Calling windowclass

Here is an interesting question, at least I think. Can I reference a windowclass of one file in the lua code of another?

An example.

I have this template:

Code:

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        <template name="dice_counter">
                <genericcontrol>
                        <stateicons>
                                <on>button_checkon</on>
                                <off>button_checkoff</off>
                        </stateicons>
                        <script file="desktop/scripts/dice_counter.lua" />
                </genericcontrol>
        </template>

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In file1.xml, I have this:

Code:

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                <dice_counter name="diegroup">
                <anchored position="insidetopleft" offset="4,50" width="60"/>                               
                                <allowsinglespacing />
                            <stateicons>
                                    <on>button_checkon2</on>
                                    <off>button_checkoff2</off>
                            </stateicons>               
                                <values>
                                        <maximum>5</maximum>
                                </values>
                                <sourcefields>
                                        <current>curr</current>
                                </sourcefields>
                                <maxslotperrow>5</maxslotperrow>
                        </dice_counter>

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And here is the lua file code.

Code:

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function onInit()
        if values then
                if values[1].maximum then
                        nLocalMax = tonumber(values[1].maximum[1]) or 0;
                end
                if values[1].current then
                        nLocalCurrent = tonumber(values[1].current[1]) or 0;
                end
        end
        if maxslotperrow then
                nMaxSlotRow = tonumber(maxslotperrow[1]) or 10;
        end

        if spacing then
                nSpacing = tonumber(spacing[1]) or nDefaultSpacing;
        end
        if allowsinglespacing then
                setAnchoredHeight(nSpacing);
        else
                setAnchoredHeight(nSpacing*2);
        end
        setAnchoredWidth(nSpacing);
        bInit = true;
       
        updateSlots();
        registerMenuItem(Interface.getString("counter_menu_clear"), "erase", 4);

        if User.isHost() then
                hostStart();
        end

end

function hostStart()
        DB.setValue("curdie.curr", "number", 2);
        local sLoadMaxNodeName = "";
        local sLoadCurrNodeName = "";
        -- Synch to the data nodes
        local nodeWin = DB.findNode("curdie");
        if nodeWin then
                if sourcefields then
                        if sourcefields[1].maximum then
                                sLoadMaxNodeName = sourcefields[1].maximum[1];
                        end
                        if sourcefields[1].current then
                                sLoadCurrNodeName = sourcefields[1].current[1];
                        end
                end
               
                if sLoadMaxNodeName ~= "" then
                        if not DB.getValue(nodeWin, sLoadMaxNodeName) then
                                DB.setValue(nodeWin, sLoadMaxNodeName, "number", 1);
                        end
                        setMaxNode(DB.getPath(nodeWin, sLoadMaxNodeName));
                end
                if sLoadCurrNodeName ~= "" then
                        setCurrNode(DB.getPath(nodeWin, sLoadCurrNodeName));
                end
        end
end

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This all runs as soon as FG starts. As the GM, this is fine, however, I want to then create a new function clientStart(). Where I will modify the host code to run within the client DB node. The problem is, hostStart has the if sourcefields and sourcefields[1] stuff. Which when this code is called for the client, it won't be there.

Can I add something to the client side that says if file1.xml windowclass sourcefields and sourcefields[1]?

I could probably create an invisible windowclass that calls the template and I put in a new sourcefield, but that seems like a crap way to do it. Unless it's the only way, then I guess I can try that.

I’m not sure what you are asking exactly. Off the top of my head, my suggestion is to just add an else statement to end of onInit so that clientStart gets called if not on host.

JPG

This is called when the host first connects.

Quote:

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local nodeWin = DB.findNode("curdie");
if nodeWin then
if sourcefields then
if sourcefields[1].maximum then
sLoadMaxNodeName = sourcefields[1].maximum[1];
end
if sourcefields[1].current then
sLoadCurrNodeName = sourcefields[1].current[1];
end
end

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I can't call that when the player first logs on, because they don't have access to that node and they have not selected their character yet to save it to their node. So, instead of looking for this info when they first log in, I want to wait till they open their character sheet and then call this section. The issue is

Quote:

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if sourcefields then

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is gonna return false, because the character sheet does not have the sourcefields variable. That is stored in file1.xml.

So I want to know if, when I open the character sheet, which triggers the onInit() in say record_char.xml. Can I tell it to open file1.xml, go to "diegroup" and if there is a sourcefield to then process this code with that value from sourcefields?

There's nothing in there that is going to trigger that from the PC sheet.

I would maybe register a callback on User.onIdentityActivation which gets called whenever a player makes a PC active. You'll need your window to correctly change when PCs are changed; because a user can have more than one PC logged in at a time, but only one active at a time.

Regards,
JPG