--[[

        banner.lua v0.02 by blastbeat

        - this script sends a banner in regular intervals to mainchat

        - changelog 0.02:
          - updated script api, cached table lookups

]]--

--// settings begin //--

local path = "scripts/banner/banner.txt"
local delay = 1 * 60 * 60    -- delay of 1 hour
local banner = [[

.
========== Banner ============================================================.
.

.
============================================================ Banner ==========.
.
]]

--// settings end //--

local os_time = os.time
local os_difftime = os.difftime

local hub_getbot = hub.getbot
local hub_broadcast = hub.broadcast

local start = os_time( )

hub:setListener( "onStart", { },
    function( )
        local file, err = io.open( path, "r" )
        if file then
            banner = file:read( "*a" ) or banner
            file:close( )
        end
        return nil
    end
)

hub:setListener( "onTimer", { },
    function( )
        if os_difftime( os_time( ) - start ) >= delay then
            hub_broadcast( banner, hub_getbot( ) )
            start = os_time( )
        end
        return nil
    end
)

hub.debug( "** Loaded banner.lua **" )