broadcasting [SOLVED] Each side has different amount of bananas. Is there a smarter way to check and broadcast them?

[thy_ 183]

I'm sure there's a smarter and maybe lighter way to broadcast organized data (as in this case, in arrays) that will change during the game!

(from 0 to 10 times, but probably never 20 times per side in multiplayer games. For single-player this number is reduced drastically, around 0-2)

 

Can you suggest a better way to broadcast the example seen through both functions below?

 

THY_fnc_bananasCounter = {
	params [...];
	private [...];

	// Initial values:
	_cntr = [];

	// Addressing each side-array in THY_allBananas = [[blu], [opf], [ind], [civ]] = [[0],[0],[0],[0]]
	switch (side _player) do {
		case BLUFOR:      { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 0 };
		case OPFOR:       { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 1 };
		case INDEPENDENT: { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 2 };
		case CIVILIAN:    { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 3 };
	};

	// Increasing the side amount:
	if (...) then {
		_cntr = [(_cntr # 0) + 1];
	};

	switch (side _player) do {
		case BLUFOR:      { THY_allBananas = [_cntr, THY_allBananas # 1, THY_allBananas # 2, THY_allBananas # 3] };
		case OPFOR:       { THY_allBananas = [THY_allBananas # 0, _cntr, THY_allBananas # 2, THY_allBananas # 3] };
		case INDEPENDENT: { THY_allBananas = [THY_allBananas # 0, THY_allBananas # 1, _cntr, THY_allBananas # 3] };
		case CIVILIAN:    { THY_allBananas = [THY_allBananas # 0, THY_allBananas # 1, THY_allBananas # 2, _cntr] };
	};

	// Broadcasting the new value:
	publicVariable "THY_allBananas";

	// Return:
	true
};

 

THY_fnc_reportingBananasAmount = {
	params [...];
	private [...];

	// Initial values:
	_cntr = [];

	// Addressing each side-array in THY_allBananas = [[blu], [opf], [ind], [civ]] = [[0],[0],[0],[0]]
	switch (side _player) do {
		case BLUFOR:      { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 0 };
		case OPFOR:       { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 1 };
		case INDEPENDENT: { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 2 };
		case CIVILIAN:    { _cntr = THY_allBananas # 3 };
	};

	// Showing the bananas amount by side:
	systemChat format ["The %1 side has %2 banana(s) available!", side _player, _cntr # 0];

	// Return:
	true
};

 

I tried the setVariable / getVariable logic, but I'm unsure if it would work like that or if I'm tripping because I don't understand Namespaces yet.

Spoiler

// SOMEWHERE ELSE?
missionNamespace setVariable ["THY_bananasBLU", 0, true];
missionNamespace setVariable ["THY_bananasOPF", 0, true];
missionNamespace setVariable ["THY_bananasIND", 0, true];
missionNamespace setVariable ["THY_bananasCIV", 0, true];


THY_fnc_bananasCounter = {
	params [...];
	private [...];

	//???????

	// Return:
	true
};

THY_fnc_reportingBananasAmount = {
	params [...];
	private [...];

	//???????

	// Return:
	true
};

 

 

[pierremgi 4944]

if isServer then {
  missionNameSpace setVariable ["THY_bananas",createHashMapFromArray [[WEST, 0], [EAST,0], [INDEPENDENT, 0],[CIVILIAN,0]],TRUE];
};

 

This initialize hashmap of 4 counters for 4 sides from server (and not by each JIP clients)

 

In game for some condition (and repeatable loop)...

 

If (somethingTrue) then {
  private _hashCounter = missionNameSpace getVariable "THY_bananas";
  _hashCounter set [side player, (_hashCounter get side player) +1];
  missionNameSpace setVariable ["THY_bananas", _hashCounter,TRUE];
  hint str  (missionNameSpace getVariable "THY_bananas");
};

 

[thy_ 183]

2 hours ago, pierremgi said:

(...) This initialize hashmap of 4 counters for 4 sides from server (and not by each JIP clients)

If (somethingTrue) then {
  private _hashCounter = missionNameSpace getVariable "THY_bananas";
  _hashCounter set [side player, (_hashCounter get side player) +1];
  missionNameSpace setVariable ["THY_bananas", _hashCounter,TRUE];
  hint str  (missionNameSpace getVariable "THY_bananas");
};

 

 

What a great command this createHashMapFromArray. And I didn't know about the get command either. 
This will help me A LOT.