Optimizations

* Added ZONE_POLYGON:NewFromGroupName() to ease the syntax.
* Renamed Functional.Spawn#SPAWN to Core.Spawn#SPAWN

Moose Development/Moose/AI/AI_A2A_Dispatcher.lua

@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ do -- AI_A2A_DISPATCHER
     
       if Cap then
     
-        local Spawn = DefenderSquadron.Spawn[ math.random( 1, #DefenderSquadron.Spawn ) ] -- Functional.Spawn#SPAWN
+        local Spawn = DefenderSquadron.Spawn[ math.random( 1, #DefenderSquadron.Spawn ) ] -- Core.Spawn#SPAWN
         local DefenderGrouping = DefenderSquadron.Grouping or self.DefenderDefault.Grouping
         Spawn:InitGrouping( DefenderGrouping )
 
@@ -2783,7 +2783,7 @@ do -- AI_A2A_DISPATCHER
               
               while ( DefendersNeeded > 0 ) do
             
-                local Spawn = DefenderSquadron.Spawn[ math.random( 1, #DefenderSquadron.Spawn ) ] -- Functional.Spawn#SPAWN
+                local Spawn = DefenderSquadron.Spawn[ math.random( 1, #DefenderSquadron.Spawn ) ] -- Core.Spawn#SPAWN
                 local DefenderGrouping = ( DefenderGrouping < DefendersNeeded ) and DefenderGrouping or DefendersNeeded
                 if DefenderGrouping then
                   Spawn:InitGrouping( DefenderGrouping )

Moose Development/Moose/AI/AI_Balancer.lua

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 --- @type AI_BALANCER
 -- @field Core.Set#SET_CLIENT SetClient
--- @field Functional.Spawn#SPAWN SpawnAI
+-- @field Core.Spawn#SPAWN SpawnAI
 -- @field Wrapper.Group#GROUP Test
 -- @extends Core.Fsm#FSM_SET
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ AI_BALANCER = {
 --- Creates a new AI_BALANCER object
 -- @param #AI_BALANCER self
 -- @param Core.Set#SET_CLIENT SetClient A SET\_CLIENT object that will contain the CLIENT objects to be monitored if they are alive or not (joined by a player).
--- @param Functional.Spawn#SPAWN SpawnAI The default Spawn object to spawn new AI Groups when needed.
+-- @param Core.Spawn#SPAWN SpawnAI The default Spawn object to spawn new AI Groups when needed.
 -- @return #AI_BALANCER
 function AI_BALANCER:New( SetClient, SpawnAI )
   

Moose Development/Moose/AI/AI_Patrol.lua

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 -- @field Dcs.DCSTypes#Altitude PatrolCeilingAltitude The highest altitude in meters where to execute the patrol.
 -- @field Dcs.DCSTypes#Speed  PatrolMinSpeed The minimum speed of the @{Controllable} in km/h.
 -- @field Dcs.DCSTypes#Speed  PatrolMaxSpeed The maximum speed of the @{Controllable} in km/h.
--- @field Functional.Spawn#SPAWN CoordTest
+-- @field Core.Spawn#SPAWN CoordTest
 -- @extends Core.Fsm#FSM_CONTROLLABLE
 
 --- # AI_PATROL_ZONE class, extends @{Fsm#FSM_CONTROLLABLE}

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Zone.lua

@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ ZONE_POLYGON = {
   ClassName="ZONE_POLYGON",
   }
 
---- Constructor to create a ZONE_POLYGON instance, taking the zone name and the name of the @{Group#GROUP} defined within the Mission Editor.
+--- Constructor to create a ZONE_POLYGON instance, taking the zone name and the @{Group#GROUP} defined within the Mission Editor.
 -- The @{Group#GROUP} waypoints define the polygon corners. The first and the last point are automatically connected by ZONE_POLYGON.
 -- @param #ZONE_POLYGON self
 -- @param #string ZoneName Name of the zone.
@@ -1370,3 +1370,22 @@ function ZONE_POLYGON:New( ZoneName, ZoneGroup )
   return self
 end
 
+
+--- Constructor to create a ZONE_POLYGON instance, taking the zone name and the **name** of the @{Group#GROUP} defined within the Mission Editor.
+-- The @{Group#GROUP} waypoints define the polygon corners. The first and the last point are automatically connected by ZONE_POLYGON.
+-- @param #ZONE_POLYGON self
+-- @param #string ZoneName Name of the zone.
+-- @param #string GroupName The group name of the GROUP defining the waypoints within the Mission Editor to define the polygon shape.
+-- @return #ZONE_POLYGON self
+function ZONE_POLYGON:NewFromGroupName( ZoneName, GroupName )
+
+  local ZoneGroup = GROUP:FindByName( GroupName )
+
+  local GroupPoints = ZoneGroup:GetTaskRoute()
+
+  local self = BASE:Inherit( self, ZONE_POLYGON_BASE:New( ZoneName, GroupPoints ) )
+  self:F( { ZoneName, ZoneGroup, self._.Polygon } )
+
+  return self
+end
+

Moose Development/Moose/Functional/RAT.lua

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 -- @field #string livery Livery of the aircraft set by user.
 -- @field #string skill Skill of AI.
 -- @field #boolean ATCswitch Enable/disable ATC if set to true/false. 
--- @extends Functional.Spawn#SPAWN
+-- @extends Core.Spawn#SPAWN
 
 ---# RAT class, extends @{Spawn#SPAWN}
 -- The RAT class implements an easy to use way to randomly fill your map with AI aircraft.

Moose Mission Setup/Moose.files

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Core/Point.lua
 Core/Message.lua
 Core/Fsm.lua
 Core/Radio.lua
+Core/Spawn.lua
 Core/SpawnStatic.lua
 Core/Goal.lua
 Core/Cargo.lua
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ Wrapper/Scenery.lua
 
 Functional/Scoring.lua
 Functional/CleanUp.lua
-Functional/Spawn.lua
 Functional/Movement.lua
 Functional/Sead.lua
 Functional/Escort.lua

Moose Mission Setup/Moose.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 env.info( '*** MOOSE DYNAMIC INCLUDE START *** ' )
-env.info( 'Moose Generation Timestamp: 20171010_1107' )
+env.info( 'Moose Generation Timestamp: 20171010_2132' )
 
 local base = _G
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ __Moose.Include( 'Core/Point.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Core/Message.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Core/Fsm.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Core/Radio.lua' )
+__Moose.Include( 'Core/Spawn.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Core/SpawnStatic.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Core/Goal.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Core/Cargo.lua' )
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ __Moose.Include( 'Wrapper/Airbase.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Wrapper/Scenery.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Functional/Scoring.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Functional/CleanUp.lua' )
-__Moose.Include( 'Functional/Spawn.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Functional/Movement.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Functional/Sead.lua' )
 __Moose.Include( 'Functional/Escort.lua' )

Moose Mission Setup/Moose_.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 env.info('*** MOOSE DYNAMIC INCLUDE START *** ')
-env.info('Moose Generation Timestamp: 20171010_1107')
+env.info('Moose Generation Timestamp: 20171010_2132')
 local base=_G
 __Moose={}
 __Moose.Include=function(IncludeFile)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ __Moose.Include('Core/Point.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Core/Message.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Core/Fsm.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Core/Radio.lua')
+__Moose.Include('Core/Spawn.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Core/SpawnStatic.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Core/Goal.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Core/Cargo.lua')
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ __Moose.Include('Wrapper/Airbase.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Wrapper/Scenery.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Functional/Scoring.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Functional/CleanUp.lua')
-__Moose.Include('Functional/Spawn.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Functional/Movement.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Functional/Sead.lua')
 __Moose.Include('Functional/Escort.lua')