Ace3: Expand medical API for third parties

[thojkooi]

Expand medical API for third parties to support integration and status detection.

Example:

API for disabling ACE Medical screen effects
This would be very useful when starting a spectator script while unconscious for training purposes (eg: see how your team handles your body in a mass casualty incident).

I can't fight the main medical loop here: https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/b489750d5b1276753c65f46c9e2c6062b61cc6fd/addons/medical/XEH_postInit.sqf#L108
and it would force me to give unconscious players a neutered zeus.

It could be as simple as having line 112 in /addons/medical/XEH_postInit.sqf also check if a global variable that is exposed to mission makers is true/false, in addition to checking if the player is using zeus or is dead. I'm not sure if this is in line with ACE coding standards though.
By @adampiskorski

Will pick up as part of the medical rewrite (but only after the other functionality is done. This is a nice to have).

[jonpas]

Does that include getter and setter of the entire medical status? That would be great for any persistence scenarios.

[adampiskorski]

A single array that fully describes the medical status of a unit that can be stored would be great. We use a script to restore states mid mission in the event of crashes or disconnects and this would be great. ATM i just set damage

[kwinkel]

Yes, getter & setter to store and load the medical status would be nice!

[commy2]

MedicInfo = player call ace_medical_fnc_serializeUnit
-> MedicInfo is array of numbers containing pain, wounds, bloodloss, unconscioussness etc.

[player, MedicInfo] call ace_medical_fnc_deserializeUnit

[jonpas]

ace_medical_fnc_getUnitStatus and ace_medical_fnc_setUnitStatus might be clearer.

[bux]

I agree with @jonpas

Maybe even:
ace_medical_fnc_api_getUnitStatus

Or it could be a separate pbo:
ace_medical_api_fnc_getUnitStatus

Or it could be even less specific:
ace_api_fnc_getUnitMedicalStatus

[Arcanum417]

@adampiskorski I am sorry to go off topic here, but I would be quite interested in that script, right now I am using really simple version of this, it only saves objects and empty vehicles.
To not clutter this issue more please write me on discord Arcanum#3037

[KHunter-Arma]

I don't want to start a big discussion on this old topic and I'm sure you guys have done some great work on the rewrite since the last reply, but I just want to say my persistency mod already works with the current release (non-rewrite) version of ACE Medical, and if you still have work that needs to be done for the rewrite regarding persistency support, I'd be happy to contribute. I'd volunteer for more if I had the time...