Telecommunications Relay

Extends the reach of telecomms to the z-level it is built on

Relays themselves dont do any processing, they just tell the core that this z-level is available in the tcomms network.

Var Details

autolink_id

ID of the hub to auto link to

hidden_link

Is this link invisible on the hub?

linked

Is this linked to anything at all

linked_core

The host core for this relay

password_bypass

Does this relay need a password to connect to hubs?

Proc Details

AddLink

Proc to link the relay to the core.

Sets the linked core to the target (argument below), before adding it to the list of linked relays, then re-freshing the zlevel list The relay is then marked as linked Arguments:

• target - The telecomms core that this relay should be linked to

Destroy

Descrutor for the relay.

Ensures that the machine is taken out of the global list when destroyed, and also removes the link to the core.

Initialize

Initializer for the relay.

Calls parent to ensure its added to the GLOB of tcomms machines, before checking if there is an autolink that needs to be added.

LateInitialize

Late Initialize for the relay.

Calls parent, then adds links to the cores. This is a LateInitialize because the core MUST be initialized first

Reset

Proc to rest the relay.

Resets the relay, removing its linkage status, and refreshing the core's list of z-levels

check_power_on

Power-on checker

Checks the z-level to see if an existing relay is already powered on, and deny this one turning on if there is one. Returns TRUE if it can power on, or FALSE if it cannot

onTransitZ

Z-Level transit change helper

Handles parent call of disabling the machine if it changes Z-level, but also rebuilds the list of reachable levels on the linked core

power_change

Power Change Handler

Proc which ensures the host core has its zlevels updated (icons are updated by parent call)