Chatcommand scheduler_add without paramater mask

chatcommand_scheduler_add.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local chatcommand_cmd = "scheduler_add"
 local chatcommand_params =
-    "<time$function$[param1, param2, param3, ...][$notes]>"
+    "<time$function$[param1, param2, param3, ...][$param mask][$notes]>"
 local chatcommand_description =
     "Adds a new task that executes a function with params at the given time. See /" ..
         chatcommand_cmd .. " help"

internal.lua

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ end
 
 local function is_uuid_duplicate(UUID)
     for i, task in ipairs(yl_scheduler.tasks) do
-        say("action",
+        say("action", "task.id=" .. dump(task.id) .. ", UUID=" .. dump(UUID))
-                 "task.id=" .. dump(task.id) .. ", UUID=" .. dump(UUID))
         if task.id == UUID then return true end
     end
     return false
@@ -232,13 +231,15 @@ local function load_all_tasks()
 
     if bad == 0 then
         minetest.log("action",
-                 "[MOD] yl_scheduler : bad = " .. tostring(bad) .. ", good = " ..
+                     "[MOD] yl_scheduler : bad = " .. tostring(bad) ..
-                     tostring(good) .. ", total = " .. tostring(total))
+                         ", good = " .. tostring(good) .. ", total = " ..
+                         tostring(total))
         return true, good, bad
     else
         minetest.log("warning",
-                 "[MOD] yl_scheduler : bad = " .. tostring(bad) .. ", good = " ..
+                     "[MOD] yl_scheduler : bad = " .. tostring(bad) ..
-                     tostring(good) .. ", total = " .. tostring(total))
+                         ", good = " .. tostring(good) .. ", total = " ..
+                         tostring(total))
         return false, good, bad
     end
 end
@@ -305,7 +306,52 @@ function yl_scheduler.remove_file(UUID) return remove_file(UUID) end
 -- ### scheduler_add ###
 
 local function cmd_scheduler_add(name, c_params)
+    -- This is what a chatcommand may look like:
+    -- /scheduler_add 384756378465$minetest.log$action, text to be logged$$some notes
+    -- /scheduler_add 384756378465$minetest.log$action, text to be logged
+    -- /scheduler_add 384756378465$switch_maze
+    -- /scheduler_add 384756378465$switch_maze$$$some more notes
 
+    -- cast:
+    -- /scheduler_add 384756378465$switch_maze$(int)456, (string)mystring$some more notes
+
+    -- mask:
+    -- /scheduler_add 384756378465$switch_maze$456,mystring$int, string$some more notes
+
+    -- The mask should be optional, if none is given we assume strings
+
+    if not c_params or c_params == "help" then
+        return true,
+               "Adds a new task that executes a function with params at the given time.\n" ..
+                   "Separate time, function, parameters, mask and notes with $\n" ..
+                   "Example: /scheduler_add 1712679465$minetest.log$action,mytext$string,string$mynotes\n"
+    elseif c_params == "helpmask" then
+        return true, "Provide a parameter mask to convert the parameters to number or table" ..
+        "Allowed values are \"string\",\"number\",\"table\"" ..
+        "If your use case requires other types, please create a wrapper function."
+    end
+
+    local t_parameters = string.split(c_params, "$", true)
+
+    local at = tonumber(t_parameters[1])
+    local func = t_parameters[2]
+    --local string_params = string.split(t_parameters[3], ",") -- optional
+    local params = string.split(t_parameters[3], ",") -- optional
+    local mask = string.split(t_parameters[4], ",") or {} -- optional
+    local owner = name or "N/A"
+    local notes = t_parameters[5] or "" -- optional
+
+    -- local param_success, params = unmask_params(string_params, mask)
+
+    if (param_success == false) then return false, params end
+
+    local success, message = yl_scheduler.set_task(at, func, params, owner,
+                                                   notes)
+    if success == true then
+        yl_scheduler.tasks = sort_by_timestamp(yl_scheduler.tasks)
+    end
+
+    return success, message
 end
 
 function yl_scheduler.cmd_scheduler_add(name, params)