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DOC: add info about netscript ports, fix typo
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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Netscript Ports
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Netscript Ports are endpoints that can be used to communicate between scripts.
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A port is implemented as a sort of serialized queue, where you can only write
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and read one element at a time from the port. When you read data from a port,
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and read one element at a time from the port. Only string and number types may be written to ports. When you read data from a port,
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the element that is read is removed from the port.
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The :js:func:`read`, :js:func:`write`, :js:func:`tryWrite`, :js:func:`clear`, and :js:func:`peek`
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@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ Netscript functions can be used to interact with ports.
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Right now, there are only 20 ports for Netscript, denoted by the number 1
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through 20. When using the functions above, the ports are specified
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by passing the number as the first argument.
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by passing the number as the first argument and the value as the second.
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The default maximum capacity of a port is 50, but this can be changed in Options > System. Setting this too high can cause the game to use a lot of memory.
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IMPORTANT: The data inside ports are not saved! This means if you close and
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.. important:: The data inside ports are not saved! This means if you close and
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re-open the game, or reload the page then you will lose all of the data in
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the ports!
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@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ Let's assume Port 1 starts out empty (no data inside). We'll represent the port
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[]
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Now assume we ran the following simple script::
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Now assume we ran the following simple script
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.. code-block:: js
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for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
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writePort(1, i); //Writes the value of i to port 1
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@ -41,7 +44,9 @@ After this script executes, our script will contain every number from 0 through
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[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , 8, 9]
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Then, assume we run the following script::
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Then, assume we run the following script
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.. code-block:: js
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for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
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print(readPort(1)); //Reads a value from port 1 and then prints it
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@ -57,13 +62,13 @@ And the data in port 1 will look like::
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[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
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.. warning:: In :ref:`netscriptjs`, do not trying writing base
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.. warning:: In :ref:`netscriptjs`, do not try writing base
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`Promises <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise>`_
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to a port.
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**Port Handles**
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WARNING: Port Handles only work in :ref:`netscriptjs`. They do not work in :ref:`netscript1`
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.. warning:: Port Handles only work in :ref:`netscriptjs`. They do not work in :ref:`netscript1`
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The :js:func:`getPortHandle` Netscript function can be used to get a handle to a Netscript Port.
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This handle allows you to access several new port-related functions. The functions are:
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@ -110,7 +115,9 @@ This handle allows you to access several new port-related functions. The functio
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Clears all data from the port. Works the same as the Netscript function `clear`
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Port Handle Example::
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Port Handle Example
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.. code-block:: js
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port = getPortHandle(5);
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back = port.data.pop(); //Get and remove last element in port
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@ -152,7 +159,9 @@ There are two ways of doing this::
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import * as namespace from "script filename"; //Import all functions from script
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import {fn1, fn2, ...} from "script filename"; //Import specific functions from script
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Suppose you have a library script called *testlibrary.script*::
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Suppose you have a library script called *testlibrary.script*
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.. code-block:: js
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function foo1(args) {
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//function definition...
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@ -170,7 +179,9 @@ Suppose you have a library script called *testlibrary.script*::
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//function definition...
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}
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Then, if you wanted to use these functions in another script, you can import them like so::
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Then, if you wanted to use these functions in another script, you can import them like so
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.. code-block:: js
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import * as testlib from "testlibrary.script";
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@ -186,7 +197,9 @@ Then, if you wanted to use these functions in another script, you can import the
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}
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If you only wanted to import certain functions, you can do so without needing
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to specify a namespace for the import::
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to specify a namespace for the import
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.. code-block:: js
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import {foo1, foo3} from "testlibrary.script"; //Saves RAM since not all functions are imported!
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