/// <summary>
/// Deseralizes the provided serialized timeline.
/// </summary>
public static Timeline Deserialize(string s_timeline)
{
Timeline timeline = new Timeline("");
// Splits the data file into chapters.
string[] s_Chapters = s_timeline.Split(CHAPTERSPACER);
foreach (string s_Chapter in s_Chapters)
{
if (s_Chapter == "")
{
continue;
}
// Splits the chapter into data pieces.
string[] vars = s_Chapter.Split(EVENTSPACER);
if (vars.Length == 0)
{
continue;
}
// A new chapter is created.
TimelineChapter chapter = new TimelineChapter(
int.Parse(vars[0]),
vars[1],
vars[2],
int.Parse(vars[3]));
// Starts later to skip chapter fields.
for (int i = 4; i < vars.Length; i++)
{
// converts the var into a TimelineEvent
string s_event = vars[i];
if (s_event == "")
{
continue;
}
TimelineEventData timelineData = JsonUtility.FromJson <TimelineEventData>(s_event);
Type t = TimelineEventContainer.TypeOf(timelineData.Type);
timelineData = (TimelineEventData)JsonUtility.FromJson(s_event, t);
chapter.AddEvent(timelineData);
}
timeline.AddChapter(chapter);
}
return(timeline);
}
/// <summary>
/// Updates chapter at the provided index;
/// </summary>
public void UpdateChapter(int i, TimelineChapter updatedChapter)
{
Chapters[i] = updatedChapter;
}
/// <summary>
/// Removes the chapter from the list.
/// </summary>
public void RemoveChapter(TimelineChapter chapter)
{
Chapters.Remove(chapter);
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a new Chapter to the list.
/// </summary>
public void AddChapter(TimelineChapter chapter)
{
Chapters.Add(chapter);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the Id of the first chapter instance that corresponds with the provided name.
/// </summary>
public int GetIdOf(string chapterName)
{
TimelineChapter chapter = Chapters.Find(c => c.Name == chapterName);
return(chapter != null ? chapter.Id : -1);
}