Collect.lua

mats= {}
counts= {}
list= {mats, counts}

print(" ")

function scanDown(n)
    print("hey I'm starting")
    x, y= turtle.inspectDown()
    material= y.name
    for i=1, #(n[1]) do
        if n[1][i] == material then
            n[2][i]= n[2][i]+1
            print("old material")
            return n
        end
    end
    tempEnd= #(n[1])+1
    n[1][tempEnd]= material
    n[2][tempEnd]= 1
    print("new material")
    return n
end

function display(n)
    print(" ")
    for i=1, #(n[1]) do
        print(n[1][i] .. "  ".. n[2][i])
    end
end


function save(n, name)
    file= io.open(name, "w")
    for i=1, #(n[1]) do
        file:write(n[1][i].. " ".. n[2][i].. "\n")
    end
    file:close()
end

for x=1, 7 do
   list= scanDown(list)
    turtle.forward()
end