Fixed character swap mechanisms. Created an example command @puppet for switching control between characters (note that it does not currently check permissions, nor make sure the target has the appropriate cmdsets).

src/players/manager.py

@@ -156,3 +156,32 @@ class PlayerManager(models.Manager):
         if not players:
             players = self.filter(user__username=ostring)
         return players
+
+
+    def swap_character(self, player, new_character, delete_old_character=False):
+        """
+        This disconnects a player from the current character (if any) and connects
+        to a new character object.
+
+        """
+
+        if new_character.player:
+            # the new character is already linked to a player!
+            return False
+
+        # do the swap
+        old_character = player.character            
+        if old_character:
+            old_character.player = None
+        try:
+            player.character = new_character
+            new_character.player = player
+        except Exception:
+            # recover old setup
+            old_character.player = player
+            player.character = old_character
+            return False 
+        if delete_old_character:
+            old_character.delete()
+        return True 
+