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activateAutoCoupling

Definition

-- @/lua/vehicle/beamstate.lua:245

local function activateAutoCoupling(_nodetag)
  if not hasActiveCoupler then
    return
  end
  local nodeTags
  local forwardToCouplingsExtension = true
  if type(_nodetag) == "string" then
    nodeTags = {[_nodetag] = true}
    forwardToCouplingsExtension = false
  elseif type(_nodetag) == "table" then
    nodeTags = {}
    for _, tag in ipairs(_nodetag) do
      nodeTags[tag] = true
    end
    forwardToCouplingsExtension = false
  end

  autoCouplingActive = true
  autoCouplingTimeoutTimer = 0
  autoCouplingTimer = 0

  local visibleTags
  if not nodeTags then
    visibleTags = {}
    for _, c in pairs(couplerCache) do
      if not c.couplerWeld and not c.couplerLock and c.couplerTag then
        visibleTags[c.couplerTag] = true
      end
    end
  else
    visibleTags = nodeTags
  end
  autoCouplingVisibleTags = visibleTags
  broadcastCouplerVisibility(visibleTags)
  if forwardToCouplingsExtension then
    extensions.couplings.onBeamstateActivateAutoCoupling()
  end
end

Callers

        v2:resetBrokenFlexMesh()
        v1:queueLuaCommand('beamstate.activateAutoCoupling()')
        self.waitForCouple = true

  if core_vehicles.couplerTagsOptions[couplerTag] == "autoCouple" then
    veh:queueLuaCommand(string.format('beamstate.activateAutoCoupling("%s")', couplerTag))
  end

  if M.couplerTagsOptions[vehCouplerTag] == "autoCouple" then
    veh:queueLuaCommand(string.format('beamstate.activateAutoCoupling("%s")', vehCouplerTag))
  end

  if core_vehicles.couplerTagsOptions[couplerTag] == "autoCouple" then
    veh:queueLuaCommand(string.format('beamstate.activateAutoCoupling("%s")', couplerTag))
  end

  elseif self.data.mode == 'activate' then
    veh:queueLuaCommand("beamstate.activateAutoCoupling()")
  elseif self.data.mode == 'disable' then

      else
        activateAutoCoupling(_nodetag)
      end