From 2fec2ffa09044bad1ede6979f0a35c714c93b886 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andy <andy>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:59:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Hook an initialization function to patch up any missing
 /sim/input/selected/engine[n] properties.  Also, new properties get empty
 string values (which are boolean true in Nasal, maybe that should be
 changed?), so test for numeric truth.

---
 Nasal/controls.nas | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Nasal/controls.nas b/Nasal/controls.nas
index 67c4d6163..789dd1d27 100644
--- a/Nasal/controls.nas
+++ b/Nasal/controls.nas
@@ -3,12 +3,25 @@ startEngine = func {
     engs = props.globals.getNode("/controls/engines").getChildren("engine");
     for(i=0; i<size(engs); i=i+1) {
         select = sel.getChild("engine", i);
-        if(select != nil and select.getValue()) {
+        if(select != nil and select.getValue() != 0) {
             engs[i].getNode("starter").setBoolValue(1);
         }
     }
 }
 
+# Initialization hack (called after initialization via a timeout), to
+# make sure that the number of engine properties in the selection tree
+# match the actual number of engines.  This should probably be fixed in a
+# more elegant way...
+initSelectProps = func {
+    engs = props.globals.getNode("/controls/engines").getChildren("engine");
+    sel = props.globals.getNode("/sim/input/selected");
+    for(i=0; i<size(engs); i=i+1) {
+        if(sel.getChild("engine", i) == nil) {
+            sel.getNode("engine[" ~ i ~ "]", 1); }}
+}
+settimer(initSelectProps, 0);
+
 selectEngine = func {
     sel = props.globals.getNode("/sim/input/selected").getChildren("engine");
     foreach(node; sel) { node.setBoolValue(node.getIndex() == arg[0]); }
@@ -25,7 +38,7 @@ stepMagnetos = func {
     sel = props.globals.getNode("/sim/input/selected");
     for(i=0; i<size(engs); i=i+1) {
         select = sel.getChild("engine", i);
-        if(select != nil and select.getValue()) {
+        if(select != nil and select.getValue() != 0) {
             mag = engs[i].getNode("magnetos", 1);
             mag.setIntValue(mag.getValue() + change);
         }