/* This method allows you to add an extra bit to a description, which will
* time out after a specified duration.
* The argument is of the form: ({ string description , int duration , string end_mess })
* The end_mess option is optional and supplies the end message.
* Have fnu!
* @author Furcifer 4 October 2000
*/
#include <effect.h>
string query_classification() {
return "object.extra_description";
}
void beginning( object thing , mixed *args ) {
string description;
int duration;
description = args[ 0 ];
duration = args[ 1 ];
if( !stringp( description ) || !intp( duration ) ) return;
thing->add_extra_look( this_object() );
thing->submit_ee( 0 , duration , EE_REMOVE );
}
string extra_look( object thing ) {
int *enums;
string message, temp;
enums = thing->effects_matching( query_classification() );
if( !sizeof( enums ) ) {
thing->remove_extra_look( this_object() );
return "";
}
message = "";
foreach( int elem in enums ) {
temp = ( thing->arg_of( elem ) ) [ 0 ];
if( !stringp( temp ) ) {
temp = "";
} else {
if( strlen( temp ) < 2 || temp[ <2 .. ] != "\n" ) temp += "\n";
}
message += temp;
}
return message;
}
void end( object thing , mixed *args , int id ) {
if( sizeof( args ) == 3 && stringp( args[ 2 ] ) ) {
string end_mess = args[ 2 ];
if( end_mess[<2 .. ] != "\n" ) end_mess += "\n";
tell_object( thing , end_mess );
}
}
