refactor code

much better handling of commands, but still needs some improvement

flag.ahk

@@ -1,28 +1,13 @@
-;	AutoHotkey.exe C:\Users\Leand.000\Documents\D3K\flag.ahk [Script Parameters]
-
 #SingleInstance force	; Only one instance at a time
 FileEncoding, UTF-8	; Makes sure special characters dont break stuff
-global whr := ComObjCreate("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
 
 
-global userID := "<user ID from the control software>"
+global userID := "user ID from control software"
 
 
-func := A_Args[1]
+If (A_Args.Length() < 3)
-col := A_Args[2]
-Switch A_Args[3]
 {
-	Case "hold":
+	If (A_Args[1] = "off")
-		length := 10000
-	Case A_Args[3] is number:
-		length := A_Args[3]
-	Default:
-		length := 0
-}
-
-If (A_Args.Length() < 2)
-{
-	If (func = "off")
 	{
 		off()
 	} Else {
@@ -31,19 +16,30 @@ If (A_Args.Length() < 2)
 	ExitApp
 }
 
-Switch func
+Switch A_Args[3]
+{
+	Case A_Args[3] is number:
+		length := A_Args[3]
+	Case "hold":
+		length := 100000
+	Default:
+		length := 0
+}
+
+Switch A_Args[1]
 	{
 		Case "s":
-			solid(col, length)
+			solid(A_Args[2], length)
 		Case "b":
-			blink(col, length)
+			blink(A_Args[2], length)
 		Case "p":
-			patt(col, length)
+			patt(A_Args[2], length)
 		Default:
-			MsgBox,, Flag, % "Incorrect parameters passed to script: " func ", " col ", " length
+			MsgBox,, Flag, % "Incorrect parameters passed to script: " A_Args[1] ", " A_Args[2] ", " length
 	}
 
-solid(input, length := 0)
+
+solid(input, length)
 {
 	Switch input
 	{
@@ -65,11 +61,11 @@ solid(input, length := 0)
 				"actionFields":{
 					"color": "custom",
 					"custom_color": "%input%"
-			}
+				}
 			}
 			)
 	}
-	req("https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/solid_color", json_str, length)
+	translate("https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/solid_color", json_str, length)
 }
 
 blink(input, length)
@@ -77,69 +73,81 @@ blink(input, length)
 	Switch input
 	{
 		Case "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "white", "cyan", "magenta":
-			json_str =
+			color := input
-			(
-			{
-				"userId": "%userID%",
-				"actionFields":{
-					"color": "%input%"
-			}
-			}
-			)
-			req("https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/blink", json_str, length)
 		Default:
 			MsgBox % input " is not an accepted input"
+			ExitApp
 	}
+	json_str =
+	(
+	{
+		"userId": "%userID%",
+		"actionFields":{
+			"color": "%color%"
+	}
+	}
+	)
+	translate("https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/blink", json_str, length)
 }
 
 patt(input, length)
 {
 	Switch input
 	{
-		Case "police", "traffic_lights", "random1", "random2", "random3", "random4", "random5":
+		Case "police", "rainbow", "sea", "synthetic":
-			json_str =
+			pattern := input
-			(
+		Case "traffic_lights":
-			{
+			pattern := "traffic lights"
-				"userId": "%userID%",
+		Case "white_wave":
-				"actionFields":{
+			pattern := "white wave"
-					"pattern": "%input%"
+		Case "random":
-				}
+			Random, rando, 1, 5
-			}
+			pattern := "random %rando%"
-			)
+		Case "random1":
-			req("https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/pattern", json_str, length)
+			pattern := "random 1"
+		Case "random2":
+			pattern := "random 2"
+		Case "random3":
+			pattern := "random 3"
+		Case "random4":
+			pattern := "random 4"
+		Case "random5":
+			pattern := "random 5"
 		Default:
 			MsgBox % input " is not an accepted input"
+			ExitApp
 	}
+	json_str =
+	(
+	{
+		"userId": "%userID%",
+		"actionFields":{
+			"pattern": "%pattern%"
+		}
+	}
+	)
+	translate("https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/pattern", json_str, length)
 }
 
-req(url, data, len := 0)
+translate(url, data, length)
 {
-	If (InStr(url, "solid"))
+	If (length = 0)
 	{
-		If (len = 0)
+		req(url, data)
-		{
-			whr.Open("POST", url, false)
-			whr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			whr.Send(data)
-		} Else {
-			whr.Open("POST", url, false)
-			whr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			whr.Send(data)
-			Sleep, (len * 1000)
-			off()
-		}
 	} Else {
 		start_time := A_TickCount
-		time_to_run := len * 1000
+		time_to_run := length * 1000
 		end_time := start_time + time_to_run
 		while (A_tickcount < end_time) {
-			whr.Open("POST", url, false)
+			req(url, data)
-			whr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			whr.Send(data)
-			whr.WaitForResponse()
 		}
 	}
-		
+
+	If (InStr(url, "solid"))
+	{
+		Sleep, (length * 1000)
+		off()
+	}
 }
 
 off()
@@ -154,9 +162,18 @@ off()
 		}
 	}
 	)
-	whr.Open("POST", "https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/solid_color", false)
+	url := "https://api.luxafor.com/webhook/v1/actions/solid_color"
-	whr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req(url, data)
-	whr.Send(data)
 }
 
-ExitApp
+req(url, data)
+{
+	whr := ComObjCreate("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
+	whr.Open("POST", url, false)
+	whr.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	whr.Send(data)
+	whr.WaitForResponse()
+}
+
+
+ExitApp