Starfall - Find Closest Chair in Area Example

starfall_find_closest_chair_in_area.lua

--@name Find Closest Chair in Area Example
--@author Name
--@server

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

local origin = chip:getPos() -- Origin of the search
local distance = 200^2 -- Maximum distance of the chair (still 200, but square it so it's faster to compare later on)

-- Find all chairs and disregard those that are not owned by us or are farther than the specified distance
local found_ents = find.byClass("prop_vehicle_prisoner_pod", function(ent)
	if ent:getOwner() ~= owner then return end
	if ent:getPos():getDistanceSqr(origin) > distance then return end
	return true
end)

-- Grab the closest entity to the origin (if any)
local chair = find.closest(found_ents, origin)
if chair then
	chair:setColor(Color(255,0,0))
end