modpol/processes.lua
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-- ===================================================================
-- /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