/**
* The multiple rates chatter inheritable for room chats.
* This chatter handles multiple calls to room_chat
* by adding the chats independently with their own
* chat interval.
* @author Shaggy
* @see /std/room.c
* @see room_chat
*/
#include <room.h>
nosave int off;
nosave object room;
nosave mixed *chats;
/**
* Allows the chat interval to be changed.
* @param min minimum interval between chats (seconds)
* @param max maximum interval between chats (seconds)
*/
void set_chat_min_max( int min,int max ) {
if (chats) {
chats[0]=min;
chats[1]=max;
}
}
/**
* Gives the chatter a room to chat at and the chat args.
* If you call it again it you can give the room an
* additional set of chats without destroying the
* first, with the new set operating independently at
* the new rate. You can call this function as many
* times as you like.
* @param my_room room object
* @param chat_args chat data: ({ min, max, chats array })
* @see room_chat
* @see query_room_chats
* @see /std/room/basic/chatter
*/
void setup_chatter( object my_room, mixed *chat_args ) {
off = 1;
room = my_room;
if (sizeof(chats)) chats += chat_args + ({0,0});
else chats = chat_args + ({0,0});
} /* setup_chatter() */
void dest_me() { destruct( TO ); }
int query_multichatter() { return 1; }
int check_interactive( object thing ) { return interactive( thing ); }
void make_chat() {
int saying;
string stuff;
int set,nextt,t;
if (!sizeof( filter_array( INV( room ), "check_interactive", TO ) ) ) {
off = 1;
return;
}
nextt=2147483647; // largest possible int, roughly the year 2030 :)
t=time();
for (set=0;set<sizeof(chats);set+=5) {
if (sizeof(chats[set+2])) {
if (t>=chats[set+4]) {
saying = random( sizeof( chats[ set+2 ] ) );
if ( saying == chats[ set+3 ] )
saying = ( saying + 1 ) % sizeof( chats[ set+2 ] );
chats[ set+3 ] = saying;
stuff = chats[ set+2 ][ saying ];
if ( stuff[ 0 ] == '#' )
call_other( room, stuff[ 1 .. 99 ] );
else
tell_room( room, chats[ set+2 ][ saying ] +"\n" );
chats[ set+4 ]=time()+chats[ set ]
+random(chats[ set+1 ] - chats[ set ] + 1)-4;
// The -4 is to do with the fact that chats only occur at most
// every 4 seconds (see the room_handler)
}
if (chats[ set+4 ]<nextt) nextt=chats[ set+4 ];
}
}
if (nextt!=2147483647) {
if ((nextt+=4-t)<5) nextt=5;
ROOM_HANDLER->add_chatter( TO, nextt );
}
} /* make_chat() */
/**
* Checks that the chatter is on and being activated
* properly from the room_handler.
* @see /std/room/basic/chatter
* @see /handlers/room_handler
*/
void check_chat() {
int set,t,nextt;
if ( !off || !pointerp( chats ) )
return;
off = 0;
t=time();
nextt=2147483647;
for (set=0; set<sizeof(chats); set+=5) {
if (t>=chats[set+4]+chats[set]) chats[set+4]=t+random(chats[set+1]);
if (chats[set+4]<nextt) nextt=chats[set+4];
}
if ((nextt+=4-t)<5) nextt=5;
ROOM_HANDLER->add_chatter( TO, nextt );
} /* check_chat() */
/**
* Adds more chats to the existing set of room chats
* managed by this chatter object. This function
* always adds to the first set of chats even if
* multiple sets exist on the chatter.
* @param new_chats an array of new chat strings
* @see remove_room_chats
* @see query_room_chats
* @see /std/room/basic/chatter
*/
void add_room_chats( string *new_chats ) {
if (sizeof(new_chats)) {
if (sizeof(chats[2])) chats[2] = chats[2] + new_chats;
else chats[2]= new_chats;
}
} /* add_room_chats() */
/**
* Removes chats from the set of room chats
* managed by this chatter object. If there are no chats
* left the chatter is destructed. This function
* removes chats from any set by identifying all
* copies in each set and removing them.
* @param dead_chats an array of chat strings to remove
* @see add_room_chats
* @see query_room_chats
* @see /std/room/basic/chatter
*/
void remove_room_chats( string *dead_chats ) {
int set;
mixed *new_chats;
new_chats=({ });
for (set=0;set<sizeof(chats);set+=5) {
if (sizeof(chats[set+2])) chats[set+2] = chats[set+2] - dead_chats;
if (set==0 || sizeof(chats[set+2]))
new_chats=new_chats+chats[(set)..(set+4)];
}
chats=new_chats;
} /* remove_room_chats() */
/**
* Returns the the set of room chats
* managed by this chatter object.
* @return pointer to the mixed array of chat args
* @example
* ({ 120, 240, ({ "A frog gimbles the curtains.",
* "A truly revolting smell drifts insidiously "
* "from the rug." }) })
* @see add_room_chats
* @see remove_room_chats
* @see room_chat
* @see /std/room/basic/chatter
*/
mixed *query_room_chats() { return chats; }
/** @ignore yes */
int clean_up( int parent ) {
/* Clones of this object are pointless without a room to chat to. */
if (parent) {
return 0;
}
if (!room) dest_me();
} /* clean_up() */
