SCED/src/playermat/ClueCounter.ttslua

-- Table of items which can be counted in this Bowl
-- Each entry has 2 things to enter
--  a name (what is in the name field of that object)
--  a value (how much it is worth)
--  a number in the items description will override the number entry in this table
local validCountItemList = {
  ["Clue"] = 1,
  [""] = 1
}
exposedValue = 0

function onLoad()
  self.createButton({
    label = "",
    click_function = "countItems",
    function_owner = self,
    position = { 0, 0.1, 0 },
    height = 0,
    width = 0,
    font_color = { 0, 0, 0 },
    font_size = 2000
  })
  loopID = Wait.time(countItems, 1, -1)
end

-- Activated once per second, counts items in bowls
function countItems()
  local totalValue = 0
  for _, item in ipairs(findValidItemsInSphere()) do
    local descValue = tonumber(item.getDescription())
    local stackMult = math.abs(item.getQuantity())
    -- Use value in description if available
    if descValue ~= nil then
      totalValue = totalValue + descValue * stackMult
    else
      -- Otherwise use the value in validCountItemList
      totalValue = totalValue + validCountItemList[item.getName()] * stackMult
    end
  end
  exposedValue = totalValue
  self.editButton({ index = 0, label = totalValue })
end

function findValidItemsInSphere()
  local items = Physics.cast({
    origin = self.getPosition(),
    direction = { 0, 1, 0 },
    type = 2,
    max_distance = 0,
    size = { 2, 2, 2 }
  })

  local validItemList = {}
  for _, entry in ipairs(items) do
    if entry.hit_object ~= self then
      if validCountItemList[entry.hit_object.getName()] ~= nil then
        table.insert(validItemList, entry.hit_object)
      end
    end
  end
  return validItemList
end

function removeAllClues(trash)
  for _, obj in ipairs(findValidItemsInSphere()) do
    trash.putObject(obj)
  end
end