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Moose Development/Moose/Ops/Awacs.lua

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 -- ===
 --
 -- ### Author: **applevangelist**
--- @date Last Update July 2024
+-- @date Last Update Oct 2024
 -- @module Ops.AWACS
 -- @image OPS_AWACS.jpg
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ do
 -- @field #AWACS
 AWACS = {
   ClassName = "AWACS", -- #string
-  version = "0.2.66", -- #string
+  version = "0.2.67", -- #string
   lid = "", -- #string
   coalition = coalition.side.BLUE, -- #number
   coalitiontxt = "blue", -- #string
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ function AWACS:_GetCallSign(Group,GID, IsPlayer)
   
   local callsign = "Ghost 1"
   if Group and Group:IsAlive() then
-    callsign = Group:GetCustomCallSign(self.callsignshort,self.keepnumber,self.callsignTranslations)
+    callsign = Group:GetCustomCallSign(self.callsignshort,self.keepnumber,self.callsignTranslations,self.callsignCustomFunc,self.callsignCustomArgs)
   end  
   return callsign
 end
@@ -2455,10 +2455,12 @@ end
 -- @param #AWACS self
 -- @param #boolean ShortCallsign If true, only call out the major flight number
 -- @param #boolean Keepnumber If true, keep the **customized callsign** in the #GROUP name as-is, no amendments or numbers.
--- @param #table CallsignTranslations (optional) Table to translate between DCS standard callsigns and bespoke ones. Does not apply if using customized
+-- @param #table CallsignTranslations (Optional) Table to translate between DCS standard callsigns and bespoke ones. Does not apply if using customized.
 -- callsigns from playername or group name.
+-- @param #func CallsignCustomFunc (Optional) For player names only(!). If given, this function will return the callsign. Needs to take the groupname and the playername as first two arguments.
+-- @param #arg ... (Optional) Comma separated arguments to add to the custom function call after groupname and playername.
 -- @return #AWACS self
-function AWACS:SetCallSignOptions(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations)
+function AWACS:SetCallSignOptions(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations,CallsignCustomFunc,...)
   if not ShortCallsign or ShortCallsign == false then
    self.callsignshort = false
   else
@@ -2466,6 +2468,8 @@ function AWACS:SetCallSignOptions(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations)
   end
   self.keepnumber = Keepnumber or false
   self.callsignTranslations = CallsignTranslations
+  self.callsignCustomFunc = CallsignCustomFunc
+  self.callsignCustomArgs = arg or {}
   return self  
 end
 

Moose Development/Moose/Wrapper/Group.lua

@@ -2926,8 +2926,10 @@ end
 -- @param #GROUP self
 -- @param #boolean ShortCallsign Return a shortened customized callsign, i.e. "Ghostrider 9" and not "Ghostrider 9 1"
 -- @param #boolean Keepnumber (Player only) Return customized callsign, incl optional numbers at the end, e.g. "Aerial 1-1#Ghostrider 109" results in "Ghostrider 109", if you want to e.g. use historical US Navy Callsigns
--- @param #table CallsignTranslations Table to translate between DCS standard callsigns and bespoke ones. Overrides personal/parsed callsigns if set
+-- @param #table CallsignTranslations (Optional) Table to translate between DCS standard callsigns and bespoke ones. Overrides personal/parsed callsigns if set
 -- callsigns from playername or group name.
+-- @param #func CustomFunction (Optional) For player names only(!). If given, this function will return the callsign. Needs to take the groupname and the playername as first arguments.
+-- @param #arg ... (Optional) Comma separated arguments to add to the CustomFunction call after groupname and playername.
 -- @return #string Callsign
 -- @usage
 --            -- suppose there are three groups with one (client) unit each:
@@ -2948,8 +2950,12 @@ end
 --            -- Apollo for Slot 2 or Apollo 403 if Keepnumber is set
 --            -- Apollo for Slot 3
 --            -- Bengal-4 for Slot 4
-
+-- 
-function GROUP:GetCustomCallSign(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations)
+--            -- Using a custom function (for player units **only**):
+--            -- Imagine your playernames are looking like so: "[Squadname] | Cpt Apple" and you only want to have the last word as callsign, i.e. "Apple" here. Then this custom function will return this:
+--            local callsign = mygroup:GetCustomCallSign(true,false,nil,function(groupname,playername) return string.match(playername,"([%a]+)$") end)
+-- 
+function GROUP:GetCustomCallSign(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations,CustomFunction,...)
   --self:I("GetCustomCallSign")
 
   local callsign = "Ghost 1"
@@ -2963,7 +2969,14 @@ function GROUP:GetCustomCallSign(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations)
     local callnumbermajor = string.char(string.byte(callnumber,1)) -- 9
     local callnumberminor = string.char(string.byte(callnumber,2)) -- 1
     local personalized = false
-
+    local playername = IsPlayer == true and self:GetPlayerName() or shortcallsign
+    
+    if CustomFunction and IsPlayer then
+      local arguments = arg or {}
+      local callsign = CustomFunction(groupname,playername,unpack(arguments))
+      return callsign
+    end
+    
     -- prioritize bespoke callsigns over parsing, prefer parsing over default callsigns
     if CallsignTranslations and CallsignTranslations[callsignroot] then
       callsignroot = CallsignTranslations[callsignroot]
@@ -2975,9 +2988,9 @@ function GROUP:GetCustomCallSign(ShortCallsign,Keepnumber,CallsignTranslations)
         shortcallsign = string.match(groupname,"#%s*([%a]+)") or "Ghost" -- Ghostrider
       end
       personalized = true
-    elseif IsPlayer and string.find(self:GetPlayerName(),"|") then
+    elseif IsPlayer and string.find(playername,"|") then
       -- personalized flight name in group naming
-      shortcallsign = string.match(self:GetPlayerName(),"|%s*([%a]+)") or string.match(self:GetPlayerName(),"|%s*([%d]+)") or "Ghost" -- Ghostrider
+      shortcallsign = string.match(playername,"|%s*([%a]+)") or string.match(self:GetPlayerName(),"|%s*([%d]+)") or "Ghost" -- Ghostrider
       personalized = true
     end