Better object searching

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp

@@ -222,6 +222,23 @@ PyObject* cyMisc::FindSceneObject(const plString& name, const char* ageName)
     return pySceneObject::New(key);
 }
 
+PyObject* cyMisc::FindSceneObjects(const plString& name)
+{
+    // assume that we won't find the sceneobject (key is equal to nil)
+    std::vector<plKey> keys;
+
+    if ( !name.IsNull() )
+        plKeyFinder::Instance().ReallyStupidSubstringSearch(name, plSceneObject::Index(), keys);
+
+    PyObject* result = PyList_New(keys.size());
+    for (size_t i=0; i < keys.size(); i++)
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(result, i, pySceneObject::New(keys[i]));
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+
 PyObject* cyMisc::FindActivator(const plString& name)
 {
     plKey key = nil;

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public:
     //                  optionally propagate over the net
     //
     static PyObject* FindSceneObject(const plString& name, const char* ageName); // returns pySceneObject
+    static PyObject* FindSceneObjects(const plString& name);
     static PyObject* FindActivator(const plString& name); // returns pyKey
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue3.cpp

@@ -190,6 +190,17 @@ PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION(PtFindSceneobject, args, "Params: name,ageName\n
     return cyMisc::FindSceneObject(plString::FromUtf8(name), ageName);
 }
 
+PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION(PtFindSceneobjects, args, "Params: name\nThis will try to find a any sceneobject containing string in name")
+{
+    char* name = NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name))
+    {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "PtFindSceneobject expects string");
+        PYTHON_RETURN_ERROR;
+    }
+    return cyMisc::FindSceneObjects(plString::FromUtf8(name));
+}
+
 PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION(PtFindActivator, args, "Params: name\nThis will try to find an activator based on its name\n"
             "- it will return a ptKey if found"
             "- it will return None if not found")
@@ -700,6 +711,7 @@ void cyMisc::AddPlasmaMethods3(std::vector<PyMethodDef> &methods)
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtClearTimerCallbacks);
     
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtFindSceneobject);
+    PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtFindSceneobjects);
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtFindActivator);
     PYTHON_BASIC_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtClearCameraStack);
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtWasLocallyNotified);