Add Export.lua

Export.lua

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+--[[
+dcsw server map: Export.lua
+by Sacha Ligthert on 2024-01-14
+----
+
+Add the following lines to your Export.lua in your ...\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Scripts folder.
+If they functions already exist, you will need to do some editing yourselves.
+]]--
+
+function LuaExportStart()
+	package.path  = package.path..";"..lfs.currentdir().."/LuaSocket/?.lua"
+	package.cpath = package.cpath..";"..lfs.currentdir().."/LuaSocket/?.dll"
+
+	socket = require("socket")
+	IPAddress = "192.168.1.2"
+	Port = 12345
+
+	MySocket = socket.try(socket.connect(IPAddress, Port))
+	MySocket:setoption("tcp-nodelay",true) 
+end
+
+function LuaExportBeforeNextFrame()
+end
+
+function LuaExportAfterNextFrame()
+end
+
+function LuaExportStop()
+	-- Terminate TCP connection
+	if MySocket then 
+		socket.try(MySocket:send("exit\n"))
+		MySocket:close()
+	end
+end
+
+function LuaExportActivityNextEvent(t)
+
+	-- Required to function normal
+	local tNext = t
+
+	-- Grab objects. Create JSON. Send off to server
+	local o = LoGetWorldObjects()
+	local json = '{"units":['
+	for k,v in pairs(o) do
+	    print(v.Type)  -- add this line for debugging purposes
+	    local objectType = "unknown"
+	    objectType = type(v.Type)
+	    json = json .. string.format('{"age_in_seconds":"%.1f", "unit_name":"%s", "group_name":"%s", "name":"%s", "latitude":%f, "longitude":%f, "altitude_in_feet":%f, "heading_in_rads":%f, "pitch_in_rads":%f, "bank_in_rads":%f, "coalition":"%s", "type":"%s"},', t, v.UnitName, v.GroupName, v.Name, v.LatLongAlt.Lat, v.LatLongAlt.Long, v.LatLongAlt.Alt, v.Heading, v.Pitch, v.Bank, v.Coalition, objectType )
+	end
+
+	-- Remove trialing comma
+	json = json:sub(1, -2)
+
+	-- Wrap up JSON
+	json = json .. "]}"
+
+	-- Send it awaaaaay!
+	socket.try(MySocket:send(json))
+
+	-- Come back in 10 seconds
+	tNext = tNext + 10.0
+	return tNext
+
+end

README.md

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 # exports_lua
 
-The _exports.lua_ script running on DCS World Servers
+The _Export.lua_ script running on DCS World Servers for the Server Map
+
+## Installation
+
+Open `...\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Scripts\Export.lua` and add the contents of _Export.lua_ to this file.
+
+**Note:** It could be that these functions already exist, then you will need to copy the contents of the functions yourself.
+
+Modify the fields `IPAddress` and `Port` to point to the collector.