Add PROTOTYPE_MODULES to settings_default, making use of world/prototypes.py already being defined.

evennia/commands/default/building.py

@@ -2588,9 +2588,9 @@ class CmdSpawn(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
 
         def _show_prototypes(prototypes):
             "Helper to show a list of available prototypes"
-            string = "\nAvailable prototypes:\n %s"
-            string = string % utils.fill(", ".join(sorted(prototypes.keys())))
-            return string
+            prots = ", ".join(sorted(prototypes.keys()))
+            return "\nAvailable prototypes (case sensistive): %s" % \
+                    ("\n" + utils.fill(prots) if prots else "None")
 
         prototypes = spawn(return_prototypes=True)
         if not self.args:

evennia/game_template/world/prototypes.py

@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ See the `@spawn` command and `evennia.utils.spawner` for more info.
 
 #from random import randint
 #
-#NOBODY = {}
-#
 #GOBLIN = {
 # "key": "goblin grunt",
 # "health": lambda: randint(20,30),
@@ -60,11 +58,16 @@ See the `@spawn` command and `evennia.utils.spawner` for more info.
 # "attacks": ["short bow"]
 #}
 #
-#ARCHWIZARD = {
+# This is an example of a prototype without a prototype
+# (nor key) of its own, so it should normally only be
+# used as a mix-in, as in the example of the goblin
+# archwizard below.
+#ARCHWIZARD_MIXIN = {
 # "attacks": ["archwizard staff"],
+# "spells": ["greater fire ball", "greater lighting"]
 #}
 #
 #GOBLIN_ARCHWIZARD = {
 # "key": "goblin archwizard",
-# "prototype" : ("GOBLIN_WIZARD", "ARCHWIZARD")
+# "prototype" : ("GOBLIN_WIZARD", "ARCHWIZARD_MIXIN")
 #}

evennia/settings_default.py

@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ LOCK_FUNC_MODULES = ("evennia.locks.lockfuncs", "server.conf.lockfuncs",)
 # will be loaded in order, meaning functions in later modules may overload
 # previous ones if having the same name.
 INPUT_FUNC_MODULES = ["evennia.server.inputfuncs", "server.conf.inputfuncs"]
+# Modules that contain prototypes for use with the spawner mechanism.
+PROTOTYPE_MODULES = ["world.prototypes"]
 # Module holding settings/actions for the dummyrunner program (see the
 # dummyrunner for more information)
 DUMMYRUNNER_SETTINGS_MODULE = "evennia.server.profiling.dummyrunner_settings"