server_list(2).ns

function serverAppend(serverList, toAppend, ns) {
    //for each server in toAppend
    toAppend.forEach(function(item, index, array) {
        //if serverList does not contain the new server and server isn't already being hacked
        if ( (!(serverList.includes(item))) && (!(ns.isRunning("basic_hack.ns", item)))) {
        //then add the new server to serverList
            serverList.push(item);

        }
    });


}

async function checkList(ns, serverList) {
                //for each server in the list
    await serverList.forEach(async function(item, index, array) {
        //if the number of ports required to open is less than or equal to the number of port-busting programs owned and the server is hackable currently
        if (item == "home") {
            serverList.splice(serverList.indexOf("home"));
        } else {
            await ns.run("required_ports_open.ns", 1, item);
            if ((ns.read(2) === true) && (ns.getHackingLevel() >= ns.getServerRequiredHackingLevel(item))) {
                //run infect.ns
                await ns.run("infect.ns", 1, item);
                serverList.splice(serverList.indexOf(item), 1);
            }
        }
    });
}

export async function main(ns) {
    await ns.run ("first_write.ns");
    let serverList = [];
    //test: serverList will be empty and a few things will be written into port 1
    //While true
    while (true) {
        //Check port 1 for more servers
        if (ns.peek(1) != "NULL PORT DATA") {
        let serversToRead = ns.read(1);
        serverAppend(serverList, serversToRead, ns);
        }
        await checkList(ns, serverList);
        //await ns.print(serverList);
        //wait 5 seconds
        await ns.sleep(5000);
    }
}