Bug Fixes and two new config options

Fixed error handling bug
Fixed possibility of the timer being reset for disabled planes
Added an option to stop CSAR helis being disabled
Added an option to disable planes whether or not the pilot ejects

CSAR.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- CSAR Script for DCS Ciribob  2015
--- Version 1.2 - 16/8/2015
+-- Version 1.3 - 10/9/2015
 
 csar = {}
 
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@ csar.redmash = { "RedMASH #1", "RedMASH #2" } -- The unit that serves as MASH fo
 
 csar.disableAircraft = true -- DISABLE player aircraft until the pilot is rescued?
 
+csar.disableIfNoEjection = false -- if true disables aircraft even if the pilot doesnt eject
+                                    -- - I recommend you leave the option on below otherwise the
+                                    -- aircraft will be disabled for the duration of the mission
+
 csar.disableAircraftTimeout = true -- Allow aircraft to be used after 20 minutes if the pilot isnt rescued
 csar.disableTimeoutTime = 20 -- Time in minutes for TIMEOUT
 
+csar.disableCSARAircraft = false -- if set to TRUE then if a CSAR heli crashes or is shot down, it'll have to be rescued by another CSAR Heli!
+
 csar.enableForAI = false -- set to false to disable AI units from being rescued.
 
 csar.bluesmokecolor = 4 -- Color of smokemarker for blue side, 0 is green, 1 is red, 2 is white, 3 is orange and 4 is blue
@@ -117,9 +123,33 @@ function csar.eventHandler:onEvent(_event)
             return true
         elseif (_event.id == 9) then
             -- Pilot dead
-            trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_event.initiator:getCoalition(), "MAYDAY MAYDAY! " .. _event.initiator:getTypeName() .. " shot down. No Chute!", 10)
 
-            --remove status messages for each Heli?
+            env.info("Event unit - Pilot Dead")
+
+            local _unit = _event.initiator
+
+            if _unit == nil then
+                return -- error!
+            end
+
+            trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_unit:getCoalition(), "MAYDAY MAYDAY! " .._unit:getTypeName() .. " shot down. No Chute!", 10)
+
+            --mark plane as broken and unflyable
+            if csar.disableIfNoEjection and _unit:getPlayerName() ~= nil and csar.disableAircraft == true and  csar.currentlyDisabled[_unit:getName()] == nil then
+
+                if csar.disableCSARAircraft == false then
+                    for _, _heliName in pairs(csar.csarUnits) do
+
+                        if _unit:getName() == _heliName then
+                            -- IGNORE Crashed CSAR
+                            return
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
+
+                csar.currentlyDisabled[_unit:getName()] = {timeout =  (csar.disableTimeoutTime*60) + timer.getTime(),desc="",noPilot = true}
+                timer.scheduleFunction(csar.checkDisabledAircraftStatus, _unit:getName(), timer.getTime() + 1)
+            end
 
             return
 
@@ -129,11 +159,22 @@ function csar.eventHandler:onEvent(_event)
 
             local _unit = _event.initiator
 
+            if _unit == nil then
+                return -- error!
+            end
+
+            if csar.currentlyDisabled[_unit:getName()] ~= nil then
+                return --already ejected once!
+            end
+
+
             if csar.enableForAI == false and _unit:getPlayerName() == nil then
 
                 return
             end
 
+
+
             local _spawnedGroup = csar.spawnGroup(_unit)
             csar.addSpecialParametersToGroup(_spawnedGroup)
 
@@ -153,8 +194,23 @@ function csar.eventHandler:onEvent(_event)
 
             --mark plane as broken and unflyable
             if _unit:getPlayerName() ~= nil and csar.disableAircraft == true then
-                csar.currentlyDisabled[_unit:getName()] = {timeout =  csar.disableTimeoutTime*60 + timer.getTime(),desc=_text}
+
-                timer.scheduleFunction(csar.checkDisabledAircraftStatus, _unit:getName(), timer.getTime() + 1)
+                local _disable = true
+                if csar.disableCSARAircraft == false then
+                    for _, _heliName in pairs(csar.csarUnits) do
+
+                        if _unit:getName() == _heliName then
+                            -- IGNORE Crashed CSAR and dont disable
+                            _disable = false
+                            break
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
+
+                if _disable then
+                    csar.currentlyDisabled[_unit:getName()] = {timeout =  (csar.disableTimeoutTime*60) + timer.getTime(),desc=_text, noPilot = false}
+                    timer.scheduleFunction(csar.checkDisabledAircraftStatus, _unit:getName(), timer.getTime() + 1)
+                end
             end
 
             --store the old group under the new group name
@@ -167,7 +223,7 @@ function csar.eventHandler:onEvent(_event)
         end
     end, _event)
     if (not status) then
-        env.error(string.format("Error while handling event %s", err), csar.displayerrordialog)
+        env.error(string.format("Error while handling event %s", err),false)
     end
 end
 
@@ -177,7 +233,7 @@ function csar.checkDisabledAircraftStatus(_name)
 
     if  _details ~= nil then
 
-        if csar.disableAircraftTimeout and timer.getTime() > _details.timeout then
+        if csar.disableAircraftTimeout and timer.getTime() >= _details.timeout then
 
             --remove from disabled
             csar.currentlyDisabled[_name] = nil
@@ -186,10 +242,32 @@ function csar.checkDisabledAircraftStatus(_name)
         end
         local _unit = Unit.getByName(_name)
 
+        local _time = _details.timeout - timer.getTime()
+
         if  _unit ~=  nil then
 
-            --display message,
+            if _details.noPilot then
-            csar.displayMessageToSAR(_unit, _details.desc .. " needs to be rescued before this aircraft can be flown again!", 10)
+
+                if csar.disableAircraftTimeout then
+
+                    local _text = string.format("This aircraft cannot be flow as the pilot was killed in a crash. Reinforcements in %.2dM,%.2dS",  (_time/60), _time%60)
+
+                    --display message,
+                    csar.displayMessageToSAR(_unit,_text, 10)
+                else
+                    --display message,
+                    csar.displayMessageToSAR(_unit, "This aircraft cannot be flown again as the pilot was killed in a crash", 10)
+                end
+            else
+                if csar.disableAircraftTimeout then
+                    --display message,
+                    csar.displayMessageToSAR(_unit, _details.desc .. " needs to be rescued or reinforcements arrive before this aircraft can be flown again! Reinforcements in "..string.format("%.2dM,%.2d",(_time/60), _time%60), 10)
+                else
+                    --display message,
+                    csar.displayMessageToSAR(_unit, _details.desc .. " needs to be rescued before this aircraft can be flown again! ", 10)
+                end
+            end
+
             --destroy in 20 seconds
             timer.scheduleFunction(csar.destroyUnit, _name, timer.getTime() + 20)
 
@@ -231,53 +309,6 @@ csar.addBeaconToGroup = function(_woundedGroupName, _freq)
         return
     end
 
-    --        local _coordinatesText =  string.format("%s at %s - %.2f KHz ADF ", _woundedGroupName, csar.getPositionOfWounded(_group), _freq/1000)
-    --
-    --        local _setFrequency = {
-    --            ["enabled"] = true,
-    --            ["auto"] = false,
-    --            ["id"] = "WrappedAction",
-    --            ["number"] = 1, -- first task
-    --            ["params"] = {
-    --                ["action"] = {
-    --                    ["id"] = "SetFrequency",
-    --                    ["params"] = {
-    --                        ["modulation"] = 0, -- 0 is AM 1 is FM --if FM you cant read the message... might be the only fix to stop FC3 aircraft hearing it... :(
-    --                        ["frequency"] =_freq,
-    --                    },
-    --                },
-    --            },
-    --        }
-    --
-    --        local _setupDetails = {
-    --            ["enabled"] = true,
-    --            ["auto"] = false,
-    --            ["id"] = "WrappedAction",
-    --            ["number"] = 2, -- second task
-    --            ["params"] = {
-    --                ["action"] = {
-    --                    ["id"] = "TransmitMessage",
-    --                    ["params"] = {
-    --                        ["loop"] = true, --false works too
-    --                        ["subtitle"] = _coordinatesText, --_text
-    --                        ["duration"] =  60, -- reset every 60 seconds --used to have timer.getTime() +60
-    --                        ["file"] = csar.radioSound,
-    --                    },
-    --                },
-    --            }
-    --        }
-    --
-    --        local _groupController = _group:getController()
-    --
-    --        --reset!
-    --        _groupController:resetTask()
-    --
-    --       _groupController:setTask(_setFrequency)
-    --       _groupController:setTask(_setupDetails)
-    --
-    --        --Make the unit NOT engage
-    --       _groupController:setOption(AI.Option.Ground.id.ROE, AI.Option.Ground.val.ROE.WEAPON_HOLD)
-
     trigger.action.radioTransmission(csar.radioSound, _group:getUnit(1):getPoint(), 0, false, _freq, 1000)
 
     timer.scheduleFunction(csar.refreshRadioBeacon, { _woundedGroupName, _freq }, timer.getTime() + 30)
@@ -899,22 +930,22 @@ function csar.getClosetDownedPilot(_heli)
 
     for _woundedName, _groupInfo in pairs(csar.woundedGroups) do
 
-            local _tempWounded = csar.getWoundedGroup(_woundedName)
+        local _tempWounded = csar.getWoundedGroup(_woundedName)
 
-            -- check group exists and not moving to someone else
+        -- check group exists and not moving to someone else
-            if #_tempWounded > 0 and (_tempWounded[1]:getCoalition() == _side) then
+        if #_tempWounded > 0 and (_tempWounded[1]:getCoalition() == _side) then
 
-                _distance = csar.getDistance(_heli:getPoint(), _tempWounded[1]:getPoint())
+            _distance = csar.getDistance(_heli:getPoint(), _tempWounded[1]:getPoint())
 
-                if _distance ~= nil and (_shortestDistance == -1 or _distance < _shortestDistance) then
+            if _distance ~= nil and (_shortestDistance == -1 or _distance < _shortestDistance) then
 
 
-                    _shortestDistance = _distance
+                _shortestDistance = _distance
-                    _closetGroup = _tempWounded[1]
+                _closetGroup = _tempWounded[1]
-                    _closetGroupInfo = _groupInfo
+                _closetGroupInfo = _groupInfo
 
-                end
             end
+        end
     end
 
     return {pilot=_closetGroup,distance=_shortestDistance,groupInfo=_closetGroupInfo}
@@ -928,7 +959,7 @@ function csar.signalFlare(_unitName)
         return
     end
 
-   local _closet =  csar.getClosetDownedPilot(_heli)
+    local _closet =  csar.getClosetDownedPilot(_heli)
 
     if _closet ~= nil and _closet.pilot ~= nil and _closet.distance < 1000.0 then
 
@@ -1252,4 +1283,4 @@ timer.scheduleFunction(csar.addMedevacMenuItem, nil, timer.getTime() + 5)
 
 world.addEventHandler(csar.eventHandler)
 
-env.info("Medevac event handler added")
+env.info("Medevac event handler added")