Beginnings of @parent, the in-game tie-in for the scripting system. Can now list the currently cached scripts via @parent/showcache, and clear the cache via @parent/clearcache.

src/commands/parents.py

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+"""
+Contains commands for managing script parents.
+"""
+from src import scripthandler
+
+def clear_cached_scripts(command):
+    """
+    Show the currently cached scripts.
+    """
+    session = command.session
+    cache_dict = scripthandler.CACHED_SCRIPTS
+    cache_size = len(cache_dict)
+    cache_dict.clear()
+    session.msg("Script parent cached cleared (%d previously in cache)." % 
+                                                                cache_size)
+    
+def show_cached_scripts(command):
+    """
+    Clears the cached scripts by deleting their keys from the script cache
+    dictionary. The next time an object needs the previously loaded scripts,
+    they are loaded again.
+    """
+    session = command.session
+    cache_dict = scripthandler.CACHED_SCRIPTS
+    
+    retval = "Currently Cached Script Parents\n"
+    retval += "-" * 78
+    for script in cache_dict.keys():
+        retval += "\n " + script
+    retval += "\n" + "-" * 78 + "\n"
+    retval += "%d cached parents." % len(cache_dict)
+    session.msg(retval)
+    
+def cmd_parent(command):
+    """
+    Figure out what form of the command the user is using and branch off
+    accordingly.
+    """
+    if "showcache" in command.command_switches:
+        show_cached_scripts(command)
+        return
+    
+    if "clearcache" in command.command_switches:
+        clear_cached_scripts(command)
+        return