StatTimer

-- Simple timer to update stats on screen.

function getWireless()
  local peripherals = peripheral.getNames()
  local wirelessSide = nil
  local gotWireless = false
  for i=1, #peripherals do
    print("Checking " .. peripherals[i])
    if peripheral.getType(peripherals[i]) == "modem" then
      print("It is a Modem")
      if peripheral.call(peripherals[i],"isWireless") then
        print("It is also Wireless")
        wirelessSide = peripherals[i]
        gotWireless = true
      end
    end
    if gotWireless then
      break
    end
  end
  return wirelessSide
end
function getPlayer(p)
  print("getting player info for " .. p)
  rednet.send(server,"get " ..  p)
  local msg = nil
  local attempts = 1
  -- wait for message for 10 ticks retry 3 times
  repeat
    print("attempt " .. attempts)
    id,msg,proto = rednet.receive(.5)
    attempts = attempts + 1
  until msg or (attempts > 3 )
  if msg and id == server then
    print(msg)
    return msg
  else
    return nil
  end
end
function showStats(p)
  stats.setBackgroundColor(colors.black)
  stats.clear()
  stats.setCursorPos(2,3)
  stats.write("Conversion Rate: $1 equals " .. conversionRate .. " Credits")
  stats.setCursorPos(2,4)
  stats.write("Stand On The PIM Then Click Buttons To Use")
  if p then
    stats.setCursorPos(2,1)
    stats.write("Balance in Money: $" .. math.floor(p.balance/conversionRate) .. " Remaining Credits: " .. p.balance%conversionRate)
    stats.setCursorPos(2,2)
    stats.write("Player: " .. p.name)
    stats.setCursorPos(mW - string.len("Credits: " .. p.balance)- 1,2)
    stats.write("Credits: " .. p.balance)
  end
end
pim = peripheral.find("pim")
m = peripheral.find("monitor")
m.setTextScale(.5)
mW,mH = m.getSize()
stats = window.create(m,2,mH-3,mW-2,4)
lastPlayerName = "pim"
player = nil
conversionRate = 10
rednet.open(getWireless())
server = 267
showStats(nil)
while true do
  timer = os.startTimer(.5)
  while true do
    _,eTimer = os.pullEvent("timer")
    if eTimer == timer then
      break
    end
  end
  print("got timer, getting player standing on the pim")
  -- Get player standing on pim and update monitor to display name and credits
  playerName = assert(pim.getInventoryName(),"PIM Seems to be missing or not wrapped")
  if playerName ~= "pim" then
    if lastPlayerName ~= playerName then
      lastPlayerName = playerName
      msg = getPlayer(playerName)
        -- continue if message was recieved back from server
      if msg ~=nil then
        player = textutils.unserialize(msg)
        print(player)
        showStats(player)
      end
    end
  else
    if lastPlayerName ~= "pim" then
      lastPlayerName = "pim"
      player = nil
      showStats(player)
    end
  end
end