#include <function.h> static private mapping Consult = ([]); // abstract methods string GetDefiniteShort(); // end abstract methods varargs mixed GetConsult(string str){ if( !str ){ str = "default"; } return Consult[str]; } string array GetConsults(){ return keys(Consult); } mapping RemoveConsult(string item){ map_delete(Consult, item); return Consult; } varargs mapping SetConsult(mixed key, mixed desc){ if( !key ){ key = "default"; } if( !desc ){ if( mapp(key) ){ Consult = expand_keys(key); } else { Consult["default"] = key; } } else { Consult[key] = desc; } return Consult; } varargs mixed CanConsult(object who, string component){ mixed val; if( !component ){ component = "default"; } val = Consult[component]; if( !val ){ if( component == "default" ){ return 0; } else { return "#There is no " + component + " on " + GetDefiniteShort() + "."; } } else return 1; } varargs mixed eventConsult(object who, string component){ mixed val; if( !component ){ val = Consult["default"]; } else { val = Consult[component]; } if( arrayp(val) ){ val = val[query_night()]; } if( stringp(val) ){ object env; env = environment(who); who->eventPrint(val); if( component ){ env->eventPrint(who->GetName() + " consults the " + component + " on " + GetDefiniteShort() + ".", who); } else { env->eventPrint(who->GetName() + " consults " + GetDefiniteShort() + ".", who); } return 1; } else { if( functionp(val) & FP_OWNER_DESTED ){ return "Error in evaluating functional."; } return evaluate(val, who, component); } } mixed direct_consult_obj(object target){ return CanConsult(this_player()); } mixed direct_consult_str_on_obj(string str, object target){ return CanConsult(this_player(), remove_article(lower_case(str))); }