discard function and color detection updates

objects/Fan-MadeAccessories.aa8b38/HandHelper.450688.json

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "ImageURL": "http://cloud-3.steamusercontent.com/ugc/1704036721123215146/E44A3B99EACF310E49E94977151A03C9A3DC7F17/",
     "WidthScale": 0
   },
-  "Description": "- Displays the hand size (total or by title for \"Dream Enhancing Serum\"), hover over it to briefly toggle counting method\n\n- Adds a context menu to \"Short Supply\" for the 1st turn\n\n- Allows you to randomly discard a card from your hand\n\nSee context menu for additional information.",
+  "Description": "Displays the hand size (total or by title for \"Dream Enhancing Serum\"), hover over it to briefly toggle counting method.\n\nAllows you to randomly discard a card from your hand.",
   "DragSelectable": true,
   "GMNotes": "",
   "GUID": "450688",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
   "Locked": false,
   "LuaScript": "require(\"accessories/HandHelper\")",
-  "LuaScriptState": "[\"Green\",false]",
+  "LuaScriptState": "",
   "MeasureMovement": false,
   "Name": "Custom_Tile",
   "Nickname": "Hand Helper",

src/accessories/HandHelper.ttslua

@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 local playmatAPI = require("playermat/PlaymatApi")
+local matColor
+local handColor
+local loopId
 
-local buttonParamaters          = {}
+function onLoad()
-buttonParamaters.function_owner = self
+  local buttonParamaters          = {}
-
+  buttonParamaters.function_owner = self
--- saving "playerColor" and "des"
-function onSave() return JSON.encode({ playerColor, des}) end
-
-function onLoad(saved_data)
-    -- loading saved data
-    local loaded_data = JSON.decode(saved_data)
-    playerColor       = loaded_data[1] or Player.getAvailableColors()[1]
-    des               = loaded_data[2] or false
 
   -- index 0: button as hand size label
   buttonParamaters.hover_color    = "White"
@@ -23,77 +18,68 @@ function onLoad(saved_data)
   self.createButton(buttonParamaters)
 
   -- index 1: button to toggle "des"
-    buttonParamaters.label          = "DES: " .. (des and "✓" or "✗")
+  buttonParamaters.label          = "DES: ✗"
-    buttonParamaters.click_function = "toggleDES"
+  buttonParamaters.click_function = "none"
-    buttonParamaters.position       = { 0.475, 0.11, 0.25 }
+  buttonParamaters.position       = { 0, 0.11, 0.25 }
-    buttonParamaters.height         = 175
+  buttonParamaters.height         = 0
-    buttonParamaters.width          = 440
+  buttonParamaters.width          = 0
-    buttonParamaters.font_size      = 90
+  buttonParamaters.font_size      = 120
-    buttonParamaters.font_color     = "Black"
   self.createButton(buttonParamaters)
 
   -- index 2: button to discard a card
   buttonParamaters.label          = "discard random card"
   buttonParamaters.click_function = "discardRandom"
   buttonParamaters.position       = { 0, 0.11, 0.7 }
+  buttonParamaters.height         = 175
   buttonParamaters.width          = 900
+  buttonParamaters.font_size      = 90
+  buttonParamaters.font_color     = "Black"
   self.createButton(buttonParamaters)
 
-    -- index 3: button to select color
+  updateColors()
-    buttonParamaters.label          = playerColor
-    buttonParamaters.color          = playerColor
-    buttonParamaters.hover_color    = playerColor
-    buttonParamaters.click_function = "changeColor"
-    buttonParamaters.tooltip        = "change color"
-    buttonParamaters.position       = { -0.475, 0.11, 0.25 }
-    buttonParamaters.width          = 440
-    self.createButton(buttonParamaters)
 
   -- start loop to update card count
-    loopId = Wait.time(||updateValue(), 1, -1)
+  loopId = Wait.time(updateValue, 1, -1)
-
-    -- context menu to quickly bind color
-    self.addContextMenuItem("Bind to my color", function(color)
-        changeColor(_, _, _, color)
-    end)
-
-    -- context menu to display additional information
-    self.addContextMenuItem("More Information", function()
-        printToAll("------------------------------", "White")
-        printToAll("Hand Helper by Chr1Z", "Orange")
-        printToAll("original by Tikatoy", "White")
-        printToAll("Note: 'Hidden' cards can't be randomly discarded.", "Yellow")
-        printToAll("Set them aside beforehand!", "Yellow")
-    end)
-
-    -- initialize the pseudo random number generator
-    math.randomseed(os.time())
 end
 
+-- updates colors when object is dropped somewhere
+function onDrop() updateColors() end
+
+-- toggles counting method briefly
 function onObjectHover(hover_color, obj)
   -- only continue if correct player hovers over "self"
-    if obj ~= self or hover_color ~= playerColor then return end
+  if obj ~= self or hover_color ~= handColor then return end
 
-    -- stop loop, toggle "des" and displayed value briefly, then start new loop
+  -- stop loop, toggle "des" and displayed value briefly, then start new loop after 2s
   Wait.stop(loopId)
-    des = not des
+  updateValue(true)
-    updateValue()
+  Wait.time(function() loopId = Wait.time(updateValue, 1, -1) end, 2)
-    des = not des
-    loopId = Wait.time(||updateValue(), 1, -1)
 end
 
--- toggle "des" and update button label
+-- updates the matcolor and handcolor variable
-function toggleDES()
+function updateColors()
-    des = not des
+  matColor = playmatAPI.getMatColorByPosition(self.getPosition())
-    self.editButton({index = 1, label = "DES: " .. (des and "✓" or "✗")})
+  handColor = playmatAPI.getHandColor(matColor)
-    updateValue()
+  self.setName(handColor .. " Hand Helper")
 end
 
 -- count cards in hand (by name for DES)
-function updateValue()
+function updateValue(toggle)
-    if not playerExists(playerColor) then return end
+  -- update colors if handColor doesn't own a handzone
+  if Player[handColor].getHandCount() == 0 then
+    updateColors()
+  end
 
-    local hand = Player[playerColor].getHandObjects()
+  -- if there is still no handzone, then end here
+  if Player[handColor].getHandCount() == 0 then return end
+
+  -- get state of "Dream-Enhancing Serum" from playermat and update button label
+  local des = playmatAPI.isDES(matColor)
+  if toggle then des = not des end
+  self.editButton({ index = 1, label = "DES: " .. (des and "✓" or "✗") })
+
+  -- count cards in hand
+  local hand = Player[handColor].getHandObjects()
   local size = 0
 
   if des then
@@ -102,10 +88,10 @@ function updateValue()
       if obj.tag == "Card" then
         local name = obj.getName()
         local title = string.match(name, '(.+)(%s%(%d+%))') or name
-                cardHash[title] = obj
+        cardHash[title] = true
       end
     end
-        for _, obj in pairs(cardHash) do
+    for _, title in pairs(cardHash) do
       size = size + 1
     end
   else
@@ -113,82 +99,12 @@ function updateValue()
       if obj.tag == "Card" then size = size + 1 end
     end
   end
-    -- change button label and color
+  
-    self.editButton({index = 0, font_color = des and "Green" or "White", label = size})
+  -- update button label and color
+  self.editButton({ index = 0, font_color = des and "Green" or "White", label = size })
 end
 
--- allows change of color via external call
+-- discards a random non-hidden card from hand
-function externalColorChange(newColor)
-    changeColor(_, _, _, newColor)
-end
-
--- get index of current color and move up one step (or down for right-click)
-function changeColor(_, _, isRightClick, color)
-    if color then
-        playerColor = color
-    else
-        local COLORS = Player.getAvailableColors()
-        local pos = indexOf(COLORS, playerColor)
-
-        if isRightClick then
-            if pos == nil or pos == 1 then pos = #COLORS
-            else pos = pos - 1 end
-        else
-            if pos == nil or pos == #COLORS then pos = 1
-            else pos = pos + 1 end
-        end
-
-        -- update playerColor
-        playerColor = COLORS[pos]
-    end
-
-    -- update "change color" button (note: remove and create instantly updates hover_color)
-    buttonParamaters.label          = playerColor
-    buttonParamaters.color          = playerColor
-    buttonParamaters.hover_color    = playerColor
-    self.removeButton(3)
-    self.createButton(buttonParamaters)
-end
-
----------------------------------------------------------
--- discards a random card from hand
----------------------------------------------------------
-
 function discardRandom()
-    if not playerExists(playerColor) then return end
+  playmatAPI.doDiscardOne(matColor)
-
-    -- error handling: hand is empty
-    local hand = Player[playerColor].getHandObjects()
-    if #hand == 0 then
-        broadcastToAll("Cannot discard from empty hand!", "Red")
-    else
-        local searchPos = Player[playerColor].getHandTransform().position
-
-        local discardPos = playmatAPI.getDiscardPosition(playmatAPI.getMatColorByPosition(searchPos))
-        if discardPos == nil then
-            broadcastToAll("Couldn't retrieve discard position from playermat!", "Red")
-            return
-        end
-
-        local num = math.random(1, #hand)
-        hand[num].setPosition(discardPos)
-        broadcastToAll(playerColor .. " randomly discarded card " .. num .. "/" .. #hand .. ".", "White")
-    end
-end
-
----------------------------------------------------------
--- helper functions
----------------------------------------------------------
-
--- helper to search array
-function indexOf(array, value)
-    for i, v in ipairs(array) do
-        if v == value then return i end
-    end
-end
-
--- helper to check if player exists
-function playerExists(color)
-    local COLORS = Player.getAvailableColors()
-    return indexOf(COLORS, color) and true or false
 end

src/core/Global.ttslua

@@ -925,9 +925,7 @@ function spawnHelperObject(name, position, rotation, color)
   local spawnTable = {
     position = position,
     callback_function = function(object)
-      if name == "Hand Helper" then
+      if name == "Token Arranger" then
-        Wait.time(function() object.call("externalColorChange", color) end, 0.1)
-      elseif name == "Token Arranger" then
         Wait.time(function() object.call("layout") end, 0.1)
       end
     end

src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local tokenChecker = require("core/token/TokenChecker")
 local DEBUG = false
 
 -- we use this to turn off collision handling until onLoad() is complete
-local COLLISION_ENABLED = false
+local collisionEnabled = false
 
 -- position offsets relative to mat [x, y, z]
 local DRAWN_ENCOUNTER_CARD_OFFSET = {1.365, 0.5, -0.635}
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ local RESOURCE_COUNTER
 activeInvestigatorId = "00000"
 local isDrawButtonVisible = false
 
+-- global variable to report "Dream-Enhancing Serum" status
+isDES = false
+
 function onSave()
   return JSON.encode({
     zoneID = zoneID,
@@ -122,7 +125,9 @@ function onLoad(save_state)
   showDrawButton(isDrawButtonVisible)
 
   if getObjectFromGUID(zoneID) == nil then spawnDeckZone() end
-  COLLISION_ENABLED = true
+  collisionEnabled = true
+
+  math.randomseed(os.time())
 end
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -409,6 +414,51 @@ function shuffleDiscardIntoDeck()
   discardPile = nil
 end
 
+-- discard a random non-hidden card from hand
+function doDiscardOne()
+  local handColor = getHandColor()
+  local hand = Player[handColor].getHandObjects()
+  if #hand == 0 then
+    broadcastToAll("Cannot discard from empty hand!", "Red")
+  else
+    local choices = {}
+    for i = 1, #hand do
+      local notes = JSON.decode(hand[i].getGMNotes())
+      if notes ~= nil then
+        if notes.hidden ~= true then
+          table.insert(choices, i)
+        end
+      else
+        table.insert(choices, i)
+      end
+    end
+
+    if #choices == 0 then
+      broadcastToAll("Hidden cards can't be randomly discarded.", "Orange")
+      return
+    end
+
+    -- get a random non-hidden card (from the "choices" table)
+    local num = math.random(1, #choices)
+    hand[choices[num]].setPosition(returnGlobalDiscardPosition())
+    broadcastToAll(handColor .. " randomly discarded card " .. choices[num] .. "/" .. #hand .. ".", "White")
+  end
+end
+
+-- gets the hand color of the closest seated player (by roughly cutting the table into quarters)
+function getHandColor()
+  for _, handColor in ipairs(Player.getAvailableColors()) do
+    local handPosition = Player[handColor].getHandTransform().position
+
+    if (PLAYER_COLOR == "White" and handPosition.x < -42 and handPosition.z > 0)
+        or (PLAYER_COLOR == "Orange" and handPosition.x < -42 and handPosition.z < 0)
+        or (PLAYER_COLOR == "Green" and handPosition.x > -42 and handPosition.z > 0)
+        or (PLAYER_COLOR == "Red" and handPosition.x > -42 and handPosition.z < 0) then
+          return handColor
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 -- playmat token spawning
 ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -493,9 +543,14 @@ function spawnTokensFor(object)
 end
 
 function onCollisionEnter(collision_info)
-  if not COLLISION_ENABLED then return end
   local object = collision_info.collision_object
 
+  -- detect if "Dream-Enhancing Serum" is placed
+  if object.getName() == "Dream-Enhancing Serum" then isDES = true end
+
+  -- only continue if loading is completed
+  if not collisionEnabled then return end
+
   -- only continue for cards
   if object.name ~= "Card" and object.name ~= "CardCustom" then return end
 
@@ -509,6 +564,11 @@ function onCollisionEnter(collision_info)
   end
 end
 
+-- detect if "Dream-Enhancing Serum" is removed
+function onCollisionExit(collision_info)
+  if collision_info.collision_object.getName() == "Dream-Enhancing Serum" then isDES = false end
+end
+
 function shouldSpawnTokens(card)
   if card.is_face_down then
     return false

src/playermat/PlaymatApi.ttslua

@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ do
     end
   end
 
+  -- Returns the color of the player's hand that is seated next to the playermat
+  ---@param matColor String Color of the playermat
+  PlaymatApi.getHandColor = function(matColor)
+    local mat = getObjectFromGUID(MAT_IDS[matColor])
+    return mat.call("getHandColor")
+  end
+
+  -- Returns if there is the card"Dream-Enhancing Serum" on the requested playermat
+  ---@param matColor String Color of the playermat
+  PlaymatApi.isDES = function(matColor)
+    local mat = getObjectFromGUID(MAT_IDS[matColor])
+    return mat.getVar("isDES")
+  end
+
   -- Returns the draw deck of the requested playmat
   ---@param matColor String Color of the playermat
   PlaymatApi.getDrawDeck = function(matColor)
@@ -116,6 +130,13 @@ do
     end
   end
 
+  -- Discard a non-hidden card from the corresponding player's hand
+  PlaymatApi.doDiscardOne = function(matColor)
+    for _, mat in ipairs(internal.getMatForColor(matColor)) do
+      mat.call("doDiscardOne")
+    end
+  end
+
   -- Convenience function to look up a mat's object by color, or get all mats.
   ---@param matColor String for one of the active player colors - White, Orange, Green, Red.  Also
   --     accepts "All" as a special value which will return all four mats.