Gearswap Help Thread!

[dlsmd]

I would like some assistance dissecting some code to understand what it's doing. I'll post the code and then list my current understanding/impressions of different parts of the code. Here is the code

  if player.target.name then
            match = original:match(''..player.target.name..' uses ([%s%w]+)% Shot.The '..player.target.name..' take ([%s%w]+)% points of damage.')
           match2 = original:match(''..player.target.name..' uses '..match..' Shot.The '..player.target.name..' take ([%s%w]+)% points of damage.')
                add_to_chat(204, '*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* [ SHOT = '..match..' for '..match2..' dmg - on '..player.target.name..' ] *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*')

1. ([%s%w]+)% --- I partially understand this. %s represents spaces, %w represents alphanumeric characters, the [] surrounding %s and %s represent a set comprised of spaces and alphanumeric characters, the + afterwards looks for a pattern of repeated instances of that set , and the ()s encapsulating them all makes the interpreter capture all the info within the parenthesis and store it all for future use... Am I right so far? Assuming I'm on the right track, what is the % for? If what I've said so far is wrong, where did I go wrong?

2. Is this assigning the values found by ([%s%w]+)% to the match and match2 variables? If so, how? I'm assuming that is being handled by the :match of original:match but I'm not sure if adding :match after original can accomplish that.

its string.match
http://lua-users.org/wiki/PatternsTutorial

[Roland_J]

Actually, this seems to be functioning without string.match; unless you mean that the :match in original:match refers to string.match. I hope that's not the case because if so idk how I'd trace that to the string feature, as string isn't stated anywhere within that function. That code that I posted is found within

windower.register_event('incoming text', function(original, modified, mode)
    local match

And I'm trying to understand how he's doing what he's doing. I would like for questions 1 and 2 to be answered. I especially can't find what the trailing % is doing. I found out what the rest of that bit is doing from reading http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#5.4.1

[dlsmd]

Actually, this seems to be functioning without string.match; unless you mean that the :match in original:match refers to string.match. I hope that's not the case because if so idk how I'd trace that to the string feature, as string isn't stated anywhere within that function. That code that I posted is found within
...
And I'm trying to understand how he's doing what he's doing. I would like for questions 1 and 2 to be answered. I especially can't find what the trailing % is doing. I found out what the rest of that bit is doing from reading http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#5.4.1

yes :match in original:match refers to string.match
% denotes the next char is a special char
(...)% this says grab this only

--edit--
he could have just done this(i think)

ability,damage = original:match(''..player.target.name..' uses ([%s%w]+)% Shot.The '..player.target.name..' take ([%s%w]+)% points of damage.')
add_to_chat(204, '*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* [ SHOT = '..ability..' for '..damage..' dmg - on '..player.target.name..' ] *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*')

[Roland_J]

Neat, thanks dlsmd! I'll try to start looking for where I can use captures and sets in productive ways.

[dlsmd]

Neat, thanks dlsmd! I'll try to start looking for where I can use captures and sets in productive ways.

np but i got this qwrong
(...) this says grab this to variable
but i have no idea what the % outside of the () does because to search for a % you need to use %%

[Fallyn]

So I've just come back to the game and am in need of a simple gearswap for BLU - nothing like the ones circulating right now with a million gearsets, as I don't have the gear, and I'm finding gearswap to be a lot harder to 'read' than spellcast XMLs.

I just want to have:

idle - not engaged
tp - engaged
ws
physmagic
magic

sets for now. Any info out there for something this basic? I've looked around and can't seem to find anything.

[dlsmd]

So I've just come back to the game and am in need of a simple gearswap for BLU - nothing like the ones circulating right now with a million gearsets, as I don't have the gear, and I'm finding gearswap to be a lot harder to 'read' than spellcast XMLs.

I just want to have:

idle - not engaged
tp - engaged
ws
physmagic
magic

sets for now. Any info out there for something this basic? I've looked around and can't seem to find anything.

here is a vary basic version

function get_sets()
    sets.Engaged = {}-- your engaged gear
    sets.Idle = {}-- your idle gear
    sets.Physical = {}-- your Physical Magic gear
    sets.Magic = {}-- your normal Magic gear
    sets.WeaponSkill = {}-- your WeaponSkill gear
end
function status_change(new,old)
    if sets[new] then
        equip(sets[new])
    end
end
function precast(spell)
    if sets[spell.element] then
        equip(sets[spell.element])
    elseif sets[spell.type] then
        equip(sets[spell.type])])
    elseif spell.action_type == "Magic" then
        equip(sets.Magic)
    end
end
function aftercast(spell)
    if sets[player.status] then
        equip(sets[player.status])
    end
end

[Fallyn]

Marvellous! That's just want i wanted dlsmd, thanks.

Is there room to stick precast gearset in too? Totally forgot about that, I have a fair bit of FC gear I can stick on.

[dlsmd]

Marvellous! That's just want i wanted dlsmd, thanks.

Is there room to stick precast gearset in too? Totally forgot about that, I have a fair bit of FC gear I can stick on.

every thing in what i showed you was in precast
Fast Cast is harder to do and is way more complicated and for that your better off not rebuilding what others have done

[Fallyn]

every thing in what i showed you was in precast
Fast Cast is harder to do and is way more complicated and for that your better off not rebuilding what others have done

Ah right okay! Thanks again.

[dlsmd]

Ah right okay! Thanks again.

you are welcome

if you need help with code that you cant get to work correctly please don't hesitate to as for help
writing all your code would take more time then i have

for example my gearswap include took me over a year to create and its still a work in progress
--2200+ lines
--100000+ char length

[Fallyn]

you are welcome

if you need help with code that you cant get to work correctly please don't hesitate to as for help
writing all your code would take more time then i have

for example my gearswap include took me over a year to create and its still a work in progress
--2200+ lines
--100000+ char length

Yeah I will be back if I run into issues - used to ahve some pretty long spellcasts but the .lua format is throwing me off a bit, just need to get my head around it.

[dlsmd]

Yeah I will be back if I run into issues - used to have some pretty long spellcasts but the .lua format is throwing me off a bit, just need to get my head around it.

it works like a formal programing language this might be some help https://www.lua.org/pil/1.html

[Mrbeansman]

Does anyone have a recent SCH lua? I cant seem to find one that doesn't date back to 2014.

[CDF]

There's one based off Mote's includes...
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...U5xLWZEMEFUNWM

[Sechs]

Is it possible to reload/update the Get_sets() function manually, with a command?

If you're wondering why, spoiler!

Spoiler: show

I want to use a variable for my main hand on several sets. Of course we all know that what happens is Gearswap reads the content of Get_sets() and "translates" the content of a variable into a fixed set.
So if you change the content of that variable during the course of your Lua somwhere else, that change won't reflect on the sets which use that variable, which will use whatever the content of the variable was at start.
For example:

Get_sets()
WeaponVar = Bravura
Set1 {main=WeaponVar}
end

custom function
WeaponVar = Ragnarok
end

In the above example me changing WeaponVar to Ragnarok will produce no effect on Set1 which will be a "fixed" set with the "main" value set to "Bravura" once Gearswap reaches the line "end" of the Get_sets() function.

Now I could of course address this issue in a completely different way like I did in other Luas, but that would require me to change A FUCKTON of stuff in this current Lua, and I'm very lazy.
If I could just manually reload/update the content of Get_sets() I'd be able to avoid doing that <3

[dlsmd]

Is it possible to reload/update the Get_sets() function manually, with a command?

If you're wondering why, spoiler!

Spoiler: show

I want to use a variable for my main hand on several sets. Of course we all know that what happens is Gearswap reads the content of Get_sets() and "translates" the content of a variable into a fixed set.
So if you change the content of that variable during the course of your Lua somwhere else, that change won't reflect on the sets which use that variable, which will use whatever the content of the variable was at start.
For example:

Get_sets()
WeaponVar = Bravura
Set1 {main=WeaponVar}
end

custom function
WeaponVar = Ragnarok
end

In the above example me changing WeaponVar to Ragnarok will produce no effect on Set1 which will be a "fixed" set with the "main" value set to "Bravura" once Gearswap reaches the line "end" of the Get_sets() function.

Now I could of course address this issue in a completely different way like I did in other Luas, but that would require me to change A FUCKTON of stuff in this current Lua, and I'm very lazy.
If I could just manually reload/update the content of Get_sets() I'd be able to avoid doing that <3

you really dont need to because you can do it like i did for smn staves

function get_sets()
    Pettype = {}
    Pettype.Summon = {}
    Pettype.Summon.weapon = {
        ['None'] = {name="Eminent Pole"},
        ['Fire'] = {name="Atar III"},
        ['Ice'] = {name="Vourukasha III"},
        ['Wind'] = {name="Vayuvata III"},
        ['Earth'] = {name="Vishrava III"},
        ['Thunder'] = {name="Apamajas III"},
        ['Water'] = {name="Haoma III"},
        ['Light'] = {name="Arka III"},
        ['Dark'] = {name="Xsaeta III"},
    }
    pet_main = Pettype.Summon.weapon['None']
    sets.weapon['Staff'] = {main=pet_main,sub="Danger Grip"}
end
    
function self_command(command)
    if command == "tchangeSMNstaff" then
        Changesumstaff = not Changesumstaff
        if Changesumstaff then
            pet_main.name = Pettype.Summon.weapon[pet.element].name
        else
            pet_main.name = Pettype.Summon.weapon["None"].name
        end
    end
end

here is an example

function get_sets()
    Weapons = {
                ['Bravura'] = {name="Bravura"},
                ['Ragnarok'] = {name="Ragnarok"},
              }
    WeaponVar = Weapons["Bravura"]
    sets[1] = {main=WeaponVar}
end

function custom()
    WeaponVar.name = Weapons["Ragnarok"].name
end

but if you really want to run get_sets() again just do so but any variables that are in get_sets() will be reset to what your file says
example:
if you have this

function get_sets()
    WeaponVar = "Bravura"
    sets[1] = {main=WeaponVar}
end

when you run get_sets() you will always reset back to WeaponVar = "Bravura"

[Sechs]

Oh... a set and then a variable, that's a neat idea.
The way I solve it in another Lua is in the Aftercast and Status_change functions.
Basically there I have a lot of stuff among which lines that equip my idle set and my TP (engaged) sets.
I removed the "main" from my idle and TP sets (which have no Main slot at all) and then inside Aftercast and Status_change I combine the sets with "equip (sets.tp, sets[varname])", and I do the same for TP of course.
It kinda works but going that way with my current lua would require a lot of work. Tbf your double set solution would require a lot of work.

In the end I don't really like to run Get_sets() again... so I guess I will have to un-lazy myself.


Thanks for the source of inspiration regardless! <3

[dlsmd]

Oh... a set and then a variable, that's a neat idea.
The way I solve it in another Lua is in the Aftercast and Status_change functions.
Basically there I have a lot of stuff among which lines that equip my idle set and my TP (engaged) sets.
I removed the "main" from my idle and TP sets (which have no Main slot at all) and then inside Aftercast and Status_change I combine the sets with "equip (sets.tp, sets[varname])", and I do the same for TP of course.
It kinda works but going that way with my current lua would require a lot of work. Tbf your double set solution would require a lot of work.

In the end I don't really like to run Get_sets() again... so I guess I will have to un-lazy myself.


Thanks for the source of inspiration regardless! <3

then you have not seen how my include works my WAR get_sets() is this

function gear_setup()
    if dwsj() then
        sets.weapon['Axe'] = {main="Eminent Axe",sub="Eminent Scimitar"}
        sets.weapon['Dagger'] = {main="Eminent Dagger",sub="Eminent Scimitar"}
        sets.weapon['Sword'] = {main="Eminent Scimitar",sub="Eminent Dagger"}
    end
    sets.weapon['Great_Axe'] = {main="Eminent Voulge",sub="Uther's Grip"}
    sets.weapon['Great_Sword'] = {main="Eminent Sword",sub="Uther's Grip"}
    sets.weapon['Hand-to-Hand'] = {main="Em. Baghnakhs",ammo=empty}
    sets.weapon['Scythe'] = {main="Eminent Sickle",sub="Uther's Grip"}
    sets.weapon['None'] = {main=empty,sub=empty}
    sets.weapon['Great_Axe Su2'] = {main="Blurred Cleaver",sub="Uther's Grip"}
    sets.range['Marksmanship'] = {range="Lion Crossbow",ammo="Crossbow Bolt"}
    sets.range['Throwing'] = {range="Snakeeye",ammo=empty}
    sets.armor['Basic'] = {}
    sets.armor['Capacity_Points'] = {back="Aptitude Mantle +1",}
    sets.Engaged = {
        head="Gefechtschaller",
        body="Gefechtbrust",
        hands="Gefechthentzes",
        legs="Gefechtdiechlings",
        feet="Gefechtschuhs",
        neck={ name="Wivre Gorget", augments={'"Subtle Blow"+4','MP+3',}},
        waist="Marid Belt",
        left_ear="Impreg. Earring",
        right_ear="Upsurge Earring",
        left_ring="Enlivened Ring",
        right_ring="Vehemence Ring",
        back="Cerberus Mantle",
        }
    sets.Idle = {
        head="Gefechtschaller",
        body="Gefechtbrust",
        hands="Gefechthentzes",
        legs="Gefechtdiechlings",
        feet="Gefechtschuhs",
        neck={ name="Wivre Gorget", augments={'"Subtle Blow"+4','MP+3',}},
        waist="Marid Belt",
        left_ear="Impreg. Earring",
        right_ear="Upsurge Earring",
        left_ring="Enlivened Ring",
        right_ring="Vehemence Ring",
        back="Cerberus Mantle",
        }
    sets.Resting = {
        head="Gefechtschaller",
        body="Gefechtbrust",
        hands="Gefechthentzes",
        legs="Gefechtdiechlings",
        feet="Gefechtschuhs",
        neck={ name="Wivre Gorget", augments={'"Subtle Blow"+4','MP+3',}},
        waist="Marid Belt",
        left_ear="Sanative Earring",
        right_ear="Upsurge Earring",
        left_ring="Enlivened Ring",
        right_ring="Vehemence Ring",
        back="Cerberus Mantle",
        }
    sets.pretarget["Tomahawk"] = {range=empty,ammo="Thr. Tomahawk"}
    sets.precast["Mighty Strikes"] = {hands="Agoge Mufflers +1"}
    sets.precast["Berserk"] = {body="Pumm. Lorica +1",feet="Agoge Calligae +1"}
    sets.precast["Warcry"] = {head="Agoge Mask +1"}
    sets.precast["Aggressor"] = {head="Pumm. Mask +1",body="Agoge Lorica +1"}
    sets.precast["Retaliation"] = {hands="Pumm. Mufflers +1",feet="Boii Calligae +1"}
    sets.precast["Warrior's Charge"] = {legs="Agoge Cuisses +1"}
    sets.precast["Tomahawk"] = {range=empty,ammo="Thr. Tomahawk",feet="Agoge Calligae +1"}
    sets.precast["Restraint"] = {hands="Boii Mufflers +1"}
    sets.precast["Blood Rage"] = {body="Boii Lorica +1"}
end

then i build my sets like this

function gear_equip_check(tab,event)
    if tab and type(tab) == "table" and tab.type and S{"WeaponSkill","Samba","Waltz"}:contains(tab.type) and event == "precast" then
        return false
    end
    return true
end
function gear_equip(tab,event)
    sets.building[event] = sets[player.status]
    if sets.armor[armor_types[armor_types_count]] then
        sets.building[event] = set_combine(sets.building[event], sets.armor[armor_types[armor_types_count]])
    end
    if gear_equip_check(tab,event) then
        if sets.weapon[weapon_types[weapon_types_count]] then
            sets.building[event] = set_combine(sets.building[event], sets.weapon[weapon_types[weapon_types_count]])
        end
        if sets.range[range_types[range_types_count]] then
            sets.building[event] = set_combine(sets.building[event], sets.range[range_types[range_types_count]])
        end
    end
end

and then i equip my gear with equip(sets.building[event])

[Sechs]

I love you dlsmd <3