Get numbervalue from a server log message

[eliasu]

Hello! I'm working on something where I need to get a value from server log.

I have managed to run a certain action if the message I have selected appears, using newmessage. My question is this, is there any way to save damage I do to a certain monster as an persistent int perhaps?

03:29 A scorpion loses 43 hitpoints due to your attack.

For example here I want to save the value 43 which I will use for counting purposes later on

This is what I got so far:

init start
local check = {
example = {'A scorpion loses'}, 
}

table.lower(check)
init end

auto(200)

foreach newmessage m do
for _, v in pairs(check) do
for k, vv in ipairs(v) do
if m.content:lower():find(vv:lower()) then
--ACTION HERE
end
end
end
end  

Any help is appreciated!!
Thanks

[Balbek]

@eliasu

string.match(m.content, '%d+')

This will get the int value from the string message.

[eliasu]

Wow, quick and clean reply

Thanks alot, +rep!