/* showhelp command, trial out by Turrican for a commands daemon. */
#include <playerinfo.h>
inherit COMMAND_BASE;
#define WHO(n) globals[n]
private nosave mapping globals = ([]);
mixed show_help(object *player, string helpname) {
player[0]->set_finish_func("who_did_it", this_object());
WHO(player[0]) = capitalize(this_player()->query_name());
if (!player[0]->eventForce("help "+ helpname)) {
map_delete(globals, player[0]);
return notify_fail("The help command failed ... Did you specify the "
"correct help subject ?\n");
}
event(users(), "inform", capitalize(this_player()->query_name())+
" showed help on \"" + helpname + "\" to " + player[0]->the_short(),
"help");
write("Okay, showed help on \"" + helpname + "\" to " +
player[0]->query_cap_name() + ".\n");
PLAYERINFO_HANDLER->add_entry(this_player(),
player[0]->query_name(),
"showhelp",
"Showed help on " + helpname,
0);
return 1;
} /* cmd() */
int who_did_it() {
/* previous_object() is the player, I think :-) */
tell_object(previous_object(), WHO(previous_object()) +
" wanted you to read this help file.\n");
map_delete(globals, previous_object());
return 1;
} /* who_did_it() */
mixed *query_patterns() {
return ({ "<indirect:player> <string'help file'>",
(: show_help($1, $4[1]) :) });
} /* query_patterns() */
