public JsonResult ContinueStory(Guid sessionGuid, string playId, int?choiceIndex)
{
//if we have a playId, this is a permaplay story, and we load it from permaplays insetad of inkJsons.
string inkJsonPath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(playId)
? _rootPath + _inkJsonsDirectory + sessionGuid + ".json"
: _rootPath + _permaplaysDirectory + playId + ".json";
string gameStatePath = _rootPath + _gameStatesDirectory + sessionGuid + ".json";
//if no choices at all, this means we're starting a new story.
if (!choiceIndex.HasValue)
{
return(StartNewStory(inkJsonPath, gameStatePath));
}
//there was a choiceIndex selected, which means we're continuing a saved story.
var story = InkMethods.RestoreStory(inkJsonPath, gameStatePath);
//much happens in the Ink runtime here.
story.ChooseChoiceIndex(choiceIndex.Value);
List <InkOutputMessage> outputs = InkMethods.GetStoryOutputMessages(story);
InkMethods.SaveStory(gameStatePath, story);
return(Json(outputs));
}
private JsonResult StartNewStory(string inkJsonPath, string gameStatePath)
{
var story = Models.InkMethods.LoadEmptyStory(inkJsonPath);
List <InkOutputMessage> outputs = InkMethods.GetStoryOutputMessages(story);
InkMethods.SaveStory(gameStatePath, story);
return(Json(outputs));
}
/*
* public JsonResult methods
*
*/
public JsonResult ContinueStory(Guid sessionGuid, string playId, int?choiceIndex)
{
// if we have a playId, this is a permaplay story, and we load it from permaplays instead of inkJsons.
string inkJsonPath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(playId)
? _rootPath + _inkJsonsDirectory + sessionGuid + ".json"
: _rootPath + _permaplaysDirectory + playId + ".json";
string gameStatePath = _rootPath + _gameStatesDirectory + sessionGuid + ".json";
try
{
// if no choices at all, this means we're starting a new story.
if (!choiceIndex.HasValue)
{
return(StartNewStory(inkJsonPath, gameStatePath));
}
// there was a choiceIndex selected, which means we're continuing a saved story.
var story = InkMethods.RestoreStory(inkJsonPath, gameStatePath);
// much happens in the Ink runtime here.
story.ChooseChoiceIndex(choiceIndex.Value);
List <InkOutputMessage> outputs = InkMethods.GetStoryOutputMessages(story);
InkMethods.SaveStory(gameStatePath, story);
return(base.Json(outputs));
}
catch (Exception x)
{
string message;
if (x is StoryException)
{
// we don't need to log story exceptions. we do want to parse the exception message a little.
message = GetStoryExceptionMessage((StoryException)x);
}
else
{
_logger.LogError(Environment.NewLine + "HANDLED EXCEPTION IN Home/ContinueStory" + Environment.NewLine + x.ToString(), null);
message = "Some especially weird error occurred. If you get this message repeatedly, please file an issue at https://github.com/MattConrad/Quill/issues "
+ $"with a copy of this error text (/Home/ContinueStory {DateTime.Now})";
}
CateError[] errors = new CateError[] { new CateError {
Message = message, LineNumber = -1
} };
return(base.Json(new { errors }));
}
}