local clueCounters = {}
local clueCounterGUIDS = {
  "37be78",
  "1769ed",
  "032300",
  "d86b7c"
}

local clueClickers = {}
local clueClickerGUIDS = {
  "db85d6",
  "3f22e5",
  "891403",
  "4111de"
}

count = 0
clickableCounters = false

function onSave() return JSON.encode(clickableCounters) end

function onLoad(savedData)
  if savedData ~= nil then
    clickableCounters = JSON.decode(savedData)
  end
  self.createButton({
    label = "0",
    click_function = "removeAllPlayerClues",
    tooltip = "Click here to remove all collected clues",
    function_owner = self,
    position = { 0, 0.06, 0 },
    height = 900,
    width = 900,
    scale = { 1.5, 1.5, 1.5 },
    font_size = 600,
    font_color = { 1, 1, 1, 100 },
    color = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
  })

  -- loading object references to the clue counters / clickers via GUID
  for i = 1, 4 do
    clueCounters[i] = getObjectFromGUID(clueCounterGUIDS[i])
    clueClickers[i] = getObjectFromGUID(clueClickerGUIDS[i])
  end

  loopID = Wait.time(sumClues, 2, -1)
end

-- removes all player clues by calling the respective function from the counting bowls / clickers
function removeAllPlayerClues()
  printToAll(count .. " clue(s) from playermats removed.", "White")
  if not clickableCounters then
    for i = 1, 4 do
      clueCounters[i].call("removeAllClues")
    end
  else
    for i = 1, 4 do
      clueClickers[i].call("updateVal", 0)
    end
  end
  self.editButton({ index = 0, label = "0" })
end

-- gets the counted values from the counting bowls / clickers and sums them up
function sumClues()
  count = 0
  if not clickableCounters then
    for i = 1, 4 do
      count = count + tonumber(clueCounters[i].getVar("exposedValue"))
    end
  else
    for i = 1, 4 do
      count = count + tonumber(clueClickers[i].getVar("val"))
    end
  end
  self.editButton({ index = 0, label = tostring(count) })
end