[Suggestion] Bonsai: ZJSON integration (or alternatives)

[MajorCooke]

JSON format is a highly configurable way to implement custom readable objects/arrays/properties, designed for ease of use and implementation. ZJSON has been developed for ZScript which could be useful for, say, defining how much experience monsters give on death/damage.

Alternatively, making use of Service class can work as well, it'd simply require a bit of templating with the service class itself to minimize efforts by those that wish to add things in. I wrote an example. (Not tested, there might be a few errors to correct before it starts up, was just a quick WIP.)

All that's needed for modders is just to copy/paste the PlaceHolder_BonsaiXPService class into their own mods, rename the prefix and add the monster classes according to the syntax of mons[]. You simply incorporate the functions/BonsaiXPRecord I provided and modify your XP giving to your system.

I'm well aware the system is based on damage dealt instead of on death, but having on death would be nice.

[ToxicFrog]

0.10 is taking long enough already so I don't think this is going in the next version, but I'll think about it. I'd rather have a lump-based approach (rather than a service class) so that mods that are entirely DECORATE-based can easily add GB compatibility hooks, even if that does sacrifice some flexibility.

The BONSAIRC lump already exists for weapon compatibility tweaking, so I think the question here is less "should I add monster XP tweakables" (I think that sounds like a good idea regardless) and more "should I add that feature to BONSAIRC or should I replace BONSAIRC with a new ZJSON-based format".