Starfall - Link Chair via Wire Example

starfall_link_chair_via_wire.lua

--@name Link Chair via Wire Example
--@author Name
--@server

local owner, client, chip, world = owner(), player(), chip(), entity(0)

-- Just a simple function that will set a "random" color to the provided entity
local function set_random_color(ent)
	local color = Color(math.random(0, 360), 1, 1):hsvToRGB()
	ent:setColor(color)
end

-- Setup inputs for the Wire interface, only one in this case - 'Pod' which will only accept 'entity' values
wire.adjustPorts { ["Pod"] = "entity" }

-- Add a callback when any input changes, this will also run on wire interface setup (placing / refreshing a chip)
hook.add("Input", "SetChair", function(name, value)
	-- If the name isn't Pod or its value isn't valid (often not yet linked) then we don't care
	if name ~= "Pod" or not value:isValid() then return end
	
	-- Use the received value
	set_random_color(value)
end)