Updates to the Python API

Throw away some stupid stuff and make things slightly easier to use...

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp

@@ -2868,14 +2868,7 @@ PyObject* cyMisc::GetAIAvatarsByModelName(const char* name)
             Py_DECREF(tuple);
         }
     }
-
-    if (PyList_Size(avList) > 0)
-        return avList;
-    else
-    {
-        Py_DECREF(avList);
-        PYTHON_RETURN_NONE;
-    }
+    return avList;
 }
 
 void cyMisc::ForceVaultNodeUpdate(unsigned nodeId)

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyCritterBrain.cpp

@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 *==LICENSE==*/
 #include "pyCritterBrain.h"
 #include "pyGeometry3.h"
+#include "pySceneObject.h"
 
 #include "plAvatar/plAvBrainCritter.h"
+#include "pnSceneObject/plSceneObject.h"
 
 pyCritterBrain::pyCritterBrain(): fBrain(nil) {}
 
@@ -66,18 +68,12 @@ void pyCritterBrain::RemoveReceiver(pyKey& oldReceiver)
     fBrain->RemoveReceiver(oldReceiver.getKey());
 }
 
-void pyCritterBrain::LocallyControlled(bool local)
+PyObject* pyCritterBrain::GetSceneObject()
 {
-    if (!fBrain)
-        return;
-    fBrain->LocallyControlled(local);
-}
-
-bool pyCritterBrain::LocallyControlled() const
-{
-    if (!fBrain)
-        return false;
-    return fBrain->LocallyControlled();
+    if (fBrain)
+        if (plSceneObject* obj = fBrain->GetTarget())
+            return pySceneObject::New(obj->GetKey());
+    PYTHON_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 void pyCritterBrain::AddBehavior(const std::string& animationName, const std::string& behaviorName, bool loop /* = true */,

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyCritterBrain.h

@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ public:
     void AddReceiver(pyKey& newReceiver);
     void RemoveReceiver(pyKey& oldReceiver);
 
-    void LocallyControlled(bool local);
-    bool LocallyControlled() const;
+    PyObject* GetSceneObject();
 
     void AddBehavior(const std::string& animationName, const std::string& behaviorName, bool loop = true, bool randomStartPos = true,
         float fadeInLen = 2.f, float fadeOutLen = 2.f);

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyCritterBrainGlue.cpp

@@ -139,21 +139,9 @@ PYTHON_METHOD_DEFINITION(ptCritterBrain, removeReceiver, args)
     PYTHON_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
-PYTHON_METHOD_DEFINITION(ptCritterBrain, setLocallyControlled, args)
+PYTHON_METHOD_DEFINITION(ptCritterBrain, getSceneObject, GetSceneObject)
 {
-    char local;
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "b", &local))
-    {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "setLocallyControlled expects a boolean");
-        PYTHON_RETURN_ERROR;
-    }
-    self->fThis->LocallyControlled(local != 0);
-    PYTHON_RETURN_NONE;
-}
-
-PYTHON_METHOD_DEFINITION_NOARGS(ptCritterBrain, getLocallyControlled)
-{
-    PYTHON_RETURN_BOOL(self->fThis->LocallyControlled());
+    return self->fThis->GetSceneObject();
 }
 
 PYTHON_METHOD_DEFINITION_WKEY(ptCritterBrain, addBehavior, args, keywords)
@@ -472,10 +460,7 @@ PYTHON_METHOD_DEFINITION(ptCritterBrain, vectorToPlayer, args)
 PYTHON_START_METHODS_TABLE(ptCritterBrain)
     PYTHON_METHOD(ptCritterBrain, addReceiver, "Params: key\nTells the brain that the specified key wants AI messages"),
     PYTHON_METHOD(ptCritterBrain, removeReceiver, "Params: key\nTells the brain that the specified key no longer wants AI messages"),
-    PYTHON_METHOD(ptCritterBrain, setLocallyControlled, "Params: local\nTells the brain that we are the ones making all the AI decisions, and to prop location "
-        "and other information to the server."),
-    PYTHON_METHOD_NOARGS(ptCritterBrain, getLocallyControlled, "Are we the one making AI decisions? NOTE: Not set automatically, some python script needs to "
-        "tell the brain this using setLocallyControlled()."),
+    PYTHON_METHOD(ptCritterBrain, getSceneObject, "Returns the ptSceneObject this brain controls."),
     PYTHON_METHOD_WKEY(ptCritterBrain, addBehavior, "Params: animName, behaviorName, loop = 1, randomStartPos = 1, fadeInLen = 2.0, fadeOutLen = 2.0\n"
         "Adds a new animation to the brain as a behavior with the specified name and parameters. If multiple animations are assigned to the same behavior, "
         "they will be randomly picked from when started."),

Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plArmatureMod.cpp

@@ -1952,10 +1952,10 @@ hsBool plArmatureMod::IsLocalAvatar()
 
 hsBool plArmatureMod::IsLocalAI()
 {
-    plAvBrainCritter* ai = plAvBrainCritter::ConvertNoRef(FindBrainByClass(plAvBrainCritter::Index()));
-    if (ai)
-        return ai->LocallyControlled();
-    return false; // not an AI, obviously not local
+    // Formerly a lot of silly cached rigamaroll... Now, we'll just rely
+    // on the fact that one player is the game master. HACK TURD if net groups
+    // are ever brought back.
+    return plNetClientApp::GetInstance()->IsLocallyOwned(this);
 }
 
 void plArmatureMod::SynchIfLocal(double timeNow, int force)

Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvBrainCritter.cpp

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ protected:
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 plAvBrainCritter::plAvBrainCritter(): fCallbackAction(nil), fCurMode(kIdle), fNextMode(kIdle), fFadingNextBehavior(true),
-    fLocallyControlled(false), fAvoidingAvatars(false), fFinalGoalPos(0, 0, 0), fImmediateGoalPos(0, 0, 0), fDotGoal(0),
+    fAvoidingAvatars(false), fFinalGoalPos(0, 0, 0), fImmediateGoalPos(0, 0, 0), fDotGoal(0),
     fAngRight(0)
 {
     SightCone(M_PI/2); // 90deg
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ void plAvBrainCritter::Resume()
     plArmatureBrain::Resume();
 }
 
+plSceneObject* plAvBrainCritter::GetTarget() const
+{
+    if (fArmature)
+        return fArmature->GetTarget(0);
+    return nil;
+}
+
 void plAvBrainCritter::AddBehavior(const std::string& animationName, const std::string& behaviorName, bool loop /* = true */, bool randomStartPos /* = true */,
                  float fadeInLen /* = 2.f */, float fadeOutLen /* = 2.f */)
 {

Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvBrainCritter.h

@@ -83,13 +83,20 @@ public:
     virtual void Suspend();
     virtual void Resume();
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the SceneObject root for this avatar
+     *
+     * This is most useful in scripts that need to act upon the SceneObject directly.
+     * There are other ways of obtaining the SceneObject, but network synchronization often
+     * makes those ways more difficult than they need to be, so we have included this method
+     * to make the scripter's life easier.
+     */
+    plSceneObject* GetTarget() const;
+
     void AddBehavior(const std::string& animationName, const std::string& behaviorName, bool loop = true, bool randomStartPos = true,
         float fadeInLen = 2.f, float fadeOutLen = 2.f);
     void StartBehavior(const std::string& behaviorName, bool fade = true);
     bool RunningBehavior(const std::string& behaviorName) const;
-    
-    void LocallyControlled(bool local) {fLocallyControlled = local;}
-    bool LocallyControlled() const {return fLocallyControlled;}
 
     std::string BehaviorName(int behavior) const;
     plString AnimationName(int behavior) const;
@@ -157,8 +164,6 @@ protected:
     int fNextMode; // the next behavior to run (-1 if we aren't switching on next eval)
     bool fFadingNextBehavior; // is the next behavior supposed to blend?
 
-    bool fLocallyControlled; // is our local AI script the one making all the choices?
-
     bool fAvoidingAvatars; // are we avoiding avatars to the best of our ability when pathfinding?
     hsPoint3 fFinalGoalPos; // the location we are pathfinding to
     hsPoint3 fImmediateGoalPos; // the location of the point we are immediately going towards (not necessarily our final goal)