/* /daemon/news.c
* from the Nightmare IVr2 Object Library
* responsible for leading players through news
* created by Descartes of borg 951104
*/
#include <lib.h>
#include <news.h>
#include "include/news.h"
inherit LIB_DAEMON;
void GeneralNews() {
if( file_exists(NEWS_GENERAL) ) {
int s;
s = stat(NEWS_GENERAL)[1];
if( s != (int)this_player()->GetNews("general") ) {
string news;
news = GetNews("general");
this_player()->SetNews("general", s);
message("news", "\n%^RED%^General news:", this_player());
this_player()->eventPrint(news);
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
if( !((int)this_player()->GetClass()) && !creatorp(this_player()) )
input_to((: NewbieNews :));
else input_to((: ClassNews, "" :));
return;
}
}
if( !((int)this_player()->GetClass()) && !creatorp(this_player()) )
NewbieNews();
else ClassNews("");
}
static void NewbieNews() {
if( file_exists(NEWS_NEWBIE) ) {
string news;
news = GetNews("newbie");
message("news", "\n%^RED%^Newbie news:", this_player());
message("news", news, this_player());
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
input_to((: ClassNews, "" :));
return;
}
ClassNews("");
}
void ClassNews(string cl) {
if( !cl || cl == "" ) cl = "cleric";
else {
switch(cl) {
case "cleric":
cl = "fighter";
break;
case "fighter":
cl = "fisher";
break;
case "fisher":
cl = "kataan";
break;
case "kataan":
cl = "mage";
break;
case "mage":
cl = "monk";
break;
case "monk":
cl = "rogue";
break;
case "rogue":
HighMortalNews();
return;
}
}
if( (int)this_player()->ClassMember(cl) && file_exists(DIR_NEWS "/"+cl) ) {
int s;
s = stat(DIR_NEWS "/" + cl)[1];
if( s != (int)this_player()->GetNews(cl) ) {
string news;
news = GetNews(cl);
this_player()->SetNews(cl, s);
message("news", "\n%^RED%^" + capitalize(cl) + " news:",
this_player());
message("news", news, this_player());
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
input_to( (: ClassNews, cl :));
return;
}
}
ClassNews(cl);
}
static void HighMortalNews() {
if( high_mortalp(this_player() ) && file_exists(NEWS_HM) ) {
int s;
s = stat(NEWS_HM)[1];
if( s != (int)this_player()->GetNews("hm") ) {
string news;
news = GetNews("hm");
this_player()->SetNews("hm", s);
message("news", "\n%^RED%^High mortal news:", this_player());
message("news", news, this_player());
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
input_to( (: AvatarNews :));
return;
}
}
AvatarNews();
}
static void AvatarNews() {
if( avatarp(this_player() ) && file_exists(NEWS_AVATAR) ) {
int s;
s = stat(NEWS_AVATAR)[1];
if( s != (int)this_player()->GetNews("avatar") ) {
string news;
news = GetNews("avatar");
this_player()->SetNews("avatar", s);
message("news", "\n%^RED%^Avatar news:", this_player());
message("news", news, this_player());
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
input_to( (: CreatorNews :));
return;
}
}
CreatorNews();
}
static void CreatorNews() {
if( creatorp(this_player() ) && file_exists(NEWS_CREATOR) ) {
int s;
s = stat(NEWS_CREATOR)[1];
if( s != (int)this_player()->GetNews("creator") ) {
string news;
news = GetNews("creator");
this_player()->SetNews("creator", s);
message("news", "\n%^RED%^Creator news:", this_player());
message("news", news, this_player());
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
input_to( (: AdminNews :));
return;
}
}
AdminNews();
}
static void AdminNews() {
if(archp(this_player() ) && file_exists(NEWS_ADMIN) ) {
int s;
s = stat(NEWS_ADMIN)[1];
if( s != (int)this_player()->GetNews("admin") ) {
string news;
news = GetNews("admin");
this_player()->SetNews("admin", s);
message("news", "\n%^RED%^Admin news:", this_player());
message("news", news, this_player());
message("prompt", "Press <return> to continue: ", this_player());
input_to( (: EndNews :));
return;
}
}
EndNews();
}
static void EndNews() {
this_player()->eventDescribeEnvironment(0);
}
string GetNews(string type) {
string file;
switch(type) {
case "admin":
file = NEWS_ADMIN;
break;
case "avatar":
file = NEWS_AVATAR;
break;
case "creator":
file = NEWS_CREATOR;
break;
case "general":
file = NEWS_GENERAL;
break;
case "hm":
file = NEWS_HM;
break;
case "newbie":
file = NEWS_NEWBIE;
break;
default:
file = DIR_NEWS "/" + type;
break;
}
if( !file_exists(file) ) return "No " + type + " news.";
file = read_file(file) || ("No " + type + " news.");
return file;
}