rabdill
commented
9 years ago How to implement a light switch:
"kitchen" : {
"type" : "room",
"name" : "the kitchen",
"exits": {
"west" : "dining room"
},
"entrance text" : "You're in the kitchen. The window is boarded up, so it's quite dark. You can make out the outline of a stove and a refrigerator in the darkness - neither have their doors.",
"alt text" : "You're in the kitchen. The window is boarded up, but a dim yellow light provides enough light to see. A stove and a fridge are pretty much the only appliances around - neither have their doors.",
"title" : "@home base@",
"items" : {
"switch" : {
"name" : "switch",
"id" : "kitchen light switch",
"status" : "default",
"messages" : {
"examine" : "A regular old light switch, in the 'off' position. You can't tell if it's connected to anything.",
"take" : "That's not how light switches work."
},
"states" : {
"default" : {
"descriptor" : "You see a light switch hanging from an electrical box near the door."
},
"flip" : {
"descriptor" : "You see a light switch hanging from an electrical box near the door.",
"from" : {
"default" : "You gingerly flip the switch to the 'on' position. A sad, yellowing light in the ceiling flickers on weakly, but it helps.",
"flip" : "You gingerly flip the switch to the 'on' position. A sad, yellowing light in the ceiling flickers on weakly, but it helps.",
"other-flip" : "You flip the switch back into the 'off' position. The room goes dark."
},
"changes" : [
["rooms","kitchen","buffer",{"reference" : ["rooms","kitchen","entrance text"]}],
["rooms","kitchen","entrance text",{"reference" : ["rooms","kitchen","alt text"]}],
["rooms","kitchen","alt text",{"reference" : ["rooms","kitchen","buffer"]}],
["rooms","kitchen","buffer",{"reference" : ["rooms","kitchen","items","switch","states","flip","from","flip"]}],
["rooms","kitchen","items","switch","states","flip","from","flip",{"reference" : ["rooms","kitchen","items","switch","states","flip","from","other-flip"]}],
["rooms","kitchen","items","switch","states","flip","from","other-flip",{"reference" : ["rooms","kitchen","buffer"]}],
]
}
}
},
Use the JS console in your browser to find the errors: "Unexpected string" = missing comma
Only having changes happen once: Make the last change modify the current room's changes to "[]".