--[[ KillBot ]]
local status = false
local controller = 19
direction = ""
attackMethod = "attack" .. direction
suckMethod = "suck" .. direction

rednet.open("left")  -- turtle starts by idling until a rednet signal is received
print("waiting")

local function listen()
    id, message = rednet.receive()
    if message == "stopfarm" then -- recognizes only message stopfarm
        if status == true then
            print("stoped")
            rednet.send(controller, "stoped")
            status = false
        else
            rednet.send(controller, "not running")
        end
    elseif message == "startfarm" then -- recognizes only message startfarm
        if status == false then
            print("started")
            rednet.send(controller, "started")
            status = true
        else
            rednet.send(controller, "running")
            rednet.close()
        end
    elseif message "status" then -- another alternative command that should tell the status of the turtle
        if redstone.getOutput("bottom") == false then
            rednet.send(controller, "inactive")
        else
            rednet.send(controller, "active")
        end
    end
end

local function killcollect()
    while true do
        -- print("attacking")
        _G["turtle"][attackMethod]()
        -- print("sucking")
        _G["turtle"][suckMethod]()
        -- print("dropping")
        for c = 1, 16 do
            turtle.select(c)
            turtle.dropDown()
        end
    end
end

while true do
    if status == true then
        parallel.waitForAny(listen,killcollect)
    else
        listen();
    end
end