--- **Ops** - Commander Air Wing. -- -- **Main Features:** -- -- * Stuff -- -- === -- -- ### Author: **funkyfranky** -- @module Ops.WingCommander -- @image OPS_WingCommander.png --- WINGCOMMANDER class. -- @type WINGCOMMANDER -- @field #string ClassName Name of the class. -- @field #boolean Debug Debug mode. Messages to all about status. -- @field #string lid Class id string for output to DCS log file. -- @field #table airwings Table of airwings. -- @field #table missionqueue Mission queue. -- @field Core.Set#SET_ZONE borderzoneset Set of zones defining the border of our territory. -- @field Core.Set#SET_ZONE yellowzoneset Set of zones defining the extended border. Defcon is set to YELLOW if enemy activity is detected. -- @field Core.Set#SET_ZONE engagezoneset Set of zones where enemies are actively engaged. -- @field #string Defcon Defence condition. -- @extends Ops.Intelligence#INTEL --- Be surprised! -- -- === -- -- ![Banner Image](..\Presentations\WingCommander\WINGCOMMANDER_Main.jpg) -- -- # The WINGCOMMANDER Concept -- -- -- -- @field #WINGCOMMANDER WINGCOMMANDER = { ClassName = "WINGCOMMANDER", Debug = nil, lid = nil, airwings = {}, missionqueue = {}, borderzoneset = nil, yellowzoneset = nil, engagezoneset = nil, } --- Contact details. -- @type WINGCOMMANDER.Contact -- @field Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG mission The assigned mission. -- @extends Ops.Intelligence#INTEL.DetectedItem --- Defence condition. -- @type WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON -- @field #string GREEN No enemy activities detected. -- @field #string YELLOW Enemy near our border. -- @field #string RED Enemy within our border. WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON = { GREEN="Green", YELLOW="Yellow", RED="Red", } --- WINGCOMMANDER class version. -- @field #string version WINGCOMMANDER.version="0.1.0" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TODO list ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TODO: Define A2A and A2G parameters. -- TODO: Improve airwing selection. Mostly done! -- DONE: Add/remove spawned flightgroups to detection set. -- DONE: Borderzones. -- NOGO: Maybe it's possible to preselect the assets for the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Constructor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Create a new WINGCOMMANDER object and start the FSM. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Core.Set#SET_GROUP AgentSet Set of agents (groups) providing intel. Default is an empty set. -- @param #number Coalition Coalition side, e.g. `coaliton.side.BLUE`. Can also be passed as a string "red", "blue" or "neutral". -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:New(AgentSet, Coalition) AgentSet=AgentSet or SET_GROUP:New() -- Inherit everything from INTEL class. local self=BASE:Inherit(self, INTEL:New(AgentSet, Coalition)) --#WINGCOMMANDER -- Set some string id for output to DCS.log file. --self.lid=string.format("WINGCOMMANDER | ") self:SetBorderZones() self:SetYellowZones() self:SetThreatLevelRange() self.Defcon=WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON.GREEN -- Add FSM transitions. -- From State --> Event --> To State self:AddTransition("*", "MissionAssign", "*") -- Mission was assigned to an AIRWING. self:AddTransition("*", "CancelMission", "*") -- Cancel mission. self:AddTransition("*", "Defcon", "*") -- Cancel mission. ------------------------ --- Pseudo Functions --- ------------------------ --- Triggers the FSM event "Start". Starts the WINGCOMMANDER. Initializes parameters and starts event handlers. -- @function [parent=#WINGCOMMANDER] Start -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self --- Triggers the FSM event "Start" after a delay. Starts the WINGCOMMANDER. Initializes parameters and starts event handlers. -- @function [parent=#WINGCOMMANDER] __Start -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #number delay Delay in seconds. --- Triggers the FSM event "Stop". Stops the WINGCOMMANDER and all its event handlers. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self --- Triggers the FSM event "Stop" after a delay. Stops the WINGCOMMANDER and all its event handlers. -- @function [parent=#WINGCOMMANDER] __Stop -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #number delay Delay in seconds. --- Triggers the FSM event "Status". -- @function [parent=#WINGCOMMANDER] Status -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self --- Triggers the FSM event "SkipperStatus" after a delay. -- @function [parent=#WINGCOMMANDER] __Status -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #number delay Delay in seconds. -- Debug trace. if false then self.Debug=true BASE:TraceOnOff(true) BASE:TraceClass(self.ClassName) BASE:TraceLevel(1) end self.Debug=true return self end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- User functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Set this to be an air-to-any dispatcher, i.e. engaging air, ground and naval targets. This is the default anyway. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetAirToAny() self:SetFilterCategory({}) return self end --- Set this to be an air-to-air dispatcher. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetAirToAir() self:SetFilterCategory({Unit.Category.AIRPLANE, Unit.Category.HELICOPTER}) return self end --- Set this to be an air-to-ground dispatcher, i.e. engage only ground units -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetAirToGround() self:SetFilterCategory({Unit.Category.GROUND_UNIT}) return self end --- Set this to be an air-to-sea dispatcher, i.e. engage only naval units. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetAirToSea() self:SetFilterCategory({Unit.Category.SHIP}) return self end --- Set this to be an air-to-surface dispatcher, i.e. engaging ground and naval groups. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetAirToSurface() self:SetFilterCategory({Unit.Category.GROUND_UNIT, Unit.Category.SHIP}) return self end --- Set a threat level range that will be engaged. Threat level is a number between 0 and 10, where 10 is a very dangerous threat. -- Targets with threat level 0 are usually harmless. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #number ThreatLevelMin Min threat level. Default 1. -- @param #number ThreatLevelMax Max threat level. Default 10. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetThreatLevelRange(ThreatLevelMin, ThreatLevelMax) self.threatLevelMin=ThreatLevelMin or 1 self.threatLevelMax=ThreatLevelMax or 10 return self end --- Set defence condition. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #string Defcon Defence condition. See @{#WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON}, e.g. `WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON.RED`. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetDefcon(Defcon) self.Defcon=Defcon --self:Defcon(Defcon) return self end --- Add an airwing to the wingcommander. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Ops.AirWing#AIRWING Airwing The airwing to add. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:AddAirwing(Airwing) -- This airwing is managed by this wing commander. Airwing.wingcommander=self table.insert(self.airwings, Airwing) return self end --- Add mission to mission queue. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission Mission to be added. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:AddMission(Mission) Mission.wingcommander=self table.insert(self.missionqueue, Mission) return self end --- Remove mission from queue. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission Mission to be removed. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:RemoveMission(Mission) for i,_mission in pairs(self.missionqueue) do local mission=_mission --Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG if mission.auftragsnummer==Mission.auftragsnummer then self:I(self.lid..string.format("Removing mission %s (%s) status=%s from queue", Mission.name, Mission.type, Mission.status)) table.remove(self.missionqueue, i) break end end return self end --- Set border zone set. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Core.Set#SET_ZONE BorderZoneSet Set of zones, defining our borders. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetBorderZones(BorderZoneSet) -- Border zones. self.borderzoneset=BorderZoneSet or SET_ZONE:New() return self end --- Add a zone defining your territory. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Core.Zone#ZONE BorderZone The zone defining the border of your territory. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:AddBorderZone(BorderZone) -- Add a border zone. self.borderzoneset:AddZone(BorderZone) -- Set accept zone. --self:AddAcceptZone(BorderZone) return self end --- Set yellow zone set. Detected enemy troops in this zone will trigger defence condition YELLOW. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Core.Set#SET_ZONE YellowZoneSet Set of zones, defining our borders. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:SetYellowZones(YellowZoneSet) -- Border zones. self.yellowzoneset=YellowZoneSet or SET_ZONE:New() return self end --- Add a zone defining an area outside your territory that is monitored for enemy activity. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Core.Zone#ZONE YellowZone The zone defining the border of your territory. -- @return #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:AddYellowZone(YellowZone) -- Add a border zone. self.yellowzoneset:AddZone(YellowZone) return self end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Start & Status ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- On after Start event. Starts the FLIGHTGROUP FSM and event handlers. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Wrapper.Group#GROUP Group Flight group. -- @param #string From From state. -- @param #string Event Event. -- @param #string To To state. function WINGCOMMANDER:onafterStart(From, Event, To) -- Short info. local text=string.format("Starting Wing Commander") self:I(self.lid..text) -- Start parent INTEL. self:GetParent(self).onafterStart(self, From, Event, To) -- Start attached airwings. for _,_airwing in pairs(self.airwings) do local airwing=_airwing --Ops.AirWing#AIRWING if airwing:GetState()=="NotReadyYet" then airwing:Start() end end end --- On after "Status" event. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Wrapper.Group#GROUP Group Flight group. -- @param #string From From state. -- @param #string Event Event. -- @param #string To To state. function WINGCOMMANDER:onafterStatus(From, Event, To) -- Start parent INTEL. self:GetParent(self).onafterStatus(self, From, Event, To) -- FSM state. local fsmstate=self:GetState() -- Clean up missions where the contact was lost. for _,_contact in pairs(self.ContactsLost) do local contact=_contact --#WINGCOMMANDER.Contact if contact.mission and contact.mission:IsNotOver() then local text=string.format("Lost contact to target %s! %s mission %s will be cancelled.", contact.groupname, contact.mission.type:upper(), contact.mission.name) MESSAGE:New(text, 120, "WINGCOMMANDER"):ToAll() self:I(self.lid..text) -- Cancel this mission. contact.mission:Cancel() end end -- Create missions for all new contacts. local Nred=0 local Nyellow=0 local Nengage=0 for _,_contact in pairs(self.Contacts) do local contact=_contact --#WINGCOMMANDER.Contact local group=contact.group --Wrapper.Group#GROUP local inred=self:CheckGroupInBorder(group) if inred then Nred=Nred+1 end local inyellow=self:CheckGroupInYellow(group) if inyellow then Nyellow=Nyellow+1 end -- Is this a threat? local threat=contact.threatlevel>=self.threatLevelMin and contact.threatlevel<=self.threatLevelMax local redalert=true if self.borderzoneset:Count()>0 then redalert=inred end if redalert and threat and not contact.mission then -- Create a mission based on group category. local mission=AUFTRAG:NewAUTO(group) -- Add mission to queue. if mission then --TODO: Better amount of necessary assets. Count units in asset and in contact. Might need nassetMin/Max. mission.nassets=1 -- Missons are repeated max 3 times on failure. mission.missionRepeatMax=3 -- Set mission contact. contact.mission=mission -- Add mission to queue. self:AddMission(mission) end end end -- Set defcon. -- TODO: Need to introduce time check to avoid fast oscillation between different defcon states in case groups move in and out of the zones. if Nred>0 then self:SetDefcon(WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON.RED) elseif Nyellow>0 then self:SetDefcon(WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON.YELLOW) else self:SetDefcon(WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON.GREEN) end -- Check mission queue and assign one PLANNED mission. self:CheckMissionQueue() local text=string.format("Defcon=%s Missions=%d Contacts: Total=%d Yellow=%d Red=%d", self.Defcon, #self.missionqueue, #self.Contacts, Nyellow, Nred) self:I(self.lid..text) -- Infor about contacts. if #self.Contacts>0 then local text="Contacts:" for i,_contact in pairs(self.Contacts) do local contact=_contact --#WINGCOMMANDER.Contact local mtext="N/A" if contact.mission then mtext=string.format("Mission %s (%s) %s", contact.mission.name, contact.mission.type, contact.mission.status:upper()) end text=text..string.format("\n[%d] %s Type=%s (%s): Threat=%d Mission=%s", i, contact.groupname, contact.categoryname, contact.typename, contact.threatlevel, mtext) end self:I(self.lid..text) end -- Mission queue. if #self.missionqueue>0 then local text="Mission queue:" for i,_mission in pairs(self.missionqueue) do local mission=_mission --Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG local target=mission:GetTargetName() or "unknown" text=text..string.format("\n[%d] %s (%s): status=%s, target=%s", i, mission.name, mission.type, mission.status, target) end self:I(self.lid..text) end end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- FSM Events ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- On after "MissionAssign" event. Mission is added to the AIRWING mission queue. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #string From From state. -- @param #string Event Event. -- @param #string To To state. -- @param Ops.AirWing#AIRWING Airwing The AIRWING. -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission The mission. function WINGCOMMANDER:onafterMissionAssign(From, Event, To, Airwing, Mission) self:I(self.lid..string.format("Assigning mission %s (%s) to airwing %s", Mission.name, Mission.type, Airwing.alias)) Airwing:AddMission(Mission) end --- On after "CancelMission" event. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #string From From state. -- @param #string Event Event. -- @param #string To To state. -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission The mission. function WINGCOMMANDER:onafterCancelMission(From, Event, To, Mission) self:I(self.lid..string.format("Cancelling mission %s (%s) in status %s", Mission.name, Mission.type, Mission.status)) if Mission.status==AUFTRAG.Status.PLANNED then -- Mission is still in planning stage. Should not have an airbase assigned ==> Just remove it form the queue. self:RemoveMission(Mission) else -- Airwing will cancel mission. if Mission.airwing then Mission.airwing:MissionCancel(Mission) end end end --- On before "Defcon" event. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #string From From state. -- @param #string Event Event. -- @param #string To To state. -- @param #string Defcon New defence condition. -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission The mission. function WINGCOMMANDER:onbeforeDefcon(From, Event, To, Defcon) local gotit=false for _,defcon in pairs(WINGCOMMANDER.DEFCON) do if defcon==Defcon then gotit=true end end if not gotit then self:E(self.lid..string.format("ERROR: Unknown DEFCON specified! Dont know defcon=%s", tostring(Defcon))) return false end -- Defcon did not change. if Defcon==self.Defcon then self:I(self.lid..string.format("Defcon %s unchanged. No processing transition.", tostring(Defcon))) return false end return true end --- On after "Defcon" event. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param #string From From state. -- @param #string Event Event. -- @param #string To To state. -- @param #string Defcon New defence condition. -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission The mission. function WINGCOMMANDER:onafterDefcon(From, Event, To, Defcon) self:I(self.lid..string.format("Changing Defcon from %s --> %s", self.Defcon, Defcon)) -- Set new defcon. self.Defcon=Defcon end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Resources ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Check mission queue and assign ONE planned mission. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self function WINGCOMMANDER:CheckMissionQueue() -- TODO: Sort mission queue. wrt what? Threat level? for _,_mission in pairs(self.missionqueue) do local mission=_mission --Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG -- We look for PLANNED missions. if mission.status==AUFTRAG.Status.PLANNED then --- -- PLANNNED Mission --- local airwing=self:GetAirwingForMission(mission) if airwing then -- Add mission to airwing. self:MissionAssign(airwing, mission) return end else --- -- Missions NOT in PLANNED state --- end end end --- Check all airwings if they are able to do a specific mission type at a certain location with a given number of assets. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Ops.Auftrag#AUFTRAG Mission The mission. -- @return Ops.AirWing#AIRWING The airwing best for this mission. function WINGCOMMANDER:GetAirwingForMission(Mission) -- Table of airwings that can do the mission. local airwings={} -- Loop over all airwings. for _,_airwing in pairs(self.airwings) do local airwing=_airwing --Ops.AirWing#AIRWING -- Check if airwing can do this mission. local can,assets=airwing:CanMission(Mission) -- Can it? if can then -- Get coordinate of the target. local coord=Mission:GetTargetCoordinate() if coord then -- Distance from airwing to target. local dist=UTILS.MetersToNM(coord:Get2DDistance(airwing:GetCoordinate())) -- Add airwing to table of airwings that can. table.insert(airwings, {airwing=airwing, dist=dist, targetcoord=coord, nassets=#assets}) end end end -- Can anyone? if #airwings>0 then --- Something like: -- * Closest airwing that can should be first prio. -- * However, there should be a certain "quantization". if wing is 50 or 60 NM way should not really matter. In that case, the airwing with more resources should get the job. local function score(a) local d=math.round(a.dist/10) end -- Sort table wrt distance and number of assets. -- Distances within 10 NM are equal and the airwing with more assets is preferred. local function sortdist(a,b) local ad=math.round(a.dist/10) -- dist 55 NM ==> 5.5 ==> 6 local bd=math.round(b.dist/10) -- dist 63 NM ==> 6.3 ==> 6 return adb.nassets) end table.sort(airwings, sortdist) -- This is the closest airwing to the target. local airwing=airwings[1].airwing --Ops.AirWing#AIRWING return airwing end return nil end --- Check if group is inside our border. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Wrapper.Group#GROUP group The group. -- @return #boolean If true, group is in any zone. function WINGCOMMANDER:CheckGroupInBorder(group) local inside=self:CheckGroupInZones(group, self.borderzoneset) return inside end --- Check if group is near our border (yellow zone). -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Wrapper.Group#GROUP group The group. -- @return #boolean If true, group is in any zone. function WINGCOMMANDER:CheckGroupInYellow(group) -- Check inside yellow but not inside our border. local inside=self:CheckGroupInZones(group, self.yellowzoneset) and not self:CheckGroupInZones(group, self.borderzoneset) return inside end --- Check if group is inside a zone. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @param Wrapper.Group#GROUP group The group. -- @param Core.Set#SET_ZONE zoneset Set of zones. -- @return #boolean If true, group is in any zone. function WINGCOMMANDER:CheckGroupInZones(group, zoneset) for _,_zone in pairs(zoneset.Set or {}) do local zone=_zone --Core.Zone#ZONE if group:IsPartlyOrCompletelyInZone(zone) then return true end end return false end --- Check resources. -- @param #WINGCOMMANDER self -- @return #table function WINGCOMMANDER:CheckResources() local capabilities={} for _,MissionType in pairs(AUFTRAG.Type) do capabilities[MissionType]=0 for _,_airwing in pairs(self.airwings) do local airwing=_airwing --Ops.AirWing#AIRWING -- Get Number of assets that can do this type of missions. local _,assets=airwing:CanMission(MissionType) -- Add up airwing resources. capabilities[MissionType]=capabilities[MissionType]+#assets end end return capabilities end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------