mod aircraft loadout puller

python script to pull out loadouts from all installed mod aircraft into a lua file understandable by Olympus

scripts/python/mod_ac_loadout_puller.py

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+import os
+
+# save DCS.openbeta\\mods\\aircraft path as variable (you will need to put in the path to your own directory)
+path = "C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\Saved Games\\DCS.openbeta\\Mods\\aircraft"
+
+# write everything to a working file - to be deleted after getting rid of unnecessary trailing commas
+with open('working_file.lua', mode='w') as payload_file:
+
+    payload_file.write('Olympus.unitPayloads = {\n')
+
+    # iterate through everything in mod aircraft path
+    for f in os.listdir(path):
+
+        # modders are inconsistent with the lua filename, so grab that first file in the correct directory
+        try:
+            unitpayload_lua_dir = f"{path}\\{f}\\UnitPayloads"
+            try:
+                lua_filename = os.listdir(unitpayload_lua_dir)[0]
+            except IndexError:
+                pass
+            unitpayload_lua_path = f"{unitpayload_lua_dir}\\{lua_filename}"
+
+            # read the aircraft's payloads and write the relevant material into the working file
+            with open(unitpayload_lua_path) as payload_lua_file:
+                lines = payload_lua_file.readlines()
+                for line in lines:
+                    if line.startswith('	["name"]'):
+                        ac_type = line.replace('	["name"] = "', '').replace('",', '').rstrip()
+                        ac_type = f'["{ac_type}"] =' + r' {'
+                        payload_file.write(ac_type + '\n')
+                    elif line.startswith('			["name"]'):
+                        loadout_name = line.replace('			["name"] = "', '').replace('",', '').rstrip()
+                        loadout_name = f'["{loadout_name}"] =' + r' {'
+                        payload_file.write(loadout_name + '\n')
+                    elif line.startswith('					["CLSID"]'):
+                        clsid = line.replace('					', '').replace(',', '').rstrip()
+                        clsid = r'{' + f'{clsid}' + r'}' + ','
+                    elif line.startswith('					["num"]'):
+                        pylon = line.replace('					["num"] = ', '').replace(',', '').rstrip()
+                        pylon = f'[{pylon}] = '
+                        payload_file.write(pylon + clsid + '\n')
+                    elif line.startswith('		},'):
+                        payload_file.write('},\n')
+                    elif line.startswith('}'):
+                        payload_file.write('},\n')
+
+        # skip directory if no directory or no file in directory
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+    payload_file.write('}')
+
+# parse the working file, get rid of trailing commas when next line starts with a '}'.
+with open("working_file.lua") as working_file:
+    lines = working_file.readlines()
+    prev_line = ''
+    with open("payloads.lua", mode="w") as payload_file:
+        for ind, line in enumerate(lines):
+            try:
+                if lines[ind + 1].startswith('}') and line.endswith('},\n'):
+                    new_line = line.replace(',', '')
+                    payload_file.write(f'{new_line}')
+                else:
+                    payload_file.write(line)
+            except IndexError:
+                payload_file.write(line)
+
+# delete the working file
+os.remove("working_file.lua")