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+#****************************************************************************
+#**
+#**  File     :  /lua/utilities.lua
+#**  Author(s):  John Comes, Gordon Duclos
+#**
+#**  Summary  :  Utility functions for scripts.
+#**
+#**  Copyright � 2005 Gas Powered Games, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#****************************************************************************
+
+function GetDistanceBetweenTwoEntities(entity1, entity2)
+    return VDist3(entity1:GetPosition(),entity2:GetPosition())
+end
+
+function GetEnemyUnitsInSphere(unit, position, radius)
+	local x1 = position.x - radius
+	local y1 = position.y - radius
+	local z1 = position.z - radius
+	local x2 = position.x + radius
+	local y2 = position.y + radius
+	local z2 = position.z + radius
+	local UnitsinRec = GetUnitsInRect( Rect(x1, z1, x2, z2) )
+	#Check for empty rectangle
+	if not UnitsinRec then
+		return UnitsinRec
+	end
+	local RadEntities = {}
+    for k, v in UnitsinRec do
+		local dist = VDist3(position, v:GetPosition())
+		if (unit:GetArmy() != v:GetArmy()) and (dist <= radius) then
+			table.insert(RadEntities, v)
+		end
+	end
+	return RadEntities
+end
+
+function GetDistanceBetweenTwoPoints(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2)
+    return ( math.sqrt( (x1-x2)^2 + (y1-y2)^2 + (z1-z2)^2 ) )
+end
+
+function GetDistanceBetweenTwoVectors( v1, v2 )
+    return VDist3(v1, v2)
+end
+
+function XZDistanceTwoVectors( v1, v2 )
+    return VDist2( v1[1], v1[3], v2[1], v2[3] )
+end
+
+function GetVectorLength( v )
+    return math.sqrt( math.pow( v.x, 2 ) + math.pow( v.y, 2 ) + math.pow( v.z, 2 ))
+end
+
+function NormalizeVector( v )
+    local length = GetVectorLength( v )
+    if length > 0 then
+        local invlength = 1 / length
+        return Vector( v.x * invlength, v.y * invlength, v.z * invlength )
+    else
+        return Vector( 0,0,0 )
+    end
+end
+
+function GetDifferenceVector( v1, v2 )
+    return Vector(v1.x - v2.x, v1.y - v2.y, v1.z - v2.z)
+end
+
+function GetDirectionVector( v1, v2 )
+    return NormalizeVector( Vector(v1.x - v2.x, v1.y - v2.y, v1.z - v2.z) )
+end
+
+function GetScaledDirectionVector( v1, v2, scale )
+    local vec = GetDirectionVector( v1, v2 )
+    return Vector( vec.x * scale, vec.y * scale, vec.z * scale )
+end
+
+function GetMidPoint( v1, v2 )
+	return Vector( (v1.x + v2.x) * 0.5, (v1.y + v2.y) * 0.5, (v1.z + v2.z) * 0.5 )
+end
+
+function GetRandomFloat( nmin, nmax)
+    return (Random() * (nmax - nmin) + nmin)
+end
+
+function GetRandomInt( nmin, nmax)
+    return math.floor(Random() * (nmax - nmin + 1) + nmin)
+end
+
+function GetRandomOffset( sx, sy, sz, scalar )
+    sx = sx * scalar
+    sy = sy * scalar
+    sz = sz * scalar
+    local x = Random()*sx - (sx*.5)
+    local y = Random()*sy
+    local z = Random()*sz - (sz*.5)
+    return x,y,z
+end
+
+function GetRandomOffset2( sx, sy, sz, scalar )
+    sx = sx * scalar
+    sy = sy * scalar
+    sz = sz * scalar
+    local x = Random(-1.0,1.0)*sx - (sx*.5)
+    local y = Random(-1.0,1.0)*sy
+    local z = Random(-1.0,1.0)*sz - (sz*.5)
+    return x,y,z
+end
+
+function GetClosestVector( vFrom, vToList )
+    local dist, cDist, retVec = 0
+    if( vToList ) then
+        dist = GetDistanceBetweenTwoVectors( vFrom, vToList[1] )
+        retVec = vToList[1]
+    end
+    for kTo, vTo in vToList do
+        cDist = GetDistanceBetweenTwoVectors( vFrom, vTo )
+        if( dist > cDist) then
+            dist = cDist
+            retVec = vTo
+        end 
+    end
+    return retVec
+end
+
+function Cross( v1, v2 )
+	return Vector( (v1.y * v2.z) - (v1.z * v2.y), (v1.z * v2.x) - (v1.x * v2.z ), (v1.x * v2.y) - (v1.y - v2.x))
+end
+
+function DotP( v1, v2 )
+    return (v1.x * v2.x) + (v1.y * v2.y) + (v1.z * v2.z)
+end
+
+function GetAngleInBetween(v1, v2)
+    #normalize the vectors
+    local vec1 = {}
+    local vec2 = {}
+    vec1 = NormalizeVector(v1)
+    vec2 = NormalizeVector(v2)
+    local dotp = DotP(vec1, vec2)
+    return math.acos(dotp)*(360/(math.pi*2))
+end
+
+function UserConRequest(string)
+    if not Sync.UserConRequests then
+        Sync.UserConRequests = {}
+    end
+    table.insert(Sync.UserConRequests, string)
+end
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# TableCat - Concatenates multiple tables into one single table
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+function TableCat( ... )
+    local ret = {}
+    for index = 1, table.getn(arg) do
+        if arg[index] != nil then
+            for k, v in arg[index] do
+                table.insert( ret, v )
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return ret
+end
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