Editing NTSL Scripts (section)

===English To Pirate Translator===
This script initializes a list of words by using the mem() function as a hash table. By doing this it has to initialize first, if you are running this script and then add words later, you must clear the memory of the server first so it initializes again and learns the new words.

After initialization, this transmission and the rest all skip to splitting the transmission's contents and check each word against the memory, using the word as a key. Because of not needing to loop through the list of words, this is a fast process. If it finds a valid word to replace, it will replace the word with the value that the key led to. Finally, after it is finished it will convert the vector into a string again and then replace the contents of the transmission with the final message.

<pre>// English To Pirate Translator Script - By Giacom

// Helper Functions

def implode($vector, $adder)
{ 
	$returnString = "";
	$index = 1;

	while($index <= length($vector))
	{
		$at = at($vector, $index);
		$toAdd = $adder;
		if($index == 1)
		{
			$toAdd = "";
		}
		$returnString = $returnString + $toAdd + $at;
		$index += 1;
	}
	return $returnString;
} 

def Initialize()
{

	// Our words! Format: real word / pirate word
	$words = vector("gun", "cannon",
					"heaven", "davy jones' locker",
					"I", "aye",
					"my", "meh",
					"yes", "aye",
					"are", "argh",
					"yeah", "yarh",
					"captain", "Cap'n",
					"hos", "First Mate",
					"hop", "Crewmaster",
					"ai", 	"Navigator",
					"money", "treasure",
					"friend", "matey",
					"station", "vessel",
					"shuttle", "rowboat",
					"engine", "sails",
 					"space", "sea");

	//broadcast("Starting Initialization...");
 	
	$index = 1;
 	while($index <= length($words))
	{
		$key = at($words, $index);
		$key = lower($key);
		$value = at($words, $index+1);
		mem($key, $value);
		$index += 2;
	}
	//broadcast("Initialization Complete!");
} 

// Script Begin

if(mem("initialized") != 1)
{ 
	Initialize();
	mem("initialized", 1);
}

$newContent = explode($content, " ");
$index = 1;
while($index <= length($newContent))
{ 

	$entry = at($newContent, $index);
	$value = mem(lower($entry));

	if($value)
	{
		at($newContent, $index, $value);
	}
	
 	$index += 1;
} 

$content = implode($newContent, " ");

// Script End</pre>