Send Message Basic

local compID = 0
local message = ""
local chatName = ""

function help()

    print("Please type the following commands to perform the described function:")
    print("Type /name to enter the name change function")
    print("Type /id to enter the ID change function")
    print("Type /clearscreen to clear the chat client screen")
    print("Type /clearscreenr to clear the receival monitor screen")
    print("Type /reboot to restart the client machine")
    print("Type /rebootr to restart the receival machine")

    return

end

function name(name)

    print("Please enter desired chat name: ")
    name = read()

    return name

end

function id(id)

    print("Please enter ID of receiving server: ")
    id = read()

    return id

end

function clearscreen()

    term.clear()
    term.setCursorPos(1,1)

    return

end

function clearscreenr(id)

    rednet.send(tonumber(id), "()clear()")

    return

end

function reboot()

    os.reboot()

    return

end

function rebootr(id)

    rednet.send(tonumber(id), "()reboot()")

    return

end

term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

print("Welcome to the chat client!\n")

compID = id(compID)

term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

chatName = name(chatName)

term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

rednet.open ("top")

print("Type /help for a list of commands\n")

while true do

    print("Enter Message: ")
    message = read()

    if message == "/help" then

        help()

    elseif message == "/name" then

        chatName = name(chatName)

    elseif message == "/id" then

        compID = id(compID)

    elseif message == "/clearscreen" then

        clearscreen()

    elseif message == "/clearscreenr" then

        clearscreenr(compID)

    elseif message == "/reboot" then

        reboot()

    elseif message == "/rebootr" then

        rebootr(compID)

    else

        rednet.send (tonumber(compID), (chatName)..":")
        sleep (0.08)
        rednet.send (tonumber(compID), (message))
        sleep (0.08)
        rednet.send (tonumber(compID), "-----------------------------")

    end

end