-- LUA Script - precede every function and global member with lowercase name of script + '_main'
g_ballsLeft = {}

local entityTimer = {}

local random = math.random

math.randomseed(os.time())

-- make sure random number generator is seeded
random(); random(); random()

function ball_drop_init(e)
	Hide(e)
end

function DropBall(e)
	local myTimer = entityTimer[e]
	
	myTimer.frozen = false
	Show(e)
end

function ball_drop_main(e)
    local myTimer = entityTimer[e]
    local timeNow = g_Time
 
    if myTimer == nil then
		local Ent = g_Entity[e]
        -- initialisation
        entityTimer[e] = {value = timeNow + 5000 + random() * 10000, 
		                  frozen = true,
						  x = Ent.x, y = Ent.y, z = Ent.z}
						  
		g_ballsLeft[e] = {showing = false}
		return
    end
 
    if timeNow > myTimer.value then 
		local bl = g_ballsLeft[e] 
		if not bl.showing then
			if BD_ShowDecal ~= nil then
				BD_ShowDecal(e, myTimer.x, myTimer.y, myTimer.z)
			end
			bl.showing = true
		end
	end
		
	if myTimer.frozen then
		CollisionOff(e)
		ResetPosition(e, myTimer.x, myTimer.y, myTimer.z)
		CollisionOn(e)
    end
end