1) Added dinv reload option

2) Added framework for dinv update confirm option (I need to check it in to test if it works :))

aard_inventory.xml

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ dbot.callback : Module to help manage callback functions and parameters
    save_state="y"
    date_written="2017-08-12 08:45:15"
    requires="4.98"
-   version="1.4"
+   version="1.3"
    >
 <description trim="y">
 <![CDATA[
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Usage
 =====
 
   Inventory table access
-    dinv build [confirm]
+    dinv build confirm
     dinv refresh [on | off | all] <minutes>
     dinv search [id | full] <query>
 
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ Usage
     dinv notify [none | light | standard | all]
     dinv cache [reset | size] [recent | frequent | all] <# entries>
     dinv tags <names | all> [on | off]
+    dinv reload
 
   Using equipment items
     dinv consume [add | remove | display | buy | small | big] <type> <name or quantity> <container>
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ Usage
 
   Plugin info
     dinv version
+    dinv update confirm
     dinv help <command>
 
 
@@ -550,6 +552,26 @@ Feature Wishlist
   >
   </alias>
 
+  <alias
+   script="inv.cli.reload.fn"
+   match="^[ ]*dinv[ ]+reload[ ]*$"
+   enabled="y"
+   regexp="y"
+   send_to="12"
+   sequence="100"
+  >
+  </alias>
+
+  <alias
+   script="inv.cli.update.fn"
+   match="^[ ]*dinv[ ]+update[ ]+confirm[ ]*$"
+   enabled="y"
+   regexp="y"
+   send_to="12"
+   sequence="100"
+  >
+  </alias>
+
 </aliases>
 
 <!--  Script  -->
@@ -1432,6 +1454,12 @@ end -- inv.config.new
 --   inv.cli.version.fn(name, line, wildcards)
 --   inv.cli.version.usage()
 --   inv.cli.version.examples()
+--   inv.cli.update.fn(name, line, wildcards)
+--   inv.cli.update.usage()
+--   inv.cli.update.examples()
+--   inv.cli.reload.fn(name, line, wildcards)
+--   inv.cli.reload.usage()
+--   inv.cli.reload.examples()
 --   inv.cli.help.fn(name, line, wildcards)
 --   inv.cli.help.usage()
 --   inv.cli.help.examples()
@@ -1473,6 +1501,7 @@ function inv.cli.fullUsage()
   inv.cli.notify.usage()
   inv.cli.cache.usage()
   inv.cli.tags.usage()
+  inv.cli.reload.usage()
 
   dbot.print("\n@C  Using equipment items@W")
   inv.cli.consume.usage()
@@ -1481,6 +1510,7 @@ function inv.cli.fullUsage()
 
   dbot.print("\n@C  Plugin info@w")
   inv.cli.version.usage()
+  inv.cli.update.usage()
   inv.cli.help.usage()
 
 end -- inv.cli.fullUsage
@@ -1517,7 +1547,7 @@ end -- inv.cli.build.fn
 
 
 function inv.cli.build.usage()
-  dbot.print("@W    " .. pluginNameCmd .. " build @Y[confirm]@w")
+  dbot.print("@W    " .. pluginNameCmd .. " build confirm@w")
 end -- inv.cli.build.usage
 
 
@@ -3850,6 +3880,32 @@ Examples:
 end -- inv.cli.tags.examples
 
 
+inv.cli.reload = {}
+function inv.cli.reload.fn(name, line, wildcards)
+  dbot.info("Reloading plugin")
+
+  return dbot.reload()
+end -- inv.cli.reload.fn
+
+
+function inv.cli.reload.usage()
+  dbot.print("@W    " .. pluginNameCmd .. " reload")
+end -- inv.cli.reload.usage
+
+
+function inv.cli.reload.examples()
+  dbot.print("@W\nUsage:\n")
+  inv.cli.reload.usage()
+  dbot.print(
+[[@W
+This will unload and then load the plugin.  You should not need to do this but
+it never hurts to have the ability if something goes wrong.  This is equivalent
+to opening the plugin menu and reinstalling the plugin.
+]])
+
+end -- inv.cli.reload.examples
+
+
 inv.cli.portal = {}
 function inv.cli.portal.fn(name, line, wildcards)
   local command = wildcards[1] or ""
@@ -4342,6 +4398,32 @@ Come on peeps, just type "@Gdinv version@W".  It's not that hard. :P
 end -- inv.cli.version.examples
 
 
+inv.cli.update = {}
+function inv.cli.update.fn(name, line, wildcards)
+  dbot.info("Updating plugin: Please do not enter anything until the update completes")
+
+  return dbot.update()
+end -- inv.cli.update.fn
+
+
+function inv.cli.update.usage()
+  dbot.print("@W    " .. pluginNameCmd .. " update confirm")
+end -- inv.cli.update.usage
+
+
+function inv.cli.update.examples()
+  dbot.print("@W\nUsage:\n")
+  inv.cli.update.usage()
+  dbot.print(
+[[@W
+This will compare your version of the plugin with the latest stable release.
+If your plugin is out of date, the plugin will download the latest version of
+itself and load it.
+]])
+
+end -- inv.cli.update.examples
+
+
 inv.cli.help = {}
 function inv.cli.help.fn(name, line, wildcards)
   local command = wildcards[1] or ""
@@ -15917,6 +15999,89 @@ function dbot.getTime()
 end -- dbot.getTime
 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- dbot.reload: Reloads the current plugin
+--
+-- Note: This code was derived from part of a plugin by Arcidayne.  Thanks Arcidayne!
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function dbot.reload()
+  local scriptPrefix = GetAlphaOption("script_prefix")
+  local retval
+
+  -- If the user has not already specified the script prefix for this version of mush, pick a
+  -- reasonable default value
+  if (scriptPrefix == "") then
+    scriptPrefix = "\\\\\\"
+    SetAlphaOption("script_prefix", scriptPrefix)
+  end
+
+  -- Tell mush to reload the plugin in one second.  We can't do it directly here because a
+  -- plugin can't unload itself.  Even if it could, how could it tell mush to load it again
+  -- if it weren't installed? 
+  retval = Execute(scriptPrefix.."DoAfterSpecial(1, \"ReloadPlugin('"..GetPluginID().."')\", sendto.script)")
+  if (retval ~= 0) then
+    dbot.warn("dbot.reload: Failed to reload the plugin: mush error " .. retval)
+    retval = DRL_RET_INTERNAL_ERROR
+  end -- if
+
+  return retval
+end -- dbot.reload
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- dbot.update: If the current plugin isn't the latest published version, update it, and reload it
+--
+-- Note: This code is derived from a plugin written by Arcidayne.  Thanks Arcidayne!
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function dbot.update()
+  local retval = DRL_RET_SUCCESS
+  local url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Aardurel/aard-plugins/master/aard_inventory.xml"
+  local asyncOk, async = pcall (require, "async")
+ 
+  if asyncOk then
+    async.doAsyncRemoteRequest(url, dbot.updateRaw, "HTTPS")
+  else
+    dbot.warn("dbot.update: Failed to retrieve plugin update")
+    retval = DRL_RET_INTERNAL_ERROR
+  end
+
+  return retval
+end -- dbot.update
+
+
+function dbot.updateRaw(retval, page, status, headers, fullStatus, requestUrl)
+  local currentVersion = GetPluginInfo(GetPluginID(), 19) or 0
+
+  if (status ~= 200) then
+    dbot.warn("dbot.updateRaw: Failed to retrieve remote plugin version")
+
+  else
+    local remoteVersion = tonumber(string.match(page, '%s%s+version="([0-9%.]+)"')) or 0
+
+    if (remoteVersion == currentVersion) then
+      dbot.info("Your plugin is up-to-date at version \"" .. currentVersion .. "\"")
+
+    elseif (remoteVersion < currentVersion) then
+      dbot.warn("Your current plugin (v" .. currentVersion .. ") is reporting that it " ..
+                "is newer than the latest official release (v" .. remoteVersion .. ")")
+
+    else
+      dbot.info("Updating plugin from version " .. currentVersion .. " to version " .. remoteVersion) 
+
+      local pluginFile = GetPluginInfo(GetPluginID(), 6)
+      local file = io.open(pluginFile, "w")
+      file:write(page)
+      file:close()
+      dbot.reload()
+    end -- if
+
+  end -- if
+
+end -- dbot.updateRaw
+
+
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 -- dbot.tonumber: version of tonumber that strips out commas from a number
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