Timestamp Console v0.1

-- ########################################## --
-- ## TheOnlyCozzy's Timestamp Console Log ## --
-- #############################  v0.1  ##### --

createdTimers = {} -- timer IDs to store when messages gets recieved
interval = 10 -- how often to update timer intervals
tX,tY = term.getSize() -- get terminal dimensions

function createTimer(timerName,text) -- create new timer in next slot in createdTimers
  timerName = os.startTimer(interval)
  createdTimers[#createdTimers+1] = {timerID = timerName, interval = 0, message = text}

end

rednet.open("right")
while true do
  event,p1,p2,p3 = os.pullEvent()

  if event == "timer" then -- if a timer event fired
    if #createdTimers > tY-1 then -- if the list is bigger than what can be displayed
      table.remove(createdTimers,1)
    end

    for i=1,#createdTimers do
      if createdTimers[i].timerID == p1 then -- check for a match timer fired to list
        createdTimers[i].interval = createdTimers[i].interval + 1 -- add one to the interval

        --print("timer "..createdTimers[i].timerID.." fired") -- debug
        createdTimers[i].timerID = os.startTimer(interval) -- restart timer

      end --> end check for match

      timeElapsed = createdTimers[i].interval*interval -- store time to convert to seconds and minutes

      if timeElapsed < 60 then -- timestamp formatting
        timeElapsed = tostring(timeElapsed).." sec"
      elseif timeElapsed == 60 then
        timeElapsed = "1 min"
      elseif timeElapsed > 60 then
        formatting = tostring(timeElapsed/60)
        timeElapsed = string.sub(formatting,1,4).." min"
      end

      term.setCursorPos(1,tY-(#createdTimers-i)) -- align messages
      term.clearLine() -- clear line to remove excess text from previous message
      term.write(timeElapsed..") "..createdTimers[i].message) -- write new message

    end --> end of for createdTimers loop
  end --> end of timer event

  if event == "rednet_message" then -- if recieved a rednet message
    rand = math.random(655355) -- generate random 16 bit number
    createTimer(rand,p2)

  end --> end of rednet message event
end --> end of while true do