preliminary entId allocation

direct/src/level/DistributedLevelAI.py

@@ -95,12 +95,11 @@ class DistributedLevelAI(DistributedObjectAI.DistributedObjectAI,
     if __debug__:
         # level editors should call this func to tweak attributes of level
         # entities
-        def setAttribChange(self, entId, attribName, valueStr):
-            value = eval(valueStr)
+        def setAttribChange(self, entId, attribName, value):
             # send a copy to the client-side level obj FIRST
             # (it may be a message that creates an entity)
             self.sendUpdate('setAttribChange',
-                            [entId, attribName, valueStr])
+                            [entId, attribName, repr(value)])
             self.levelSpec.setAttribChange(entId, attribName, value)
 
             self.modified = 1

direct/src/level/EditMgr.py

@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
 """EditMgr module: contains the EditMgr class"""
 
-import Entity
+import EditMgrBase
 
-class EditMgr(Entity.Entity):
-    """This class handles entity/level functionality used by the level editor"""
-    def __init__(self, level, entId):
-        Entity.Entity.__init__(self, level, entId)
-
-    def destroy(self):
-        Entity.Entity.destroy(self)
-        self.ignoreAll()
-
-    def setInsertEntity(self, data):
-        self.level.levelSpec.insertEntity(data['entId'],
-                                          data['entType'],
-                                          data['parentEntId'],
-                                          )
-
-    def setRemoveEntity(self, data):
-        self.level.levelSpec.removeEntity(data['entId'],
-                                          )
-
-    def getSpecSaveEvent(self):
-        return 'requestSave-%s' % self.level.levelId
-    def setRequestSave(self, data):
-        messenger.send(self.getSpecSaveEvent())
+class EditMgr(EditMgrBase.EditMgrBase):
+    """This class handles client-side editor-specific functionality"""
+    pass

direct/src/level/EditMgrAI.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""EditMgrAI module: contains the EditMgrAI class"""
+
+import EditMgrBase
+from PythonUtil import list2dict
+
+class EditMgrAI(EditMgrBase.EditMgrBase):
+    """This class handles AI-side editor-specific functionality"""
+    def setRequestNewEntity(self, data):
+        # pick an unused entId
+        spec = self.level.levelSpec
+        entIds = spec.getAllEntIds()
+        entIdDict = list2dict(entIds)
+        # dumb linear search for now
+        id = 100
+        while id in entIdDict:
+            id += 1
+
+        # OK, we've chosen an unused entId. Add the entId to the data
+        # dict and do the insert
+        data.update({'entId': id})
+        self.level.setAttribChange(self.entId, 'insertEntity', data)

direct/src/level/EditMgrBase.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""EditMgrBase module: contains the EditMgrBase class"""
+
+import Entity
+
+class EditMgrBase(Entity.Entity):
+    """This class contains EditMgr code shared between AI and client"""
+    def __init__(self, level, entId):
+        Entity.Entity.__init__(self, level, entId)
+
+    def destroy(self):
+        Entity.Entity.destroy(self)
+        self.ignoreAll()
+
+    def setInsertEntity(self, data):
+        self.level.levelSpec.insertEntity(data['entId'],
+                                          data['entType'],
+                                          data['parentEntId'],
+                                          )
+
+    def setRemoveEntity(self, data):
+        self.level.levelSpec.removeEntity(data['entId'],
+                                          )
+
+    def getSpecSaveEvent(self):
+        return 'requestSave-%s' % self.level.levelId
+    def setRequestSave(self, data):
+        messenger.send(self.getSpecSaveEvent())

direct/src/level/EntityCreatorAI.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import EntityCreatorBase
 import LogicGateAI
-import EditMgr
+import EditMgrAI
 import LevelMgrAI
 import ZoneEntityAI
 from PythonUtil import Functor
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class EntityCreatorAI(EntityCreatorBase.EntityCreatorBase):
 
         self.privRegisterTypes({
             'cutScene': nothing,
-            'editMgr': Functor(cLE, EditMgr.EditMgr),
+            'editMgr': Functor(cLE, EditMgrAI.EditMgrAI),
             'levelMgr': Functor(cLE, LevelMgrAI.LevelMgrAI),
             'logicGate': Functor(cLE, LogicGateAI.LogicGateAI),
             'nodepath': nothing,

direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class EditMgr(Entity):
     type = 'editMgr'
     attribs = (
         ('requestSave', None),
+        ('requestNewEntity', None),
         ('insertEntity', None),
         ('removeEntity', None),
         )