Bot Code Examples

You can extend the me module by simply assigning new functions to it. If you do this in /usr/startup.ms, then they will automatically be loaded when any bot (or the Home Computer) is booted up.

Example: me.till

This adds a .till method that selects the Hoe and applies it to the tile in front of the bot. (Of course the bot must actually have a Hoe in its inventory for this to work.)

me.till = function
	me.select "Hoe"
	me.useTool
end function

Example: me.water

Similar to the above example, but instead uses the watering can to water whatever is in front of the bot.

me.water = function
	me.select "Watering Can"
	me.useTool
end function

Example: me.plant

This example selects a seed packet by name. Again, the bot must of course have such a seed packet. You would call this, for example, as me.plant "Parsnip"

me.plant = function(seedName)
	me.select seedName
	me.placeItem
end function

Example: me.clearGrid

Here's a more complex example that takes two parameters, the width and height of an area to clear, and then moves the bot back and forth, clearing that area. This involves two right turns at the end of the even rows, and two left turns at the of the odd rows, in order to keep the bot advancing down the rows.

me.clearGrid = function(width, height)
	for h in range(0, height-1)
		me.clearAndMove width
		if h % 2 then
			me.right; me.clearAndMove; me.right
		else
			me.left; me.clearAndMove; me.left
		end if
	end for
end function