Supports getting a position string based on the types of units in a

group.

hoggit/group.lua

@@ -17,3 +17,40 @@ HOGGIT.smokeAtGroup = function(grp, smokeColor)
   if smokeColor == nil then smokeColor = trigger.smokeColor.White end
   trigger.action.smoke(pos, smokeColor)
 end
+
+--- Returns a string of coordinates in a format appropriate for the planes of the
+--- provided group. i.e. if the group contains F/A-18Cs then we'll return Degrees Minutes Seconds format
+--@param grp The group the coordinates are going to be presented to
+--@param position The position (table of x,y,z) coordinates to be translated.
+--@return String containing the formatted coordinates. Returns an empty string if either grp or position are nil
+HOGGIT.CoordsForGroup = function(grp, position)
+  if grp == nil or position == nil then return "" end
+  local u = grp:getUnit(1)
+  if not u then return "" end -- Can't get any units from the group to inspect.
+
+  local groupPlaneType = u:getTypeName()
+  return HOGGIT.CoordFuncForPlaneType(groupPlaneType, position)
+end
+
+--- Given a plane type and position, return a string representing the position in a format useful for that planetype.
+HOGGIT.CoordFuncForPlaneType = function(planeType, pos)
+  local lat,long = coord.LOtoLL(pos)
+  local dms = function()
+    return mist.tostringLL(lat, long, 0, "")
+  end
+  local ddm = function()
+    return mist.tostringLL(lat, long, 3)
+  end
+  local mgrs = function()
+    return mist.tostringMGRS(coord.LLtoMGRS(lat,long),4)
+  end
+  --If it's not defined here we'll use dms.
+  local unitCoordTypeTable = {
+    ["Ka-50"] = ddm,
+    ["M-2000C"] = ddm,
+    ["A-10C"] = mgrs
+    -- Everything else will default to dms. Add things here if we need exclusions.
+  }
+  local f = unitCoordTypeTable[planeType]
+  if f then return f() else return dms() end
+end