Miscellaneous Functions

Chat Functions

void chat_clan( string )

void chat_clan( string, string )

Sends a message to clan chat.

void chat_macro( string )

Submits a chat macro to KoL.

void chat_notify( string, string )

Sends a notification to the player's own chat.

void chat_private( string, string )

Sends a private message to another player.

boolean is_online( string )

Check to see if a player is online.

boolean [string] who_clan()

Returns a list of whom is in your clan and if they are in chat.

boolean can_faxbot( monster )

Check to see if a monster can be faxed.

boolean faxbot( monster )

Attempts to receive a fax of a given monster.

Debugging Functions

void disable( string )

Disables the specified function.

void enable( string )

Enables the specified function.

buffer load_html( string )

Works like visit_url(), but for debugging.

string make_url( string, boolean, boolean )

Crafts the URL to visit.

File Input/Output Functions

boolean buffer_to_file( buffer, string )

Saves a buffer to a text file. Returns true on success, false on failure.

string [int] file_to_array( string )

Reads data from a text file and returns a map of strings containing each line.

buffer file_to_buffer( string )

Loads the entire contents of a text file into a buffer.

boolean file_to_map( string, aggregate )

Loads a map from a tab-delimited text file.

boolean map_to_file( aggregate, string )

Saves a map to a tab-delimited text file.

Map Management Functions

Note: Information about maps (including creating, assigning, and removing keys, can be found at Map Data Structures.

int count( aggregate )

Returns the number of defined keys for the specified aggregate.

void clear( aggregate )

Removes all keys from the specified aggregate.

Time Functions

string format_date_time( string, string, string )

Reformats dates.

int gameday_to_int()

Returns the current KoL date as an integer.

string gameday_to_string()

Returns the current KoL date as a string.

int gametime_to_int()

Returns the current KoL time in ms as an integer.

string now_to_string( string )

Returns current local time/date in SimpleDateFormat format.

string time_to_string()

Returns the current local time in HH:mm:ss z format.

string today_to_string()

Returns the current local day in ISO format.

SVN Functions

There is much additional information in the SVN Primer.

boolean svn_exists( string )

Returns true if a valid working copy named projectname exists in the svn/ folder.

boolean svn_at_head( string )

Returns true if projectname exists, is a valid working copy, and is currently at the same revision number as the repository.

record svn_info( string )

Returns a record containing additional information about the given projectname: svnurl, last author, last revision, last change date.

User Interaction

void print( string, [string] )

Prints to CLI and status line of Adventuring window, optionally in a specified color.

void print_html( string )

Prints to CLI, parsing any included html.

void logprint( string )

Prints to the session log.

void wait( int )

void waitq( int )

Sleeps for the specified number of seconds.

boolean user_confirm( string )

Allows user input in Y/N format.

Property Functions

boolean [string] get_all_properties( string, boolean )

Returns a map of all user or global properties.

boolean property_exists( string, boolean? )

Checks whether a property exists.

boolean property_has_default( string )

Checks if a property has a built-in default value.

string property_default_value( string )

Returns the default value of a property, or an empty string if a default value does not exist.

string get_property( string )

string get_property( string, boolean )

Gets a global or user preference as appropriate.

void set_property( string, string )

Sets a global or user preference as appropriate.

string remove_property( string, boolean? )

Removes or resets a property and returns its previous value.

boolean rename_property( string, string )

Renames a property. Returns true on success, false on failure.

Other Functions

void abort( [string] )

Aborts the current script with an optional message.

boolean cli_execute( string )

Executes the given command as if it were entered into the CLI.

void batch_open()

Used to mark the beginning of a block of functions to operate in batch mode (see page for batch_close() for details).

boolean batch_close()

Used to mark the end of a block of functions to operate in batch mode (see page for details).

int get_revision()

Returns the current KoLmafia revision number.

string get_version()

Returns the most recent KoLmafia version.

string get_player_id( string )

Returns the user id number of a given player.

boolean is_dark_mode()

Checks if the current KoLmafia theme is dark mode.

string to_json( aggregate )

Converts a simple aggregate into JSON.

Additional functions that are considered not really to be ash functions are available in Misc ASH Features