Clean up some of the methods on the script parent system. I have no idea why I was being silly and passing things around through dictionaries. Yick. Also added a at_player_creation method to basicplayer.py that is triggered after player objects are created and ready to go, but before they are logged in.

src/cmdhandler.py

@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ def match_exits(command):
         # it's not traversible.
         if targ_exit.get_home():                   
             # SCRIPT: See if the player can traverse the exit
-            if not targ_exit.scriptlink.default_lock({
+            if not targ_exit.scriptlink.default_lock(source_object):
-                "pobject": source_object
-            }):
                 source_object.emit_to("You can't traverse that exit.")
             else:
                 source_object.move_to(targ_exit.get_home())

src/commands/general.py

@@ -136,15 +136,10 @@ def cmd_look(command):
         target_obj = source_object.get_location()
     
     # SCRIPT: Get the item's appearance from the scriptlink.
-    source_object.emit_to(target_obj.scriptlink.return_appearance({
+    source_object.emit_to(target_obj.scriptlink.return_appearance(source_object))
-        "target_obj": target_obj,
-        "pobject": source_object
-    }))
             
     # SCRIPT: Call the object's script's a_desc() method.
-    target_obj.scriptlink.a_desc({
+    target_obj.scriptlink.a_desc(source_object)
-        "target_obj": source_object
-    })
 GLOBAL_CMD_TABLE.add_command("look", cmd_look)
             
 def cmd_get(command):
@@ -184,9 +179,7 @@ def cmd_get(command):
                                      exclude=source_object)
     
     # SCRIPT: Call the object's script's a_get() method.
-    target_obj.scriptlink.a_get({
+    target_obj.scriptlink.a_get(source_object)
-        "pobject": source_object
-    })
 GLOBAL_CMD_TABLE.add_command("get", cmd_get)    
             
 def cmd_drop(command):
@@ -218,9 +211,7 @@ def cmd_drop(command):
                                              exclude=source_object)
 
     # SCRIPT: Call the object's script's a_drop() method.
-    target_obj.scriptlink.a_drop({
+    target_obj.scriptlink.a_drop(source_object)
-        "pobject": source_object
-    })
 GLOBAL_CMD_TABLE.add_command("drop", cmd_drop),
             
 def cmd_examine(command):

src/objects/managers/object.py

@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ class ObjectManager(models.Manager):
                 "owner": None}
         user_object = self.create_object(odat)
 
+        # The User and player Object are ready, do anything needed by the
+        # game to further prepare things.
+        user_object.scriptlink.at_player_creation()
+
         # Activate the player's session and set them loose.
         command.session.login(user)
         print 'Registration: %s' % (command.session, user_object.get_name())

src/script_parents/basicobject.py

@@ -18,27 +18,27 @@ class EvenniaBasicObject(object):
         """
         self.source_obj = source_obj
         
-    def a_desc(self, values):
+    def a_desc(self, pobject):
         """
         Perform this action when someone uses the LOOK command on the object.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values:
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
         # Un-comment the line below for an example
-        #print "SCRIPT TEST: %s looked at %s." % (values["pobject"], self.source_obj)
+        #print "SCRIPT TEST: %s looked at %s." % (pobject, self.source_obj)
         pass
 
-    def return_appearance(self, values):
+    def return_appearance(self, pobject):
         """
         Returns a string representation of an object's appearance when LOOKed at.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values: 
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
+        # This is the object being looked at.
         target_obj = self.source_obj
-        pobject = values["pobject"]
+        # See if the envoker sees dbref numbers.        
-        
         show_dbrefs = pobject.sees_dbrefs()
             
         description = target_obj.get_description()
@@ -80,60 +80,60 @@ class EvenniaBasicObject(object):
 
         return retval
 
-    def a_get(self, values):
+    def a_get(self, pobject):
         """
         Perform this action when someone uses the GET command on the object.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values: 
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
         # Un-comment the line below for an example
-        #print "SCRIPT TEST: %s got %s." % (values["pobject"], self.source_obj)
+        #print "SCRIPT TEST: %s got %s." % (pobject, self.source_obj)
         pass
 
-    def a_drop(self, values):
+    def a_drop(self, pobject):
         """
         Perform this action when someone uses the GET command on the object.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values:
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
         # Un-comment the line below for an example
-        #print "SCRIPT TEST: %s dropped %s." % (values["pobject"], self.source_obj)
+        #print "SCRIPT TEST: %s dropped %s." % (pobject, self.source_obj)
         pass
 
-    def default_lock(self, values):
+    def default_lock(self, pobject):
         """
         This method returns a True or False boolean value to determine whether
         the actor passes the lock. This is generally used for picking up
         objects or traversing exits.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values:
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
         # Assume everyone passes the default lock by default.
         return True
 
-    def use_lock(self, values):
+    def use_lock(self, pobject):
         """
         This method returns a True or False boolean value to determine whether
         the actor passes the lock. This is generally used for seeing whether
         a player can use an object or any of its commands.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values:
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
         # Assume everyone passes the use lock by default.
         return True
 
-    def enter_lock(self, values):
+    def enter_lock(self, pobject):
         """
         This method returns a True or False boolean value to determine whether
         the actor passes the lock. This is generally used for seeing whether
         a player can enter another object.
         
-        values: (Dict) Script arguments with keys:
+        values:
-            * pobject: The object requesting the action.
+            * pobject: (Object) The object requesting the action.
         """
         # Assume everyone passes the enter lock by default.
         return True   

src/script_parents/basicplayer.py

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import time
 from src import comsys
 
 class EvenniaBasicPlayer(object):
+    def at_player_creation(self):
+        """
+        This is triggered after a new User and accompanying Object is created.
+        By the time this is triggered, the player is ready to go but not
+        logged in.
+        """
+        pass
+    
     def at_pre_login(self, session):
         """
         Everything done here takes place before the player is actually