CC Plethora Neural Interface Mining Guide

filter="applied"
meta=0
scanner=peripheral.wrap("back")
function getAngle(x,y)
    return (180/math.pi)*math.atan(y,x)
end

function getDistance(block)
    vec=vector.new(block.x,block.y,block.z)
    return vec.length(vec)
end

function moveTo(x,y,z)
    if x~=0 then
        xa=0
        if x>0 then xa=-90 elseif x<0 then xa=90 end
        scanner.launch(xa,0,0.2)
    end
    if z~=0 then
        xa=0
        if z>0 then xa=0 elseif z<0 then xa=180 end
        scanner.launch(xa,0,0.2)
    end
end

while true do
    blocks={}
    for _, block in pairs(scanner.scan()) do
        if string.find(block.name,filter) and block.metadata==meta then
            table.insert(blocks,block)
        end

    end
    table.sort(blocks,function(a,b) return getDistance(a)<getDistance(b) end)
    if #blocks>0 then
        block=blocks[1]
        msg=(("The block at %d, %d, %d is %s"):format(block.x, block.y, block.z, block.name))
        scanner.tell(msg)
        moveTo(block.x,block.y,block.z)
        print(msg)
    end
    sleep(0.5)
end