[Lua] [Example] Printing max engine thrust

[hdparm]

 

About

This is a short script that prints base max thrust of linked engines. It can serve as an example, and may also be used to detect which engines do not have a technician buff applied to them.

 

Set-up

1. Place a programming board.
2. Link up to 10 engines to the programming board.
3. In the Lua editor (right-click, "Advanced", "Edit Lua code") create a unit start() event handler with this code:

   -- detect linked engines
   local engines = {}
   
   for key, value in pairs(unit) do
     if type(value) == "table" and type(value.export) == "table" then -- `value` is an element and `key` is the slot name
       if value.getThrust and value.getMaxThrust then -- `value` is an engine
         engines[#engines + 1] = value
       end
     end
   end
   
   -- get engine names
   local engineNames = {}
   
   for _, engine in ipairs(engines) do
     -- engine name is available in its widget data
     -- for other elements `core.getElementNameById` would have to be used instead
   
     local dataJson = engine.getData()
     local data = json.decode(dataJson)
   
     engineNames[engine] = data.name or "???"
   end
   
   -- sort engines by name
   table.sort(engines, function (engine1, engine2)
     return engineNames[engine1] < engineNames[engine2]
   end)
   
   -- print engines and their base max thrust
   system.print("Linked engines: " .. #engines)
   
   for _, engine in ipairs(engines) do
     local name = engineNames[engine]
     local maxThrustBase = engine.getMaxThrustBase()
   
     system.print(string.format("%s: %.0f N", name, maxThrustBase))
   end
   
   unit.exit()

    

4. Click "Apply" in the Lua editor, exit build mode and activate the programming board. You should see base max thrust printed in the Lua chat tab.

    

Change log

2020-09-13. Posted the first version (tested in r0.21.5).

[Megaddd]

Great workaround until we get talent effects / modifiers in element report ?