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final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/adnd/
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final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/race_groups/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/room/
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final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/shadows/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/shadows/test_shad/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/socket/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/spells/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/std/vaults/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/tmp/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/w/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/lib/w/god/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/old/
final_realms_fluffos_v1/win32/
/* Wonderflug 96, got rid of global initialization in declaration,
 * added a create()
 */

inherit "/std/basic/desc";
/* this one also contians info on read_messages... */
#include "language.h"

static mixed *read_mess;
static int max_size,
           cur_size;


void create()
{
  ::create();
  max_size = 100;
  cur_size = 0;
}

mixed add_read_mess(string str, string type, string lang, int size);

void set_max_size(int siz) { max_size = siz; }
int query_max_size() { return max_size; }

void set_cur_size(int siz) { cur_size = siz; }
int query_cur_size() { return cur_size; }

void add_read_this(object ob) {
  ob->add_command("read", this_object());
} /* add_read_this() */

/*
 * calling this is very rude unless you are createing the object as it
 * erases all of the writing off it.
 */
varargs void set_read_mess(mixed str, string lang, int size) { 
  if (pointerp(str)) {
    read_mess = str;
    return ;
  }
  if (!read_mess && str && environment()) {
    filter_array(all_inventory(environment()), "add_read_this", this_object());
    environment()->add_command("read", this_object());
  }
  if (!lang)
    lang = "common";
  if (!size)
    size = 1;
  if (str) {
    read_mess = ({ ({ str, 0, lang, size }) });
  } else
    read_mess = 0; 
} /* set_read_mess() */

string *query_read_mess() { return read_mess; }

/* This adds a new messages onto the object. */
mixed add_read_mess(mixed str, string type, string lang, int size) { 
  int de_size;

/* fail! */
  if (cur_size >= max_size) return "";
  if (!size) size = 1;
  if (!read_mess && environment()) {
    filter_array(all_inventory(environment()), "add_read_this", this_object());
    environment()->add_command("read", this_object());
  }
  de_size = size*((int)LANGUAGE_HAND->query_language_size(lang, str));
  if (cur_size+de_size > max_size) {
/* Try and squidge the text on somehow... */
    str = (string)LANGUAGE_HAND->squidge_text(lang, str,
                                              (max_size-cur_size)/size);
    if (!strlen(str))
      return ;
    cur_size += size*((int)LANGUAGE_HAND->query_language_size(lang, str));
  }
  if (!read_mess)
    read_mess = ({ ({ str, type, lang, size }) });
  else
    read_mess += ({ ({ str, type, lang, size }) });
  return str;
} /* add_read_mess() */

/*
 * If you know the actual message or the language or the type you can remove
 * that message.
 *
 * Using the type and or language is a very dodgy way of doing this.  Using
 * a combination is much better.
 */
int remove_read_mess(string str, string type, string lang) {
  int i;

  for (i=0;i<sizeof(read_mess);i++) {
    if (str && read_mess[i][READ_STR] != str)
      continue;
    if (type && read_mess[i][READ_TYPE] != type)
      continue;
    if (lang && read_mess[i][READ_LANG] != lang)
      continue;
    cur_size -= read_mess[i][READ_SIZE]
                *((int)LANGUAGE_HAND->query_language_size(lang,
                                                    read_mess[i][READ_STR]));
    read_mess = delete(read_mess, i, 1);
    return 1;
  }
/* Nup.  We traversed it all...  and there was nothing! */
  return 0;
} /* remove_read_mess() */

void init() {
  if (read_mess || sizeof(labels))
    this_player()->add_command("read", this_object());
} /* init() */

/*
 * This is used by the do_read procedure to create the message that
 * you will end up reading.  Useful huh?
 */
string create_read_array(object ob) {
  mixed *bing;
  int i;
  string ret;

  bing = (mixed *)ob->query_read_mess();
  ret = "";
  if (!bing || !sizeof(bing)) return "Nothing written on "+ob->short()+".\n";
  for (i=0;i<sizeof(bing);i++)
    ret += (string)this_player()->read_message(bing[i][READ_STR],
                                               bing[i][READ_TYPE],
                                               bing[i][READ_LANG],
                                               bing[i][READ_SIZE]);
  return ret;
} /* create_read_array() */

/*
 * Yeppers, this actually reads the object.  Handles reading of actual
 * messages and labels.
 */
mixed do_read() {
  string s1, s2, s3, str, str2;
  int i;

  if (!read_mess && !sizeof(labels)) return 0;
  if (read_mess) {
    for (i=0;i<sizeof(read_mess);i++) {
      str = read_mess[i][READ_STR];
/* Its not a string when we are dealing with magical writing */
      if (stringp(str)) {
        str2 = "";
        while (sscanf(str, "%s$$%s$$%s", s1, s2, s3) == 3) {
          str2 += s1 + read_file(s2);
          str = s3;
        }
        write((string)this_player()->read_message(str2 + str,
                                                  read_mess[i][READ_TYPE],
                                                  read_mess[i][READ_LANG],
                                                  read_mess[i][READ_SIZE]));
      } else {
/* It magic!  She blinded me with science! */
        write((string)this_player()->read_message(str,
                                                  read_mess[i][READ_TYPE],
                                                  read_mess[i][READ_LANG],
                                                  read_mess[i][READ_SIZE]));
      }
    }
  }
/* Ok...  now we stick all the label info in... */
  labels = labels - ({ 0 });
  if (sizeof(labels)) {
    str = implode(map_array(labels, "create_read_array", this_object()), "");
    write(str);
    if (!read_mess)
      if ((s1 = (string)this_object()->query_property("read id")))
        return query_multiple_short(labels)+" on "+s1;
      else
        return query_multiple_short(labels)+" on "+short(0);
  }
  if ((s1 = (string)this_object()->query_property("read id")))
    return s1;
  return 1;
} /* do_read() */

/* Modify the long if we have something written on us */
string long(string str, int dark) {
  if (read_mess)
    return ::long(str+"It appears to have something written on it.\n", dark);
  return ::long(str, dark);
} /* long() */