Create progressBarEnergyExample.lua

Author: NoryiE

examples/progressBarEnergyExample.lua

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+-- This is a example on how to use progressbars for energy. I used the Mekanism Ultimate Energy Cube.
+
+
+local filePath = "basalt.lua" --here you can change the file path default: basalt.lua
+if not(fs.exists(filePath))then
+    shell.run("pastebin run ESs1mg7P "..filePath) -- this is an alternative to the wget command
+end
+local basalt = dofile(filePath) -- here you can change the variablename in any variablename you want default: basalt
+
+local energyCube = peripheral.find("ultimateEnergyCube")
+
+local main = basalt.createFrame("main"):show()
+
+local progressText = main:addLabel("currentEnergyValue")
+            :setText(0)
+            :setForeground(colors.gray)
+            :setBackground(false)
+            :setPosition(10, 3)
+            :setZIndex(6)
+            :show()
+
+local energyProgress = main:addProgressbar("mainEnergyCube")
+            :setSize(20,3)
+            :setPosition(2,2)
+            :setBackground(colors.black)
+            :setProgressBar(colors.green)
+            :show()
+
+energyProgress:onChange(function()
+    local energy = tostring(energyCube.getEnergy())
+    progressText:setText(energy)
+    progressText:setPosition(energyProgress:getWidth()/2+1 - math.floor(energy:len()/2), 3)
+end)
+
+
+local function checkCurrentEnergy()
+    while true do
+        energyCube = peripheral.find("ultimateEnergyCube")
+        if(energyCube~=nil)then
+            local energyCalculation = energyCube.getEnergy() / energyCube.getMaxEnergy() * 100
+            energyProgress:setProgress(energyCalculation)
+        else
+            energyProgress:setProgress(0)
+            os.sleep(3)
+        end
+        os.sleep(1)
+    end
+end
+
+main:addThread("energyThread"):start(checkCurrentEnergy)
+
+basalt.autoUpdate()