forge/docs/CAD_USAGE_GUIDE.md

CAD Usage Guide

The CAD module stores transient operational state for dispatch activity, assignments, dispatch orders, support requests, group profiles, grouped views, and hydrated UI payloads. CAD state is in-memory and follows the active server or mission lifecycle.

Data Model

Most CAD records are flexible JSON objects. The service normalizes important IDs and returns structured mutation results for higher-level workflows.

Common generated IDs:

• Orders: cad-order:<sequence>
• Requests: cad-request:<sequence>
• Assignments usually share a task ID or order ID.

Commands

Activity

Command	Arguments	Returns
cad:activity:append	activity_json	OK.
cad:activity:recent	limit	Recent activity array JSON.

Assignments

Command	Arguments	Returns
cad:assignments:list	none	Assignment array JSON.
cad:assignments:assign	entry_id, assignment_json	Assignment mutation result JSON.
cad:assignments:acknowledge	entry_id, patch_json	Assignment mutation result JSON.
cad:assignments:decline	entry_id, patch_json	Assignment mutation result JSON and removes assignment.
cad:assignments:upsert	entry_id, assignment_json	OK.
cad:assignments:delete	entry_id	OK.

Orders

Command	Arguments	Returns
cad:orders:list	none	Order array JSON.
cad:orders:create	order_seed_json	Dispatch order mutation result JSON.
cad:orders:create_from_context	context_json	Dispatch order mutation result JSON.
cad:orders:close	entry_id	Dispatch order mutation result JSON and removes order/assignment.
cad:orders:upsert	entry_id, order_json	OK.
cad:orders:delete	entry_id	OK.

Requests

Command	Arguments	Returns
cad:requests:list	none	Request array JSON.
cad:requests:submit	request_json	Request mutation result JSON.
cad:requests:submit_from_context	context_json	Request mutation result JSON.
cad:requests:close	entry_id	Request mutation result JSON and removes request.
cad:requests:upsert	entry_id, request_json	OK.
cad:requests:delete	entry_id	OK.

Profiles and Views

Command	Arguments	Returns
cad:profiles:list	none	Profile array JSON.
cad:profiles:update_from_context	context_json	Profile mutation result JSON.
cad:profiles:upsert	entry_id, profile_json	OK.
cad:profiles:delete	entry_id	OK.
cad:groups:build	groups_seed_json	Group array JSON.
cad:view:hydrate	hydrate_seed_json	Hydrated CAD payload JSON.

Submit a Support Request

private _fields = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["pickup_location", "Grid 123456"],
    ["precedence", "urgent"],
    ["security", "secure"]
];

private _context = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["type", "medevac_9line"],
    ["fields", _fields],
    ["groupId", "alpha"],
    ["groupCallsign", "Alpha 1-1"],
    ["submittedByUid", getPlayerUID player],
    ["submittedByName", name player],
    ["priority", "emergency"],
    ["position", getPosATL player],
    ["createdAt", diag_tickTime]
];

private _result = "forge_server" callExtension ["cad:requests:submit_from_context", [
    toJSON _context
]];

Supported priority values are routine, priority, and emergency. Unknown values normalize to priority.

Create a Dispatch Order

private _context = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["assigneeGroupId", "bravo"],
    ["assigneeGroupCallsign", "Bravo 1-1"],
    ["targetGroupId", "alpha"],
    ["targetGroupCallsign", "Alpha 1-1"],
    ["targetPosition", getPosATL player],
    ["createdByUid", getPlayerUID player],
    ["createdByName", name player],
    ["requestId", "cad-request:1"],
    ["requestType", "logreq"],
    ["requestTitle", "LOGREQ | Alpha 1-1"],
    ["requestSummary", "Ammo resupply requested"],
    ["requestFields", createHashMap],
    ["note", "Support Alpha 1-1 at current position."],
    ["priority", "priority"],
    ["createdAt", diag_tickTime]
];

private _result = "forge_server" callExtension ["cad:orders:create_from_context", [
    toJSON _context
]];

Assignment Workflow

Task contracts have two separate phases. Dispatch assignment reserves a contract for a group and sets the CAD assignment state to assigned, but it does not accept or start the task. The assigned group leader must acknowledge the assignment before task ownership is bound and task logic starts. If the leader declines, the CAD assignment is removed and the contract returns to the open board. Task status follows the same lifecycle: available on creation, assigned after dispatch assignment, and active after acknowledgement.

private _assignment = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["groupId", "bravo"],
    ["assigneeGroupCallsign", "Bravo 1-1"],
    ["assignedByUid", getPlayerUID player],
    ["assignedByName", name player],
    ["assignedAt", diag_tickTime],
    ["state", "assigned"]
];

"forge_server" callExtension ["cad:assignments:assign", [
    "task-123",
    toJSON _assignment
]];

private _ack = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["state", "acknowledged"],
    ["acknowledgedByUid", getPlayerUID player],
    ["acknowledgedAt", diag_tickTime]
];

"forge_server" callExtension ["cad:assignments:acknowledge", [
    "task-123",
    toJSON _ack
]];

Hydrate the CAD UI

private _session = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["uid", getPlayerUID player],
    ["orgId", "default"],
    ["isDispatcher", true],
    ["groupId", "alpha"],
    ["isLeader", true]
];

private _seed = createHashMapFromArray [
    ["groups", _liveGroups],
    ["activeTasks", _activeTasks],
    ["session", _session]
];

private _result = "forge_server" callExtension ["cad:view:hydrate", [toJSON _seed]];

Error Handling

private _payload = _result select 0;
if (_payload find "Error:" == 0) exitWith {
    systemChat format ["CAD error: %1", _payload];
};