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You are carrying:  <-- start marker
blah   
blah
blah
3 items.   <-- end marker

You are carrying:  <-- start marker
blah   
blah
blah

<28hp 105m 110mv>    <-- end marker

You are carrying:  <-- start marker
  blah   
  blah
  blah

The Cathedral Altar  <-- end marker (not indented)
You are before the cathedral's altar.  Those of ill luck or poor faith often
come here to pray to their God for guidance, or chance.  An aisle leads back
south through the cathedral, while a large public board lies to the west.

require "getlines"

test = [[
You are carrying:
a big waterskin [2]
a loaf of bread
a small waterskin
a note with a brown feather
a small leather bag
a map
a long, black sword
]]

for line in getlines (test) do

  -- check water
  count = string.match (line, "a big waterskin %[(%d+)%]")
  if count and tonumber (count) < 5 then
    print "We are low on water"
  end -- match and too little water

end -- for

count = tonumber( string.match(line, "a cup of tea %[(%d+)%]") ) or 1
if count < 5 then
  ColourNote ("white", "green", "LOW ON TEA!")
end

<triggers>
  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   expand_variables="y"
   lines_to_match="4"
   match="\AThe wooden surface of the chest is in perfect condition\.(?s)(.*)"
   multi_line="y"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>
require "getlines"
test = [[%1]]

function get_count (s)
  local count = string.match (s, ".- %[(%d+)%]") or 1
  return tonumber (count)
end -- get_count 

local tea = 0
local coffee = 0

for line in getlines (test) do

  if string.match (line, "a cup of tea") then
    tea = get_count (line)
  end -- some tea

  if string.match (line, "a cup of coffee") then
    coffee = get_count (line)
  end -- some coffee 

end -- for


print ("We have", tea, "tea")

if tea &lt; 5 then
  ColourNote ("white", "green", "LOW ON TEA!")
end

print ("We have", coffee, "coffee")

if coffee &lt; 5 then
  ColourNote ("white", "green", "LOW ON COFFEE!")
end

</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>

The wooden surface of the chest is in perfect condition.
chest (carried) :
a fig leaf
a cup of tea [2]
a cup of coffee [2]

The wooden surface of the chest is in perfect condition.
chest (carried) :
a fig leaf
a cup of tea [2]
a cup of coffee [2]

The Cathedral Altar
You are before the cathedral's altar.  Those of ill luck or poor faith often
come here to pray to their God for guidance, or chance.  An aisle leads back
south through the cathedral, while a large public board lies to the west.
Exits: south west.

<triggers>

  <trigger
   match="(^&lt;)|^$"
   name="inventory_stopper"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="40"
  >
  <send>
-- don't need to track inventories any more
EnableTrigger ("inventory_line", false)
EnableTrigger ("inventory_stopper", false)

-- in case no table yet
inventory_table = inventory_table or {}

for _, item in ipairs (inventory_table) do
  print ("Found inventory item", item)
end -- for
</send>
  </trigger>

  <trigger
   match="*"
   name="inventory_line"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="50"
  >
  <send>
table.insert (inventory_table, "%0")  -- add inventory item to our table
</send>
  </trigger>

  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   match="The wooden surface of the chest is in perfect condition."
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>
inventory_table = {}
EnableTrigger ("inventory_line", true)
EnableTrigger ("inventory_stopper", true)
</send>
  </trigger>

</triggers>

<triggers>
  <trigger
   expand_variables="y"
   match="^(\d+)H|^$"
   name="inventory_stopper"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="40"
  >
  <send>
-- don't need to track inventories any more
EnableTrigger ("inventory_line", false)
EnableTrigger ("inventory_stopper", false)

-- in case no table yet
inventory_table = inventory_table or {}

local tea = 0
local coffee = 0

function get_count (item)
  local count = string.match (item, ".- %[(%d+)%]") or 1
  return tonumber (count)
 end

for _, item in ipairs (inventory_table) do
       if string.match (item, "a cup of tea") then
    tea = get_count(item)
 end
       if string.match (item, "a cup of coffee") then
    coffee = get_count(item)

 end
end

print ("tea", tea)
print ("coffee", coffee)


</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   match="The wooden surface of the chest is in perfect condition."
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>
inventory_table = {}
EnableTrigger ("inventory_line", true)
EnableTrigger ("inventory_stopper", true)
</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   match="*"
   name="inventory_line"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="50"
  >
  <send>
table.insert (inventory_table, "%0")  -- add inventory item to our table
</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>