reactor

--[[
    Program name: EZ-NUKE reactor control system
    Version: v0002 Pre-alpha
    Programmer: ScatmanJohn
    Last update: 8.1.2014
    Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/sUiYsgmp
    Description:
    This program controls a Big Reactors nuclear reactor
    in Minecraft with a Computercraft computer, using Computercraft's
    own wired modem connected to the reactors computer control port.
    Resources:
    Reactor control:
        http://pastebin.com/HjUVNDau
    FC API:
        http://pastebin.com/A9hcbZWe
    Monitor size is X: 29, Y: 12 with a 3x2 size
]]--

print("Initializing program...");

function wrapThis(thing)
        local wrapped, i = nil, 0
        while wrapped == nil and i <= 100 do
                wrapped = peripheral.wrap(thing.."_"..i)
                i = i + 1
        end

        if wrapped == nil then
                side = getDeviceSide(thing)
                if side ~= nil then
                        return peripheral.wrap(side)
                else
                        return nil
                end
        else
                return wrapped
        end
end

-- Then initialize the monitor
local monitor = wrapThis("monitor")
if monitor == nil then
    print("Can't find monitor.")
end

local inittext = "Monitor initialized"
local monitorx, monitory = monitor.getSize()
local textx, texty = monitorx/4, monitory/2

monitor.clear()
monitor.setCursorPos(textx, texty)
monitor.write(inittext)
monitor.setCursorPos(1,1)
monitor.write("1")
monitor.setCursorPos(1,monitory)
monitor.write("3")
monitor.setCursorPos(monitorx,1)
monitor.write("2")
monitor.setCursorPos(monitorx,monitory)
monitor.write("4")
print("X size: "..monitorx.." characters.")
print("Y size: "..monitory.." characters.")

-- Let's connect to the reactor peripheral
local reactor = wrapThis("BigReactors-Reactor")
if reactor == nil then
    print("Can't find reactor.")
end

local temp = reactor.getTemperature()
print("Temperature: "..temp)

print("Everything went better than expected.")

-- Begin loop to fetch reactor data and display it on the monitor
--[[

while 1 do
    -- Retrieve reactor data

    -- Prepare the printable elements

    -- Print elements in their spots on the monitor
end

]]--

--[[ OLD CODE USED FOR TESTING

print("Program loaded. Scanning for reactor...");
local reactor
reactor = peripheral.wrap("back")
isactive = reactor.getActive();
if isactive == true
    print("Reactor active.");
    monitor.print("All's well!");
else
    print("Reactor inactive.");
end

]]--