/**
* This is the inherit used to update virtual objects from their base files
* if something changes. This will call the method init_static_arg with
* any updated data.
* @author Dragonkin
* @changes Pinkfish Fri Apr 6 13:53:28 PDT 2001
* Turned into an inherit
*/
#include <virtual.h>
mixed query_property(string name);
void add_property(string name, mixed prop);
void init_static_arg(mapping data);
/**
* This method turns the current object into a missing item
* receipt.
*/
void replace_me()
{
object receipt;
mixed als;
receipt = clone_object("/obj/misc/al_receipt");
receipt->set_name("receipt");
receipt->set_object(file_name(this_object()));
receipt->set_virtobname(query_property(VIRTUAL_NAME_PROP));
receipt->set_value(this_object()->query_value());
als = "/global/auto_load"->fragile_auto_str_ob(this_object());
als[0] = 1;
receipt->set_static_save(als);
receipt->set_short("destructed item receipt");
receipt->add_adjective(({ "destructed", "item" }));
receipt->set_long("This seems to be a small piece of paper.\n");
receipt->set_read_mess("According to our sources, your " +
this_object()->query_short() +
" was not " "allowed to exist. Have a nice day.");
receipt->move(environment());
receipt->set_weight(1);
destruct(this_object());
}
/**
* THis method should be called in the inheritable to deal with virtual
* objects. It will check to see if the data has changed and update the
* object to reflect any of the changes.
*/
void init_virtual_object()
{
mapping stat_temp;
string virt_name;
string new_name;
virt_name = query_property(VIRTUAL_NAME_PROP);
if (virt_name) {
if (file_size(virt_name) == -1) {
new_name = (CLONER)->other_file(virt_name);
if (stringp(new_name) && (new_name != virt_name)) {
add_property(VIRTUAL_NAME_PROP, new_name);
virt_name = new_name;
} else {
if (VIRTUAL_HANDLER->query_forbidden(virt_name)) {
call_out("replace_me", 1);
} else {
VIRTUAL_HANDLER->add_missing(virt_name);
}
}
}
if (file_size(virt_name) != -1 &&
query_property("virtual time") < stat(virt_name)[1]) {
stat_temp = (VIRTUAL_HANDLER)->new_data(virt_name);
if (mapp(stat_temp)) {
init_static_arg(stat_temp);
add_property("virtual time", time());
}
}
}
} /* init_virtual_object() */
