-- updates  the list of people who are
-- <= 11, >11 and <= 27, or >27 yards away.
rcheck_make_list {

	-- IMPORTANT: clear the entries of the "check", "scan" and "skip" arrays before starting this command!!!

	y = 1
	-- numberOfPlayersInTheRaid is what vanilla wow returns. if it does not return a thing, use 40 instead
	while (y <= numberOfPlayersInTheRaid)
	{
	-- getrange can be found below
	-- checks if player is further away than 27y
	if (getrange(raidPlayer(y)) = 0)
		{
			-- adds the player to a list of people who are further than 27y away
			addcheck playerName(y)
		}

	else if (getrange(raidPlayer(y) = 27)
		{
			-- adds the player to a list of people who are >11 but <= 27 yards away and
			-- who can scan their 11 yards surrounding for additional players
			addscan playerName(y)
		}
	else if (getrange(raidPlayer(y) = 11)
		{
			-- adds the player to a list of people who are within 11 yards range and
			-- need not to be scanned later on.
			addskip playerName(y)
		}

	y = y +1
	}

	-- request the 11 y range check of all people within the "scan" array
	request_sync_data
}

-- usage: request_sync_data
-- requests those people who are in your "scan" array (within 27 yards of you but further than 11 yards)
-- to do a range check and send you their player names within 11 yards.
request_sync_data {
	y = 1
	while (y <= number of entries in the "scan" array)
	{
		-- here needs to be a command to send entry y in your "scan" array a request for his 11 yards range check

		y = y +1
	}
}


-- event which checks the incoming "request_sync_data" info from other players (who is within their 11 yards range).
-- not sure if you should get an array of names or just each name one by one (the array version is much more practical)
event incoming_sync_data {
	y = 1
	while (y <= incomingArrayEntries)
	{

	-- now check if the entry y of the incoming array is within your "check" array. If so, remove
	-- the entry from your "check" array.
	-- I don't know how to do that, but here needs to stand the command for it.

	y = y+1
	}

	-- @vnm: now comes the command you use in your range check macro, but only for people still remaining within the "check" array.
	range_check_by_healing_vnm_command
}

-- event when somebody else requests the 11 yard range check data from you.
event range_request {
	rcheck_make_list
	-- send requester the array with people within the 11 yards range (the array is called "skip")
}

-- basically executes the vnm 40y range check on all people remaining in the "check" array
-- and updates luna afterwards
range_check_by_healing_vnm_command {

	-- bladida command, loop, whatever
	-- again, names who are within the 40y healing range determined by your macro are deleted from the "check" array

	-- final command to update luna (only people left in the "check" array will be displayed as > 40y)
	update_luna

}

-- usage: getrange(playerName)
getrange {
	if (playerWithin27yards(playerName) == true)
	{
		-- range between 0 and 11
		if (playerWithin11yards(playerName) == true) return 11
		-- range between 11 and 27
		else return 27
	}
	-- over 27y range
	else return 0
}

-- usage: addcheck(playerName)
addcheck {
-- I have no clue how to make arrays, but this command should create the array "check" and if this array is already created,
-- add a player name to it.
}

-- usage: addscan(playerName)
addscan {
-- I have no clue how to make arrays, but this command should create the array "scan" and if this array is already created,
-- add a player name to it.
}

-- usage: addskip(playerName)
addskip {
-- I have no clue how to make arrays, but this command should create the array "skip" and if this array is already created,
-- add a player name to it.

}