WirelessPocketComputerMonitor

-- WirelessReceiver.lua
-- Version 1.0
-- Author: AshGrey
-- Date: 2024-10-16

-- This script listens for transmitted missing item data from the AE2Warehouse script
-- and displays the information on the wireless pocket computer.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- INITIALIZATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Initialize Ender Modem
local modem = peripheral.wrap("back") -- Wrap the Ender Modem on the left side
if not modem then error("Ender Modem not found.") end
print("Ender Modem initialized.")

-- Set the modem to listen on the specified channel
local channel = 1
modem.open(channel)
print("Listening for missing items on channel:", channel)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- MAIN LOOP
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

while true do
    -- Wait for a message on the specified channel
    local senderID, receivedChannel, message = os.pullEvent("modem_message")

    -- Ensure the message is on the right channel
    if receivedChannel == channel then
        print("Received missing items data:", message)

        -- Display the missing items
        print("Missing Items:")
        for itemData in message:gmatch("[^;]+") do
            local itemName, count = itemData:match("([^:]+):([^:]+)")
            print(itemName .. ": " .. count)
        end
    end

    -- Short sleep to prevent CPU overuse
    sleep(0.5)
end