modem declaration through files

GLONASS/UNS.lua

@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ TODO: Bring back cool logging!
 ]]
 
 local UNS_VERSION = 0
-local UNS_HOST_ID = "lavender-1"
 
--- Modems declaration. Edit this!
+-- modems format:
-local modems = {
+--[[
-    {
+        {
         id = "modem_id",
         pos = {
             1,  -- x
@@ -22,7 +21,11 @@ local modems = {
         primary = true,  -- The modem that does listening
         modem = nil,  -- Declared below, leave as nil
     }
-}
+]]
+local file = fs.open("modems.info", "r")
+local contents = file.readAll()
+file.close()
+local modems = textutils.unserialise(contents)
 
 -- Simple logging. It's not ideal but will do as a "temporary" solution
 local function log(message)
@@ -56,18 +59,11 @@ while true do
     local event, side, channel, replyChannel, message, distance
     repeat
         event, side, channel, replyChannel, message, distance = os.pullEvent("modem_message")
-    until channel == gps.CHANNEL_GPS
+    until channel == gps.CHANNEL_GPS and message == "PING"
 
-    if message == "PING" then  -- Normal location request
+    log("Recieved location request, d-" .. distance)
-        log("Recieved location request, d-" .. distance)
+    for _, modem in ipairs(modems) do
-        for _, modem in ipairs(modems) do
+        modem.modem.transmit(channel, replyChannel, modem.pos)
-            modem.modem.transmit(channel, replyChannel, modem.pos)
+        log("Modem <" .. modem.id .. "> transmitted location")
-            log("Modem <" .. modem.id .. "> transmitted location")
-        end
-    elseif message == "INFO" then  -- Host query
-        log("Recieved info request, d-" .. distance)
-        primary_modem.transmit(channel, replyChannel, {version = UNS_VERSION, host = UNS_HOST_ID, modems = modems})
-    elseif distance > 30 then  -- TODO: How do I and *should* I even ensure I don't recieve my own messages?
-        log("Recieved broken request, d-" .. distance)
     end
 end

GLONASS/modems.info

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+    {
+        id = "modem_0",
+        pos = {
+            0,
+            319,
+            0
+        },
+        modem = nil,
+        primary = true 
+    },
+    {
+        id = "modem_1",
+        pos = {
+            0,
+            304,
+            0
+        },
+        modem = nil,
+        primary = false 
+    },
+    {
+        id = "modem_2",
+        pos = {
+            14,
+            304,
+            0
+        },
+        modem = nil,
+        primary = false 
+    },
+    {
+        id = "modem_3",
+        pos = {
+            0,
+            304,
+            14
+        },
+        modem = nil,
+        primary = false 
+    },
+}