mutators: title placement

vmf_source/scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The config object is optional but obviously you'd want to provide at least a rea
 	title = "",
 	short_title = "",
 	description = "No description provided",
+	title_placement = "after",
 	dice = {
 		grims = 0,
 		tomes = 0,
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ The short title will be used in the lobby browser.
 ``description = "No description provided"``  
 The description will show up in the tooltip of your mutator on the map screen.
 
+``title_placement = "after"``  
+The determines where the title of your mod will be placed in the tab menu, the lobby name and chat messages: before all other, after all other or in the middle instead of the regular difficulty name (if it is present).  
+Possible values: `"before", "after", "replace"`  
+
 ``dice = { grims = 0, tomes = 0, bonus = 0 }``  
 This determines how many additional dice the players will get for completing maps with your mutator enabled.
 

vmf_source/scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutator_default_config.lua

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ return {
 	},
 	title = "",
 	short_title = "",
+	title_placement = "after",
 	description = "No description provided",
 	difficulty_levels = {
 		"easy",

vmf_source/scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutator_info.lua

@@ -6,20 +6,14 @@ local mutators = manager.mutators
 local were_enabled_before = false
 
 -- Assembles a list of enabled mutators
-local function get_enabled_mutators_names(separator, short)
+local function add_enabled_mutators_titles_to_string(str, separator, short)
-	local name = nil
+	local _mutators = {}
 	for _, mutator in ipairs(mutators) do
-		local config = mutator:get_config()
 		if mutator:is_enabled() then
-			local added_name = (short and config.short_title or config.title or mutator:get_name())
+			table.insert(_mutators, mutator)
-			if name then
-				name = name .. separator .. added_name
-			else
-				name = added_name
-			end
 		end
 	end
-	return name
+	return manager.add_mutator_titles_to_string(_mutators, str, separator, short)
 end
 
 -- Sets the lobby name
@@ -32,10 +26,10 @@ local function set_lobby_data()
 		not Managers.matchmaking.lobby.get_stored_lobby_data 
 	) then return end
 
-	local name = get_enabled_mutators_names(" ", true)
+	local name = add_enabled_mutators_titles_to_string("", " ", true)
 
 	local default_name = LobbyAux.get_unique_server_name()
-	if name then
+	if string.len(name) > 0 then
 		name = "||" .. name .. "|| " .. default_name
 	else
 		name = default_name
@@ -66,14 +60,9 @@ manager:hook("IngamePlayerListUI.update_difficulty", function(func, self)
 	local difficulty_settings = Managers.state.difficulty:get_difficulty_settings()
 	local difficulty_name =  difficulty_settings.display_name
 
-	local name = not self.is_in_inn and Localize(difficulty_name) or nil
+	local name = not self.is_in_inn and Localize(difficulty_name) or ""
-	local mutators_name = get_enabled_mutators_names(" ", true)
+	name = add_enabled_mutators_titles_to_string(name, " ", true)
-	if mutators_name then
+
-		if name then name = name .. " " else name = "" end
-		name = name .. mutators_name
-	else
-		name = "" 
-	end
 	self.set_difficulty_name(self, name)
 
 	self.current_difficulty_name = difficulty_name
@@ -83,8 +72,8 @@ end)
 manager:hook("MatchmakingStateHostGame.host_game", function(func, self, ...)
 	func(self, ...)
 	set_lobby_data()
-	local names = get_enabled_mutators_names(", ")
+	local names = add_enabled_mutators_titles_to_string("", ", ")
-	if names then
+	if string.len(names) > 0 then
 		manager:chat_broadcast("ENABLED MUTATORS: " .. names)
 		were_enabled_before = true
 	elseif were_enabled_before then
@@ -95,8 +84,8 @@ end)
 
 -- Send special messages with enabled mutators list to players just joining the lobby
 manager:hook("MatchmakingManager.rpc_matchmaking_request_join_lobby", function(func, self, sender, client_cookie, host_cookie, lobby_id, friend_join)
-	local name = get_enabled_mutators_names(", ")
+	local name = add_enabled_mutators_titles_to_string("", ", ")
-	if name then
+	if string.len(name) > 0 then
 		local message = "[Automated message] This lobby has the following difficulty mod active : " .. name
 		manager:chat_whisper(get_peer_id_from_cookie(client_cookie), message)
 	end

vmf_source/scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutator_manager.lua

@@ -253,9 +253,7 @@ manager.disable_impossible_mutators = function(notify, everybody, reason)
 	if #disabled_mutators > 0 and notify then
 		if not reason then reason = "" end
 		local message = everybody and "MUTATORS DISABLED " .. reason .. ":" or "Mutators disabled " .. reason .. ":"
-		for i, mutator in ipairs(disabled_mutators) do
+		message = message .. " " .. manager.add_mutator_titles_to_string(disabled_mutators, "", ", ", false)
-			message = message .. (i == 1 and " " or ", ") .. (mutator:get_config().title or mutator:get_name())
-		end
 		if everybody then
 			manager:chat_broadcast(message)
 		else
@@ -272,6 +270,48 @@ manager.update = function()
 	end
 end
 
+-- Appends, prepends and replaces the string with mutator titles
+manager.add_mutator_titles_to_string = function(_mutators, str, separator, short)
+	
+	if #_mutators == 0 then return str end
+
+	local before = nil
+	local after = nil
+	local replace = nil
+
+	for _, mutator in ipairs(_mutators) do
+		local config = mutator:get_config()
+		local added_name = (short and config.short_title or config.title or mutator:get_name())
+		if config.title_placement == "before" then
+			if before then
+				before = added_name .. separator .. before
+			else
+				before = added_name
+			end
+		elseif config.title_placement == "replace" then
+			if replace then
+				replace = replace .. separator .. added_name
+			else
+				replace = added_name
+			end
+		else			
+			if after then
+				after = after .. separator .. added_name
+			else
+				after = added_name
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	local new_str = replace or str
+	if before then
+		new_str = before .. (string.len(new_str) > 0 and separator or "") .. new_str
+	end
+	if after then
+		new_str = new_str .. (string.len(new_str) > 0 and separator or "") .. after
+	end
+	return new_str
+end
+
 
 --[[
 	MUTATOR'S OWN METHODS
@@ -406,5 +446,6 @@ mutators_view:init(mutators_view:get_map_view())
 --[[
 	Testing
 --]]
---manager:dofile("scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutator_test")
+-- manager:dofile("scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutator_test")
---manager:dofile("scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutators/mutation")
+-- manager:dofile("scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutators/mutation")
+-- manager:dofile("scripts/mods/vmf/modules/mutators/mutators/deathwish")