# roomparts.t | documentation

    #charset "us-ascii"
    #include "advlite.h"

    /*
     *   roomparts.t
     *
     *   The ROOMPARTS extension is intended for use with the adv3Lite library. It
     *   adds walls and a ceiling to every Room. It also adds an OutdoorRoom class
     *   that has only ground and sky. It also allows Things to be associated with
     *   particular room parts, such as a picture hanging on a wall.
     *
     *   VERSION 1
     *.  20-Jul-13
     *
     *   Usage: include this extension after the adv3Lite library but before your
     *   own game-specific files. This will add four walls and a ceiling to every
     *   Room in your game. For outdoor rooms that have only sky and ground, use the
     *   OutdoorRoom class defined below.
     */
    roomPartID: ModuleID
        name = 'Room Parts'
        byline = 'by Eric Eve'
        htmlByline = 'by Eric Eve'
        version = '1'
    ;

    /*
     *   The RoomPart class is used to define room parts (walls, ceiling, sky)
     *   common to many locations. [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    class RoomPart: MultiLoc, Decoration
        initialLocationClass = Room

        /*
         *   When examining a room part we list all the roomPartDescs of all the
         *   items in the room associated with this RoomPart.
         */
        examineStatus()
        {
            /* Carry out the inherited handling */
            inherited;

            /*
             *   Construct a list of all the items directly in the current room for
             *   whom we're the associated roomPart.
             */
            local lst = gPlayerChar.getOutermostRoom.contents.subset(
                { o: o.roomPart == self });

            /* Show the roomPartDesc for every item in our list. */
            foreach(local cur in lst)
                cur.roomPartDesc;
        }
    ;

    /*
     * The class used for room parts that represent walls.
     * [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    class DefaultWall: RoomPart 'wall'
        isInitiallyIn(obj) { return obj.wallObjs.indexOf(self) != nil; }

    ;

    /*
     *   Modifications to the Room class to allow for room parts. Note that the
     *   standard adv3Lite library already supplies a foor in every room defined via
     *   its floorObj property. [MODIFIED FOR ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    modify Room
        /*
         *   The ceilingObj property defines the object to be used for this Room's
         *   ceiling. By default we use the defaultCeiling object defined below.
         *   [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
         */
        ceilingObj = defaultCeiling

        /*
         *   The wallObjs property defines the list of walls in this Room. By
         *   default we use the four default walls. Particular rooms that don't
         *   have four walls (e.g. a length of passage) or which want to use
         *   custom wall objects can override this.
         *  [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
         */
        wallObjs = [defaultNorthWall, defaultEastWall, defaultSouthWall,
            defaultWestWall]
    ;

    /*
     *  An OutdoorRoom is a room that has no walls and a sky instead of a ceiling
     *  [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    class OutdoorRoom: Room
        ceilingObj = defaultSky
        wallObjs = []
    ;

    /*
     * The four default walls
     * [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    defaultNorthWall: DefaultWall 'north +; (n)';

    /* [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION] */
    defaultEastWall: DefaultWall 'east +; (e)';

    /* [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION] */
    defaultSouthWall: DefaultWall 'south +; (s)';

    /* [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION] */
    defaultWestWall: DefaultWall 'west +; (w)';

    /*
     * The class for ceiling/sky objects
     * [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    class Ceiling: RoomPart
        isInitiallyIn(obj) { return obj.ceilingObj == self; }
    ;

    /*
     * The default ceiling that appears in every Room
     * [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    defaultCeiling: Ceiling 'ceiling';

    /*
     *  The default sky that appears in every OutsideRoom
     * [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    defaultSky: Ceiling 'sky'
        notImportantMsg = BMsg(sky beyond reach, '{The subj cobj} {is} way beyond
            {my} reach. ')
    ;

    /*
     *   The Floor class is defined in the standard adv3Lite library. Here we modify
     *   it to use the ROOMPART EXTENSIONS's version of examineStatus.
     */
    modify Floor
        /* [MODIFIED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION to use the ROOMPART EXTENSIONS's version of examineStatus] */
        examineStatus()
        {
            delegated RoomPart;
        }
    ;

    /*
     *   Modifications to Thing to allow things to be associated with room parts.
     *   Note that a Thing associated with a room part should be directly located in
     *   the room, not in the room part. [MODIFIED FOR ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
     */
    modify Thing
        /*
         *   Note, the following two properties only take effect if the Thing is
         *   directly in its enclosing Room
         */

        /*
         *   The room part (e.g. defaultNorthWall) with which we're notionally
         *   associated. [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
         */
        roomPart = nil

        /*
         *   The description of ourselves to be displayed when our associated
         *   roomPart is examined. [DEFINED IN ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
         */
        roomPartDesc = nil

        /*
         *   We modify actionMoveInto here so that an action that results in moving
         *   an object (e.g. taking a picture that's notionally hanging on a wall)
         *   removes the association between the object and its room part.
         *   [MODIFIED FOR ROOMPARTS EXTENSION]
         */
        actionMoveInto(dest)
        {
            /* carry out the inherited handling. */
            inherited(dest);

            /* If I'm moved I'm no longer associated with my original room part */
            roomPart = nil;
        }
    ;

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