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[Cookiebal]

What's in your waypoints.txt?

[Leo Verto]

I would like to learn more about your Skynet networking! How about hiding the computers for the network somewhere, so it looks more natural and having passwords for them, so no one could just hack into the network?

[Espen]

Leo Verto, on 06 March 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

I would like to learn more about your Skynet networking! How about hiding the computers for the network somewhere, so it looks more natural and having passwords for them, so no one could just hack into the network?

Well you could put them below the the ground, but then it wouldn't be a 'Skynet' anymore, more like a 'Groundnet'? Soilnet?^^
Or you put some blocks around them in the sky, so that it looks like ballons, planes, etc. />

[Leo Verto]

Espen, on 06 March 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

Well you could put them below the the ground, but then it wouldn't be a 'Skynet' anymore, more like a 'Groundnet'? Soilnet?^^
Or you put some blocks around them in the sky, so that it looks like ballons, planes, etc. />

Yeah that's true, It's not really nice to have floating turtles everywhere, but since 1.2 they can be hidden very high.

Balloons and planes *dreams of it* the turtles could even build their own ones. />

[Espen]

Leo Verto, on 06 March 2012 - 01:37 PM, said:

Espen, on 06 March 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

Well you could put them below the the ground, but then it wouldn't be a 'Skynet' anymore, more like a 'Groundnet'? Soilnet?^^ Or you put some blocks around them in the sky, so that it looks like ballons, planes, etc. />

Yeah that's true, It's not really nice to have floating turtles everywhere, but since 1.2 they can be hidden very high. Ballonos and planes *dreams of it* the turtles could even build their own one. />

Yes, this! Nice idea. I can imagine a turtle launching into the air, building part of a plane, then sinking down into the 'cockpit' and placing the last block, completely disguising itself. Turtles are just the best addition (yet). />

[Leo Verto]

Project World Eater could become project Turtle Empire with turtles mining, building (also building more turtle factories).
Now we just need an AI to code new turtle programs and plan new buildings. />

[Cookiebal]

Releasing the Skynet api now, and an IRC thing as an example. I actually wanted an email system but it's about time I release the skynet api but I don't got enough time to make a proper email server, so that will come later.

Skynetapi
Allows you to send long range messages via a network of special wireless repeaters. Note: You have to open the rednet ports separately
Functions are
skynetrepeater() -- Use this to make a turtle/computer act as a repeater.
skynetsendmessage(message, targetid) -- sends the string message to the computer with id targetid (it will only arrive if both computers are connected to the same network).
skynetreceivemessage() -- Waits for a skynet message and returns it.
skyneteventmessage() -- This one works more like an os.pullEvent() with an extra event named "skynet" (which has the first parameter as message), so that you can wait for a skynet message or a key press or anything else.

Spoiler

--Repeater

function messageisnew()
 for ticn = 1, ticmemcounter do
  if timeandid == ticmem[ticn]
  then
   return false
  end
 end
 return true
end

function addtoticmem(newti)
 ticmemcounter = ticmemcounter + 1
 ticmem[ticmemcounter] = newti
end

function resetticmem()
 ticmemcounter = 0
 ticmem = {}
 os.setAlarm(0)
end


function skynetrepeater()
 resetticmem()
 while true do
  event, id, message = os.pullEvent()
  if event == "rednet_message"
  then
   if string.sub(message,1,8) == "[skynet]"
   then
    timeandid = string.sub(message,9,21) -- [TTTTTTIIIII]
    if messageisnew()
    then
	 addtoticmem(timeandid)
	 rednet.broadcast(message)
    end
   end
  elseif event == "alarm"
  then
   resetticmem()
  end
 end
end


--Sender

function getticode()
 time = os.time()
 for n=1, 6 do
  if string.len(time) < n
  then time = time.."0"
  end
 end

 id = os.getComputerID()
 for n=1, 5 do
  if string.len(id) < n
  then id = "0"..id
  end
 end
 timeandidcode = ("["..time..id.."]")
 return timeandidcode
end

function gettargetid(targetidf)
 targetidf = tostring(targetidf)
 for tidlenc=1, 4 do
  if string.len(targetidf) == tidlenc
  then
   targetidf = ("0"..targetidf)
  end
 end
 targetidf = "["..targetidf.."]"
 return targetidf
end

function skynetsendmessage(message, targetid)
 if message and targetid then
  rednet.broadcast("[skynet]"..getticode()..gettargetid(targetid)..message) --[skynet][TTTTTTIIIII][IIIII]
 end
end


--Receiver

function istargetid()
 targetid = tonumber(string.sub(skynettags,23,27))
 if targetid == os.getComputerID()
 then
  return true
 else
  return false
 end
end

function skynetreceivemessage()
 while true do
  event, id, message = os.pullEvent()
  if event == "rednet_message"
  then
   skynettags = string.sub(message,1,28)
   if string.sub(skynettags,1,8) == "[skynet]" then
    if istargetid() then
	 message = string.sub(message,29)
	 return message
    end
   end
  end
 end
end

function skyneteventmessage()
 while true do
  event, id, message = os.pullEvent()
  if event == "rednet_message"
  then
   skynettags = string.sub(message,1,28)
   if string.sub(skynettags,1,8) == "[skynet]" then
    if istargetid() then
	 message = string.sub(message,29)
	 return "skynet", message
    end
   end
  else
   return event, id, message
  end
 end
end

If you don't understand something you can take a look at the IRC program.

IRC
A basic chat program that uses the skynetapi. First make sure you're connected to a skynet, then make sure there is a computer running the IRCserver program and get its ID. Then you have to open the IRCclient program on your own computer and configure the rednet modem side and server id at the top.
commands are
/quit -- be sure to use this when you stop. It causes you to logout so the server won't send messages to your computer anymore.
/name <name> -- Name yourself.
If you don't type a "/" at the start it will send the message to the IRC server and broadcast it to all connected people.

IRCserver

Spoiler

rednet.open("top")     -- Be sure to adjust this if necessary!!
shell.run("skynetapi")

function broadcastmessage()
 for bcmc = 1, #idlist do
  targetid = idlist[bcmc]
  skynetsendmessage("[IRC]"..message, targetid)
 end
end

function addidtolist()
 newid = tonumber(string.sub(message,1,5))
 idlist[#idlist+1] = newid
end

function removeidfromlist()
 removeid = tonumber(string.sub(message,1,5))
 for rifln=1, #idlist do
  if removeid == tonumber(idlist[rifln])
  then
   for rifln2 = rifln, #idlist-1 do
    idlist[rifln2] = idlist[rifln2+1]
   end
   idlist[#idlist] = nil
   break
  end
 end
end

idlist = {}
while true do
 newmessage = skynetreceivemessage()
 type = string.sub(newmessage,1,5)
 message = string.sub(newmessage,6)
 if type == "[NID]" then addidtolist()
 elseif type == "[MSG]" then broadcastmessage()
 elseif type == "[RID]" then removeidfromlist()
 end
 print(#idlist)
end

IRCclient

Spoiler

rednet.open("top")  --Be sure to adjust this if necessary!!
IRCserverid = 51	 --Be sure to adjust this if necessary!!
shell.run("skynetapi")

function formatnumbertostring(fnumber, flength)
 fnumber = tostring(fnumber)
 if string.len(tostring(fnumber)) > flength then return false end
 if string.len(tostring(fnumber)) == flength then return tostring(fnumber) end
 if string.sub(fnumber,1,1) == "-"
 then
  fnumber = string.sub(fnumber,2)
  for formatnumbern=1, (flength-2) do
   if string.len(fnumber) == formatnumbern
   then fnumber = ("0"..fnumber)
   end
  end
  fnumber = ("-"..fnumber)
 else
  for formatnumbern=1, flength-1 do
   if string.len(fnumber) == formatnumbern
   then fnumber = ("0"..fnumber)
   end
  end
 end
 return fnumber
end

function login()
 message = "[NID]"..formatnumbertostring(os.getComputerID(), 5)

 skynetsendmessage(message, IRCserverid)


end

function logout()
 message = "[RID]"..formatnumbertostring(os.getComputerID(), 5)
 skynetsendmessage(message, IRCserverid)


end


function sendmessage()
 userid = os.getComputerID()
 if username then userid = username end
 message = ("[MSG]"..userid..": "..typeline)
 skynetsendmessage(message, IRCserverid)
end

function printnewline()
 message = string.sub(par1,6)
 print(message)
end

function executeline()
 if string.sub(typeline,1,1) == "/"
 then
  if string.sub(typeline,2,5) == "quit" then logout() os.shutdown()
  elseif string.sub(typeline,2,5) == "name" then username = string.sub(typeline,7)
  end
 else
  sendmessage()
 end
 typeline = ""
end

function updatetop()
 previousx, previousy = term.getCursorPos()
 term.setCursorPos(1,1)
 term.clearLine()
 print(">"..typeline)
 print("--------------------")
 term.setCursorPos(previousx, previousy)
end

function ircclient()
 maxx, maxy = term.getSize()
 while true do
  event, par1 = skyneteventmessage()
  if event == "skynet" and string.sub(par1,1,5) == "[IRC]" then printnewline() sleep(0.1)
  elseif event == "key" and par1 == 14 and string.len(typeline) > 0 then typeline = string.sub(typeline,1, string.len(typeline)-1) updatetop()
  elseif event == "key" and par1 == 28 and string.len(typeline) > 0 then executeline() updatetop()
  end

  if event == "char" and string.len(typeline) < maxx
  then
   typeline = (typeline..par1)
   updatetop()
  end
 end
end


term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,3)
typeline = ""
login()
updatetop()
ircclient()

[wolfnether]

you use broacast for send data is not safety !

[Ceredorac]

with the turtle factory, how did you get the buildcraft auto-crafting tables to be able to use pickaxes in their recipes?

[Cookiebal]

Ceredorac, on 07 March 2012 - 10:12 AM, said:

with the turtle factory, how did you get the buildcraft auto-crafting tables to be able to use pickaxes in their recipes?

Build a chest with the pickaxes in it next to the autocrafting table.

wolfnether, on 06 March 2012 - 10:20 PM, said:

you use broacast for send data is not safety !

It indeed isn't very secure, but it is convenient. A repeater placed anywhere will work without needing to reconfigure the old ones. I just build my computer close enough to the network (or get an additional repeater between me and the network) and I'm good to go.

[Gurax]

how can i instal the skynet?

[Cookiebal]

You make a file on your computer and call it skynetapi and then put the skynet stuff in it. Do this on each computer/turtle that is going to use skynet.

To make a repeater you just have to place the computer/turtle where you want and give it a startup program like this:

shell.run("skynetapi")
rednet.open("side the modem is on")
skynetrepeater()

To send a message over the skynet you could use a program like this

shell.run("skynetapi")
rednet.open("side with the modem")
print("What do you want to send")
message = read()
print("Who do you want to send it to")
targetid = read()
skynetsendmessage(message, targetid)

An example program to receive and print messages:

shell.run("skynetapi")
rednet.open("side with the modem")
receivedmessage = skynetreceivemessage()
print(receivedmessage)

[petrus4]

Out of curiousity, what do you do for wood, Cookie? I'm in the process of writing up some horrifically primitive turtle scripts for lumberjacking; although they're workable, provided I carry the turtles around and place them manually before I do each row. /> I probably should just bite the bullet and install Forestry, but it seems far too big for my needs.

[Cookiebal]

petrus4, on 10 March 2012 - 02:50 PM, said:

Out of curiousity, what do you do for wood, Cookie? I'm in the process of writing up some horrifically primitive turtle scripts for lumberjacking; although they're workable, provided I carry the turtles around and place them manually before I do each row. /> I probably should just bite the bullet and install Forestry, but it seems far too big for my needs.

With the Turtle Factory? Well, I just hope that at some point the turtle swarm will hit a forest. One proper forest will probably support the factory for quite a while. But other than that I got no special stuff for getting wood.

[Monochrome]

Hi, I'd like to try and build something like your turtle factory, but I'm running in a bit of a problem. What mods are you using, buildcraft + redpower + computercraft? How did you resolve the blockID incompatibility between redpower and buildcraft? Should I really start modifying block ids by hand?

[Cookiebal]

I did it manually, because I failed at opening RP2s config file D: . But you can just ctrl+f auto assign or auto-assign (not sure which one) in the RP2 config and change the bit behind it. That way it resolves the ids automatically.

[petrus4]

/>

You will probably also very much like this, Cookie:-
Skynet Tactics

That whole site (http://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/) but particularly the above page, has been an influence on the shell scripting I've done. Christopher Shields is an amazing writer.

[Pigbear]

I must get the turtle factory!!!!!!!!!! Also the new accelerators will be good for swift making of the turtles.

[BigSHinyToys]

is there any plans for skynet to have security features. right now i could see all traffic by just ruining a print in a loop with a os.pull above it.

[Cookiebal]

BigSHinyToys, on 21 March 2012 - 07:48 PM, said:

is there any plans for skynet to have security features. right now i could see all traffic by just ruining a print in a loop with a os.pull above it.

Maybe in the future some time, but for now users can use this kind of programs to at least have the message itself encrypted http://www.computerc...__fromsearch__1