public List <NPC> CreateNPC()
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List <NPC>), new XmlRootAttribute("NPCs"));
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(@"..\..\data\npc.xml"))
{
NPCs = (List <NPC>)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
NPCs.ForEach(i => XMLReference <Item> .Link(i.Items, Items));
return(NPCs);
}
}
public List <Container> CreateContainers()
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List <Container>), new XmlRootAttribute("Containers"));
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(@"..\..\data\containers.xml"))
{
Containers = (List <Container>)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
Containers.ForEach(i => XMLReference <Item> .Link(i.Contents, Items));
return(Containers);
}
}
/* CreateRoom is a little different in that it calls upon an XMLReference object
* kudos to my friend Matthew Hatch for coming up with that idea
* basically he suggested that I "smarten" C#'s deserializer in this regard
* I approached these XML files thinking about it like a SQL database,
* XMLReference objects basically act as INNER JOIN
*/
public void CreateRoom()
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List <Room>), new XmlRootAttribute("Rooms"));
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(@"..\..\data\room.xml"))
{
Rooms = (List <Room>)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
// Rooms are generated with specific Item and NPC ID's
// We can parse through them with XMLReference lists.
Rooms.ForEach(i => XMLReference <Item> .Link(i.Items, Items));
Rooms.ForEach(i => XMLReference <NPC> .Link(i.NPCs, NPCs));
Rooms.ForEach(i => XMLReference <Door> .Link(i.Doors, Doors));
Rooms.ForEach(i => XMLReference <Container> .Link(i.Containers, Containers));
// Printing is just for testing purposes, presently
// Rooms.ForEach(r => PrintRoomDescription(r));
}
}