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name_sever/lns.lua

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+
+modem_location = "back"
+
+
+rednet.host("lns", "default")
+rednet.open(modem_location)
+
+local data = {}
+
+function save_data()
+    db = fs.open("lns.db", "w")
+    db.write(textutils.serialize(data))
+    db.close()
+end
+
+function load_data()
+    if fs.exists("lns.db") then
+        db = fs.open("lns.db", "r")
+        db_contents = db.readAll()
+        db.close()
+
+        data = textutils.unserialize(db_contents)
+    end
+end
+
+function split (inputstr, sep)
+    if sep == nil then
+       sep = "%s"
+    end
+    local t={}
+    for str in string.gmatch(inputstr, "([^"..sep.."]+)") do
+       table.insert(t, str)
+    end
+    return t
+ end
+
+load_data()
+
+while true do
+    client_id, msg = rednet.receive()
+
+    -- split string msg into action and hostname with ':' as a delimiter using string.unpack
+    local action, hostname = split(msg, ":")
+
+    if action == "lookup" then
+
+        -- check if hostname in data
+        if data[hostname] == nil then
+            rednet.send(client_id, "not found")
+        else
+            rednet.send(client_id, data[hostname])
+        end
+    end
+    
+    if action == "reload" then
+        load_data()
+        rednet.send(client_id, "ok")
+    end
+
+    if action == "register" then
+        data[hostname] = client_id
+        save_data()
+        rednet.send(client_id, "ok")
+    end
+end

name_sever/register_lns.lua

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+
+io.write("Enter the hostname: ")
+hostname = io.read()
+
+io.write("Enter the modem location: ")
+modem_location = io.read()
+
+io.write("Use default LNS Server? (y/n): ")
+use_default = io.read()
+
+lns_server = "default"
+if use_default == "n" then
+    io.write("Enter the LNS Server Rednet Hostname: ")
+    lns_server = io.read()
+end
+
+rednet.open(modem_location)
+receiverID = rednet.lookup("lns", lns_server)
+current_time = os.time()
+rednet.send(receiverID, "register:" .. hostname)
+
+while true do
+    id, msg = rednet.receive()
+    if msg == "ok" then
+        print("Registered with LNS Server Successfully!")
+        break
+    end
+
+    -- timeout after 5 seconds
+    if os.time() - current_time > 5 then
+        print("Failed to register with LNS Server! Timeout!")
+        break
+    end
+end