implementing further usage of playmatAPI

objects/AllPlayerCards.15bb07/ShortSupply.e5f541.ttslua

@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ end
 
 -- called by context menu entry
 function shortSupply(color)
-  local cardPos = self.getPosition()
-  local mat = playmatAPI.getMatbyPosition(cardPos)
-  if mat == nil then return end
+  local matColor = playmatAPI.getMatColorbyPosition(self.getPosition())
 
-  -- get draw deck and discard pile
-  mat.call("getDrawDiscardDecks")
-  local drawDeck = mat.getVar("drawDeck")
-  local discardPos = mat.getTable("DISCARD_PILE_POSITION")
+  -- get draw deck and discard position
+  local drawDeck = playmatAPI.getDrawDeck(matColor)
+  local discardPos = playmatAPI.getDiscardPosition(matColor)
+
+  -- error handling
   if discardPos == nil then
     broadcastToAll("Couldn't retrieve discard position from playermat!", "Red")
     return
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@ function shortSupply(color)
   discardPos.y = 0.5
   for i = 1, 10 do
     discardPos.y = discardPos.y + 0.05 * i
-    drawDeck.takeObject({
-      flip = true,
-      position = discardPos
-    })
+    drawDeck.takeObject({ flip = true, position = discardPos })
   end
 end

src/playermat/PlaymatApi.ttslua

@@ -3,24 +3,24 @@ do
   local internal = { }
 
   local MAT_IDS = {
-    White = "8b081b",
+    White  = "8b081b",
     Orange = "bd0ff4",
-    Green = "383d8b",
-    Red = "0840d5"
+    Green  = "383d8b",
+    Red    = "0840d5"
   }
 
   local CLUE_COUNTER_GUIDS = {
-    White = "37be78",
+    White  = "37be78",
     Orange = "1769ed",
-    Green = "032300",
-    Red = "d86b7c"
+    Green  = "032300",
+    Red    = "d86b7c"
   }
 
   local CLUE_CLICKER_GUIDS = {
-    White = "db85d6",
+    White  = "db85d6",
     Orange = "3f22e5",
-    Green = "891403",
-    Red = "4111de"
+    Green  = "891403",
+    Red    = "4111de"
   }
 
   -- Returns the by color requested playermat as object
@@ -34,29 +34,36 @@ do
     return mat
   end
 
-  -- Returns the by position requested playermat as object
+  -- Returns the color of the by position requested playermat as string
   ---@param startPos Table Position of the search, table get's roughly cut into 4 quarters to assign a playermat
-  PlaymatApi.getMatbyPosition = function(startPos)
-    local matColor
+  PlaymatApi.getMatColorbyPosition = function(startPos)
     if startPos.x < -42 then
       if startPos.z > 0 then
-        matColor = "White"
+        return "White"
       else
-        matColor = "Orange"
+        return "Orange"
       end
     else
       if startPos.z > 0 then
-        matColor = "Green"
+        return "Green"
       else
-        matColor = "Red"
+        return "Red"
       end
-    end
-    local mat = getObjectFromGUID(MAT_IDS[matColor])
+  end
 
-    if mat == nil then
-      broadcastToAll(playerColor .. " playermat could not be found!", "Yellow")
-    end
-    return mat
+  -- Returns the draw deck of the requested playmat
+  ---@param matColor String Color of the playermat
+  PlaymatApi.getDrawDeck = function(matColor)
+    local mat = getObjectFromGUID(MAT_IDS[matColor])
+    mat.call("getDrawDiscardDecks")
+    return mat.getVar("drawDeck")
+  end
+
+  -- Returns the position of the discard pile of the requested playmat
+  ---@param matColor String Color of the playermat
+  PlaymatApi.getDiscardPosition = function(matColor)
+    local mat = getObjectFromGUID(MAT_IDS[matColor])
+    return mat.getTable("DISCARD_PILE_POSITION")
   end
 
   -- Sets the requested playermat's snap points to limit snapping to matching card types or not.  If