--- -- Author: kaltokri -- Created: 08.06.2024 -- Contributors: - -- Modified: - -- -- # Documentation: -- https://flightcontrol-master.github.io/MOOSE_DOCS_DEVELOP/Documentation/Utilities.Utils.html##(UTILS).LoadFromFile -- https://flightcontrol-master.github.io/MOOSE_DOCS_DEVELOP/Documentation/Utilities.Utils.html##(UTILS).SaveToFile -- -- # Description: -- DCS must be desanitized! -- https://flightcontrol-master.github.io/MOOSE/advanced/desanitize-dcs.html -- -- # Guide: -- - Start the mission and choose role of GAME MASTER. -- - Wait for the message about lfs and io. -- - Open radio menu by pressing #, then choose "Other...". -- - Activate "Load points from file". -- - You will get an error message, because the file does not exist yet. -- - Open menu again and activate "Show points". Both sides have 0 points. -- - Go into menu and choose "Give 100 points to RED" -> Blue 0, Red 100. -- - Now give blue 300 points by choosing "Give 100 points to BLUE" three times -> Blue 300, Red 100. -- - Now use "Save points to file". A file will be created on your hard disk. -- - Switch to the desktop and open the file with Notepad++ and take a look at the content. Close it. -- - Switch back to DCS and choose "Reset points" -> Blue 0, Red 0. -- - Activate "Load points from file" -> Blue 300, Red 100. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Define some configuration values local fileNamePoints = "Demo-UTL-001-Save-and-Load-Data.txt" -- Define some global variables Points = { Blue = 0, Red = 0 } -- Show points of both coalition function ShowPoints() local messageText = string.format("Mission points of both coalition:\nRED: %04d\nBLUE: %04d", Points['Red'], Points['Blue'] ) MESSAGE:New( messageText, 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() end -- A function to give points to a coalition function AddPoints(coalition, amount) local messageText = string.format("Adding %d points to coalition %s", amount, coalition) MESSAGE:New( messageText, 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() Points[coalition] = Points[coalition] + amount ShowPoints() end function ResetPoints() MESSAGE:New( "Reseting points", 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() Points['Blue'] = 0 Points['Red'] = 0 ShowPoints() end -- Save points to a file to make them persistent function SavePointsToFile( fileName, folderPath ) -- Create data string to be stored local data = string.format( "Red:%d;Blue:%d", Points['Red'], Points['Blue'] ) local messageText = string.format("Saving points to file.\nPath: %s\nFile: %s\nData: %s", folderPath, fileName, data ) MESSAGE:New( messageText, 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() UTILS.SaveToFile( folderPath, fileName, data ) end -- Load data from file and save it into the table Points. -- You have to take care of the interpetation of the data yourself. function LoadPointsFromFile( fileName, folderPath ) local messageText = string.format("Loading points from file.\nPath: %s\nFile: %s", folderPath, fileName ) MESSAGE:New( messageText, 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() -- It returns a boolean and a table with one entry per line local outcome, data = UTILS.LoadFromFile( folderPath, fileName ) -- Check if the loading was successful if outcome then -- We know our data is only 1 line, so data[1] is okay. -- If you save more complex data you need to iterate over each line! MESSAGE:New( "Raw data loaded from file: " .. data[1], 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() MESSAGE:New( "Converting and sending into points table.", 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() for key, value in string.gmatch(data[1], "(%w+):(%w+)") do Points[key] = value end ShowPoints() else MESSAGE:New( "Loading data from file failed", 25, "ERROR" ):ToAll():ToLog() end end -- Check if DCS is desanitized. if lfs and io then MESSAGE:New( '*** lfs and io are desanitized = OK ***', 25, "INFO" ):ToAll():ToLog() -- We will use the Mission folder in your DCS Saved Games path. local missionFolderPath = lfs.writedir() .. 'Missions' -- Add menu entries to execute the functions MENU_MISSION_COMMAND:New( "Show points", nil, ShowPoints ) MENU_MISSION_COMMAND:New( "Reset points", nil, ResetPoints ) MENU_MISSION_COMMAND:New( "Give 100 points to RED", nil, AddPoints, 'Red', 100 ) MENU_MISSION_COMMAND:New( "Give 100 points to BLUE", nil, AddPoints, 'Blue', 100 ) MENU_MISSION_COMMAND:New( "Save points to file", nil, SavePointsToFile, fileNamePoints, missionFolderPath ) MENU_MISSION_COMMAND:New( "Load points from file", nil, LoadPointsFromFile, fileNamePoints, missionFolderPath ) else MESSAGE:New( '*** Your DCS is not desanitized. MOOSE is unable to use lfs and io! ***', 25, "ERROR" ):ToAll():ToLog() end