#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)));
}
