Point index finger while painting if tablet not displayed

scripts/system/controllers/squeezeHands.js

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ var OVERLAY_RAMP_RATE = 8.0;
 
 var animStateHandlerID;
 
+var isPointingIndex = false;
+var HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL = "Hifi-Point-Index";
+
+var indexfingerJointNames = ["LeftHandIndex1", "LeftHandIndex2", "LeftHandIndex3", "RightHandIndex1", "RightHandIndex2", "RightHandIndex3"];
+
 function clamp(val, min, max) {
     return Math.min(Math.max(val, min), max);
 }
@@ -43,6 +48,8 @@ function init() {
         animStateHandler,
         ["leftHandOverlayAlpha", "rightHandOverlayAlpha", "leftHandGraspAlpha", "rightHandGraspAlpha"]
     );
+    Messages.subscribe(HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
+    Messages.messageReceived.connect(handleMessages);
 }
 
 function animStateHandler(props) {
@@ -76,11 +83,37 @@ function update(dt) {
     } else {
         rightHandOverlayAlpha = clamp(rightHandOverlayAlpha - OVERLAY_RAMP_RATE * dt, 0, 1);
     }
+
+    // Point index finger.
+    if (isPointingIndex) {
+        var zeroRotation = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1 };
+        for (var i = 0; i < indexfingerJointNames.length; i++) {
+            MyAvatar.setJointRotation(indexfingerJointNames[i], zeroRotation);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function handleMessages(channel, message, sender) {
+    if (sender === MyAvatar.sessionUUID && channel === HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL) {
+        var data = JSON.parse(message);
+        if (data.pointIndex !== undefined) {
+            print("pointIndex: " + data.pointIndex);
+            isPointingIndex = data.pointIndex;
+
+            if (!isPointingIndex) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < indexfingerJointNames.length; i++) {
+                    MyAvatar.clearJointData(indexfingerJointNames[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 function shutdown() {
     Script.update.disconnect(update);
     MyAvatar.removeAnimationStateHandler(animStateHandlerID);
+    Messages.unsubscribe(HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
+    Messages.messageReceived.disconnect(handleMessages);
 }
 
 Script.scriptEnding.connect(shutdown);

scripts/system/fingerPaint.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         rightBrush,
         CONTROLLER_MAPPING_NAME = "com.highfidelity.fingerPaint",
         isTabletDisplayed = false,
+        HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL = "Hifi-Point-Index",
         HIFI_GRAB_DISABLE_MESSAGE_CHANNEL = "Hifi-Grab-Disable";
 
     function paintBrush(name) {
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@
         };
     }
 
-    function updateHandControllerGrab() {
+    function updateHandFunctions() {
-        // Send message to handControllerGrab.js to handle.
+        // Update other scripts' hand functions.
         var enabled = !isFingerPainting || isTabletDisplayed;
 
         Messages.sendMessage(HIFI_GRAB_DISABLE_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, JSON.stringify({
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@
             nearGrabEnabled: enabled,
             farGrabEnabled: enabled
         }));
+        Messages.sendMessage(HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, JSON.stringify({
+            pointIndex: !enabled
+        }));
     }
 
     function onButtonClicked() {
@@ -121,14 +125,14 @@
             rightBrush.cancelLine();
         }
 
-        updateHandControllerGrab();
+        updateHandFunctions();
     }
 
     function onTabletScreenChanged(type, url) {
         var TABLET_SCREEN_CLOSED = "Closed";
 
         isTabletDisplayed = type !== TABLET_SCREEN_CLOSED;
-        updateHandControllerGrab();
+        updateHandFunctions();
     }
 
     function setUp() {
@@ -171,7 +175,8 @@
         rightHand.trigerRelease = rightBrush.finishLine;
         rightHand.gripPressed = rightBrush.eraseLine;
 
-        // Messages channel for disabling/enabling laser pointers and grabbing.
+        // Messages channels for enabling/disabling other scripts' functions.
+        Messages.subscribe(HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
         Messages.subscribe(HIFI_GRAB_DISABLE_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
     }
 
@@ -197,6 +202,7 @@
         rightHand.tearDown();
         rightHand = null;
 
+        Messages.unsubscribe(HIFI_POINT_INDEX_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
         Messages.unsubscribe(HIFI_GRAB_DISABLE_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
     }