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/**
 * Basic sight and sound broadcaster.
 */

#define DIR_ARRAY ({"east", "northeast", "north", "northwest", \
                    "west", "southwest", "south", "southeast", "east"})

#define SAVE_FILE                SAVE_DIR "/broadcaster"
#define BROADCAST_HISTORY_LENGTH 10

void broadcast_event( object *things,   /* things that get told about it */
                      int *centre,      /* coords where event occurs */
                      string message,   /* what the things get told */
                      int range,        /* range of telling in room units */
                      int inside,       /* tell things if indoors */
                      int underwater ); /* tell things if underwater */
void npc_hear_shouts( object newlistener );
int npc_unhear_shouts( object oldlistener );
void npc_shout_event( object shouter,
                      string start,
                      string message,
                      string lang,
                      int *coord,
                      int range ); /* arguments for event_person_shout */

private void save_me();

private nosave object *_listeners;
private nosave mapping _channels;
private nosave mapping _channel_history;
private mapping _channel_ids;

void create() {
   _listeners = ({ });
   _channels = ([ ]);
   _channel_ids = ([ ]);
   _channel_history = ([ ]);
   if( file_exists(SAVE_FILE+".o") )
       unguarded( (: restore_object(SAVE_FILE, 1 ) :) );
   if( !mapp(_channel_ids) )
       _channel_ids = ([ ]);
} /* create() */

private void save_me() { unguarded( (: save_object(SAVE_FILE) :) ); }

/**
 * This method returns the square distance, the name of the direction
 * the sound comes from and the up down offset.  It is used by the shout
 * code and by various other things that require this inofmraiont.
 * The return array is formated as:<br>
 * ({ square_distance, name_of_direction, z_offset })
 * @param co_ord1 the first co-ordinate
 * @param co_ord2 the co-ordinate to compare against
 * @return the array as described above
 */
mixed get_direc_dist( int *co_ord1, int *co_ord2 ) {
   int dx, dy, dz, sector;

   if( !pointerp(co_ord1) || !pointerp(co_ord2) ) {
        // Make it right here...
        return ({ 0, DIR_ARRAY[0], 0 });
   }

   dx = co_ord1[ 0 ] - co_ord2[ 0 ];
   dy = co_ord1[ 1 ] - co_ord2[ 1 ];
   dz = co_ord1[ 2 ] - co_ord2[ 2 ];
   if ( dx > 0 ) {
      if ( ( 1000 * dy ) > ( 2414 * dx ) ) {
         sector = 0;
      } else {
         if ( ( 1000 * dy ) > ( 414 * dx ) ) {
            sector = 1;
         } else {
            if ( ( 1000 * dy ) > ( -414 * dx ) ) {
               sector = 2;
            } else {
               if ( ( 1000 * dy ) > ( -2414 * dx ) ) {
                  sector = 3;
               } else {
                  sector = 4;
               }
            }
         }
      }
   } else {
      if ( ( 1000 * dy ) < ( 2414 * dx ) ) {
         sector = 4;
      } else {
         if ( ( 1000 * dy ) < ( 414 * dx ) ) {
            sector = 5;
         } else {
            if ( ( 1000 * dy ) < ( -414 * dx ) ) {
               sector = 6;
            } else {
               if ( ( 1000 * dy ) < ( -2414 * dx ) ) {
                  sector = 7;
               } else {
                  sector = 8;
               }
            }
         }
      }
   }

   return ({ dx * dx + dy * dy, DIR_ARRAY[ sector ], dz });

} /* get_direc_dist() */

/**
 * Sends an event out to all the things.  It checks to make sure they
 * can hear the event and all that stuff.
 *
 * @param things things that get told about it
 * @param centre coords where event occurs
 * @param msg the message to broadcast, if
 * the message is an array, then the first element
 * of the array will be the message told to people
 * outdoors and the second for people indoors,
 * if it's a string, it will be used for all areas.
 * @param range range of telling in room units
 * @param inside tell things if indoors
 * @param underwater tell things if underwater
 */
void broadcast_event( object *things, int *centre, mixed msg,
                      int range, int inside, int underwater ) {
   int *to;
   string text, out_msg, in_msg;
   object thing, place;
   mixed *dir_direc;

   if( !pointerp( things ) || !pointerp( centre ) || sizeof( centre ) != 3 ) {
        return;
   }

   if( stringp(msg) ) {
       out_msg = msg;
       in_msg = msg;
   } else if( pointerp(msg) && sizeof(msg) == 2 ) {
       out_msg = msg[0];
       in_msg = msg[1];
   } else {
       return;
   }

   foreach( thing in things ) {
      string loc, message;
      if( !living( thing ) ) {
          continue;
      }
      /* Maybe something to inform non-living things later */
      place = ENV( thing );
      if( !place ) {
          continue;
      }
      to = (int *)place->query_co_ord();
      if( !pointerp( to ) || sizeof( to ) != 3 ) {
          continue;
      }
      loc = (string)place->query_property( "location" );
      switch( loc ) {
         case "inside" :
            if( !inside ) {
                continue;
            }
         break;
         case "underwater" :
            if( !underwater ) {
                continue;
            }
         break;
         default :
      }

      dir_direc = get_direc_dist( centre, to );
      if( dir_direc[ 0 ] < 0 ) {
          /* So far away it's hit two's complement. */
          continue;
      }
      /* Lo, no need for square roots. */
      if( dir_direc[ 0 ] > range * range ) {
          continue;
      }

      message = ( loc == "inside" ? in_msg : out_msg );

      // This code is huge and fluffy, need to reset the cost in here a
      // little.
      reset_eval_cost();
      switch( dir_direc[ 0 ] ) {
         case 0 :
            /* They're in the same room - they should get told elsewhere. */
            // but only if they're at the same altitude with us,
            // or too far up/down - Sandoz
            if( dir_direc[ 2 ] == 0 || dir_direc[ 2 ] > range )
                continue;
         case 1 .. 2500 : /* Very close: 1 to 50 units */
            if ( ( dir_direc[ 2 ] * dir_direc[ 2 ] ) > ( dir_direc[ 0 ] / 2 ) ) {
               /* added some nicer messages to up/down dirs */
               switch( dir_direc[ 2 ] ) {
                 case -10240000 .. -40001 :
                   text = "In the distance below you, "+ message +"\n";
                 break;
                 case -40000 .. -2501 :
                   text = "Somewhere below you, "+ message +"\n";
                 break;
                 case -2500 .. -1 :
                   text = "Right below you, "+ message +"\n";
                 break;
                 case 0 .. 2500 :
                   text = "Right above you, "+ message +"\n";
                 break;
                 case 2501 .. 40000 :
                   text = "Somewhere above you, "+ message +"\n";
                 break;
                 case 40001 .. 10240000 :
                   text = "In the distance above you, "+ message +"\n";
                 break;
                 default:
               }
            } else {
               text = "Very close to the "+ dir_direc[ 1 ] + ", "+
                     message +"\n";
            }
            break;
         case 2501 .. 40000 : /* Nearby: 50 to 200 units */
            text = "Nearby to the "+ dir_direc[ 1 ] + ", "+ message +"\n";
            break;
         case 40001 .. 640000 : /* 200 to 800 units */
            text = "To the "+ dir_direc[ 1 ] + ", "+ message +"\n";
            break;
         case 640001 .. 10240000 : /* In the distance: 800 to 1600 units */
            text = "In the distance to the "+ dir_direc[ 1 ] + ", "+
                  message +"\n";
            break;
         default: /* Too far away */
            continue;
      }
      if( interactive(thing) && query_verb() == "shout" ) {
          text = thing->colour_event("shout", "") + text + "%^RESET%^";
      }
      thing->add_message( "$I$5="+ text, ({ }) );
   }
} /* broadcast_event() */

/**
 * Adds an NPC to the list of NPC's who are to receive shout events.
 * The NPC need not be removed from this list when he dies -- desting
 * the NPC object has the same effect as calling npc_unhear_shouts().
 * event_person_shout() is activated on the NPC for all shouts.
 * NPC's do not normally detect shouts.
 * event_person_shout() on the NPC should be replaced with similar code
 * to that in the broadcaster to determine if the shouter is within
 * range and to generate the desired response.
 *
 * @param newlistener NPC object to be added to the list
 *
 * @see /global/events->event_person_shout()
 * @see npc_unhear_shouts()
 */
void npc_hear_shouts(object newlistener) {
  int i;

  if (member_array(newlistener,_listeners)!=-1) {
     return;
  }
  i = member_array(0,_listeners);
  if (i != -1) {
    _listeners[i]=newlistener;
  } else {
    _listeners=_listeners+({newlistener});
  }
} /* npc_hear_shouts() */

/**
 * Removes an NPC from the list of NPC's who are to receive shout events.
 * The NPC need not be removed from this list when he dies -- desting
 * the NPC object has the same effect as calling npc_unhear_shouts().
 *
 * @param oldlistener NPC object to be removed from the list
 * @return 1 if successfully removed
 *
 * @see /global/events->event_person_shout()
 * @see npc_hear_shouts()
 */
int npc_unhear_shouts(object oldlistener) {
  int i;

  if (sizeof(_listeners)==0) {
    return 0;
  }

  i = member_array(oldlistener,_listeners);
  if (i == -1) {
    return 0;
  }

  // Remove the listener
  _listeners = _listeners[0..i] + _listeners[i+1..];
  return 1;
} /* npc_unhear_shouts() */

/**
 * This method is called by the shout command to filter the shouts onto
 * the npcs that are listening.
 * @param shouter the person who shouted
 * @param start the start of the message
 * @param message the message shouted
 * @param lang the language the message is in
 * @param coord the co-ordinate it was shouted from
 * @param range the range of the shout
 */
void npc_shout_event( object shouter, string start, string message,
      string lang, int *coord, int range ) {

  if (_listeners) {
    _listeners -= ({ 0 });
    _listeners->event_person_shout(shouter, start, message,
                                  lang, coord, range );
  }
} /* npc_shout_event() */

/**
 * This method adds an object to the list of objects to be told about the
 * specfied channel.  The method called on the object for the channel
 * will be event_channel_message.  The method will be called with
 * three arguements, the first is the object generating the event
 * the second is the channel the event is generated on and the
 * third is the message being sent to the channel.
 * @param channel_name the name of the channel
 * @param ob the object to add to the list
 */
void add_object_to_channel(string channel_name,
                           object ob) {
   if (!_channels[channel_name]) {
      _channels[channel_name] = ({ });
   }
   _channels[channel_name] += ({ ob });
} /* add_object_to_channel() */

/**
 * This method removes an object from the list of objects to be told about the
 * specified channel.
 * @param channel_name the name of the channel
 * @param ob the object to add to the channel
 */
int remove_object_from_channel(string channel_name,
                               object ob) {
   if (_channels[channel_name]) {
      if (member_array(ob, _channels[channel_name]) != -1) {
         _channels[channel_name] -= ({ ob });
         if (!sizeof(_channels[channel_name])) {
           map_delete(_channels, channel_name);
         }
         return 1;
      }
   }
   return 0;
} /* remove_object_from_channel() */

/**
 * Inform channel of message.  The message will get sent to all the objects
 * added to the list to the method event_channel_message.  The method
 * will be called with three arguements, first is the object that started
 * the event, the second the channel it is being send to and the last is the
 * message being sent to the channel.
 * @param ob the object creating the channel event
 * @param channel the channel to inform people about
 * @param message the message to tell the channel about
 */
void broadcast_to_channel(mixed ob,
                          string channel,
                          mixed message) {
   string str;

   if (!ob) {
      return ;
   }
   if (objectp(ob)) {
      str = ob->query_cap_name();
   }
   if (_channels[channel]) {
      _channels[channel] -= ({ 0 });
      _channels[channel]->event_channel_message(ob, channel, message);

      // Put the message into the history list.
      if (!_channel_history[channel]) {
         _channel_history[channel] = ({ });
      }
      _channel_history[channel] += ({ ({ str, message }) });
      if (sizeof(_channel_history[channel]) > BROADCAST_HISTORY_LENGTH) {
         _channel_history[channel] = _channel_history[channel][1..];
      }
   }
} /* broadcast_to_channel() */

/**
 * This message returns the current history list for the channel.  The
 * array is:<br>
 * ({ ({ person, message }), ... })
 * @param channel the channel to get the history of
 * @return the history of the channel
 * @see broadcast_to_channel()
 */
mixed query_channel_history( string channel ) {
    return _channel_history[channel];
} /* query_channel_history() */

/**
 * This method must only be used for debugging purposes.
 * @param channel the channel which has all these things on it
 * @return the array of objects in the channel
 * @see is_channel()
 */
object *query_channel_members( string channel ) { return _channels[channel]; }

/**
 * This method checks to see if the channel exists.
 * @param channel the channel name to check for
 * @return 1 if the channel eixsts, 0 if not
 * @see query_channel_members()
 */
int is_channel( string channel ) { return !undefinedp(_channels[channel]); }

/** @ignore yes.  THis is definately definately not allowed to be used
 * in code, it is only allow to be used specifically for debugging
 * purposes.
 * @return the nice mapping
 */
mapping query_all_channels() { return _channels; }

/**
 * This method keeps track of an ever increasing number for a specified
 * channel type.  THis is used in the wizards spell (for instance) to
 * keep track of unique ids for wizard channels.
 * @param channel the name of the channel
 * @return the next number in the series
 */
int query_next_channel_number( string channel ) {
   int next_num;

   next_num = ++_channel_ids[channel];
   save_me();

   return next_num;

} /* query_next_channel_number() */

/** @ignore yes */
mapping query_dynamic_auto_load() {
    return ([ "channels" : _channels, "history" : _channel_history ]);
} /* query_dynamic_auto_load() */

void init_dynamic_arg( mapping arg ) {
    _channels = arg["channels"];
    if( !_channels )
        _channels = ([ ]);

    _channel_history = arg["history"];

    if( !_channel_history )
        _channel_history = ([ ]);

} /* init_dynamic_arg() */