Module gamecontext :: Class GameContext

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Class GameContext

A GameContext corresponds to a geographic location and is a collection of GameObjects, GameActors and state attributes. They exist in higherarchical relationships (e.g. kingdom, village, buiding, room).

Instance Methods

__init__(self, name='context', descr=None, parent=None)
create a new GameObject source code

get(self, attribute)
return the value of an attribute

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possible_actions(self, actor, context)
return a list of possible actions in this context

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accept_action(self, action, actor, context)
receive and process the effects of an action

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get_party(self)
Returns: list of player GameActors in this context

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add_member(self, member)
Add an player character to this context

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remove_member(self, member)
Remove a player character from this context

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get_npcs(self)
return a list of the NPCs GameActors in this context

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add_npc(self, npc)
Add an NPC to this context

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remove_npc(self, npc)
Remove a non-player character from this context

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Inherited from gameobject.GameObject: __str__, add_object, get_object, get_objects, load

Inherited from base.Base: set

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __subclasshook__

Instance Variables

Inherited from gameobject.GameObject: objects

Properties

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

init(self, name=`'context'`, descr=None, parent=None)
(Constructor)

create a new GameObject

Parameters:

name - display name of this object
descr - human description of this object

Overrides: object.__init__

get(self, attribute)

return the value of an attribute

Differs from base class because calls flow up the chain of parents if this instance does not have the requested attribute.

Parameters:

attribute - name of attribute to be fetched

Returns:

(string) value (or None)

Overrides: base.Base.get

possible_actions(self, actor, context)

return a list of possible actions in this context

This base class merely passes that list up to our parent.

Parameters:

actor - GameActor initiating the action
context - GameContext for this action (should be "self")

Returns:

list of possible GameActions

Overrides: gameobject.GameObject.possible_actions

accept_action(self, action, actor, context)

receive and process the effects of an action

The only verb supported by this base class is SEARCH, which it passes on to any hidden (RESISTANCE.SEARCH > 0) object in this context.

Parameters:

action - GameAction being performed
actor - GameActor initiating the action
context - GameContext in which the action is happening

Returns:

(boolean success, string description of the effect)

Overrides: gameobject.GameObject.accept_action

get_party(self)

Returns:: list of player GameActors in this context

add_member(self, member)

Add an player character to this context

Parameters:

member - (GameActor) player to be added

remove_member(self, member)

Remove a player character from this context

Parameters:

member - (GameActor) player to be removed

add_npc(self, npc)

Add an NPC to this context

Parameters:

npc - (GameActor) the NPC to be added

remove_npc(self, npc)

Remove a non-player character from this context

Parameters:

npc - (GameActor) NPC to be removed