/// <summary>
/// Writes a new Character to file in the form of a serialized XML.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="user">The Discord user object of the new player.</param>
/// <param name="charName">Name of the new character</param>
/// <param name="special">S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat of the new character</param>
/// <param name="skills">The initial Skills of the new player WITH 3 Tag'd Skills</param>
/// <param name="traits">The new character's starting traits.</param>
public void SaveNewCharacter(SocketUser user, string charName, CharacterStats.SPECIAL special,
string skillTag1, string skillTag2, string skillTag3, List <CharacterStats.Trait> traits)
{
var skills = CalculateInitialSkills(special);
if (!(Enum.TryParse(skillTag1.ToLower(), out Character.SkillEnum skillTag1Enum)))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Couldn't parse given skillTag string.", "skillTag1");
}
if (!(Enum.TryParse(skillTag2.ToLower(), out Character.SkillEnum skillTag2Enum)))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Couldn't parse given skillTag string.", "skillTag2");
}
if (!(Enum.TryParse(skillTag3.ToLower(), out Character.SkillEnum skillTag3Enum)))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Couldn't parse given skillTag string.", "skillTag3");
}
var newChar = new Character(user, charName, special, skills, skillTag1Enum, skillTag2Enum, skillTag3Enum, traits);
string filePath = Character.saveLoc + user.Id + fileExtension;
try
{
BinarySerialization.WriteToBinaryFile <Character>(filePath, newChar, append: false);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("[ERROR] Failed to save new character to disk.");
Console.WriteLine(e);
return;
}
}
public static bool OverwriteCharacter(Character newCharacter)
{
string filePath = Character.saveLoc + newCharacter.DiscordId + Character.fileExtension;
try
{
BinarySerialization.WriteToBinaryFile <Character>(filePath, newCharacter, append: false);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("[ERROR] Failed to overwrite character!");
Console.WriteLine(e);
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
public static Character LoadCharacter(SocketUser user)
{
string filePath = Character.saveLoc + user.Id + Character.fileExtension;
if (File.Exists(filePath))
{
try
{
return(BinarySerialization.ReadFromBinaryFile <Character>(filePath));
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("[ERROR] Failed to load character!");
Console.WriteLine(e);
return(null);
}
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}