Fixing SPAWNING of STATICS for CARGO and respawning of STATICS for CARGO. Please test.

Moose Development/Moose/Cargo/CargoCrate.lua

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ do -- CARGO_CRATE
     if self.CargoObject then
       self:T("Destroying")
       self.NoDestroy = true
-      self.CargoObject:Destroy()
+      self.CargoObject:Destroy( false ) -- Do not generate a remove unit event, because we want to keep the template for later respawn in the database.
       --local Coordinate = self.CargoObject:GetCoordinate():GetRandomCoordinateInRadius( 50, 20 )
       --self.CargoObject:ReSpawnAt( Coordinate, 0 )
     end

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Database.lua

@@ -672,10 +672,12 @@ end
 
 --- Private method that registers new Static Templates within the DATABASE Object.
 -- @param #DATABASE self
--- @param #table GroupTemplate
+-- @param #table StaticTemplate
 -- @return #DATABASE self
 function DATABASE:_RegisterStaticTemplate( StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID )
 
+  local StaticTemplate = UTILS.DeepCopy( StaticTemplate )
+
   local StaticTemplateName = env.getValueDictByKey(StaticTemplate.name)
   
   self.Templates.Statics[StaticTemplateName] = self.Templates.Statics[StaticTemplateName] or {}
@@ -704,11 +706,17 @@ end
 
 
 --- @param #DATABASE self
-function DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( StaticName )
+function DATABASE:GetStaticGroupTemplate( StaticName )
-  local StaticTemplate = self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].UnitTemplate
+  local StaticTemplate = self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].GroupTemplate
   return StaticTemplate, self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].CoalitionID, self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].CategoryID, self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].CountryID
 end
 
+--- @param #DATABASE self
+function DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( StaticName )
+  local UnitTemplate = self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].UnitTemplate
+  return UnitTemplate, self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].CoalitionID, self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].CategoryID, self.Templates.Statics[StaticName].CountryID
+end
+
 
 function DATABASE:GetGroupNameFromUnitName( UnitName )
   return self.Templates.Units[UnitName].GroupName

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Spawn.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---- **Core** -- SPAWN class dynamically spawns new groups of units in your missions.
+--- **Core** --Spawn dynamically new GROUPs of UNITs in your missions.
 --  
 -- ===
 -- 

Moose Development/Moose/Core/SpawnStatic.lua

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function SPAWNSTATIC:NewFromStatic( SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnCountryID ) --R2.1
 	local self = BASE:Inherit( self, BASE:New() ) -- #SPAWNSTATIC
 	self:F( { SpawnTemplatePrefix } )
   
-	local TemplateStatic, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID = _DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( SpawnTemplatePrefix )
+	local TemplateStatic, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID = _DATABASE:GetStaticGroupTemplate( SpawnTemplatePrefix )
 	if TemplateStatic then
 		self.SpawnTemplatePrefix = SpawnTemplatePrefix
 		self.CountryID = SpawnCountryID or CountryID
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function SPAWNSTATIC:NewFromStatic( SpawnTemplatePrefix, SpawnCountryID ) --R2.1
 		self.CoalitionID = CoalitionID
 		self.SpawnIndex = 0
 	else
-		error( "SPAWNSTATIC:New: There is no group declared in the mission editor with SpawnTemplatePrefix = '" .. SpawnTemplatePrefix .. "'" )
+		error( "SPAWNSTATIC:New: There is no static declared in the mission editor with SpawnTemplatePrefix = '" .. SpawnTemplatePrefix .. "'" )
 	end
 
   self:SetEventPriority( 5 )
@@ -124,25 +124,22 @@ end
 function SPAWNSTATIC:Spawn( Heading, NewName ) --R2.3
   self:F( { Heading, NewName  } )
   
-  local StaticTemplate = _DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
+  local StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID = _DATABASE:GetStaticGroupTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
   
   if StaticTemplate then
   
-    local CountryID = self.CountryID
+    local StaticUnitTemplate = StaticTemplate.units[1]
-    local CountryName = _DATABASE.COUNTRY_NAME[CountryID]
   
     StaticTemplate.name = NewName or string.format("%s#%05d", self.SpawnTemplatePrefix, self.SpawnIndex )
     StaticTemplate.heading = ( Heading / 180 ) * math.pi
     
-    StaticTemplate.CountryID = nil
+    _DATABASE:_RegisterStaticTemplate( StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID )
-    StaticTemplate.CoalitionID = nil
+
-    StaticTemplate.CategoryID = nil
+    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate.units[1] )
-    
-    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate )
     
     self.SpawnIndex = self.SpawnIndex + 1
   
-    return Static
+    return _DATABASE:FindStatic(Static:getName())
   end
   
   return nil
@@ -159,32 +156,31 @@ end
 function SPAWNSTATIC:SpawnFromPointVec2( PointVec2, Heading, NewName ) --R2.1
   self:F( { PointVec2, Heading, NewName  } )
   
-  local StaticTemplate = _DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
+  local StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID = _DATABASE:GetStaticGroupTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
   
   if StaticTemplate then
-
-    local CountryID = self.CountryID
-    local CountryName = _DATABASE.COUNTRY_NAME[CountryID]
-    
-    StaticTemplate.x = PointVec2.x
-    StaticTemplate.y = PointVec2.z
   
-    StaticTemplate.units = nil
+    local StaticUnitTemplate = StaticTemplate.units[1]
+  
+    StaticUnitTemplate.x = PointVec2.x
+    StaticUnitTemplate.y = PointVec2.z
+  
     StaticTemplate.route = nil
     StaticTemplate.groupId = nil
     
     StaticTemplate.name = NewName or string.format("%s#%05d", self.SpawnTemplatePrefix, self.SpawnIndex )
-    StaticTemplate.heading = ( Heading / 180 ) * math.pi
+    StaticUnitTemplate.name = StaticTemplate.name
+    StaticUnitTemplate.heading = ( Heading / 180 ) * math.pi
     
-    StaticTemplate.CountryID = nil
+    _DATABASE:_RegisterStaticTemplate( StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID)
-    StaticTemplate.CoalitionID = nil
-    StaticTemplate.CategoryID = nil
     
-    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate )
+    self:F({StaticTemplate = StaticTemplate})
+
+    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate.units[1] )
     
     self.SpawnIndex = self.SpawnIndex + 1
     
-    return _DATABASE:AddStatic(Static:getName())
+    return _DATABASE:FindStatic(Static:getName())
   end
   
   return nil
@@ -199,24 +195,18 @@ end
 -- @return #SPAWNSTATIC
 function SPAWNSTATIC:ReSpawn()
   
-  local StaticTemplate = _DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
+  local StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID = _DATABASE:GetStaticGroupTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
   
   if StaticTemplate then
 
-    local CountryID = self.CountryID
+    local StaticUnitTemplate = StaticTemplate.units[1]
-    local CountryName = _DATABASE.COUNTRY_NAME[CountryID]
+      
-    
-    StaticTemplate.units = nil
     StaticTemplate.route = nil
     StaticTemplate.groupId = nil
     
-    StaticTemplate.CountryID = nil
+    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate.units[1] )
-    StaticTemplate.CoalitionID = nil
-    StaticTemplate.CategoryID = nil
     
-    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate )
+    return _DATABASE:FindStatic(Static:getName())
-    
-    return _DATABASE:AddStatic(Static:getName())
   end
   
   return nil
@@ -230,24 +220,20 @@ end
 -- @return #SPAWNSTATIC
 function SPAWNSTATIC:ReSpawnAt( Coordinate, Heading )
   
-  local StaticTemplate = _DATABASE:GetStaticUnitTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
+  local StaticTemplate, CoalitionID, CategoryID, CountryID = _DATABASE:GetStaticGroupTemplate( self.SpawnTemplatePrefix )
   
   if StaticTemplate then
 
-    local CountryID = self.CountryID
+    local StaticUnitTemplate = StaticTemplate.units[1]
-    
+  
-    StaticTemplate.x = Coordinate.x
+    StaticUnitTemplate.x = Coordinate.x
-    StaticTemplate.y = Coordinate.z
+    StaticUnitTemplate.y = Coordinate.z
 
-    StaticTemplate.heading = Heading and ( ( Heading / 180 ) * math.pi ) or StaticTemplate.heading
+    StaticUnitTemplate.heading = Heading and ( ( Heading / 180 ) * math.pi ) or StaticTemplate.heading
-
-    StaticTemplate.CountryID = nil
-    StaticTemplate.CoalitionID = nil
-    StaticTemplate.CategoryID = nil
     
-    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate )
+    local Static = coalition.addStaticObject( CountryID, StaticTemplate.units[1] )
     
-    return _DATABASE:AddStatic(Static:getName())
+    return _DATABASE:FindStatic(Static:getName())
   end
   
   return nil
@@ -265,6 +251,6 @@ function SPAWNSTATIC:SpawnFromZone( Zone, Heading, NewName ) --R2.1
 
   local Static = self:SpawnFromPointVec2( Zone:GetPointVec2(), Heading, NewName )
   
-  return _DATABASE:AddStatic(Static:getName())
+  return Static
 end
 

Moose Development/Moose/Wrapper/Static.lua

@@ -89,6 +89,59 @@ function STATIC:FindByName( StaticName, RaiseError )
   return nil
 end
 
+--- Destroys the STATIC.
+-- @param #STATIC self
+-- @param #boolean GenerateEvent (Optional) true if you want to generate a crash or dead event for the static.
+-- @return #nil The DCS StaticObject is not existing or alive.  
+-- @usage
+-- -- Air static example: destroy the static Helicopter and generate a S_EVENT_CRASH.
+-- Helicopter = STATIC:FindByName( "Helicopter" )
+-- Helicopter:Destroy( true )
+-- 
+-- @usage
+-- -- Ground static example: destroy the static Tank and generate a S_EVENT_DEAD.
+-- Tanks = UNIT:FindByName( "Tank" )
+-- Tanks:Destroy( true )
+-- 
+-- @usage
+-- -- Ship static example: destroy the Ship silently.
+-- Ship = STATIC:FindByName( "Ship" )
+-- Ship:Destroy()
+-- 
+-- @usage
+-- -- Destroy without event generation example.
+-- Ship = STATIC:FindByName( "Boat" )
+-- Ship:Destroy( false ) -- Don't generate an event upon destruction.
+-- 
+function STATIC:Destroy( GenerateEvent )
+  self:F2( self.ObjectName )
+
+  local DCSObject = self:GetDCSObject()
+  
+  if DCSObject then
+  
+    local StaticName = DCSObject:getName()
+    self:F( { StaticName = StaticName } )
+    
+    if GenerateEvent and GenerateEvent == true then
+      if self:IsAir() then
+        self:CreateEventCrash( timer.getTime(), DCSObject )
+      else
+        self:CreateEventDead( timer.getTime(), DCSObject )
+      end
+    elseif GenerateEvent == false then
+      -- Do nothing!
+    else
+      self:CreateEventRemoveUnit( timer.getTime(), DCSObject )
+    end
+    
+    DCSObject:destroy()
+  end
+
+  return nil
+end
+
+
 
 function STATIC:GetDCSObject()
   local DCSStatic = StaticObject.getByName( self.StaticName )