Restart resource automatically

[Yussuf]

hello ! i'm beginner in Lua language and i would create resource wich restart some other resource every time (timer wich repeat for unlimited ) but no thing happens :

  
function restartresource () 
local res = getResourceName ("ressource.xml") 
if getResourceName then 
restart (res) 
end 
end 
setTimer ( restartresource , 10000 , .. ) 
  

resource.xml :

  
<resource> 
<resource src="ressource.name"> 
</resource> 
  

Please can you help me ?

Thanks

[Castillo]

Well, as you're new to Lua scripting I won't be rude , but this is a mess .

What I understand is that you're trying to restart resources from a XML file.

-- resources.xml

    "myResourceName"> 

function restartResources () 
    local resourcesFile = xmlLoadFile("resources.xml") 
    if (not resourcesFile) then outputDebugString("Failed to load 'resources.xml'.",2) return end 
    for index, child in ipairs(xmlNodeGetChildren(resourcesFile)) do 
        local resName = xmlNodeGetAttribute(child, "name") 
        local resource = getResourceFromName(resName) 
        if (resource and getResourceState(resource) == "running") then 
            restartResource(resource) 
        end 
    end 
    xmlUnloadFile(resourcesFile) 
end 
setTimer ( restartResources, 10000, 0 ) 

Edited December 13, 2011 by Guest

[Yussuf]

Thanks but always it show me Fail to load resource.xml !!!??

[Castillo]

Do you have the file "resources.xml"?

[Yussuf]

yes !! Maybe i did a mistake ^^ :

(for example)

  
<resources> 
      <resource name="freeroam"> 
</resources> 
  

Is it true ??

[Castillo]

Are you completely sure that the file is called "resources.xml" and not "resource.xml"?

[Yussuf]

Yes i'm sure ...

[Castillo]

The same things happens to me... I don't know I have the file too.

Edit: I found the problem, the XML wasn't correct:

    "resourceName"/> 

P.S: Copy my SCRIPT again, I fixed a error.

[Yussuf]

No the same thing ! First it showed me : Access denied @ ...

so i added a line in admin group in the acl.xml file Then it showed me Failed to load resource.xml

I think that there's an error in resource.xml

(note : when i should write the resource name : 1 or 2 ?? i tried the both but no result )

[Evil-Cod3r]

try this

function this ( theResource ) 
    local they = getResourceFromName ( "freeroam" ) 
    if ( they and theResource == they ) then 
    if getResourceState(freeroam) == "running" then 
    restartResource(freeroam) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getRootElement(), this ) 

[Yussuf]

Thanks Solidsnake14 for your help

Thank you so much Evil-Cod3r I modified your resource like this (without checking if it's running or not )

  
function this ( theResource ) 
    local they = getResourceFromName ( "freeroam" ) 
if getResourceFromName then 
    restartResource(they) 
    end 
end 
setTimer (this, 10000,0  ) 
  
  

Simple ^^

[50p]

Thanks Solidsnake14

Thank you so much Evil-Cod3r I modified your resource like this (without checking if it's running or not )

  
function this ( theResource ) 
    local they = getResourceFromName ( "freeroam" ) 
if getResourceFromName then 
    restartResource(they) 
    end 
end 
setTimer (this, 10000,0  ) 
  
  

Simple ^^

Your resource is hard-coded now. This means if you want to add another resource that you want to restart after certain amount of time, you have to modify the code.

Make it so you load xml file, like before. Make sure the .xml file is added to meta.xml as and try to use getResourceConfig instead. You can still use xml functions with returned value that is xmlnode. I've always preferred to use this instead of xmlLoadFile. You have to remember to use xmlUnloadFile when you're finished with reading the file.

[Castillo]

My script works perfectly, you must add the resource which has the script to restart them to the ACL.

[Yussuf]

Thanks