#include <function.h>
static private mapping Scratch = ([]);
// abstract methods
string GetDefiniteShort();
// end abstract methods
varargs mixed GetScratch(string str){
if( !str ){
str = "default";
}
return Scratch[str];
}
string array GetScratches(){
return keys(Scratch);
}
mapping RemoveScratch(string item){
map_delete(Scratch, item);
return Scratch;
}
varargs mapping SetScratch(mixed key, mixed desc){
if( !key ){
key = "default";
}
if( !desc ){
if( mapp(key) ){
Scratch = expand_keys(key);
}
else {
Scratch["default"] = key;
}
}
else {
Scratch[key] = desc;
}
return Scratch;
}
varargs mixed CanScratch(object who, string component){
return 1;
}
varargs mixed eventScratch(object who, mixed component){
mixed val;
if( !component ){
val = Scratch["default"];
}
else {
val = Scratch[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() + " scratches on the " + component +
" on " + GetDefiniteShort() + ".", who);
}
else {
env->eventPrint(who->GetName() + " scratches on " +
GetDefiniteShort() + ".", who);
}
return 1;
}
else {
if( functionp(val) & FP_OWNER_DESTED ){
return "Error in evaluating functional.";
}
return evaluate(val, who, component);
}
}
mixed direct_scratch_obj(object target){
return CanScratch(this_player());
}
mixed direct_scratch_on_obj(object target){
return direct_scratch_obj(target);;
}
mixed direct_scratch_str_on_obj(string str, object target){
return CanScratch(this_player(), remove_article(lower_case(str)));
}
mixed direct_scratch_on_str_on_obj(string str, object target){
return direct_scratch_str_on_obj(str,target);
}
