Jeremydeath's Various Wire Addons

[Jeremydeath]

I've started this thread to be a culmination of all of the various wire addons that I have created. Comments are welcome and good luck wiring.

Eye Pod:

After seeing Beer's demonstration of the Eye Pod controller, I couldn't stop trying to replicate it. After several days of work I came up with this controller. The first one was terrible because it lagged a lot and updated extremely slowly, but I have since completely revamped it.

To work it, first spawn the eye pod under the Wire->Wire-I/O->Eye Pod tab. Then right click link it with a pod and wire up the “Enable” input to a place where you want to turn it on. It will output the XY change of the mouse since last update, or the cumulative XY position of the mouse if the “Output Cumulative Mouse Position” checkbox was checked. The position of the mouse will default back to zero when you get out of the seat if the “Default Outputs To Zero When Inactive” checkbox is checked. The file is in addon format. Just extract to your addons folder.

Features:

• Locks your view in a pod
• Outputs XY mouse position or XY mouse change
• Takes “SetPitch” and “SetYaw” inputs to manually set viewing angles
• Can default to zero when no one is in the pod or the EyePod is off
• Automatically corrects for seats whose models are rotated 90 degrees in the major model packs
• Full duplicator support (saves pod link!)
• 2D Vector Output of mouse XY position
• Angle type input for combined setting of the view angles
• Ability to clamp output with sliders (auto error checking included)
• Overlay text displaying the person currently using the pod and the model of the pod linked to
• Tool can clear existing links
• Setting preset saving in tool panel

ADDED TO THE OFFICIAL SVN! Just update wire. Enjoy!

E2 Set Eye Angle Functions:

These were my first E2 functions. They are the setEye(A) and the E:setDriverEye(A). They are fairly simple, but with some creativity, they could be very useful. setEye(A) sets the owner’s eye angle (where you are looking at) and E:setDriverEye(A) sets the driver of entity E:’s eye angle to angle A. These might be useful for targeting, for mouse controlled ships, and for an eye pod like effect. E:setDriverEye(A) takes the entity of the vehicle before the function, and the angle you want to look at in the parameters. setEye(A) takes the angle you want to look at.
Here is the code:

AddCSLuaFile('SetEye.lua')

/********************************************************************************/
registerFunction("setDriverEye", "e:a", "", function(self, args)
    local op1, op2 = args[2], args[3]
    local rv1, rv2 = op1[1](self, op1), op2[1](self, op2)
    if(!rv1 or !validEntity(rv1) or !rv1:IsVehicle()) then return end
    if(!isOwner(self, rv1)) then return end
    local ply = rv1:GetDriver()
    if(!ply:IsValid()) then return end
    ply:SetEyeAngles( Angle(rv2[1],rv2[2],rv2[3]) )
end)

registerFunction("setEye", "a", "", function(self, args)
    local op1 = args[2]
    local rv1 = op1[1](self, op1)
    if(!rv1) then return end
    self.player:SetEyeAngles( Angle(rv1[1],rv1[2],rv1[3]) )
end)

Also, the code is in addon format as an attachment. Just extract to your addons folder.


Here is an example of setEye(A)’s use: (it makes you look at Target entity)

 @name LookAt Test
@inputs Target:entity On
@outputs 
@persist 
@trigger all

interval(10)

if(On)
{
    Diff = owner():pos() - Target:pos()
    
    setEye(Diff:toAngle())
}

Here is an example of E:setDriverEye: (it gives an Eye Pod like effect, but more jerky)

 @name Ship_Eye_Control
@inputs Chair:entity
@outputs Bearing Elevation
@persist Bearing Elevation Run
@trigger all

interval(30)

if(Chair:driver():isPlayer())
{
    if(!Run)
    {
        timer("Delay",500)
    }
    if(clk("Delay"))
    {
        Run = 1
    }
    if(Run)
    {
        DriverAng = Chair:driver():eye():toAngle()
        Bearing = angnorm(Bearing + round( DriverAng:yaw() - Chair:angles():yaw()) )
        Elevation = angnorm(Elevation - round( DriverAng:pitch() - Chair:angles():pitch() ) )

        Chair:setDriverEye( ang(0,0,0) )
    }
}
Run = 0

E2 Create Wire Functions:

Under the suggestion form, Divran suggested that the E2 be able to wire two wire entities together, so I thought I would try to accomplish this. After a little bit of work, I created exactly what the suggestion wanted. It actually is very useful. I have two types of wire creator functions. One that creates invisible wires, and one where you input the width of the wire, the color as a vector, and the material as a string. I also have one function to delete a wire from the entity. In addition to all of this, I have four helper functions that get the names and types of an entity’s Inputs and Outputs.
Here are the seven functions:
Call the E:createWire(E,S,S) function to create an invisible wire between the two entities

E: is the input entity
E is the output entity
S is the name of the input of the input entity
S is the name of the output of the output entity
returns 1 if it succeeds, 0 if it fails

Call the E:createWire(E,S,S,N,V,S) function to create an wire between the two entities,

E: is the input entity
E is the output entity
S is the name of the input of the input entity
S is the name of the output of the output entity
N is the width of the wire (Clamped between 0 and 10)
V is the color of the wire in Vector( R,G, form
S is the material of the wire. (Note that you do not have to put the "cable/" or "arrowire/" extension in the material)
Returns 1 if it succeeds, 0 if it fails

The E:deleteWire(S) function deletes the wire leading to entity E:, input S

E: is the entity
S is the input name
Returns 1 if it succeeds, 0 if it fails

The E:getWireInputs() function that gets a string array of the inputs of the entity

E: is the entity
returns the inputs if it succeeds, an empty array if it fails

The E:getWireOutputs() function that gets a string array of the outputs of the entity

E: is the entity
returns the outputs if it succeeds, an empty array if it fails

The E:getWireInputType(S) function that gets the wire type of input S of the entity as a string

E: is the entity
S is the name of the input
returns the input type if it succeeds, an empty string if it fails

The E:getWireOutputType(S) function that gets the wire type of output S of the entity as a string

E: is the entity
S is the name of the output
Returns the output type if it succeeds, an empty string if it fails

Here is the lua code: (Also, the code is in addon format as an attachment. Just extract to your addons folder.)

 AddCSLuaFile('Wiring.lua')

/******************************************************************************\
This is the wiring addon, created by Jeremydeath , thanks to Divran for the idea :)
Call the E:createWire(E,S,S) function to create an invisible wire between the two entitys 
	E: is the input entity
	E is the output entity
	S is the name of the input of the input entity
	S is the name of the output of the output entity
	returns 1 if it succeds, 0 if it fails
Call the E:createWire(E,S,S,N,V,S) function to create an wire between the two entities, 
	E: is the input entity
	E is the output entity
	S is the name of the input of the input entity
	S is the name of the output of the output entity
	N is the width of the wire (Clamped between 0 and 10)
	V is the color of the wire in Vector( R,G,B) form
	S is the material of the wire. (Note that you do not have to put the "cable/" or "arrowire/" extension in the material)
	returns 1 if it succeds, 0 if it fails
Call the E:deleteWire(S) function to delete wire leading to entity E:, input S
	E: is the entity
	S is the input name
        Returns 1 if it succeeds, 0 if it fails 
Call the E:getWireInputs() function to get a string array of the inputs of the entity
	E: is the entity
	returns the inputs if it succeds, an empty array if it fails
Call the E:getWireOutputs() function to get a string array of the outputs of the entity
	E: is the entity
	returns the outputs if it succeds, an empty array if it fails
Call the E:getWireInputType(S) function to get the wire type of inputS of the entity as a string 
	E: is the entity
	S is the name of the input
	returns the input type if it succeds, an empty string if it fails
Call the E:getWireOutputType(S) function to get the wire type of output S of the entity as a string 
	E: is the entity
	S is the name of the output
	returns the output type if it succeds, an empty string if it fails
\******************************************************************************/

registerFunction("createWire", "e:ess", "n", function(self,args)
	local op1, op2, op3, op4 = args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5]
	local rv1, rv2, rv3, rv4 = op1[1](self,op1), op2[1](self,op2), op3[1](self,op3), op4[1](self,op4)
	if(!validEntity(rv1) or !validEntity(rv2)) then return 0 end 
	if(!isOwner(self, rv1) or !isOwner(self, rv2)) then return 0 end
	
	local EntInput = rv1
	local EntOutput = rv2
	local Input = rv3
	local Output = rv4
	
	if (CLIENT) then return end
	
	if(!EntInput.Inputs or !EntOutput.Outputs) then return 0 end
	if(Input == "" or Output == "") then return 0 end
	if(!EntInput.Inputs[Input] or !EntOutput.Outputs[Output]) then return 0 end
	if(EntInput.Inputs[Input].Src) then
		local CheckInput = EntInput.Inputs[Input]
		if(CheckInput.SrcId == Output and CheckInput.Src == EntOutput) then return 0 end
	end
	
	Wire_Link_Start(self.player:UniqueID(), EntInput, EntInput:WorldToLocal(EntInput:GetPos()), Input, "cable/rope", Vector(255,255,255), 0)
	Wire_Link_End(self.player:UniqueID(), EntOutput, EntOutput:WorldToLocal(EntOutput:GetPos()), Output, self.player)
	
	return 1
end)

registerFunction("createWire", "e:essnvs", "n", function(self,args)
	local op1, op2, op3, op4, op5, op6, op7 = args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5], args[6], args[7] , args[8]
	local rv1, rv2, rv3, rv4, rv5, rv6, rv7 = op1[1](self,op1), op2[1](self,op2), op3[1](self,op3), op4[1](self,op4), op5[1](self,op5), op6[1](self,op6), op7[1](self,op7)
	if(!validEntity(rv1) or !validEntity(rv2)) then return 0 end
	if(!isOwner(self, rv1) or !isOwner(self, rv2)) then return 0 end	
	if(!rv5 or !rv7) then return 0 end
	
	local EntInput = rv1
	local EntOutput = rv2
	local Input = rv3
	local Output = rv4
	local Width = rv5
	local Color = Vector(rv6[1],rv6[2],rv6[3])
	local WireMaterial = rv7
	
	local ValidWireMat = {"cable/rope", "cable/cable2", "cable/xbeam", "cable/redlaser", "cable/blue_elec", "cable/physbeam", "cable/hydra", "arrowire/arrowire", "arrowire/arrowire2"}
	if(!table.HasValue(ValidWireMat,WireMaterial)) then
		if(table.HasValue(ValidWireMat,"cable/"..WireMaterial)) then
			WireMaterial = "cable/"..WireMaterial
		elseif(table.HasValue(ValidWireMat,"arrowire/"..WireMaterial)) then
			WireMaterial = "arrowire/"..WireMaterial
		else
			return 0
		end
	end
	
	Width = math.Clamp(Width, 0, 10)
	
	if (CLIENT) then return end
	
	if(!EntInput.Inputs or !EntOutput.Outputs) then return 0 end
	if(Input == "" or Output == "") then return 0 end
	if(!EntInput.Inputs[Input] or !EntOutput.Outputs[Output]) then return 0 end
	if(EntInput.Inputs[Input].Src) then
		local CheckInput = EntInput.Inputs[Input]
		if(CheckInput.SrcId and CheckInput.Src == EntOutput) then return 0 end
	end
	
	Wire_Link_Start(self.player:UniqueID(), EntInput, EntInput:WorldToLocal(EntInput:GetPos()), Input, WireMaterial, Color, Width)
	Wire_Link_End(self.player:UniqueID(), EntOutput, EntOutput:WorldToLocal(EntOutput:GetPos()), Output, self.player)
	
	return 1
end)

registerFunction("deleteWire", "e:s", "n", function(self,args)
	local op1, op2 = args[2], args[3]
	local rv1, rv2 = op1[1](self,op1), op2[1](self,op2)
	if(!validEntity(rv1) or !rv2) then return 0 end
	if(!isOwner(self, rv1)) then return 0 end
	
	local TargetEnt = rv1
	local Input = rv2
	
	if(!TargetEnt.Inputs) then return 0 end
	if(Input == "") then return 0 end
	if(!TargetEnt.Inputs[Input]) then return 0 end
	if(TargetEnt.Inputs[Input].Src) then
		Wire_Link_Clear(TargetEnt, Input)
		return 1
	end
	return 0
end)
	


registerFunction("getWireInputs", "e:", "r", function(self,args)
	local op1= args[2]
	local rv1= op1[1](self,op1)
	if(!validEntity(rv1)) then return {} end
	
	local EntInput = rv1
	local InputNames = {}
	
	if(EntInput.Inputs) then
	    local WireInputs = EntInput.Inputs
		local Count = 0
		for k,v in pairs(WireInputs) do
			if(k != "") then 
				Count = Count + 1
				InputNames[Count] = k
			end
		end
		return InputNames 
	end

	return {}
end)

registerFunction("getWireOutputs", "e:", "r", function(self,args)
	local op1= args[2]
	local rv1= op1[1](self,op1)
	if(!validEntity(rv1)) then return {} end
	
	local EntOutput = rv1
	local OutputNames = {}
	
	if(EntOutput.Outputs) then
		local WireOutputs = EntOutput.Outputs
		local Count = 0
		for k,v in pairs(WireOutputs) do
			if(k != "") then 
				Count = Count + 1
				OutputNames[Count] = k
			end
		end
		return OutputNames 
	end

	return {}
end)

registerFunction("getWireInputType", "e:s", "s", function(self,args)
	local op1, op2 = args[2], args[3]
	local rv1, rv2 = op1[1](self,op1), op2[1](self,op2)
	if(!validEntity(rv1)) then return "" end
	
	local EntInput = rv1
	
	if(!EntInput.Inputs) then return "" end
	if(!EntInput.Inputs[rv2]) then return "" end
	local WireInput = EntInput.Inputs[rv2]
	local Type = WireInput.Type
	if(Type) then return Type end
	return ""
end)

registerFunction("getWireOutputType", "e:s", "s", function(self,args)
	local op1= args[2]
	local rv1= op1[1](self,op1)
	if(!validEntity(rv1)) then return "" end
	
	local EntOutput = rv1

	if(!EntOutput.Outputs) then return "" end
	if(!EntOutput.Outputs[rv2]) then return "" end
	local WireOutput = EntOutput.Outputs[rv2]
	local Type = WireOutput.Type
	if(Type) then return Type end
	return ""
end)

Here are some E2 examples:
Create wire example: (this one automatically wire’s itself to the closest button owned by you within 500 units of the gate)

@name createWire Example
@inputs A
@outputs B
@persist Button:entity
@trigger all
interval(500)
findInSphere(entity():pos(), 500)
findClipToClass("gmod_wire_button")
findSortByDistance(entity():pos())
Button = find()
entity():createWire(Button, "A", "Out", 2, vec(255,255,255), "arrowire2")

Self = entity()

B = A*5

getWireInputs example: (this one take an inputted entity and outputs a list of its inputs)

@name Find Inputs
@inputs Target:entity
@outputs Inputs:string
@trigger all
interval(50)
Inputs = Target:getWireInputs():concat(" ")

E2 Say Function:

This function was in response to a request on the forum about the E2’s concommand function. Right now, conncomands are an opt-in feature, and it is very difficult if all you wanted to do was to get someone to say something. With this function though, you have the ability get another player to say a string of text with little to no minging possible.
There are MANY restrictions and escape codes in this function in order to prevent minging. They are:

1. There is a built in timer so that this can only be run once every X seconds on a single E2 Gate

This delay time (in seconds) is determined by the convar "wire_expression2_say_delay" which defaults to 5 seconds.

2. This function has a client side covar that determines if a player will allow you to run this command on them

This is stored in the convar "wire_expression2_allow_say' and defaults to 1 (so it is opt-out rather than opt-in)

3. This function automatically removes any characters that are not alpha-numeric or a space (i.e. a-z, A-Z, 0-9," ")
4. This function automatically checks for a list of banned words on the server

This file will be found in garrysmod/data/Expression2_Banned_Words/banned_words_list.txt after you install this and run gmod at least once
Syntax for the file:

*word* will ban any string of characters with the group or characters "word" in them anywhere in the string
*word will ban any string ending in "word"
word* will ban any string begining in "word"
word will ban any string that is equal to "word"

Here is how it would be used: (This example takes a button (with the output EntID: checked) and tells anyone who presses it to respect your button. )

 @name Say Example
@inputs Button EID
@outputs Name:string
@persist 
@trigger all
interval(20)
Entity = entity(EID)
Name = Entity:name()
if(Button & Entity:id() != EID)
{
    WhatToSay = "Respect " + owner():name() + "s Button or you die"
    Entity:say(WhatToSay)
}

Here is the LUA Code for the function (also in add-on format at the bottom) that goes in addons->wire->lua->entities->gmod_wire_expression2->core->custom->SayCommand.lua:

 AddCSLuaFile('SayCommand.lua')

/********************************************************************************
This is the expression 2 gate's  E:say(S) command
	E is the player that you want to say the string
	S is the string you want them to say
	
There are MANY restrictions and escape codes in this function in order to prevent minging
	1. There is a built in timer so that this can only be run once every X seconds on a single E2 Gate 
		This delay time (in seconds) is determined by the convar "wire_expression2_say_delay" which defaults to 5 seconds.
	2. This function has a client side covar that determines if a player will allow you to run this command on them 
		This is stored in the convar "wire_expression2_allow_say' and defaults to 1 (so it is opt-out rather than opt-in)
	3. This function automatically removes any characters that are not alpha-numeric or a space (i.e. a-z, A-Z, 0-9," ")
	4. This function automatically checks for a list of banned words on the server
		This file will be found in garrysmod/data/Expression2_Banned_Words/banned_words_list.txt after you install this and run gmod at least once
		Syntax for the file:
			*word*  will ban any string of characters with the group or characters "word" in them anywhere in the string
			*word    will ban any string ending in "word"
			word*    will ban any string beginning in "word"
			word      will ban any string that is equal to "word"
*********************************************************************************/
if(CLIENT) then
	CreateClientConVar("wire_expression2_allow_say", 1, true, true)
end
if(SERVER) then		
	if(!ConVarExists("wire_expression2_say_delay")) then
		CreateConVar("wire_expression2_say_delay","5",FCVAR_NOTIFY)
	end
		
	if(!file.Exists("Expression2_Banned_Words/banned_words_list.txt")) then
		file.Write("Expression2_Banned_Words/banned_bords_list.txt"," \n")
	end
end

registerFunction("say", "e:s", "n", function(self, args)
    local op1, op2 = args[2], args[3]
    local rv1, rv2 = op1[1](self, op1), op2[1](self, op2)
    if(!rv2 or rv2 == "") then return 0 end
	if(!rv1) then return 0 end
	local ply = rv1
    if(!ply:IsPlayer()) then return 0 end
	
	local WordToSay = rv2
	local ValidChars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 "
	
	local FirstRun = 0
	if(self.NoMingeTimer == nil) then
		self.NoMingeTimer = CurTime()
		FirstRun = 1
	end
	if(ply:GetInfoNum("wire_expression2_allow_say") != 1) then return 0 end
	if( (CurTime() - self.NoMingeTimer) > GetConVar("wire_expression2_say_delay"):GetInt() or FirstRun == 1) then
		FirstRun = 0
	
		local i = 1
		repeat
			local CharToFind = string.sub(WordToSay,i,i)
			local ByteForm = string.byte(string.sub(WordToSay,i,i))
			if(ByteForm == 40 or ByteForm == 94 or ByteForm == 37 or ByteForm == 36 or ByteForm == 46 or ByteForm == 91) then 
				CharToFind = "%"..CharToFind 
			end
			if(!string.find(ValidChars, CharToFind)) then
				WordToSay = string.Replace(WordToSay,string.sub(WordToSay,i,i),"")
				i = i-1
			end
			i = i+1
		until (i > string.len(WordToSay))
		
		if(WordToSay == "") then return 0 end
	
		local FileContents = file.Read("Expression2_Banned_Words/banned_words_list.txt")
		local ContentList = string.Explode("\n",FileContents)
		
		if(ContentList != nil) then
			for i,v in pairs(ContentList) do
				ContentList[i] = string.Trim(ContentList[i])
				if(ContentList[i] != "") then
					if(string.sub(ContentList[i],1,1)=="*" and string.sub(ContentList[i],-1,-1)=="*") then
						local Remove = string.Replace(ContentList[i],"*","")
						if(Remove != "" and string.find(WordToSay,Remove)) then
							WordToSay = string.Replace(WordToSay,Remove,"")
						end
					elseif(string.sub(ContentList[i],1,1)=="*") then
						local Remove = string.Replace(ContentList[i],"*","")..'$'	
						if(Remove != "" and string.find(WordToSay,Remove)) then
							return 0
						end
					elseif(string.sub(ContentList[i],-1,-1)=="*") then
						local Remove = '^'..string.Replace(ContentList[i],"*","")..'+'
						if(Remove != "" and string.find(WordToSay,Remove)) then
							return 0
						end
					else
						local Remove = ContentList[i]
						if(Remove != "" and WordToSay == Remove) then
							return 0
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end
		ply:ConCommand("say "..WordToSay)
		self.NoMingeTimer = CurTime()
		return 1
	end
	
	return 2
end)

Enjoy!

Wired Wirer:

This is my version of the wired wirer. After I created my E2 Wiring functions, I decided to create an entity version to do much the same thing. I think that the result turned out great. Anyway, here it is:

How to use:
(Download as part of the UWSVN)
I made this to be user friendly, but to retain the ability to do advanced things. First off, to create a basic wire, the tool has a built in panel like the Wire
Tool has to choose wire width, color, and material. These are automatically loaded into the entity when it is spawned or updated. Above these wire choices are the model choices for the entity, and right below that is the slider to choose the range of the wirer. On the bottom is a check box allowing you to change the properties of the wire created through wire.



Once you spawn the entity, the inputs are:
Wire, Input [STRING], Output [STRING], X, Y, TargetAssist, ClearWire, and CreateWirelink

Wire tells the wirer to start or finish a wire or if the wire is already started, you can create a wire node to “Pretty Wire”
Input [STRING] is the name of the input you want to wire up (NOTE: you do not put the [<Input Type>] at the end of the name)
Output [STRING] it the name of the output you want to wire to (NOTE: you do not put the [<Output Type>] at the end of the name)
X is the x-portion of the skew of the trace (like the ranger)
Y is the y-portion of the skew of the trace (like the ranger)
TargetAssist is the input to turn on targeting assist (see below)
ClearWire clears the current wire with input Input [STRING] or cancels the link if one has been started
CreateWirelink creates a [WIRELINK] type output on the targeted wire entity if one does not already exist (Note that this output is always called “link”)


The optional inputs (based on the "Take Inputs for Wire Type" check box) are:
WireWidth, WireMaterial [STRING], and WireColor [VECTOR]

WireWidth changes the width of the wire (clamped to below 15)
WireMaterial [STRING] changes the material of the wire (note that you do not have to put the "cable/" or "arrowire/" extensions)
WireColor [VECTOR] changes the color of the wire where the x component is green (0-255), the x component is red (0-255), and the z component is blue (0-255)

The outputs are:
Stage, Success, TargetInputs, and TargetOutputs

Stage is the current wiring stage (0 if no wire has been started yet, 1 if one has been started but has not been wired up to an output)
Success is the state of the trace (0 if it is not hitting anything that is wire and owned by you, 1 if it is hitting something that is wire and owned by you, 2 if it is hitting something that is wire and owned by you and it has the correct Input/Output, 3 if Stage is 1 and it is not hitting anything that is wire and owned by you)
TargetInputs is a list of all of the inputs of the entity that the trace is currently hitting, separated by ", " (one comma followed by a space), note that these do not have the types after the names of the inputs
TargetOutputs is a list of all of the outputs of the entity that the trace is currently hitting, separated by ", " (one comma followed by a space), note that these do not have the types after the names of the outputs



Target Assist:
(Download as part of the UWSVN)
Target assist is a feature of the wirer that makes it MUCH easier to wire small parts (I once wired two nano chips together from across flatgrass!). Once activated, it will target and change the trace to the wire entity owned by you in its range that is closest to its current trace line (in other words if you get the beam sort-of close to the entity you want to wire up, it will automatically target that entity for wiring). Also, if you have the wirer's Input and Output inputs wired up, it will try to target the entity with that input or output in its list. This is based also on the stage so that it will switch between checking the input and checking the output based on what it is looking for. This also works with this X and Y skew inputs by taking the entity closest to the line defined by them when they are wired up.

Color Change and Other Visual Effects:
(Download as part of the UWSVN)
The wired wirer uses visual color change to indicate what state the wirer is in.
White represents that the trace is not hitting anything that is wire and owned by you and that it is not in the process of wiring anything (Success = 0)
Yellow represents that the trace is hitting something that is wire and owned by you (Success = 1)
Green represents that the trace is hitting something that is wire and owned by you and it has the correct input/output (Success = 2)
Blue represents that the trace is if it is in the process of wiring something and it is not hitting anything that is wire and owned by you

In addition to these colors, there are small spark effects that are played when something is wired, a wire is deleted, a wire is canceled, a wire node is created, or a wirelink output is added.

Use Pictures:
(Download as part of the UWSVN)
The starting of the wire (Target Assist used):



Showing the stage 1 wire in progress blue (No Target Assist):



Finished the wire showing output and re-targeting the screen (Target Assist used):


(Download as part of the UWSVN)Enjoy!

Change Log:

5-20-09: Ver. 1.0 – Initial release
5-22-09: Ver. 1.1 – Fixed minor errors and removed some unused debug code
6-1-09: Ver. 1.2 – Added “CreateWirelink” feature

Added ability to create wire nodes for “Pretty Wiring”
Added “TargetInputs” and “TargetOutputs” that output names of Inputs/Outputs
Fixed some aiming issues and optimized code a little
Fixed instability in aiming at entities
Removed more debug code and added some more comments in the code

WIP:

These are some of the things that I am currently working on but are not finished. Feel free to look at the code and make useful suggestions.
E2 Camera Pod Controller:

This does not work entirely yet.

Have fun wiring!

[Divran]

You rock.

Also, in the CreateWire place, the ( R,G,B ) turned into a "" smiley face

Edit: I just tried your setEye() thing. It gives me an error: "No such function: setEye(angle) at line... blabla"
Same thing with setDriverEye: "No such function: entity:setDriverEye(angle) at line.. blabla".
Fix? I tried it by putting it in the addons folder and also by cut/pasting it out of its addons folder into addons/wire/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/custom.

[TomyLobo]

AddCSLuaFile wrong maybe?
the names in there are case sensitive

[Divran]

Okay I tried copying it into my client addons folder as well as the servers. Still gives me the error.

[Jeremydeath]

I'll fix this after school today.

EDIT:It is now fixed. I just made a small typo when I uploaded it.

[Divran]

In the SetDriverEye example, you don't need Bearing and Elevation in both Outputs and persists at the same time

[TomyLobo]

divran: it is cleaner to have them in both, though, since they are persistent and output

[Lyinginbedmon]

I'm having a slight issue with the Wired Wirer: Namely, colouring it.

I've tried doing so remotely with an E2 and doing so directly with the Colour stool, but whilst I can make it a semi-transparent blue for an instant it then springs straight back to full white alpha.

[Echo51]

I'm having a slight issue with the Wired Wirer: Namely, colouring it.

I've tried doing so remotely with an E2 and doing so directly with the Colour stool, but whilst I can make it a semi-transparent blue for an instant it then springs straight back to full white alpha.

prehaps check the .lua file for a command setting color?

[Jeremydeath]

Yeah, this is because I change all of the values at once (R,G,B,A). If you want, I'll change the code really quick so that you can at least set the alpha, that should be easy to do. Also I'll try to make it so that you can change the default color (which is by default white) with the colour tool. It should only take a little while. I'll post it here when I'm done.