Running scripts in the editor?

05-02-2008, 02:03 PM

Is there a way to execute triggers or functions written in jass before the map is actually saved?
My problem is:
I use an edited miscdata.txt for making high cliffs. The problem is just that these "cliffs" dont have any collision/pathing so i wrote a function that disables the walkability pathing on each location that is too steep.
The function:

JASS:

function CreatePathingLines takes nothing returns nothing
    local real r1
    local real r2
    
    call MoveLocation(Loc, PathX - 32, PathY)
    set r1 = GetLocationZ(Loc)
    call MoveLocation(Loc, PathX + 32, PathY)
    set r1 = GetLocationZ(Loc)-r1
    call MoveLocation(Loc, PathX, PathY - 32)
    set r2 = GetLocationZ(Loc)
    call MoveLocation(Loc, PathX, PathY + 32)
    set r2 = GetLocationZ(Loc)-r2
    
    if r1 < 0 then // = TerrainZ difference of two locations to the left and right of the current location (this is basically the same as RAbs(r1))
        set r1 = -r1
    endif
    if r2 < 0 then // = TerrainZ difference of two locations above and below the current location
        set r2 = -r2
    endif
    
    if r1 > 32 or r2 > 32 then
        call SetTerrainPathable(PathX, PathY, PATHING_TYPE_WALKABILITY, false)
    endif
    if PathX == PathXMax then          
        if PathY == PathYMax then
            call PauseTimer(GetExpiredTimer())
            call DestroyTimer(GetExpiredTimer())
            call BJDebugMsg("Rect " + I2S(udg_PathCount) + " done.")
            set udg_PathCount = udg_PathCount+1
            call TriggerExecute(gg_trg_InitPathing)
        endif
        set PathY = PathY-32
        set PathX = PathXMin
        call PingMinimap(PathX, PathY, 0.1) // just for visualization
    else
        set PathX = PathX+32
    endif
    
endfunction

function CreatePathing takes rect whichRect returns nothing
    local timer t = CreateTimer()

    set PathX = GetRectMinX(whichRect)
    set PathY = GetRectMaxY(whichRect)
    set PathXMin = GetRectMinX(whichRect)
    set PathXMax = GetRectMaxX(whichRect)
    set PathYMax = GetRectMinY(whichRect)
    
    call BJDebugMsg("Creating Pathing...")
    call TimerStart(t, 0, true, function CreatePathingLines)  
    
endfunction

This function works flawlessly but as you can imagine it takes some time (my map is about 32k x 32k). Currently it takes about one minute for the whole map to be "pathed" and it decreases the FPS considerably. Furthermore changing the pathing ingame kinda screws up the units' path finding.

So on solution would be be to just run that script in the editor BEFORE saving the map. Is there any way to do so?
I really don't wanna go back to placing pathing blockers manually on each cliff. This just takes ages :\

05-03-2008, 02:05 AM

Vexorian

Quote:

Is there a way to execute triggers or functions written in jass before the map is actually saved?

You could implement a Jass interpreter and make grimoire call it.

Or you could just use a jasshelper external...

05-03-2008, 04:27 PM	#3
Opossum	That might actually work... if I just just knew how to do any of those things :D However while trying to find out more about that external stuff I found that PathMapper external usable with jasshelper. This will work out too as all of my cliffs are using the same tile anyway. So thanks for your help :)