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+Python Redefine FAQ
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+Q: So, what is Ctrl-C-Ctrl-V?
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+A: Since Python is an interpreted language, you can redefine code on the
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+fly. Lets say you have a class method that creates and plays a sword slash
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+interval, carefully timing an animation, a particle effect, and a sound
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+effect. If you could tweak the timing and properties of this interval in
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+your code and magically hit a hotkey to see the change immediately in-game,
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+it would cut your iteration time from a 5 minute restart down to 1
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+second. ctrl-c-ctrl-v is that magic hotkey. Of course it works on arbitrary
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+Python classes, not just intervals. If you are show-coding in Emacs, you
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+really should try it -- it can save you lots of time!
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+Q: How do I use it?
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+A: In your Emacs buffer within your class definition, make a change to a
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+function and hit control-c-control-v. This will redefine the function, and
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+in fact the entire class and thus all objects that are defined by that
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+class. Some feedback will be printed out at the Python prompt.
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+Q: Does it only work in Emacs?
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+A: Yes, unfortunately it only works from inside Emacs right now, but it can
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+probably be adapted to any scriptable editor. Most of the code is in
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+Python, not in emacs (lisp). Ask if you are curious about getting this
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+working in your favorite editor.
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+Q: Can I redefine code on the client and the AI?
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+A: If you are using multi-python Emacs buffers, it will actually redefine
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+this class on the AI, Uberdog, and client simultaneously. Otherwise, you
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+must control-c-control-v from the Emacs where you are running the process
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+you want the class redefined in. Note, if the class does not exist on the
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+AI or client, it will safely ignore.
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+Q: What about systems that store function callbacks?
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+A: The common systems that store function callbacks are properly searched
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+and replaced when you control-c-control-v. This includes the TaskManager,
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+FunctionIntervals (new), ClassicFSMs, the Messenger, and DistributedObject
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+dc updates. If you are storing a function pointer in your own code ad hoc,
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+the Finder will not currently replace that; though I could imagine a brute
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+force way to find those too.
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Joe Shochet