HUD Groups

by Forum_account
An easy way to manage screen objects.

Help with convertion?

ID:678618
 
Apr 17 2012, 4:41 pm
Okay, so currently i have something set up to give me three stat boxes, and update your variables in them. If your stat boxes are showing they will stay visible, else they will be hidden. The problem is the ammount of work it has to go through for this. I wanted to know if there was a way to make it lag less, or if i should attempt to convert it to map_text? If so, how would i do the said path.

Backgrounds:
StatHud1
    parent_type = /HudGroup
    icon = 'chatboxicons.dmi'
    layer = MOB_LAYER + 50
    font = new /Font/TrebuchetMS()
    var/width = 6
    var/height = 14

    var/width_limit
    var
        list/lines = list()
        next_line =1
    New(mob/m, line_count)
        ..(m)

        add(2, 2,
            icon_state = "center",
            width = width,
            height = height,
            layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)
        width_limit = (width*32)

        for(var/tmp/i = 1 to line_count)

            var/py = (line_count - i) * 16

            lines += add(0, py)

        add(-30, 2, "L", width = 1, height = height, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(2, -30, "B", width = width, height = 1, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(2,height*32+2, "T", width = width, height = 1, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, 2, "R", width = 1, height = height, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(-30, -30, "BL", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, -30, "BR", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(-30, height*32+2, "TL", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, height*32+2, "TR", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        pos(45, 40)

        hide()

StatHud2
    parent_type = /HudGroup
    icon = 'chatboxicons.dmi'
    layer = MOB_LAYER + 50
    font = new /Font/TrebuchetMS()
    var/width = 6
    var/height = 14

    var/width_limit
    var
        list/lines = list()
        next_line =1
    New(mob/m, line_count)
        ..(m)

        add(2, 2,
            icon_state = "center",
            width = width,
            height = height,
            layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)
        width_limit = (width*32)

        for(var/tmp/i = 1 to line_count)

            var/py = (line_count - i) * 16

            lines += add(0, py)

        add(-30, 2, "L", width = 1, height = height, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(2, -30, "B", width = width, height = 1, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(2,height*32+2, "T", width = width, height = 1, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, 2, "R", width = 1, height = height, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(-30, -30, "BL", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, -30, "BR", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(-30, height*32+2, "TL", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, height*32+2, "TR", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        pos(270, 40)

        hide()

StatHud3
    parent_type = /HudGroup
    icon = 'chatboxicons.dmi'
    layer = MOB_LAYER + 50
    font = new /Font/TrebuchetMS()
    var/width = 6
    var/height = 14

    var/width_limit
    var
        list/lines = list()
        next_line =1
    New(mob/m, line_count)
        ..(m)

        add(2, 2,
            icon_state = "center",
            width = width,
            height = height,
            layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)
        width_limit = (width*32)

        for(var/tmp/i = 1 to line_count)

            var/py = (line_count - i) * 16

            lines += add(0, py)

        add(-30, 2, "L", width = 1, height = height, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(2, -30, "B", width = width, height = 1, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(2,height*32+2, "T", width = width, height = 1, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, 2, "R", width = 1, height = height, layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(-30, -30, "BL", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, -30, "BR", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(-30, height*32+2, "TL", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        add(width*32+2, height*32+2, "TR", layer = MOB_LAYER + 59)

        pos(495, 40)

        hide()


on-screen labels:
StatMessage
    parent_type = /HudGroup
    icon = 'inventory.dmi'
    layer = MOB_LAYER + 60
    font = new /Font/TrebuchetMS()
    var
        HudObject/StatCollumHeader
        HudObject/StatHolder

        HudObject/EquipmentAndSkillsCollumHeader
        HudObject/EquipAndSkillHolder

        HudObject/QuestAndInformationCollumHeader
        HudObject/QuestAndInfoHolder

        list/StatHolders = list()
    New()
        ..()
        var/message = font.wrap_text("Loading...", 180)
        StatCollumHeader = add(115, 500, text = "Stats")
        StatHolder = add(45, 490, text = message)
        StatHolder.name = "StatHolder"

        EquipmentAndSkillsCollumHeader = add(315, 500, text = "Skills And Equipment")
        EquipAndSkillHolder = add(270, 490, text = message)
        EquipAndSkillHolder.name = "EquipAndSkillHolder"

        QuestAndInformationCollumHeader = add(550, 500, text = "Quest Information")
        QuestAndInfoHolder = add(495, 490, text = message)
        QuestAndInfoHolder.name = "QuestAndInfoHolder"


        StatHolders += StatCollumHeader
        StatHolders += StatHolder

        StatHolders += EquipmentAndSkillsCollumHeader
        StatHolders += EquipAndSkillHolder

        StatHolders += QuestAndInformationCollumHeader
        StatHolders += QuestAndInfoHolder


Update Procs:
mob/proc
StatHolderUpdate()
        StatChanged = 0
        for(var/HudObject/R in StatMsg.StatHolders)
            var/tmp/message
            if(R.name == "StatHolder")
                var/tmp/messagename
                var/tmp/messagelevel
                var/tmp/messagehealth
                var/tmp/messagemana
                var/tmp/messagestamina
                var/tmp/messageexp
                if(src.name)
                    messagename = "Name: [src.name]"
                else
                    messagename = "Error with name -- please contact an admin."
                if(src.level >= 0)
                    messagelevel = "Level: [src.level]"
                else
                    messagelevel = "Error with level -- please contact an admin."
                if(src.health >= 0 && src.max_health >= 0)
                    messagehealth = "Health: [src.health]/[src.max_health]([(round(src.health/src.max_health*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    messagehealth = "Error with health -- please contact an admin."
                if(src.mana >= 0 && src.max_mana >= 0)
                    messagemana = "Mana: [src.mana]/[src.max_mana]([(round(src.mana/src.max_mana*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    messagemana = "Error with mana -- please contact an admin."
                if(src.stam >= 0 && src.max_stam >= 0)
                    messagestamina = "Stamina: [src.stam]/[src.max_stam]([(round(src.stam/src.max_stam*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    messagestamina = "Error with stamina -- please contact an admin."
                if(src.experience >= 0 && src.max_experience >= 0)
                    messageexp = "Experience: [src.experience]/[src.max_experience]([(round(src.experience/src.max_experience*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    messageexp = "Error with experience -- please contact an admin."
                message = Stat_display1.font.wrap_text(" " + messagename + "\n" + \
                messagelevel + "\n" + messagehealth + \
                "\n" + messagemana + "\n" + messagestamina + "\n" + messageexp, 180)
                R.set_text(message)
                if(!src.stat_open)
                    Part_hide(R)

    EquipAndSkillholderUpdate()
        EquipAndSkillholderChange = 0
        for(var/HudObject/R in StatMsg.StatHolders)
            var/tmp/message
            if(R.name == "EquipAndSkillHolder")
                var/tmp/msgmagic
                var/tmp/msgunarmed
                var/tmp/msgspeed
                var/tmp/msgarmorrating
                var/tmp/msghead
                var/tmp/msgarmor
                var/tmp/msghands
                var/tmp/msglhand
                var/tmp/msgrhand
                var/tmp/msgboots
                var/tmp/ItemName
                if(src.magic >= 0 && src.magic_exp >= 0 && src.magic_max_exp >= 0)
                    msgmagic = "Magic Level: [src.magic]([(round(src.magic_exp/src.magic_max_exp*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    msgmagic = "Error with magic -- Please contact an admin."
                if(src.unarmed >= 0 && src.unarmed_exp >= 0 && src.unarmed_max_exp >= 0)
                    msgunarmed = "Unarmed Level: [src.unarmed]([(round(src.unarmed_exp/src.unarmed_max_exp*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    msgunarmed = "Error with unarmed -- Please contact an admin."
                if(src.speed >= 0 && src.speed_exp >= 0 && src.speed_max_exp >= 0)
                    msgspeed = "Speed Level: [src.speed]([(round(src.speed_exp/src.speed_max_exp*100,1))]%)"
                else
                    msgspeed = "Error with speed -- Please contact an admin."
                if(src.Armor_rating >= 0)
                    msgarmorrating = "Armor Rating: [src.Armor_rating]"
                else
                    msgarmorrating = "Error with armor rating -- Please contact an admin."
                ItemName = "Head"
                if(!src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msghead = "Head: Nothing"
                else if(src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msghead = "Head: [src.equipped[ItemName]]"
                else
                    msghead = "Error with head equip -- Please contact an admin."
                ItemName = "Armor"
                if(!src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msgarmor = "Armor: Nothing"
                else if(src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msgarmor = "Armor: [src.equipped[ItemName]]"
                else
                    msgarmor = "Error with armor equip -- Please contact an admin."
                ItemName = "Hands"
                if(!src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msghands = "Hands: Nothing"
                else if(src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msghands = "Hands: [src.equipped[ItemName]]"
                else
                    msghands = "Error with hands equip -- Please contact an admin."
                ItemName = "Lhand"
                if(!src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msglhand = "Left Hand Equip: Nothing"
                else if(src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msglhand = "Left Hand Equip: [src.equipped[ItemName]]"
                else
                    msglhand = "Error with left hand equip -- Please contact an admin."
                ItemName = "Rhand"
                if(!src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msgrhand = "Right Hand Equip: Nothing"
                else if(src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msgrhand = "Right Hand Equip: [src.equipped[ItemName]]"
                else
                    msgrhand = "Error with right hand equip -- Please contact an admin."
                ItemName = "Boots"
                if(!src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msgboots = "Boots: Nothing"
                else if(src.equipped[ItemName])
                    msgboots = "Boots: [src.equipped[ItemName]]"
                else
                    msgboots = "Error with boots equip -- Please contact an admin."
                message = Stat_display2.font.wrap_text(" " + msgmagic + "\n" + msgunarmed + "\n" + msgspeed + "\n" + msgarmorrating \
                + "\n" + msghead + "\n" + msgarmor + "\n" + msghands + "\n" + msglhand + "\n" + msgrhand + "\n" + \
                msgboots, 180)
                R.set_text(message)
                if(!src.stat_open)
                    Part_hide(R)

    QuestandInfoHolderUpdate()
        QuestandIntoHolderChange = 0
        for(var/HudObject/R in StatMsg.StatHolders)
            var/tmp/message
            if(R.name == "QuestAndInfoHolder")
                var/tmp/msgquest
                var/tmp/msgqueststanding
                var/tmp/msgquestinformation
                var/tmp/QuestPlace = "Quest"
                var/tmp/QuestK = "QuestKills"
                var/tmp/QuestNK = "NeededQuestKills"
                if(!src.Quest[QuestPlace])
                    msgquest = "Quest: None"
                else if(src.Quest[QuestPlace])
                    msgquest = "Quest: [src.Quest[QuestPlace]]"
                else
                    msgquest = "Error with Quest -- Please contact an admin"
                QuestPlace = "QuestStanding"
                if(!src.Quest[QuestPlace])
                    msgqueststanding = "Quest Standing: No Quest Accepted"
                else if(src.Quest[QuestPlace])
                    if(Quest[QuestK] && Quest[QuestNK])
                        Quest[QuestPlace] = "[src.Quest[QuestK]]/[src.Quest[QuestNK]]"
                    msgqueststanding = "Quest Standing: [src.Quest[QuestPlace]]"
                else
                    msgqueststanding = "Error with Quest Standings -- Please contact an admin."
                QuestPlace = "QuestInformation"
                if(!src.Quest[QuestPlace])
                    msgquestinformation = "Quest Information: No Quest Accepted"
                else if(src.Quest[QuestPlace])
                    msgquestinformation = "Quest Information: [src.Quest[QuestPlace]]"
                else
                    msgquestinformation = "Error with Quest Information -- Please contact an admin."
                message = Stat_display3.font.wrap_text(" " + msgquest + "\n" + msgqueststanding + "\n" + \
                msgquestinformation, 180)
                R.set_text(message)
                if(!src.stat_open)
                    Part_hide(R)



any help would be aprreciated.
Apr 21 2012, 2:15 am
Sorry it took so long to get back to you on this. I saw the post when you made it, but I haven't had a block of time large enough to look it over until now.

The first thing I noticed is that the only difference between StatHud1, StatHud2, and StatHud3 appears to be their position. You can make them all inherit from the same base object:

StatHud
    // put all the code here

    // in the child types you only specify what's
    // different about each one.
    StatHud1
        New()
            ..()
            pos(45, 40)

    StatHud2
        New()
            ..()
            pos(270, 40)

    StatHud3
        New()
            ..()
            pos(495, 40)

This won't improve performance, but it makes it a lot easier to work with the code. Also, if there is a performace change you make, it'll automatically be applied to StatHud1, StatHud2, and StatHud3.

Also, it looks like your update procs (mob.StatHolderUpdate, mob.EquipAndSkillholderUpdate, and mob.QuestandInfoHolderUpdate) are updating all of the text - if your level changes, in StatHolderUpdate, you're regenerating all of the text. I'd do something like this:

StatHud
    var
        HudObject/level
        HudObject/health
        HudObject/mana
        HudObject/stamina
        HudObject/exp

    New()
        ..()

        level = add(0, 80)
        health = add(0, 60)
        mana = add(0, 40)
        stamina = add(0, 20)
        exp = add(0, 0)

    proc
        update_level(l)
            level.text("Level: [l]")

        update_health(current, max)
            health.text("Health: [current] / [max]")

        update_mana(current, max)
            mana.text("Mana: [current] / [max]")

        // these are similar to the other ones
        update_stamina(s)
        update_exp(e)

mob
    var
        StatHud/stat_hud
        health = 100
        health_max = 100

    Login()
        ..()
        stat_hud = new(src)

    proc
        set_health(h)
            health = h
            stat_hud.update_health(health, health_max)

        set_health_max(h)
            health_max = h
            stat_hud.update_health(health, health_max)

        // you'd create similar procs for setting mana, stamina, level, and experience.

This way you're only updating values when they change. But, since the StatHud object is specific to displaying stats, you have to create similar objects for displaying quest and equipment info.

I do plan to look into maptext to see if it's possible to make the library use that. There are reasons to not use it, but it should certainly be an option available to developers. My biggest concern is how it positions text - if the library does add maptext support you may have to change the positions of the screen objects you're attaching text to to have the text appear in the same place.
Apr 21 2012, 9:35 am
I see, also thanks for the help. This is something thats been bogging down the game for quite a while and i never thought to make it like that. =3
Apr 21 2012, 9:36 am
I posted an update earlier today that adds support for maptext. HudObjects now have a set_maptext() proc you can use instead of set_text().