Retrieving current map lump name (string) in ACS?

[Nash]

I'm pretty sure I've seen someone post an example before, but I can't remember it, and searching the forums and the wiki didn't reveal anything... is this possible, or am I just imagining it? This is killing me! D:

(I am looking into creating conditions if the current map lump is "TITLEMAP", "MAP05", "CINEMAP", etc)

[Deathmatcher]

Shouldn't you just know which map you are currently scripting for?
Or are working on some generalized scripts?

[Nash]

If it was that simple, I wouldn't have had a need for this. :) There's some really complex globally autoloaded library magic going on.

[FDARI]

I think you can get the map number, but I don't think you can get the map name. That string isn't part of the compiled script, and therefore does not exist in ACS.

Here's my recommendation:

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#library "lib"

#libdefine SCRIPT_MAP_INIT 100 // USE ANY NUMBER
#libdefine MI_FLAG_NON0 0x80000000

int mi_flags; // start at 0, make sure it is non-0 when init is complete
str mi_mapname; // map name

script 200 open
{
    ACS_ExecuteWithResult(SCRIPT_MAP_INIT);
}

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#import "lib.acs"

// MAKE THIS SCRIPT IN EVERY MAP

script SCRIPT_MAP_INIT(void)
{
    if (mi_flags) terminate;

    mi_mapname = "Demon's maw";
    mi_flags |= MI_FLAG_NON0; // just to make sure it will always be true
}

If you don't need any additional flags ever, you can use mi_flags as a plain boolean. The example above contains only boolean functionality. You call ACS_ExecuteWithResult(SCRIPT_MAP_INIT) from at least one script (in library) during the first tick, and you call at the beginning of all ENTER/OPEN scripts that depend on its values (during the first tick).

[Worst]

According to the wiki, using Print(n:-2) prints the map lump name. So if you'd use Strparam, you could check it with a function like:

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function bool CheckMapLump(str maplump)
{
  int strIndex = strparam(n:-2);
  return str_equal(maplump, strIndex);
}


Assuming that the string table never has duplicates, that should work. EDIT: Adjusted to use str_equal from FDARI in the post below.

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if (CheckMapLump("MAP01"))
{
..code..
}

[Nash]

Well, it seems there's no other way than to utilize a map's levelnum (I'll have to assign every map a levelnum) and just use what I have available from GetLevelInfo...

EDIT: delay ninja'd by Worst.

Thanks!

[FDARI]

Warning: While integer equality (maplump == strIndex) guarantees string equality (because they're exactly the same value), the return value from strParam is never equal to any predefined string index. To compare strings reliably you will require a helper function (or you must put a lot of code somewhere).

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function int str_equal(int str1, int str2)
{
    if (str1 == str2) return true;  // if you're unlikely to submit many equal integers you may skip this instruction, and always compare actual string data

    int i = strlen(str1);
    if (i != strlen(str2)) return false;

    while (i--)
    {
        if ( getChar(str1, i) != getChar(str2, i) ) return false;
    }

    return true;
}

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function int str_compare(int str1, int str2)
{
    // 0: equal
    // >0: str1 sorts higher
    // <0: str2 sorts higher

    int i, c, c2;

    do
    {
        c = getChar(str1, i);
        c2 = getChar(str2, i);
        if (c != c2) return c - c2;
        i++;
    } while (c);

    return 0;
}

The above is untested but reasonably manageable code.

However, if you're only trying to identify the level, strings are not a shortcut. I'd just define/libdefine LEVEL_<name> <number> and check that. Much cheaper than the above hassle. Also, a bundle of defines can be used in a switch/case-statement as well as an if-statement.

...Like (very brief quasi-code)...
switch (getLevelInfo....)
{
case LEVEL_COMPLEX:
... code ...
break;
case LEVEL_DEIMOS_PORT:
... code ...
break;
}