Change script with touch start to trigger on chat command

[Dorian Meredith]

I'm looking to change this part of a script so that it works on chat command rather than by touch.  When it comes to scripting I am completely useless.  Any suggestions on where to start?

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        // Get the Prim Bulb Face from the numerical value in Edit -> General -> Description
        // DEFAULTS to ZERO (0) if cannot be obtained.
        list myParams = llGetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_DESC]);
        intBulbFace = llList2Integer(myParams, 0);

        updateLight();  
    }

    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        lightOn = !lightOn;
        
        updateLight();
    }
}

 

[steph Arnott]

2 hours ago, Dorian Meredith said:

I'm looking to change this part of a script so that it works on chat command rather than by touch.  When it comes to scripting I am completely useless.  Any suggestions on where to start?

key owner;

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        // Get the Prim Bulb Face from the numerical value in Edit -> General -> Description

        owner = llGetOwner();
        llListen(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "", owner, "");// channel PUBLIC for testing only. PUBLIC_CHANNEL = 0

        // DEFAULTS to ZERO (0) if cannot be obtained.
        list myParams = llGetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_DESC]);
        intBulbFace = llList2Integer(myParams, 0);

        updateLight();// have no idea what this is. It would be a user defined function. But no user defined function was defined.
    }
    listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
    {
        if( message == "lightOn" )
        {
            //do stuff
        }
        if( message == "lightOff" )
        {
            //do this stuff
        }
    }
}

To give you an idea.

Edited January 15, 2019 by steph Arnott

[chibiusa Ling]

4 hours ago, Dorian Meredith said:

Etc...

Using your variables and functions : 

integer listenChannel==0;   //Here for ease of use for you. Change to whatever channel you want to say the message on. 0 is local chat
integer intBulbFace;
integer lightOn=FALSE;
updateLight(){
    //Whatever
}
default{
    state_entry(){
        llListen(0,"",llGetOwner(),"");
        intBulbFace = llList2Integer(llGetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_DESC]), 0);
        updateLight();  
    }
    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){
        if(message=="light"){
            if(lightOn){
                //Turn off
                updateLight();
            }else{
                //Turn on
                updateLight();
            }
            lightOn=!lightOn;
        }
    }
}

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I think, though I can't be sure without seeing what updateLight() actually says -- the listen event simply needs to be

	listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
	{
		if("light" == llToLower(message)){
			lightOn = !lightOn;//switch the value of lightOn between FALSE and TRUE
			updateLight();
		}
	}

 

[steph Arnott]

13 minutes ago, Innula Zenovka said:

I think, though I can't be sure without seeing what updateLight() actually says -- the listen event simply needs to be

	listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
	{
		if("light" == llToLower(message)){
			lightOn = !lightOn;//switch the value of lightOn between FALSE and TRUE
			updateLight();
		}
	}

 

Which assumes an On/Off. Which is why i deliberately used  comparissons. Though the llToLower( message ) make good sense.

Edited January 16, 2019 by steph Arnott

[Innula Zenovka]

18 hours ago, steph Arnott said:

Which assumes an On/Off. Which is why i deliberately used  comparissons.

Yes, I agree.  I took it from the OP's original example, where it looks to me as if the mysterious updateLight() function uses the value of lightOn, which switches between TRUE and FALSE, but we need to see the function to be sure.

Edited January 17, 2019 by Innula Zenovka