making a kind of active directory thing

t_ids = {
[4] = "Castle Security Office",
[10] = "Name of pc ID 10",
}
-- etc...

print("Command forwarded to: " .. t_ids[id]) -- where id would be one of the id's

remiX, on 14 January 2013 - 09:06 AM said:

Well you can have a table for all the saved names:

t_ids = {
[4] = "Castle Security Office",
[10] = "Name of pc ID 10",
}
-- etc...

print("Command forwarded to: " .. t_ids[id]) -- where id would be one of the id's

You could use files, but in this case, tables would do fine.

zekesonxx, on 14 January 2013 - 09:32 AM said:

Still use tables. Just do textutils.serialize and textutils.unserialize.

while true do
print("--------------------------------------------")
print("Waiting for message...")
id, msg, dist = rednet.receive()
print("Message ".. msg .." received from ".. id ..", authenticating...")

continue = false
users = fs.open("users", "r")
while true do
  line = users.readLine()
  if not line then
   print("User ID ".. id .." authentication failed.")
   continue = false
   break
  elseif line == tostring(id) then
   print("User ID ".. id .." authentication succeeded.")
   continue = true
   break
  end
end
users.close()

if continue then
  command = {}
  for match in string.gmatch(msg, "[^ \t]+") do
    table.insert( command, match )
  end
  end
  end

NeverCast, on 14 January 2013 - 09:42 AM said:

Serializing tables is always easier and better than writing out your own stuff. Because you can have one function that saves the table and one that loads it, and both have no more than 3 lines of code. Then you can add what ever you like to your tables, username, password, an array of emails, last login date, security access level, real name, current location, data of birth, Social Security Number, Current Armour!, Current Health!!, Or how many COOKIES THEY HAVE!!

In a sane conclusion, just serialize your tables to file, It's much easier and it's future proof

function loadUsers()
  local h = fs.open("users", "r")
  local t = textutils.unserialize( h.readAll() )
  h.close()
  return t or {}
end

function saveUsers( tUsers )
tUsers = tUsers or {}
local h = fs.open("users", "w")
h.write(textutils.serialize(tUsers))
h.close()
end

function handleCommand( sMessage )
  command = {}
  for match in string.gmatch(sMessage, "[^ \t]+") do
	table.insert( command, match )
  end
  return command
end

while true do
print("--------------------------------------------")
print("Waiting for message...")
id, msg, dist = rednet.receive()
print("Message ".. msg .." received from ".. id ..", authenticating...")
local users = loadUsers()
if users[id] then
  print("User ID "..id .." authentication succeeded.")
  local tCommand = handleCommand(msg)
else
  print("User ID "..id.." failed")
end

end

NeverCast, on 14 January 2013 - 10:00 AM said:

function loadUsers()
  local h = fs.open("users", "r")
  local t = textutils.unserialize( h.readAll() )
  h.close()
  return t or {}
end

function saveUsers( tUsers )
tUsers = tUsers or {}
local h = fs.open("users", "w")
h.write(textutils.serialize(tUsers))
h.close()
end

function handleCommand( sMessage )
  command = {}
  for match in string.gmatch(sMessage, "[^ \t]+") do
	table.insert( command, match )
  end
  return command
end

while true do
print("--------------------------------------------")
print("Waiting for message...")
id, msg, dist = rednet.receive()
print("Message ".. msg .." received from ".. id ..", authenticating...")
local users = loadUsers()
if users[id] then
  print("User ID "..id .." authentication succeeded.")
  local tCommand = handleCommand(msg)
else
  print("User ID "..id.." failed")
end

end

This handles the loading, saving and command execution like your previous code did.
What else this offers is that you can go users[id].emailAddress = "name@myserver", and when you save it and load it, that value will still be there, you didn't have to change the save or loading code at all.

version="12.3.4"
--clear screen function (lazyness)
function clear()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
end
function shutdown()
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
sp("Shutting Down: 5") --Print "shutting down: 5"
sleep(1) --sleep for a second
term.setCursorPos(1,15) --set cursor pos to line 4, character 1
print("Shutting Down: 4") --repeat, subrtacting 1 from the timer each time
sleep(1)
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
print("Shutting Down: 3")
sleep(1)
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
print("Shutting Down: 2")
sleep(1)
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
print("Shutting Down: 1")
sleep(1)
os.shutdown() --shut the system down
end
--reboots comp after 5 second countdown
function reboot()
clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
sp("Rebooting In: 5") --Print "Rebooting In: 5"
sleep(1) --sleep for a second
term.setCursorPos(1,15) --set cursor pos to line 4, character 1
print("Rebooting In: 4") --repeat, subrtacting 1 from the timer each time
sleep(1)
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
print("Rebooting In: 3")
sleep(1)
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
print("Rebooting In: 2")
sleep(1)
term.setCursorPos(1,15)
print("Rebooting In: 1")
sleep(1)
os.reboot() --reboot the system
end
--Program Starts! detect if a modem is attached, if it is, enable it
if peripheral.getType("top") == "modem" then
rednet.open("top")
elseif peripheral.getType("back") == "modem" then
rednet.open("back")
elseif peripheral.getType("left") == "modem" then
rednet.open("left")
elseif peripheral.getType("right") == "modem" then
rednet.open("right")
elseif peripheral.getType("bottom") == "modem" then
rednet.open("bottom")
else
clear()
print("Please Connect A Modem And Try Again.")
print("")
sleep(1)
shutdown()
end

print("G&J Tech Mainframe System: BoostIt, V"..version)
print("(C) 2013 G&J Tech Software Inc.")
print("")
print("hold CTRL+S to shutdown")
print("hold CTRL+R to reboot")
ostime = os.time()
time = textutils.formatTime(ostime, false)
while true do
sender, message = rednet.receive()
if message == "relay" then
print("responded to presence check")
rednet.send(sender, "True")
elseif message == "RebootRelay" then
print("reboot command issued")
rednet.send(sender, "rebooting!")
else
--actual repeater part--
rednet.send(0, message) --send "message" to id 0 (the server)
print("[", time, "] Command forwarded to server")
serverID, reply = rednet.receive() --wait for a responce
rednet.send(sender, reply) --send the servers reply back to the original sender
print("[", time, "] Command forwarded to client ID ", sender)		 <<===Code needs to replce the sender part of this line
end
end

NeverCast, on 14 January 2013 - 11:32 AM said:

Not quite sure where you want me to implement it, that's a whole lot of left aligned code.
If you pastebin it or use the code tag dialog box, it'll keep the tabbing.

table_of_ids = {
[4] = "Castle Security Office",
[10] = "Name of pc ID 10",
}

print("[", time, "] Command forwarded to client ID ", table_of_ids[sender] or sender) -- if the ID doesn't exist in the table, it will just print the ID

remiX, on 15 January 2013 - 05:28 PM said:

Add a table like I said,

table_of_ids = {
[4] = "Castle Security Office",
[10] = "Name of pc ID 10",
}

and then print:

print("[", time, "] Command forwarded to client ID ", table_of_ids[sender] or sender) -- if the ID doesn't exist in the table, it will just print the ID

It's the easiest way to do it !

DIR = {
[2] = "IT Center Office Terminal",
[4] = "Castle Security Office",
[10] = "Name of pc ID 10",
}
Directory = fs.open("Directory", "w")
Table = textutils.serialize(DIR)
Directory.write(Table)
Directory.close()

Directory = fs.open("Directory", "r")
Table = Directory.readAll()
DIR = textutils.unserialize(Table)
Directory.close()

NeverCast, on 14 January 2013 - 09:42 AM said:

Then you can add what ever you like to your tables, username, password, an array of emails, last login date, security access level, real name, current location, data of birth, Social Security Number, Current Armour!, Current Health!!, Or how many COOKIES THEY HAVE!!

t_IDs = {
[1] = {ID = 3, name = "Security Office", colorOfText = colours.red},
[2] = {ID = 10, name = "Name of PC with ID 10", colorOfText = colours.purple},
}

--[[ Now, how the hell do you access
    that mysteriously wonderful
    information? :o/>
]]--

print(t_IDs[1].ID) -- output is 3
term.setTextColour(t_IDs[1].colorOfText) -- will  set the text colour to red
print(t_IDs[2].name) -- output is Security Office.

--[[ To check if the senderID of a rednet message
      is within the table
--]]
id, msg = rednet.receive()
for i, opt in pairs(t_IDs) do
  if id == opt.ID then
    print("Yes, " .. id .. " is within the table with name: " .. opt.name .. ".")
    break -- end loop
  end
end

remiX, on 19 January 2013 - 06:14 AM said:

Tables are fun…

t_IDs = {
[1] = {ID = 3, name = "Security Office", colorOfText = colours.red},
[2] = {ID = 10, name = "Name of PC with ID 10", colorOfText = colours.purple},
}

--[[ Now, how the hell do you access
	that mysteriously wonderful
	information? :o/>/>
]]--

print(t_IDs[1].ID) -- output is 3
term.setTextColour(t_IDs[1].colorOfText) -- will  set the text colour to red
print(t_IDs[2].name) -- output is Security Office.

--[[ To check if the senderID of a rednet message
	  is within the table
--]]
id, msg = rednet.receive()
for i, opt in pairs(t_IDs) do
  if id == opt.ID then
	print("Yes, " .. id .. " is within the table with name: " .. opt.name .. ".")
	break -- end loop
  end
end