Cabal_Common_Library

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.1 is online.

Changes:

Cabal_Common_Functions
* .entGetScreenModel() marked as deprecated. Oolite v1.75 provides mission.displayModel.
* .pseudoRand() changed to Oolites v1.75 system.scrambledPseudoRandomNumber(n).
* .strScreenString() fixed.
* .strToWidth() behaviour changed to Oolites v1.75 new defaultFont.measureString(string).

Cabal_Common_Keyboard
* .start() changed. New optional parameters (scpic, scovl and scmod) added.
* .keyboard.model changed.
* .keyboard.modelSC added.
* .keyboard.pic changed.
* .keyboard.overlay added.

* Documentation updated

[Okti]

Good work Svengali,

I will try to find out where it can be usefull.

As an example I always save my games as a number descending with every save. So I end up Commander 988889 in the mission screens rather than Commander Okti. If I can set my commander name rather than my save file name, this will be perfect. With 1.75 we have an event before saving a commander, I am not sure we have one after loading though?

[Svengali]

As an example I always save my games as a number descending with every save. So I end up Commander 988889 in the mission screens rather than Commander Okti. If I can set my commander name rather than my save file name, this will be perfect. With 1.75 we have an event before saving a commander, I am not sure we have one after loading though?

Thanks Okti, but I can't follow you here.

Cabal_Common provides only some functions that are not that easy to code for JS-beginners, but does not change OXPs and native objects. Stripping a string in your own OXPs only needs a .substr(), .substring() or via Regexp

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var test = player.name;
var restA = test.replace(/[^a-zA-Z]/g,"");
var restB = test.substr(0,5);
log(this.name,"test: "+test+" and restA: "+restA+" and restB: "+restB);

And after loading we have .startUp() and usually this is enough. A special case is BGS - it has to stop the looped sound before the player loads a new savedgame. Otherwise it would still play and the script couldn't do anything anymore.

[Svengali]

v1.2 is online.

Changes:
- Comms for missions (shipScript and worldScripts).
- Documentation updated.

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.3 is online.

Changes:
- new method nBitsUsed()
- new method strDateFromMinutes() - Author: Commander McLane
- Documentation now online -> http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Category:OXPDoc

Special thanks to Commander McLane.

[Commander McLane]

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.4 is online.

Changes:
- Cabal_Common_Briefing.js - a set of tools for mission briefings.

A short demo is available too -> http://www.box.net/shared/v6ldutgl3l (331.1 KB)

Doc will follow.

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.4.1 is online.

Changes:
- Briefing Demo simulates now laserfire and exhaust (both need shaders).

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.4.3 is online (he, v1.4.2 was only one day old)

Changes:
- new method mapCoordsDirection() - Author Eric Walch
- new method strNLZ()
- doc updated

Special thanks to Eric Walch .-)

[DaddyHoggy]

Well done both!

[m4r35n357]

Has anyone given any thought to making this lib part of the core game? It would encourage its use, and be less of an imposition on users to install it themselves.

[Zireael]

Has anyone given any thought to making this lib part of the core game? It would encourage its use, and be less of an imposition on users to install it themselves.

Seconded.

[Svengali]

Has anyone given any thought to making this lib part of the core game? It would encourage its use, and be less of an imposition on users to install it themselves.

Personally I think CCL is strictly OXP related and Oolite itself doesn't need it. Additionally the methods are in some cases not flexible/fast enough for a 'official' lib and would need a overhaul to qualify for a Oolite lib. And shifting the work from OXPers to the devs is maybe another point to leave it as it is. What I really would like to see is a OXP-Manager, probably a 3rd party app, which updates/enables/disables OXPs based on the infos in Info.plist, requires.plist, RSS or whatever.

btw: Yesterday I've spent some time with Cabal_Common_Briefing to make the fcbSetBinding() working as intended. The next step will be to think about other ways of bindings, but I'm not that familiar with the Math behind it, so it may take some time .-)

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.4.4 is online.

Changes:
- Briefing - new getOri
- Briefing - new getPos
- Briefing - new prepareBindings
- Briefing - new prepareOrientations
- Briefing - new preparePositions
- Briefing - new prepareProps
- Cabal_Common - new strNLZ()
- Cabal_Common - new arrShuffle()

Additionally this version ships a testversion of Cabal_Common_OXPStrength.js.
It is deactivated (this.testFeatures = false;), but you can change this if you want to test it.

[Svengali]

Cabal_Common_Library1.4.5 is online.

Changes:
- new Cabal_Common_Music, a helper for event driven mission music.
- new doc for Cabal_Common_Music.

Cabal_Common_Strength (still WIP preview for OXPers):
- added GJump for galactic jumps.
- added binary search for excluded entities.
- further tweaks on the suspend mechanism.