Patterns
Debug logs
Messages logged to the DEBUG channel are visible in the CET console by default (without having to enable game logs).
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LogChannel(n"DEBUG", "something")
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General purpose hash map
There are several hash map implementations available in the game. Most importantly,
inkHashMap (Uint64 -> ref<IScriptable>) and inkWeakHashMap (Uint64 -> wref<IScriptable>). All custom classes extend IScriptable therefore they can be used as values in those hash maps.1
let map = new inkHashMap();
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hashMap.Insert(TDBID.ToNumber(t"key1"), MyClass.Create(1));
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hashMap.Insert(TDBID.ToNumber(t"key2"), MyClass.Create(2));
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let value: ref<MyClass> = map.Get(TDBID.ToNumber(t"key1")) as MyClass;
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Safe downcasting
The
as operator returns null when a dynamic cast fails. You can use it combined with IsDefined to perform safe downcasts.1
let manager = employee as Manager;
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if IsDefined(manager) {
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// employee is known to be Manager here
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}
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Heterogeneous array literals
If you define a function to accept an array of
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func AcceptVariants(variants: array<Variant>) {}
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Then that function can be called with an array literal containing elements of different types:
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// all elements get implicitly converted to Variant
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AcceptVariants([1, new Vector2(1, 2), new inkText()]);
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// you can achieve the same thing with an explicitly typed local
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let variants: array<Variant> = [1, new Vector2(1, 2), new inkText()];
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Custom scriptable system (singleton pattern)
You can define a custom scriptable system:
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module MyMod
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public class MySystem extends ScriptableSystem {
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private func OnAttach() -> Void {
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LogChannel(n"DEBUG", "MySystem::OnAttach");
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}
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private func OnDetach() -> Void {
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LogChannel(n"DEBUG", "MySystem::OnDetach");
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}
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public func GetData() -> Float {
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return GetPlayer(this.GetGameInstance()).GetGunshotRange();
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}
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}
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This scriptable system can then be accessed using the scriptable system container:
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let container = GameInstance.GetScriptableSystemsContainer(gameInstance);
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// don't forget the namespace if you're using modules
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let system = container.Get(n"MyMod.MySystem") as MySystem;
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LogChannel(n"DEBUG", ToString(system.GetData()));
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