Implement getProductInfo(productType)

[samdeane]

Analogous to getSchematicInfo(schematicId), but returning information about a particular product, indexed by the type that getSchematicInfo supplies for products.

It would return a JSON record containing such useful things as:

• the full item name
• the item tier
• the item type
• the item mass
• the item volume
• the primary schematic ID for the product
• the ids of other schematics which produce the item as an additional product

[EasternGamer]

I would rather it return a Lua table than a JSON tbh.

[samdeane]

I would rather it return a Lua table than a JSON tbh.

I completely agree, but I think that's a different request -- since I would want it to apply to all APIs that currently return JSON.

The JSON thing feels to me like it's just the devs being a bit lazy and not bothering to do a proper mapping. It's easier to just get your C++ objects to output a string, and pass that across, so that's what they are doing.

It's really not that difficult though to have a dictionary concept on the C++ side and have them output that, then bridge a dictionary across to Lua. Would be way more sensible, and ought to be more efficient if done right.

[NQ-Ligo]

Hi there !

We added the function system.getItem( itemId) to get a Lua table containing the item info on the 0.29 Athena update. It should fit what you wish ;) .

[Archaegeo]

Closed as complete