Verbs

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Oct 13 2007, 1:15 pm
being able to change the code that runs when a verb is called would be very helpful, such as if i wanted to add a new verb using a code i made, but i dont wanna restart.

such as if all people started with no icon, when they shouldve started with one, making it a verb instead of typing it up each time, or copy pasting would sometimes be very helpful.
Oct 13 2007, 1:23 pm
I doubt it'd be possible to alter code at runtime, but I've thought of this one before. It'd be nice, but I'd suspect a lot of bugs with it.
Oct 13 2007, 1:26 pm
In response to Kaiochao2536
it wouldnt be buggy to have a verb or something you can use to edit a verbs code....
Oct 13 2007, 1:29 pm
In response to Super Silly Stuart
There is a runtime editor for code, look in the Creations Forum for info on it.
Oct 13 2007, 1:55 pm
In response to Kakashi24142
That's just an alternate Dream Maker that shows up to multiple people, if you mean Green Lime's Real Time Editor.

I think what we're talking about is editing a game's source code while playing the game and ingame updating.
Oct 13 2007, 1:57 pm
In response to Kaiochao2536
your right, editing the code of everything while in-game like some kind of in-game editor.
Oct 13 2007, 2:40 pm (Edited on Oct 13 2007, 2:47 pm)
Since DM is compiled to bytecode before being run then no, you can't directly edit a BYOND program's code at runtime.
Oct 13 2007, 2:41 pm
In response to Elation
just to execute a line of code, not to change one.
Oct 13 2007, 2:42 pm
In response to Super Silly Stuart
not simply exactly.
it would be more like adding the stuff to a variable and running it externally every time.
Oct 13 2007, 2:48 pm (Edited on Oct 14 2007, 9:46 am)
In response to Super Silly Stuart
If you just want to change the proc that a given verb might run, there's plenty of ways to do that (using datums as an interface, for example*).
You could change a program's behaviour at runtime by making your own scripting language, too.


*
interface
   proc/communicate(speaker,msg)
      world << "[speaker] says: [msg]"
   
   shout
       communicate(speaker,msg)
          world << "[speaker] shouts: [msg]"


mob
   var
      interface/myinterface

   verb
       assignShouter()
           myinterface = new interface/shout()

       assignTalker()
           myinterface = new interface()

       communicate(msg as text)
          if(myinterface)
              myinterface.communicate(src,msg)
          else
              src << "Assign a speaker first!"


Uh. That might work. But you get the idea.
Oct 13 2007, 3:10 pm
In response to Elation
yah, i get the idea, but i dont want to make my own language myself, i want it to be built in instead, since there can obviously be more bugs from me making it, then if it were to somehow run through the built-in compiling and such.