControllable', 
 --    params = { 
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      weaponType = number,
 --      designation = enum AI.Task.Designation,
 --      datalink = boolean,
@@ -1246,7 +1248,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskFAC_EngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponT
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'FAC_EngageControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       designation = Designation,
       datalink = Datalink,

Moose Mission Setup/Moose Mission Update/l10n/DEFAULT/Moose.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 env.info( '*** MOOSE STATIC INCLUDE START *** ' ) 
-env.info( 'Moose Generation Timestamp: 20160812_0800' ) 
+env.info( 'Moose Generation Timestamp: 20161205_1227' ) 
 local base = _G
 
 Include = {}
@@ -4216,6 +4216,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:SetTask( DCSTask, WaitTime )
   if DCSControllable then
 
     local Controller = self:_GetController()
+    self:E(Controller)
 
     -- When a controllable SPAWNs, it takes about a second to get the controllable in the simulator. Setting tasks to unspawned controllables provides unexpected results.
     -- Therefore we schedule the functions to set the mission and options for the Controllable.
@@ -4410,7 +4411,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskAttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, WeaponExpend, At
   --  AttackControllable = {
   --   id = 'AttackControllable',
   --   params = {
-  --     controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+  --     groupId = Group.ID,
   --     weaponType = number,
   --     expend = enum AI.Task.WeaponExpend,
   --     attackQty = number,
@@ -4435,7 +4436,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskAttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, WeaponExpend, At
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'AttackControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       expend = WeaponExpend,
       attackQty = AttackQty,
@@ -4794,27 +4795,28 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFollow( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex )
 --  Follow = {
 --    id = 'Follow',
 --    params = {
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      pos = Vec3,
 --      lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
 --      lastWptIndex = number
 --    }    
 --  }
 
-  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = nil
+  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = false
   if LastWaypointIndex then
     LastWaypointIndexFlag = true
   end
   
   local DCSTask
-  DCSTask = { id = 'Follow',
+  DCSTask = { 
+    id = 'Follow',
     params = {
-      controllableId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
+      groupId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
       pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = LastWaypointIndexFlag,
-      lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex,
+      lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex
-    },
+    }
-  },
+  }
 
   self:T3( { DCSTask } )
   return DCSTask
@@ -4837,7 +4839,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskEscort( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex, E
 --  Escort = {
 --    id = 'Escort',
 --    params = {
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      pos = Vec3,
 --      lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
 --      lastWptIndex = number,
@@ -4846,15 +4848,15 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskEscort( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex, E
 --    }    
 --  }
 
-  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = nil
+  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = false
   if LastWaypointIndex then
     LastWaypointIndexFlag = true
   end
   
   local DCSTask
-  DCSTask = { id = 'Follow',
+  DCSTask = { id = 'Escort',
     params = {
-      controllableId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
+      groupId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
       pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = LastWaypointIndexFlag,
       lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex,
@@ -4938,7 +4940,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFAC_AttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, Designation,
 --  FAC_AttackControllable = { 
 --    id = 'FAC_AttackControllable', 
 --    params = { 
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      weaponType = number,
 --      designation = enum AI.Task.Designation,
 --      datalink = boolean
@@ -4948,7 +4950,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFAC_AttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, Designation,
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'FAC_AttackControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       designation = Designation,
       datalink = Datalink,
@@ -5046,7 +5048,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskEngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponType,
   --  EngageControllable  = {
   --   id = 'EngageControllable ',
   --   params = {
-  --     controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+  --     groupId = Group.ID,
   --     weaponType = number,
   --     expend = enum AI.Task.WeaponExpend,
   --     attackQty = number,
@@ -5072,7 +5074,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskEngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponType,
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'EngageControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       expend = WeaponExpend,
       attackQty = AttackQty,
@@ -5227,7 +5229,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskFAC_EngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponT
 --  FAC_EngageControllable  = { 
 --    id = 'FAC_EngageControllable', 
 --    params = { 
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      weaponType = number,
 --      designation = enum AI.Task.Designation,
 --      datalink = boolean,
@@ -5238,7 +5240,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskFAC_EngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponT
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'FAC_EngageControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       designation = Designation,
       datalink = Datalink,

Moose Mission Setup/Moose.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 env.info( '*** MOOSE STATIC INCLUDE START *** ' ) 
-env.info( 'Moose Generation Timestamp: 20160812_0800' ) 
+env.info( 'Moose Generation Timestamp: 20161205_1227' ) 
 local base = _G
 
 Include = {}
@@ -4216,6 +4216,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:SetTask( DCSTask, WaitTime )
   if DCSControllable then
 
     local Controller = self:_GetController()
+    self:E(Controller)
 
     -- When a controllable SPAWNs, it takes about a second to get the controllable in the simulator. Setting tasks to unspawned controllables provides unexpected results.
     -- Therefore we schedule the functions to set the mission and options for the Controllable.
@@ -4410,7 +4411,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskAttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, WeaponExpend, At
   --  AttackControllable = {
   --   id = 'AttackControllable',
   --   params = {
-  --     controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+  --     groupId = Group.ID,
   --     weaponType = number,
   --     expend = enum AI.Task.WeaponExpend,
   --     attackQty = number,
@@ -4435,7 +4436,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskAttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, WeaponExpend, At
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'AttackControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       expend = WeaponExpend,
       attackQty = AttackQty,
@@ -4794,27 +4795,28 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFollow( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex )
 --  Follow = {
 --    id = 'Follow',
 --    params = {
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      pos = Vec3,
 --      lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
 --      lastWptIndex = number
 --    }    
 --  }
 
-  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = nil
+  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = false
   if LastWaypointIndex then
     LastWaypointIndexFlag = true
   end
   
   local DCSTask
-  DCSTask = { id = 'Follow',
+  DCSTask = { 
+    id = 'Follow',
     params = {
-      controllableId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
+      groupId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
       pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = LastWaypointIndexFlag,
-      lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex,
+      lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex
-    },
+    }
-  },
+  }
 
   self:T3( { DCSTask } )
   return DCSTask
@@ -4837,7 +4839,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskEscort( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex, E
 --  Escort = {
 --    id = 'Escort',
 --    params = {
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      pos = Vec3,
 --      lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
 --      lastWptIndex = number,
@@ -4846,15 +4848,15 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskEscort( FollowControllable, Vec3, LastWaypointIndex, E
 --    }    
 --  }
 
-  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = nil
+  local LastWaypointIndexFlag = false
   if LastWaypointIndex then
     LastWaypointIndexFlag = true
   end
   
   local DCSTask
-  DCSTask = { id = 'Follow',
+  DCSTask = { id = 'Escort',
     params = {
-      controllableId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
+      groupId = FollowControllable:GetID(),
       pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = LastWaypointIndexFlag,
       lastWptIndex = LastWaypointIndex,
@@ -4938,7 +4940,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFAC_AttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, Designation,
 --  FAC_AttackControllable = { 
 --    id = 'FAC_AttackControllable', 
 --    params = { 
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      weaponType = number,
 --      designation = enum AI.Task.Designation,
 --      datalink = boolean
@@ -4948,7 +4950,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:TaskFAC_AttackGroup( AttackGroup, WeaponType, Designation,
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'FAC_AttackControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       designation = Designation,
       datalink = Datalink,
@@ -5046,7 +5048,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskEngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponType,
   --  EngageControllable  = {
   --   id = 'EngageControllable ',
   --   params = {
-  --     controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+  --     groupId = Group.ID,
   --     weaponType = number,
   --     expend = enum AI.Task.WeaponExpend,
   --     attackQty = number,
@@ -5072,7 +5074,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskEngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponType,
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'EngageControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       expend = WeaponExpend,
       attackQty = AttackQty,
@@ -5227,7 +5229,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskFAC_EngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponT
 --  FAC_EngageControllable  = { 
 --    id = 'FAC_EngageControllable', 
 --    params = { 
---      controllableId = Controllable.ID,
+--      groupId = Group.ID,
 --      weaponType = number,
 --      designation = enum AI.Task.Designation,
 --      datalink = boolean,
@@ -5238,7 +5240,7 @@ function CONTROLLABLE:EnRouteTaskFAC_EngageGroup( AttackGroup, Priority, WeaponT
   local DCSTask
   DCSTask = { id = 'FAC_EngageControllable',
     params = {
-      controllableId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
+      groupId = AttackGroup:GetID(),
       weaponType = WeaponType,
       designation = Designation,
       datalink = Datalink,

Moose Test Missions/Moose_Test_GROUP_TaskFollow/Moose_Test_GROUP_TaskFollow.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+--Create Spawn Groups
+local SpawnPlane1 = SPAWN:New("Plane 1")
+local SpawnPlane2 = SPAWN:New("Plane 2")
+
+--Spawn Groups into world
+local GroupPlane1 = SpawnPlane1:Spawn()
+--local GroupPlane1 = GROUP:FindByName( "Plane 1" )
+local GroupPlane2 = SpawnPlane2:Spawn()
+--local GroupPlane2 = GROUP:FindByName( "Plane 2" )
+
+--Create Task for plane2 (follow groupPlane1 at Vec3 offset) (Note: I think I need to be using controllers here)
+--i.e. cntrlPlane1 = groupPlane1.getController(groupPlane1)
+
+local PointVec3 = POINT_VEC3:New( 100, 0, -100 ) -- This is a Vec3 class.
+
+local FollowDCSTask = GroupPlane2:TaskFollow( GroupPlane1, PointVec3:GetVec3() )
+
+--Activate Task (Either PushTask/SetTask?)
+-- PushTask will push a task on the execution queue of the group.
+-- SetTask will delete all tasks from the current group queue, and executes this task.
+
+GroupPlane2:SetTask( FollowDCSTask, 1 )
+