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 -- This script determines which CVN is currently in the active phase of its deck cycle.
 gb = 'GWKW9V-0HMC21A9CO9FE'   -- USS George W. Bush
 gw ='GWKW9V-0HMC21A9COA5M'  -- USS George Washington
 cvns = {gb, gw}
 
 reserveLoadout = 3
 oneDeckCycle = 12 * 60 -- 12 hours
 

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 -- coin flip choose which of the two cvns gets to be active.  The other will have the aircraft placed in a "reserve." state
 math.randomseed (os.time ())
 if (math.random() < 0.5) then
      cvnI = 1
 else 
      cvnI = 2
 end
 
 inActiveCvnGuid = cvns[cvnI]
 
 inActiveCvn = ScenEdit_GetUnit( { guid = inActiveCvnGuid  } )
 inActiveAircraft = inActiveCvn.assignedUnits.Aircraft
 

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 for acIdx, acId in ipairs( inActiveAircraft )
 do
     ScenEdit_SetLoadout({UnitName=acId , LoadoutID=reserveLoadout, IgnoreMagazines=true, TimeToReady_Minutes=oneDeckCycle }) 
 end
 
 

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 config={}; 
 config.cvns = {
 [1]={name='USS George W. Bush', guid='GWKW9V-0HMC21A9CO9FE'},
 [2]={name='USS George Washington', guid='GWKW9V-0HMC21A9COA5M'},
 [3]={name='USS Ronald Reagan', guid='GWKW9V-000SOME00GUID'}
 } --table of carriers or SUAB's.
 
 config.reserveLoadout = 3
 config.oneDeckCycle = 12 * 60 -- 12 hours
 
 math.randomseed(os.clock()); --use clock instead of time
 --- This loops over the aircraft in on the selected inActiveCvn and sets them to a reserve loadout with a ready time of 12 hours.
 --- coin flip choose which of the cvns gets to be active.  The other will have the aircraft placed in a "reserve." state
 ---@param useReserveLoadout boolean - When set to true uses the config specified reserve loadoutid, otherwise does not touch loadout.
 

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 function ChooseActiveCarrier(useReserveLoadout) 
   local loadoutid = 0;
   if (useReserveLoadout ~= nil) and useReserveLoadout == true then loadoutid= config.reserveLoadout; end
   if #config.cvns > 0 then
     roll = math.random(1,#config.cvns); --1 to max number in the table.
     local retval, inActiveCvn = pcall(ScenEdit_GetUnit,{ guid = config.cvns[roll].guid } );
     if (retval ==true) and inActiveCvn ~=nil then
       if (inActiveCvn.assignedUnits.Aircraft ~=nil) and #inActiveCvn.assignedUnits.Aircraft > 0 then 
         for _, guid in ipairs( inActiveCvn.assignedUnits.Aircraft ) do
           pcall(ScenEdit_SetLoadout,{UnitName=guid, LoadoutID=loadoutid, IgnoreMagazines=true, TimeToReady_Minutes=config.oneDeckCycle});
         end
         ScenEdit_SetKeyValue('RunOnceMarker','1'); --flag ourselves as having run.
       else
         print(string.format('Error obtaining assigned aircraft list for the chosen carrier (%s).', tostring(config.cvns[roll].name)));
       end
     else 
       print(string.format('Error obtaining carrier (%s) unit.', tostring(config.cvns[roll].name)));
     end
   else
     print("cvns table is empty");
   end
 end

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 function RunOnceCheck()
   local n = ScenEdit_GetKeyValue('RunOnceMarker');
   if (n==nil) or n=="" then --flag doesn't exist.
     ChooseActiveCarrier(true);
   else
     print("Carrier already choosen. Use ClearKeyValue('RunOnceMarker') followed by a save and reload to force re-execution of carrier selection.");
   end 
 end
 
 RunOnceCheck(); --kick of the check and the choose function call if needed.