TG: More work done on Telecomms:

▫ Signals can now be rejected by Subspace broadcasters through a specific data[]
parameter.
▫ Improved the log browser.
▫ Log browsers and telecommunication monitors no longer require access to use.
You do need access to delete logs, however.
▫ Intercoms need power to work. They don't drain power, they just need a
constant flow of equipment power. As such, that offline intercom sprite's now
finally being put to use.

Scripting language:

▫ Sorry about all the files; they're all necessary! It's important to notice
that the basic structure of the scripting language code is not mine; I
cannibalized the base structure from some obscure BYOND project. It's pretty
well documented, and I'd say easier to browse through than atmos. Here's the
basic deal:

A compiler datum manages the relationships between the three main subsystems of
a scripting language: the Scanner, the Parser, and the Interpreter. The Scanner
splits raw text into token datums that the Parser can read. The Parser
transforms the otherwise random bits and strings into ordered AST Trees and
nodes for the Interpreter to read. The interpreter actually executes the code
and handles scope/functions/code blocks.
Revision: r3193
Author: 	 vageyenaman

code/modules/scripting/Scanner/Scanner.dm

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 		line					 = 1
 		linepos 			 = 0 										 //column=codepos-linepos
 		n_scriptOptions/nS_Options/options
+
+		commenting = 0
+				// 1: single-line
+				// 2: multi-line
 		list
 /*
 	Variable: ignore
@@ -112,12 +116,16 @@
 	Scan() //Creates a list of tokens from source code
 		var/list/tokens=new
 		for(, src.codepos<=lentext(code), src.codepos++)
+
 			var/char=copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
 			if(char=="\n")
 				line++
 				linepos=codepos
+
 			if(ignore.Find(char))
 				continue
+			else if(char == "/")
+				ReadComment()
 			else if(end_stmt.Find(char))
 				tokens+=new /token/end(char, line, COL)
 			else if(string_delim.Find(char))
@@ -129,6 +137,8 @@
 				tokens+=ReadNumber()
 			else if(options.symbols.Find(char))
 				tokens+=ReadSymbol()
+
+
 		codepos=initial(codepos)
 		line=initial(line)
 		linepos=initial(linepos)
@@ -228,4 +238,50 @@
 				errors+=new/scriptError("Bad number: ", T)
 				T.value=0
 			codepos-- //allow main Scan() proc to read the next character
-			return T
+			return T
+
+/*
+	Proc: ReadComment
+	Reads a comment and outputs the type of comment
+*/
+
+		ReadComment()
+			var
+				char=copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
+				nextchar=copytext(code, codepos+1, codepos+2)
+				charstring = char+nextchar
+				comm = 1
+					// 1: single-line comment
+					// 2: multi-line comment
+				expectedend = 0
+
+			if(charstring == "//" || charstring == "/*")
+				if(charstring == "/*")
+					comm = 2 // starts a multi-line comment
+
+				while(comm)
+					if(++codepos>lentext(code)) break
+
+					if(expectedend) // ending statement expected...
+						char = copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
+						if(char == "/") // ending statement found - beak the comment
+							comm = 0
+							break
+
+					if(comm == 2)
+						// multi-line comments are broken by ending statements
+						char = copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
+						if(char == "*")
+							expectedend = 1
+							continue
+					else
+						char = copytext(code, codepos, codepos+1)
+						if(char == "\n")
+							comm = 0
+							break
+
+					if(expectedend) expectedend = 0
+
+				if(comm == 2)
+					errors+=new/scriptError/UnterminatedComment()
+