When iterating through various object collections, check for the should-be-dead flag to avoid returning objects that are on the verge of being deleted.
Separately, this adds the `isExpiring` function to check for should-be-dead objects.
This PR also makes object iteration consistent across all object types, both to reduce code duplication and to ensure that the length and iteration are done using the same algorithm. Furthermore, if the number of should-be-dead objects is nonzero, the Lua array count for that frame will be different from the internal array count for that frame.
Fixes#5034.
It's theoretically possible for `parent_type` to get out of sync with the parent's type, particularly if the parent is destroyed. Since the field is almost never used, it can be removed.
Should fix#4105.
Allow scripts to reference submodels, submodel instances, and model instances. Currently just a few properties (like Orientation and Radius) can be accessed, but this can be easily expanded in the future.
Also add relevant functions to calculate real-world positions and orientations of rotated submodels.
* Fix limitations of GetColor script function
It is very valuable for custom HUD gauges to be able to show/use the IFF color of any given object. Previous scripting solutions were limited and did not account for traitor status, varying team combinations (i.e. TvT multiplayer), and other cases.
This PR allows scripters to get the IFF color of a given object properly, as it uses the same method that retail HUD gauges use.
Also, it turns out there was already a function `hud_get_iff_color` defined in `hud.h` It was never used though, as `hud_set_iff_color` both got the color then set it. I've added the color getting to the get function and the setting to the set function, that way the script function can easily just call the `hud_get_iff_color` function. If this is undesirable I can instead copy the entire logic of the function `hud_set_iff_color` into the script section.
Tested and works as expected.
* fix nil return
* clarify param comments
This adds `EnumAND` and `EnumOR` which will return new enums based on the specified operations. These are handy for enums that correspond to bit fields, such as those used for object persistent sounds.
This introduces type parsing for all types used within the scripting
documentation. This improves the generated JSON output and also
validates new code via the unit test.
Collision groups as previously coded were unusable due to Lua 5.1's lack of support for bitwise operators. This fixes that deficiency in two ways:
1) Objects now have the functions `addToCollisionGroup` and `removeFromCollisionGroup`
2) An `evaluateNumericSEXP` function has been added for returning SEXP results as numbers (so that the bitwise SEXP operators can be used)
Several things going on here:
1) refactor `get_display_string()` to `get_display_name()` to be more precise
2) likewise, refactor `alt_name` to `display_name`
3) automatically generate display names when parsing the ship, ship class, and weapon class for the first time
4) remove the on-the-fly truncation of names with hash symbols
Basically this subsumes the `end_string_at_first_hash_symbol` logic into the display name. Rather than truncate the name every time it's displayed, truncate it once when it's parsed. This takes advantage of the previous display name infrastructure, since display names are a superset of the case of truncating the hash symbol.
This also has the benefit of now allowing hash symbols within display names. When updating Destiny of Peace, I noticed that "Lockheed Shuttle #4" would no longer display properly; and it was not previously possible to fix this even with display names.
I could pull out the `get_display_string()` and `alt_name` renaming into a separate PR if desired.
This adds an Antlr grammar for parsing argument lists instead of using a
hand written parser. This allows to write much more complicated syntax
constructs and have all the code being auto-generated. It will also
produce a much more correct parser instead of having all those hacks in
the hand-written one.
This also adds (in addition to supporting the previous syntax) support
for function types along with support for them in HTML and JSON output
formats.
The ANTLR generated parser is included in source form so that it is not
necessary to have an ANTLR installation around if you are not going to
change the grammar. Also includes the necessary runtime code from Antlr.
This adds JSON as an additional scripting documentation output format.
This can be used by external tools to examine the scripting
documentation and generate interface declarations or documentation for
any language. The existing documentation code is left largely in place.
This will automatically call the destructor of a type of Lua calls the
garbage collector for an object of that type. This is the last step
towards fully supporting non-trivial objects in the Lua API and all
previous workarounds have been removed.
The current scripting hook is pretty simple and straight forward but it
makes a couple of scripting applications harder to implement than
needed.
For example, a lot of scripts need to do some work every frame
for all or some objects. The script needs to manage an internal list of
all the objects that are affected by that list which includes removing
invalid objects to conserve resources. This effectively mirrors what the
engine already does and adds unnecessary overhead.
In these changes I added a generic event system which can be used by any
part of the code for providing callbacks when a specific event occurs.
As an example, I added hooks for the pre- and post-move events to the
object class which are called before and after physics are applied to an
object.
I integrated that feature into the scripting system so now a script can
simply register a function as a callback which will be called whenever
the target event is executed.
I also fixed a few issues where the internal char array was used as a
mutable string which changed the string after it was parsed which is not
good(TM).
This also replaces all user-facing occurences of usages of name to use
the new function so that the correct, possibly translated, name is displayed
to the user.
I found this issue while debugging the JAD gauntlet where a script calls
getSignature() on an invalid object. However, object_h does not see the
object as invalid even though its signature is 0 which is defined to be
an invalid sigature. This should fix that by making sure that
object_h::isValid returns false if the saved signature is not valid.
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