public void linkAreas(Area origin, string originDescription, string[] originKeywords, Area destination, string destinationDescription, string[] destinationKeywords, bool makeSiblings)
{
//To connect two areas, we need the Areas themselves, and two links.
//First create the list of keywords that can be used to refer to an object
List<string> destinationKeywordList = new List<string>(destinationKeywords);
List<string> originKeywordList = new List<string>(originKeywords);
//Then instantiate the links. Here we are using the default travel and blocked descriptions.
Link firstLink = new Link(destinationDescription, destinationKeywordList);
Link secondLink = new Link(originDescription, originKeywordList);
//Now we need to connect the two rooms together. First we make the two links siblings. This is *IMPORTANT*.
if (makeSiblings == true)
{
firstLink.makeSibling(secondLink);
}
//These two statements connects firstArea to secondArea using firstLink.
origin.connect(firstLink, destination);
destination.connect(secondLink, origin);
//The reason we need to link both ways, is that links can be made to be one way, or to behave in unusual ways (in keeping with the horror theme
// if we so desire. Making a link a sibling tells the engine that they are different ends of the same link. That way they are kept in sync
// so if one is locked, for example, the other will be locked as well.
}
public void makeSibling(Link siblingLink)
{
sibling = siblingLink;
siblingLink.sibling = this;
}
public void connect(Link link, Area destination)
{
link.setDestination(destination);
links.Add(link);
}