Some further bug fixes.

ev.py

@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 Central API for the Evennia MUD/MUX/MU* creation system.
 
 This is basically a set of shortcuts for accessing things in src/ with less boiler plate.
-Import this from your code or explore it interactively from a python shell.
+Import this from your code, use it with @py from in-game or explore it interactively from
+a python shell.
 
 Notes:
 
+ 0) Use ev.help(), ev.managers.help(), ev.default_cmds.help() and syscmdkeys.help() to
+    view the API structure and explore which variables/methods are available.
+
  1) You should import things explicitly from the root of this module - you can not use
     dot-notation to import deeper. Hence, to access a default command, you can do
        import ev
@@ -133,10 +137,36 @@ from src.utils import gametime
 from src.utils import ansi
 
 ######################################################################
-# API containers
+# API containers and helper functions
 ######################################################################
 
-class DBmanagers(object):
+def help(header=False):
+    """
+    Main Evennia API.
+       ev.help() views API contents
+       ev.help(True) or ev.README shows module instructions
+
+       See www.evennia.com for the full documentation.
+    """
+    if header:
+        return __doc__
+    else:
+        import ev
+        names = [var for var in ev.__dict__ if not var.startswith('_')]
+        return ", ".join(names)
+
+class _EvContainer(object):
+    """
+    Parent for other containers
+
+    """
+    def help(self):
+        "Returns list of contents"
+        names = [name for name in self.__class__.__dict__ if not name.startswith('_')]
+        names += [name for name in self.__dict__ if not name.startswith('_')]
+        return self.__doc__ + "-"*60 + "\n" + ", ".join(names)
+
+class DBmanagers(_EvContainer):
     """
     Links to instantiated database managers.
 
@@ -149,9 +179,6 @@ class DBmanagers(object):
     externalconnections - ExternalChannelConnection.objects
     objects - ObjectDB.objects
 
-    Use by doing "from ev import managers",
-    you can then access the desired manager
-    on the imported managers object.
     """
     from src.help.models import HelpEntry
     from src.players.models import PlayerDB
@@ -171,13 +198,17 @@ class DBmanagers(object):
     serverconfigs = ServerConfig.objects
     del HelpEntry, PlayerDB, ScriptDB, Msg, Channel, PlayerChannelConnection,
     del ExternalChannelConnection, ObjectDB, ServerConfig
+
 managers = DBmanagers()
 del DBmanagers
 
-class DefaultCmds(object):
+class DefaultCmds(_EvContainer):
     """
-    This container holds direct shortcuts to all default commands in
+    This container holds direct shortcuts to all default commands in Evennia.
-    Evennia.
+
+    To access in code, do 'from ev import default_cmds' then
+    access the properties on the imported default_cmds object.
+
     """
 
     from src.commands.default.cmdset_default import DefaultCmdSet
@@ -206,7 +237,7 @@ class DefaultCmds(object):
 default_cmds = DefaultCmds()
 del DefaultCmds
 
-class SystemCmds(object):
+class SystemCmds(_EvContainer):
     """
     Creating commands with keys set to these constants will make
     them system commands called as a replacement by the parser when
@@ -224,9 +255,6 @@ class SystemCmds(object):
     To access in code, do 'from ev import syscmdkeys' then
     access the properties on the imported syscmdkeys object.
 
-    For example, try objects.all() to get all
-    ObjectDB objects in the database.
-
     """
     from src.commands import cmdhandler
     CMD_NOINPUT = cmdhandler.CMD_NOINPUT
@@ -237,4 +265,4 @@ class SystemCmds(object):
     del cmdhandler
 syscmdkeys = SystemCmds()
 del SystemCmds
-
+del _EvContainer

src/commands/default/general.py

@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ class CmdIC(MuxCommandOOC):
             if new_character.sessid == sessid:
                 self.msg("{RYou already act as {c%s{n." % new_character.name)
                 return
-            elif new_character.player == caller:
+            elif new_character.sessid and new_character.player == caller:
                 self.msg("{RYou already act as {c%s{n in another session." % new_character.name)
                 return
             elif not caller.get_character(character=new_character):
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ class CmdIC(MuxCommandOOC):
                     new_character.location.at_object_receive(new_character, new_character.location)
             new_character.execute_cmd("look")
         else:
-            msg.msg("{rYou cannot become {C%s{n." % new_character.name)
+            self.msg("{rYou cannot become {C%s{n." % new_character.name)
 
 class CmdOOC(MuxCommandOOC):
     """

src/commands/default/system.py

@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ class CmdPy(MuxCommand):
       ev                         : the evennia API
       inherits_from(obj, parent) : check object inheritance
 
+    You can explore The evennia API from inside the game by calling
+    ev.help(), ev.managers.help() etc.
+
     {rNote: In the wrong hands this command is a severe security risk.
     It should only be accessible by trusted server admins/superusers.{n
 

src/commands/default/unloggedin.py

@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ class CmdUnconnectedCreate(MuxCommand):
                 # If no description is set, set a default description
                 if not new_character.db.desc:
                     new_character.db.desc = "This is a Player."
-                # set flag for triggering first-time login hook
-                new_character.db._first_login = True
 
             # tell the caller everything went well.
             string = "A new account '%s' was created. Welcome!"

src/players/player.py

@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class Player(TypeClass):
         Only called once, the very first
         time the user logs in.
         """
+        print "player at_first_login", self
         pass
 
     def at_pre_login(self):