bad client

ID:1065774
 
Nov 25 2012, 3:36 pm
(See the best response by Kaiochao.)
Code:
world mob = /temporary          //logs you in as temporary at default.

temporary
        Login()
                ..()
                loc = null
                if(!game_started) src<<"<i>There is currently no game in progress!</i>"
                else src<<"<i>There is a game in progress!</i>"

temporary
        parent_type = /mob
        verb
                join_game()                             //join button
                        if(!game_started)
                                usr << "<i>The game has yet to start!</i>"
                                return
                        winset(usr,"join","is-disabled=true")
                        winset(usr,"class","is-disabled=false")
                        client.mob = new /player        //triggers player/login() ...i assume

==============================================================================
player
        antelope_warrior
                icon = 'antelope.dmi'
        Login()
                world << "player_LOGIN()"
                ..()
                loc = null
                name = key
                if(game_started)
                        world << "player_LOGIN() 2"
                        toggle_class()                  // Opens "Class Pick Interface"

[class pick interface]
    verb
        toggle_class()
                   // toggles class selection pop-up interface

        play_game()
            set
                hidden = TRUE
                instant = TRUE
            world << "play game test"
            var/selected = params2list(winget(usr, "AWarrior;LTamer;Rhino;redteam;blueteam;yellowteam;autoteam", "is-checked"))
            var/player/playerMob = null

            if(selected["AWarrior.is-checked"] == "true")   playerMob = new /player/antelope_warrior
            client.mob = playerMob
            toggle_class()


Problem description:
produces runtime error. "bad client." When the line that causes the error " client.mob = playerMob" is removed. The screen just stays black. I'm supposed to become the "antelope warrior" when i login. :(

Runtime log:
player_LOGIN()
player_LOGIN()2
toggle class check
play game test

runtime error: bad client
verb name: toggle class (/player/verb/toggle_class)
usr: Hulio-G (/player)
src: Hulio-G (/player)
call stack:
Hulio-G (/player): toggle class()
Hulio-G (/player): play game()

player_LOGIN()
player_LOGIN()2
toggle class check
toggle class check
toggle class check
Nov 25 2012, 3:40 pm
Best response
You're missing some code in your toggle_class() verb. I suspect it's a winset() or winshow(). Those expect a client passed as the first argument, and you're likely giving it the mob that doesn't have the client attached anymore.

Easy fix would be to call it before changing client.mob.
Nov 25 2012, 8:04 pm
Thanks, that did the trick.
Nov 26 2012, 9:40 am
for future reference, if you put #define DEBUG at the top of your project's code, the runtime errors will tell you what line is causing the error.