From 8146ff6a1ad733dde41a46f862d6660aafc6309f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olav Bakke Svendsen <mail@olavbs.no>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 14:34:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] vines/turtle.lua: command strings testing 6

---
 vines/turtle.lua | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vines/turtle.lua b/vines/turtle.lua
index c3405bd..1a1201a 100644
--- a/vines/turtle.lua
+++ b/vines/turtle.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ local select = function(t)
     return true
   else
     local i, e = find(t)
-    if i then return turtle.select(i) end
+    if i then 
+      turtle.select(i)
+      return true
+    end
   end
   return false, "Nothing to select: " .. e
 end
@@ -91,8 +94,14 @@ end
 -- requires an empty slot to move items around.
 -- (this function exists because weak automata cannot digBlock with tools in slots >9)
 local transferAndSelect = function(i, t)
-  local msg = "Could not transfer and select: "
   if i < 1 or i > 16 then return false, msg .. "Index out of range" end
+  -- if a wanted item already is in the wanted slot, select it and return early
+  local item = turtle.getItemDetail(i)
+  if oneOf(t, item.name) then
+    turtle.select(i)
+    return true
+  end
+  local msg = "Could not transfer and select: "
   local i_tmp, e = findEmpty()
   if not i_tmp then return false, msg .. e end
   local i_from, e = find(t)
-- 
2.30.2