GE Lua Documentation

getRandomParkingSpots

Definition

-- @/lua/ge/extensions/gameplay/city.lua:61

local function getRandomParkingSpots(minDist, startName) -- returns parking spot & zone names (start & destination) with a minimum distance
  -- startName is optional
  minDist = minDist or 300
  local spots = sites.parkingSpots
  local names = tableKeys(spots.byName)
  if not names[2] then -- needs at least two parking spots
    log('W', logTag, 'Minimum 2 parking spots needed to return a start and finish result!')
    return
  end

  -- randomize parkingspot names
  names = arrayShuffle(names)
  local nameA, nameB = names[1], names[2]
  if startName and spots.byName[startName] then
    nameA = startName
  end

  local pA, pB = spots.byName[nameA], spots.byName[nameB]
  local i = 2
  while nameB and pA.pos:distance(pB.pos) < minDist do
    pB = spots.byName[names[i]]
    nameB = names[i]
    i = i + 1
  end

  if not nameB then -- no destination beyond distance found
    log('W', logTag, 'No destination parking spot found within given distance')
    return
  end

  table.sort(pA.zones, function(a,b) return (a.customFields.values.priority or 0) > (b.customFields.values.priority or 0) end)
  table.sort(pB.zones, function(a,b) return (a.customFields.values.priority or 0) > (b.customFields.values.priority or 0) end)

  return nameA, nameB, pA.zones[1].name, pB.zones[1].name
end

Callers

local function getRandomParkingSpots(originPos, minDist, maxDist, minCount, filters) -- returns a list of random parking spots, with a bias for origin position
  if not sites then return {} end

  vehIds = vehIds or parkedVehIds
  local randomPsList, psList = getRandomParkingSpots(focus and focus.pos, minDist, maxDist, #vehIds)
  if not psList then return end

  local transforms
  local psList = getRandomParkingSpots(options.pos, nil, nil, amount, {checkVehicles = true})
  if psList[1] then