Modpol/processes.lua

-- ===================================================================
-- /prcesses.lua
-- Process-related functions for Modular Politics
-- Called by modpol.lua

-- TKTK may need to create high-level modpol.processes table to hold ongoing processes
-- TKTK in order to enable async processes. Rewrite all this as listeners

-- ===================================================================
-- Function: modpol.consent
-- Params: org (string), proposal (string)
-- Outputs: boolean - true if consent achieved or false; nil on error
-- Also includes a table of responses
-- This is the default decision-making routine for Modular Politics
-- Stops at the first "No" vote
modpol.consent = function(org, query)
    -- Check that org exists
    if modpol.orgs[org] == nil then
        return nil, "Error: Org does not exist"
    end
    -- Poll all members
    local responses = {}
    for index, value in ipairs(modpol.orgs[org]["members"]) do
        local response = modpol.binary_poll_user(value, query)
        responses[value] = response
        if response == "No" then
            return false, responses
        end
    end
    return true, responses
end

-- TKTK exploring modpol.initiate functions, which have no args
-- Need to properly document these
modpol.initiate = {}

modpol.initiate.consent = function(org)
    print("What is your query?")
    local query = io.read()
    return modpol.consent(org, query)
end

-- Function: modpol.switchboard
-- Params: org (string), routine (string)
-- Outputs: Checks the org for any policies related to a given function;
-- Calls the modpol.initiate.* function(org) based on policy
-- Defaults to modpol.initiate.consent()
modpol.switchboard = function(org, routine)
    if modpol.orgs[org]["policies"] 
        and modpol.orgs[org]["policies"][routine] then
        -- TKTK if there exists a policy
    else
        modpol.initiate.consent(org)
    end
end