Version 1.4.2

NoGap, Wiper

modules/cfxReconMode.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cfxReconMode = {}
-cfxReconMode.version = "2.2.0"
+cfxReconMode.version = "2.2.1"
 cfxReconMode.verbose = false -- set to true for debug info  
 cfxReconMode.reconSound = "UI_SCI-FI_Tone_Bright_Dry_20_stereo.wav" -- to be played when somethiong discovered
 
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ VERSION HISTORY
  2.2.0 - new marksLocked config attribute, defaults to false
 	   - new marksFadeAfter config attribute to control mark time 
 	   - dmlZones OOP upgrade 
+ 2.2.1 - fixed "cfxReconSMode" typo 
  
 	   
  cfxReconMode is a script that allows units to perform reconnaissance
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ function cfxReconMode.doDeActivate()
 	end
 end
 
-function cfxReconSMode.updateQueues()
+function cfxReconMode.updateQueues()
 	-- schedule next call 
 	timer.scheduleFunction(cfxReconMode.updateQueues, {}, timer.getTime() + 1/cfxReconMode.ups)
 	

modules/cfxZones.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cfxZones = {}
-cfxZones.version = "4.0.0"
+cfxZones.version = "4.0.2"
 
 -- cf/x zone management module
 -- reads dcs zones and makes them accessible and mutable 
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ cfxZones.version = "4.0.0"
 		  - immediate method switched to preceeding '#', to resolve conflict witzh 
 		    negative numbers, backwards compatibility with old (dysfunctional) method 
 - 4.0.1   - dmlZone:getName()
+- 4.0.2   - removed verbosity from declutterZone (both versions)
+
 --]]--
 
 --
@@ -963,17 +965,17 @@ end
 function cfxZones.declutterZone(theZone)
 	if not theZone then return end 
 	local theVol = cfxZones.getZoneVolume(theZone)
-	if theZone.verbose then 
+--	if theZone.verbose then 
-		dcsCommon.dumpVar2Str("vol", theVol)
+--		dcsCommon.dumpVar2Str("vol", theVol)
-	end
+--	end
 	world.removeJunk(theVol)
 end
 
 function dmlZone:declutterZone()
 	local theVol = cfxZones.getZoneVolume(self)
-	if self.verbose then 
+--	if self.verbose then 
-		dcsCommon.dumpVar2Str("vol", theVol)
+--		dcsCommon.dumpVar2Str("vol", theVol)
-	end
+--	end
 	world.removeJunk(theVol)
 end
 

modules/duel.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 duel = {}
-duel.version = "1.0.0"
+duel.version = "1.0.2"
 duel.verbose = false 
 duel.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon",
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ duel.requiredLibs = {
 --[[--
 	Version History 
 	1.0.0 - Initial Version
+	1.0.1 - verbosity bug with SSB removed
+	1.0.2 - units are reserved for player when they disappear 
 		  
 --]]--
 
@@ -16,13 +18,16 @@ duel.requiredLibs = {
 	ATTENTION!
 	- REQUIRES that SSB is running on the host
 	- REQUIRTES that SSB is confgured that '0' (zero) means slot is enabled (this is SSB default)
+	- REQUIRES MULTIPLAYER (kind of obvious...)
 	- This script must run at MISSION START and will enable SSB 
 	
 --]]--
 
 duel.duelZones = {}
-duel.activeDuelists = {}
+duel.activePlayers = {} -- by player name 
-duel.allDuelists = {}
+--duel.activeUnits = {} -- as above, by unit name 
+--duel.missingPlayers = {}
+duel.allDuelists = {} -- all potential dualists as collected from zones
 -- 
 -- reading attributes
 --
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ function duel.createDuelZone(theZone)
 			duelist.groupName = groupData.name 
 			duelist.coa = cfxMX.groupCoalitionByName[duelist.groupName] 
 			if duel.verbose then 
-				trigger.action.outText("Detected player unit <" .. duelist.name .. ">, type <" .. duelist.type .. "> of group <" .. duelist.groupName .. "> of coa <" .. duelist.coa .. "> in zone <" .. theZone.name .. "> as duelist", 30)
+--				trigger.action.outText("Detected player unit <" .. duelist.name .. ">, type <" .. duelist.type .. "> of group <" .. duelist.groupName .. "> of coa <" .. duelist.coa .. "> in zone <" .. theZone.name .. "> as duelist", 30)
 			end 
 			
 			duelist.active = false 
@@ -63,6 +68,20 @@ function duel.createDuelZone(theZone)
 	end
 	
 	theZone.state = "waiting" -- FSM, init to waiting state
+	theZone.duelTriggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("duelTriggerMethod", "change")
+	if theZone:hasProperty("on?") then 
+		theZone.duelOnFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("on?", "*none")
+		theZone.lastDuelOn = theZone:getFlagValue(theZone.duelOnFlag)
+	end
+	if theZone:hasProperty("off?") then 
+		theZone.duelOffFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("off?", "*none")
+		theZone.lastDuelOff = theZone:getFlagValue(theZone.duelOffFlag)
+	end
+	theZone.onStart = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("onStart", true)
+	theZone.active = true 
+	if not theZone.onStart then 
+		theZone.active = false 
+	end
 	
 end
 
@@ -77,8 +96,8 @@ function duel.closeSlotsForZoneAndCoaExceptGroupNamed(theZone, coa, groupName)
 		if (theDuelist.coa == coa) and (dgName ~= groupName) then 
 			if duel.verbose then 
 				trigger.action.outText("+++duel: closing SSB slot for group <" .. dgName .. ">, coa <" .. theDuelist.coa .. ">", 30)
-				trigger.action.setUserFlag(dgName,100) -- anything but 0 means closed 
 			end
+			trigger.action.setUserFlag(dgName,100) -- anything but 0 means closed 
 		end
 	end
 end
@@ -90,8 +109,8 @@ function duel.openSlotsForZoneAndCoa(theZone, coa)
 		if (theDuelist.coa == coa) then 
 			if duel.verbose then 
 				trigger.action.outText("+++duel: opening SSB slot for group <" .. theDuelist.groupName .. ">, coa <" .. theDuelist.coa .. ">", 30)
-				trigger.action.setUserFlag(theDuelist.groupName, 0) -- 0 means OPEN 
 			end
+			trigger.action.setUserFlag(theDuelist.groupName, 0) -- 0 means OPEN 
 		end
 	end	
 end
@@ -112,8 +131,15 @@ function duel.checkReopenSlotsForZoneAndCoa(theZone, coa)
 	end
 	
 	if allUnengaged then 
+		if duel.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++duel: will open all slots for <" .. theZone:getName() .. ">, coa <" .. coa .. ">", 30)
+		end
 		duel.openSlotsForZoneAndCoa(theZone, coa)
 		theZone.state = "waiting"
+	else 
+		if duel.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++duel: unable to reopenslots for <" .. theZone:getName() .. ">, coa <" .. coa .. ">, still engaged", 30)
+		end
 	end
 end
 
@@ -132,8 +158,45 @@ function duel.duelistEnteredArena(theUnit, theDuelist)
 		trigger.action.outText("Player <" .. player .. "> entered arena <" .. theZone:getName() .. "> in unit <" .. unitName .. "> of group <" .. groupName .. "> type <" .. theDuelist.type .. ">, belongs to coalition <" .. coa .. ">", 30)
 	end
 	
-	-- close all slots for this zone and coalition 
+	-- remember this player should they go missing
+	local playerData = {}
+	playerData.playerName = player
+	playerData.unitName = unitName
+	playerData.lastSeen = timer.getTime()
+	playerData.theZone = theZone 
+	playerData.coa = coa 
+	
+	-- see if we are updating an existing player. 
+	-- this will require a cleanup of the last time they 
+	-- were here 
+	if duel.activePlayers[player] then 
+		-- we need to update slots and flags if player has chosen a 
+		-- different unit 
+		local lastData = duel.activePlayers[player] 
+		if lastData.unitName ~= unitName then 
+			if duel.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("Duel: player changed slots. Cleaning up", 30)
+			end 
+			duel.checkReopenSlotsForZoneAndCoa(lastData.theZone, lastData.coa)
+		else 
+			if duel.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("Duel: player re-slotted, no update required", 30)
+			end 
+		end
+	end
+	duel.activePlayers[player] = playerData
+
+	-- close all slots for this zone and coalition if it is active
+	if theZone.active then 
+		if theZone.verbose or duel.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++duel: zone <" .. theZone:getName() .. ">, closing coa <" .. coa .. "> slots except for player's <" .. player .. "> group <" .. groupName .. ">", 30)
+		end
 		duel.closeSlotsForZoneAndCoaExceptGroupNamed(theZone, coa, groupName)
+	else 
+		if theZone.verbose or duel.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++duel: zone <" .. theZone:getName() .. "> currently not active, not closing slots", 30)
+		end
+	end
 	
 end 
 
@@ -155,6 +218,12 @@ function duel:onEvent(event)
 		-- unit that entered is player controlled, and duelist
 		duel.duelistEnteredArena(theUnit, duel.allDuelists[unitName])
 	end
+	
+	if event.id == 21 then 
+		if duel.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("DUEL: player left unit <" .. theUnit:getName() .. ">", 30)
+		end 
+	end
 end
 
 --
@@ -166,6 +235,7 @@ function duel.update()
 	timer.scheduleFunction(duel.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1/duel.ups)
 	
 	-- find units that have disappeared, and react accordingly
+	--[[--
 	for unitName, theDuelist in pairs (duel.allDuelists) do 
 		local theZone = theDuelist.zone 
 		if theDuelist.active then 
@@ -185,10 +255,54 @@ function duel.update()
 			end
 		end 
 	end 
+	--]]--
+	
+	-- now check the active players and their units 
+	local now = timer.getTime()
+	local filtered = {}
+	for playerName, playerData in pairs(duel.activePlayers) do 
+		local unitName = playerData.unitName
+		local theUnit = Unit.getByName(unitName)
+		if theUnit and Unit.isExist(theUnit) then
+			-- all is well, nothing to do except update time stamp 
+			playerData.lastSeen = now
+			filtered[playerName] = playerData
+		else 
+			-- unit has disappeared. let's see how long 
+			local delta = math.floor(now - playerData.lastSeen)
+			if duel.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("player <" .. playerName .. ">'s unit is gone for <" .. delta .. "> seconds now.", 30)
+			end 
+			-- if gone long enough, open all slots and delete player entry 
+			if delta < (duel.keepSlot + 1) then
+				filtered[playerName] = playerData -- remember me
+			else
+				if duel.verbose then 
+					trigger.action.outText("Time's up, all slots reopen now, player lost tabs on <" .. unitName .. ">", 30)
+				end 
+				-- update duelist data (if required)
+				
+				-- open all slots in that zone for player's coa 
+				duel.checkReopenSlotsForZoneAndCoa(playerData.theZone, playerData.coa)
+				
+				-- not remembered 
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	duel.activePlayers = filtered 
 	
 	-- now handle FSM for each zone separately 
 	for zoneName, theZone in pairs(duel.duelZones) do 
+		-- first, check if they have been turned on or off 
+		if theZone:testZoneFlag(theZone.duelOnFlag, theZone.duelTriggerMethod, "lastDuelOn") then
+			theZone.active = true 
+		end
 
+		if theZone:testZoneFlag(theZone.duelOffFlag, theZone.duelTriggerMethod, "lastDuelOff") then
+			theZone.active = false 
+			duel.openSlotsForZoneAndCoa(theZone, 1)
+			duel.openSlotsForZoneAndCoa(theZone, 2)
+		end
 	end
 end
 
@@ -205,6 +319,8 @@ function duel.readConfigZone()
 	duel.verbose = theZone.verbose
 	duel.ups = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("ups", 1)
 	
+	duel.keepSlot = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("keepSlot", 30) -- grace period (in seconds) after unit vanishes in which they can re-slot via Briefing screen
+	
 	duel.inside = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("inside", true)
 	duel.gracePeriod = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("gracePeriod", 30)
 	duel.keepScore = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("score", true)

modules/noGap.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+noGap = {}
+noGap.version = "1.0.0"
+
+noGap.verbose = false 
+noGap.ignoreMe = "-ng" -- ignore altogether
+noGap.spIgnore = "-sp" -- only single-player ignored 
+noGap.isMP = false 
+noGap.enabled = true 
+noGap.timeOut = 0 -- in seconds, after that static restores, set to 0 to disable 
+
+noGap.requiredLibs = {
+	"dcsCommon",
+	"cfxZones", 
+	"cfxMX",
+}
+--[[--
+	Written and (c) 2023 by Christian Franz 
+
+	Based on stopGap. Unlike stopGap, noGap 
+	works on unit-level (stop-Gap works on group level)
+	Advantage: multiple-ship player groups look better, less code
+	Disadvantage: incompatibe with SSB/slotBlock
+	
+	What it does:
+	Replace all player units with static aircraft until the first time 
+	that a player slots into that plane. Static is then replaced with live player unit. 
+	
+	DOES NOT SUPPORT SHIP-BASED AIRCRAFT 
+	
+	For multiplayer, NoGapGUI must run on the server (only server)
+
+	STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR MISSION DESIGNERS:
+	- Use 'start from ground hot/cold' to be able to control initial aircraft orientation
+
+	To selectively exempt player units from noGap, add a '-ng' to their name. To exclude them from singleplayer only, use '-sp' 
+	Alternatively, use noGap zones (DML only)
+	
+	Version History
+	1.0.0 - Initial version
+    
+--]]--
+
+noGap.standInUnits = {} -- static replacement, if filled; indexed by name
+noGap.liveUnits = {} -- live in-game units, checked regularly
+noGap.allPlayerUnits = {} -- for update check to get server notification 
+noGap.noGapZones = {} -- DML only 
+
+function noGap.staticMXFromUnitMX(theGroup, theUnit)
+	-- enter with MX data blocks
+	-- build a static object from mx unit data 
+	local theStatic = {}
+	theStatic.x = theUnit.x 
+	theStatic.y = theUnit.y 
+	theStatic.livery_id = theUnit.livery_id -- if exists 
+	theStatic.heading = theUnit.heading -- may need some attention
+	theStatic.type = theUnit.type 
+	theStatic.name = theUnit.name  -- same as ME unit 
+	theStatic.cty = cfxMX.countryByName[theGroup.name]
+	return theStatic 
+end
+
+function noGap.staticMXFromUnitName(uName)
+	local theGroup = cfxMX.playerUnit2Group[uName]
+	local theUnit = cfxMX.playerUnitByName[uName]
+	if theGroup and theUnit then 
+		return noGap.staticMXFromUnitMX(theGroup, theUnit)
+	end
+	trigger.action.outText("+++noG: ERROR: can't find MX data for unit <" .. uName .. ">", 30)
+end
+
+function noGap.isGroundStart(theGroup)
+	-- look at route 
+	if not theGroup.route then return false end 
+	local route = theGroup.route 
+	local points = route.points 
+	if not points then return false end
+	local ip = points[1]
+	if not ip then return false end 
+	local action = ip.action 
+	if action == "Fly Over Point" then return false end 
+	if action == "Turning Point" then return false end 	
+	if action == "Landing" then return false end 	
+	-- aircraft is on the ground - but is it in water (carrier)? 
+	local u1 = theGroup.units[1]
+	local sType = land.getSurfaceType(u1) -- has fields x and y
+	if sType == 3 then return false	end 
+	if noGap.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("noG: Player Group <" .. theGroup.name .. "> GROUND BASED: " .. action .. ", land type " .. sType, 30)
+	end 
+	return true
+end
+
+function noGap.ignoreMXUnit(theUnit) -- DML-only 
+	local p = {x=theUnit.x, y=0, z=theUnit.y}
+	for idx, theZone in pairs(noGap.noGapZones) do 
+		if theZone.ngIgnore and cfxZones.pointInZone(p, theZone) then 
+			return true
+		end
+		-- only single-player: exclude units in spIgnore zones 
+		if (not noGap.isMP) and
+			theZone.spIgnore and cfxZones.pointInZone(p, theZone) then 
+			return true
+		end
+	end
+	return false
+end
+
+function noGap.createStandInForMXData(group, theUnit) -- group, theUnit are MX data blocks
+	local sgMatch = theUnit.name:sub(-#noGap.ignoreMe) == noGap.ignoreMe or group.name:sub(-#noGap.ignoreMe) == noGap.ignoreMe
+	local spMatch = theUnit.name:sub(-#noGap.spIgnore) == noGap.spIgnore or group.name:sub(-#noGap.spIgnore) == noGap.spIgnore
+	local zoneIgnore = noGap.ignoreMXUnit(theUnit)
+	local inGameUnit = Unit.getByName(theUnit.name)
+	if (theUnit.skill == "Client" or theUnit.skill == "Player") 
+	   and (not sgMatch)
+	   and (not spMatch)
+	   and (not zoneIgnore)
+	then
+		-- remember this unit as one to check regularly 
+		noGap.allPlayerUnits[theUnit.name] = "NG" .. theUnit.name
+		-- replace this unit with stand-in if not already in game 
+		if inGameUnit and Unit.isExist(inGameUnit) then 
+			-- already exists, do NOT allocate, and erase 
+			-- any lingering data 
+			noGap.standInUnits[theUnit.name] = nil -- forget static
+			noGap.liveUnits[theUnit.name] = inGameUnit -- remember live
+			if noGap.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++noG: skipped - unit <" .. theUnit.name  .. "> of <" .. group.name .. ">", 30)
+			end
+		else 
+			-- create a stand-in
+			-- and remember 
+			local theStaticMX = noGap.staticMXFromUnitMX(group, theUnit)
+			local theStatic = coalition.addStaticObject(theStaticMX.cty, theStaticMX)
+			noGap.standInUnits[theUnit.name] = theStatic -- remember me
+			if noGap.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++noG: unit <" .. theUnit.name  .. "> of <" .. group.name .. "> nogapped", 30)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	
+end
+
+function noGap.fillGaps()
+	-- turn on. May turn on any time, even during game 
+	-- when we enter, all slots should be emptry 
+	-- and we populate all slots. If slot in use, don't populate
+	-- with their static representations 
+	-- a 'slot' is a player aircraft 
+	-- iterate all groups that have at least one player and groundstart
+	-- as filtered by cfxMX
+	-- we need to access group because that contains start info 
+	for gName, groupData in pairs (cfxMX.playerGroupByName) do 
+		-- check to see if this group is on the ground at parking 
+		-- by looking at the first waypoint 
+		if noGap.isGroundStart(groupData) then 
+			-- this is one of ours!
+			-- iterate all player units in this group, 
+			-- and replace those units that are player units
+			local allUnits = groupData.units
+			for idx, unitData in pairs(allUnits) do 
+				noGap.createStandInForMXData(groupData, unitData)
+			end
+		end -- if groundtstart
+	end
+end
+
+function noGap.turnOff()
+	if noGap.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++noG: Turning OFF", 30)
+	end
+	-- remove all stand-ins
+	for uName, standIn in pairs (noGap.standInUnits) do 
+		StaticObject.destroy(standIn)
+	end
+	noGap.standInUnits = {}
+end
+
+function noGap.turnOn()
+	if noGap.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++noG: Turning on", 30)
+	end
+	-- populate all empty (non-taken) slots with stand-ins
+	noGap.fillGaps()
+end
+
+-- 
+-- event handling 
+--
+function noGap:onEvent(event)
+	if not event then return end 
+	if not event.id then return end 
+	if not event.initiator then return end 
+	local theUnit = event.initiator 
+
+	if event.id == 15 then -- we act on player unit birth 
+		if (not theUnit.getPlayerName) or (not theUnit:getPlayerName()) then 
+			return 
+		end -- no player unit.
+		local uName = theUnit:getName()
+		
+		if noGap.standInUnits[uName] then
+			-- remove static
+			StaticObject.destroy(noGap.standInUnits[uName])
+			noGap.standInUnits[uName] = nil 
+			if noGap.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++noG: removed static for <" ..uName  .. ">, player inbound", 30)
+			end
+		end
+		noGap.liveUnits[uName] = theUnit
+		-- reset noGapGUI flag, it has done its job. Unit is live   
+		-- we can reset it for next iteration 
+		trigger.action.setUserFlag("NG"..uName, 0)
+	end
+end
+
+--
+-- update, includes MP client check code
+--
+function noGap.update()
+	-- check every second. 
+	timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1)
+
+	if not noGap.isMP then 
+		local ngDetect = trigger.misc.getUserFlag("noGapGUI")
+		if ngDetect > 0 then 
+			trigger.action.outText("noGap: MP activated <" .. ngDetect .. ">, will re-init", 30) 
+			noGap.turnOff()
+			noGap.isMP = true 
+			if noGap.enabled then 
+				noGap.turnOn()
+			end
+			return 
+		end  
+	end
+
+	-- check if client signals for on? or off? 
+	if noGap.turnOn and cfxZones.testZoneFlag(noGap, noGap.turnOnFlag, noGap.triggerMethod, "lastTurnOnFlag") -- warning: noGap is NOT a dmlZone, requires cfxZone invocation 
+	then
+		if not noGap.enabled then 
+			noGap.turnOn()
+		else 
+			if noGap.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++noG: ignored tun ON event, already active", 30)
+			end
+		end
+		noGap.enabled = true 
+	end
+	
+	if noGap.turnOff and cfxZones.testZoneFlag(noGap, noGap.turnOffFlag, noGap.triggerMethod, "lastTurnOffFlag") then
+		if noGap.enabled then 
+			noGap.turnOff()
+		end
+		noGap.enabled = false 
+	end
+	
+	if not noGap.enabled then return end 
+	
+	-- check if activeUnit has disappeared an returns to slot 
+	local filtered = {}
+	for name, theUnit in pairs(noGap.liveUnits) do 
+		if Unit.isExist(theUnit) then 
+			-- unit still alive
+			filtered[name] = theUnit
+		else 
+			-- unit disappeared, make static show up in slot 
+			-- no copy to filtered 
+			local theStaticMX = noGap.staticMXFromUnitName(name)
+			local theStatic = coalition.addStaticObject(theStaticMX.cty, theStaticMX)
+			noGap.standInUnits[name] = theStatic -- remember me
+			if noGap.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++noG: unit <" .. name  .. "> nogapped", 30)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	noGap.liveUnits = filtered 
+	
+	-- check if noGapGUI signals slot interest by player 
+	for name, ngName in pairs (noGap.allPlayerUnits) do 
+		local ngFlag = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(ngName)
+		if ngFlag > 0 then 
+			if noGap.standInUnits[name] then 
+				-- static needs to be removed, server wants to occupy
+				StaticObject.destroy(noGap.standInUnits[name])
+				noGap.standInUnits[name] = nil 
+				if noGap.verbose then 
+					trigger.action.outText("+++noG: removing static <" .. name .. "> for server request", 30)
+				end
+				-- set flag-based timer 
+				if noGap.timeOut > 0 then 
+					trigger.action.setUserFlag(ngName,-noGap.timeOut)
+				end
+			end
+		elseif ngFlag < 0 then 
+			-- timer is running, count up to 0  
+			ngFlag = ngFlag + 1
+			if ngFlag > -1 then 
+				-- timeout. restore static. this may cause if crash if 
+				-- player waited too long without actually slotting in.
+				ngFlag = 0
+				local theStaticMX = noGap.staticMXFromUnitName(name)
+				local theStatic = coalition.addStaticObject(theStaticMX.cty, theStaticMX)
+				noGap.standInUnits[name] = theStatic -- remember me
+				if noGap.verbose then 
+					trigger.action.outText("+++noG: unit <" .. name  .. "> restored after timeout", 30)
+				end
+			end 
+			trigger.action.setUserFlag(ngName, ngFlag)
+		end
+	end	
+end
+
+-- 
+-- read stopGapZone (DML only)
+--
+function noGap.createNoGapZone(theZone)
+	local ng = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("noGap", true)
+	if ng then theZone.ngIgnore = false else theZone.sgIgnore = true end 
+end
+
+function noGap.createNoGapSPZone(theZone)
+	local sp = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("noGapSP", true)
+	if sp then theZone.spIgnore = false else theZone.spIgnore = true end 
+end
+
+--
+-- Read Config Zone
+--
+noGap.name = "noGapConfig" -- cfxZones compatibility here 
+function noGap.readConfigZone(theZone)
+	-- currently nothing to do 
+	noGap.verbose = theZone.verbose 
+	noGap.enabled = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("onStart", true)
+	noGap.timeOut = theZone:getNumberFromZoneProperty("timeOut", 0) -- default to off 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("on?") then 
+		noGap.turnOnFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("on?", "*<none>")
+		noGap.lastTurnOnFlag = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(noGap.turnOnFlag)
+	end
+	if theZone:hasProperty("off?") then 
+		noGap.turnOffFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("off?", "*<none>")
+		noGap.lastTurnOffFlag = trigger.misc.getUserFlag(noGap.turnOffFlag)
+	end
+	noGap.triggerMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty( "triggerMethod", "change")
+	if noGap.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++no: config read, verbose = YES", 30)
+		if noGap.enabled then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++noG: enabled", 30)
+		else 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++noG: turned off", 30)		
+		end 
+	end
+end
+
+--
+-- get going 
+--
+function noGap.start()
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx noGap", 
+							  noGap.requiredLibs) 
+	then return false end
+	
+	local sgDetect = trigger.misc.getUserFlag("noGapGUI")
+	noGap.isMP = sgDetect > 0 
+	
+	local theZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName("noGapConfig") 
+	if not theZone then 
+		theZone = cfxZones.createSimpleZone("noGapConfig")
+	end
+	noGap.readConfigZone(theZone)
+	
+	-- collect exclusion zones
+	local pZones = cfxZones.zonesWithProperty("noGap")
+	for k, aZone in pairs(pZones) do
+		noGap.createNoGapZone(aZone)
+		noGap.noGapZones[aZone.name] = aZone
+	end
+	
+	-- collect single-player exclusion zones
+	local pZones = cfxZones.zonesWithProperty("noGapSP")
+	for k, aZone in pairs(pZones) do
+		noGap.createNoGapSPZone(aZone)
+		noGap.noGapZones[aZone.name] = aZone
+	end
+	
+	-- fill player slots with static objects 
+	if noGap.enabled then 
+		noGap.fillGaps()
+	end 
+	
+	-- connect event handler
+	world.addEventHandler(noGap)
+	
+	-- start update in 10 seconds 
+	timer.scheduleFunction(noGap.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1)
+	
+	-- say hi!
+	local mp = " (SP - <" .. sgDetect .. ">)"
+	if sgDetect > 0 then mp = " -- MP GUI Detected (" .. sgDetect .. ")!" end
+	trigger.action.outText("noGap v" .. noGap.version .. "  running" .. mp, 30)	
+
+	return true 
+end
+
+if not noGap.start() then 
+	trigger.action.outText("+++ aborted noGap v" .. noGap.version .. "  -- startup failed", 30)
+	noGap = nil 
+end

modules/stopGaps.lua

@@ -422,4 +422,3 @@ if not stopGap.start() then
 	trigger.action.outText("+++ aborted stopGap v" .. stopGap.version .. "  -- startup failed", 30)
 	stopGap = nil 
 end
-

modules/wiper.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 wiper = {}
-wiper.version = "1.1.0"
+wiper.version = "1.2.0"
 wiper.verbose = false 
 wiper.ups = 1 
 wiper.requiredLibs = {
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ wiper.wipers = {}
 	Version History
 	1.0.0 - Initial Version 
 	1.1.0 - added zone bounds check before wiping 
-	
+	1.2.0 - OOP dmlZones
+		  - categories can now be a list 
+		  - declutter opetion
+		  - if first category is 'none', zone will not wipe at all but may declutter 
 
 --]]--
 
@@ -34,30 +37,47 @@ end
 -- read zone 
 -- 
 function wiper.createWiperWithZone(theZone)
-	theZone.triggerWiperFlag = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "wipe?", "*<none>")
+	theZone.triggerWiperFlag = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("wipe?", "*<none>")
 	
 	-- triggerWiperMethod
-	theZone.triggerWiperMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "triggerMethod", "change")
+	theZone.triggerWiperMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("triggerMethod", "change")
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "triggerWiperMethod") then 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("triggerWiperMethod") then 
-		theZone.triggerWiperMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "triggerWiperMethod", "change")
+		theZone.triggerWiperMethod = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("triggerWiperMethod", "change")
 	end 
 	
 	if theZone.triggerWiperFlag then 
-		theZone.lastTriggerWiperValue = cfxZones.getFlagValue(theZone.triggerWiperFlag, theZone)
+		theZone.lastTriggerWiperValue = theZone:getFlagValue(theZone.triggerWiperFlag)
 	end
 
-	local theCat = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "category", "static")
+	local theCat = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("category", "none")
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "wipeCategory") then 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("wipeCategory") then 
-		theCat = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "wipeCategory", "static")
+		theCat = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("wipeCategory", "none")
 	end
 	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "wipeCat") then 
-		theCat = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "wipeCat", "static")
+		theCat = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("wipeCat", "none")
 	end
+	local allCats = {} 
+	if dcsCommon.containsString(theCat, ",") then 
+		allCats = dcsCommon.splitString(theCat, ",")
+		allCats = dcsCommon.trimArray(allCats)
+	else 
+		allCats = {dcsCommon.trim(theCat)}
+	end
+	-- translate to category for each entry 
+	theZone.wipeCategory = {}
+	if allCats[1] == "none" then 
+--		theZone.wipeCategory = {} -- no category to wipe 
+	else
+		for idx, aCat in pairs (allCats) do 
+			table.insert(theZone.wipeCategory, dcsCommon.string2ObjectCat(aCat))
+		end	
+	end 
+--	theZone.wipeCategory = dcsCommon.string2ObjectCat(theCat)
 	
-	theZone.wipeCategory = dcsCommon.string2ObjectCat(theCat)
+	theZone.declutter = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("declutter", false)
 	
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "wipeNamed") then 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("wipeNamed") then 
-		theZone.wipeNamed = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "wipeNamed", "<no name given>")
+		theZone.wipeNamed = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("wipeNamed", "<no name given>")
 		theZone.oWipeNamed = theZone.wipeNamed -- save original 
 		-- assemble list of all names to wipe, including wildcard
 		local allNames = {} 
@@ -78,15 +98,13 @@ function wiper.createWiperWithZone(theZone)
 			end
 			theDict[shortName] = ew  
 			if wiper.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
-				trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: dict [".. shortName .."] = " .. dcsCommon.bool2Text(ew),30)
+				trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: dict [".. shortName .."], '*' = " .. dcsCommon.bool2Text(ew) .. " for <" .. theZone:getName() .. ">",30)
 			end 
 		end		
-		
 		theZone.wipeNamed = theDict
-		 
 	end 
 	
-	theZone.wipeInventory = cfxZones.getBoolFromZoneProperty(theZone, "wipeInventory", false)
+	theZone.wipeInventory = theZone:getBoolFromZoneProperty("wipeInventory", false)
 	
 	if wiper.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: new wiper zone <".. theZone.name ..">", 30)
@@ -166,11 +184,14 @@ function wiper.isTriggered(theZone)
 		}
 	-- set up remaining arguments
 	local cat = theZone.wipeCategory -- Object.Category.STATIC
+	-- WARNING: as of version 1.2.0 cat is now a TABLE!!!
+	-- world.searchObjects supports cat tables according to https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_func_searchObjects
 	
+	if #cat > 0 then 
 		-- now call search
 		world.searchObjects(cat, args, wiper.objectHandler, collector)
 		if #collector < 1 and (wiper.verbose or theZone.verbose) then
-		trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: world search returned zero elements for <" .. theZone.name .. "> (cat=" .. theZone.wipeCategory .. ")",30)
+			trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: world search returned zero elements for <" .. theZone.name .. "> (cat=<" .. dcsCommon.array2string(theZone.wipeCategory) .. ">)",30)
 		end
 
 		-- wipe'em!
@@ -216,7 +237,19 @@ function wiper.isTriggered(theZone)
 				end
 			end
 		end
+	else 
+		if theZone.verbose or wiper.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: <" .. theZone:getName() .. "> has no categories to remove, skipping", 30)
+		end
+	end 
 	
+	-- declutter pass if requested 
+	if theZone.declutter then 
+		if theZone.verbose or wiper.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++wpr: decluttering <" .. theZone:getName() .. ">", 30)
+		end 
+		theZone:declutterZone()
+	end
 	
 end
 

server modules/noGapGUI.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+noGapGUI = {}
+noGapGUI.version = "1.0.0"
+noGapGUI.fVal = 1 -- tell noGap to remove static 
+noGapGUI.verbose = false 
+--
+-- Server Plug-In for noGap mission script, only required for server
+-- Put into (main DCS save folder)/Scripts/Hooks/ and restart DCS
+--
+function noGapGUI.onPlayerTryChangeSlot(playerID, side, slotID)
+	if not slotID then return end 
+	if slotID == "" then return end 
+	if not DCS.isServer() then return end 
+	if not DCS.isMultiplayer() then return end 
+
+	local uName = DCS.getUnitProperty(slotID, DCS.UNIT_NAME)
+	if not uName then return end 
+	local ngName = "NG" .. uName 
+	-- tell all clients to remove this unit's static if they are deployed
+	net.dostring_in("server", " trigger.action.setUserFlag(\""..ngName.."\", " .. noGapGUI.fVal .. "); ")
+	if noGapGUI.verbose then 
+		net.send_chat("+++NG: readying unit <" .. ngName .. "> for slotting")
+	else 
+		net.log("+++noGapGUI: readying unit <" .. ngName .. "> for slotting")
+	end 
+end   
+ 
+function noGapGUI.onSimulationStart() 
+	net.dostring_in("server", " trigger.action.setUserFlag(\"noGapGUI\", 0); ")
+	if not DCS.isServer() then return end 
+	if not DCS.isMultiplayer() then return end 
+	net.dostring_in("server", " trigger.action.setUserFlag(\"noGapGUI\", 200); ") -- tells client that MP is active
+end
+
+DCS.setUserCallbacks(noGapGUI)
+net.log("noGapGUI v." .. noGapGUI.version .. " started.")