Helping Display Food Values communicate with Client

[Zackreaver]

Hello there, I decided I wanted to help the author for display food values in getting their mod to properly work with the clients.

 

I immediately noticed when looking at the script that the mod is dependant on information that's normally only provided for the host, and while the script runs on both the client and the host without error, because the client is without the necessary components the information can't be displayed.

 

Here's the modmain

table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_LANG")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_HUNGER")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_HEALTH")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_SANITY")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_SPOILSOON")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_SPOILIN")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_SPOILDAY")table.insert(GLOBAL.STRINGS, "DFV_MIN")local DFV_LANG = GetModConfigData("DFV_Language")local DFV_MIN = not (GetModConfigData("DFV_MinimalMode")=="default")GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_MIN = DFV_MINGLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_LANG = DFV_LANGif DFV_LANG == "FR" then	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HUNGER = "Points de faim"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HEALTH = "Points de vie"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SANITY = "Sante mentale"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILSOON = "Pourrira bientot"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILIN = "Pourrira dans"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILDAY = "jour"elseif DFV_LANG == "GR" then	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HUNGER = "Hunger"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HEALTH = "Gesundheit"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SANITY = "Verstand"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILSOON = "Verdirbt sehr bald"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILIN = "Verdirbt in"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILDAY = "Tag"elseif DFV_LANG == "RU" then--Had to remove this for the postelseif DFV_LANG == "SP" then	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HUNGER = "Hambre"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HEALTH = "Salud"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SANITY = "Cordura"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILSOON = "Echara a perder muy pronto"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILIN = "Echara a perder en"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILDAY = "dia"elseif DFV_LANG == "IT" then	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HUNGER = "Fame"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HEALTH = "Vita"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SANITY = "Sanita'"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILSOON = "Marcira' molto presto"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILIN = "Marcira' tra"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILDAY = "giorn"else	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HUNGER = "Hunger"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_HEALTH = "Health"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SANITY = "Sanity"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILSOON = "Will spoil very soon"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILIN = "Will spoil in"	GLOBAL.STRINGS.DFV_SPOILDAY = "day"endlocal require = GLOBAL.require local ItemTile = require "widgets/itemtile" local ItemTile_GetDescriptionString_base = ItemTile.GetDescriptionString or function() return "" endfunction ItemTile:GetDescriptionString()    local str = ItemTile_GetDescriptionString_base(self) 	    if self.item ~= nil and self.item:IsValid() and self.item.replica.inventoryitem ~= nil then    			local realfood = nil		local show_spoil = GLOBAL.TheInput:IsControlPressed(GLOBAL.CONTROL_FORCE_INSPECT)		        local player = GLOBAL.ThePlayer        local actionpicker = player.components.playeractionpicker        local active_item = player.replica.inventory:GetActiveItem()                local actions = actionpicker:GetInventoryActions(self.item)        if #actions > 0 then		    for k,v in pairs(actions) do				if v.action == GLOBAL.ACTIONS.EAT or v.action == GLOBAL.ACTIONS.HEAL then				    realfood = true				    break				end		    end        end                local strings = GLOBAL.STRINGS				if self.item.components.edible and realfood then --Clients don't get these components		    local hungervalue = 0		    local healthvalue = 0		    local sanityhvalue = 0		    		    if player.components.eater and player.components.eater.monsterimmune then--ThePlayer.prefab == "webber" then				if self.item.components.edible.hungervalue < 0 and player.components.eater:DoFoodEffects(self.item) or self.item.components.edible.hungervalue > 0 then				    hungervalue = math.floor(self.item.components.edible:GetHunger(player) * 10 + 0.5) / 10				end				if self.item.components.edible.healthvalue < 0 and player.components.eater:DoFoodEffects(self.item) or self.item.components.edible.healthvalue > 0 then				    healthvalue = math.floor(self.item.components.edible:GetHealth(player) * 10 + 0.5) / 10				end				if self.item.components.edible.sanityvalue < 0 and player.components.eater:DoFoodEffects(self.item) or self.item.components.edible.sanityvalue > 0 then				    sanityhvalue = math.floor(self.item.components.edible:GetSanity(player) * 10 + 0.5) / 10				end			else				hungervalue = math.floor(self.item.components.edible:GetHunger(player) * 10 + 0.5) / 10				healthvalue = math.floor(self.item.components.edible:GetHealth(player) * 10 + 0.5) / 10				sanityhvalue = math.floor(self.item.components.edible:GetSanity(player) * 10 + 0.5) / 10			end						if strings.DFV_MIN then							if hungervalue ~= 0 or healthvalue ~= 0 or sanityhvalue ~= 0 then					str = str .. "\n"				end									    if hungervalue ~= 0 then					str = str .. "\153" .. " " .. hungervalue .. " "			    end			    if healthvalue ~= 0 then					str = str .. "\151" .. " " .. healthvalue .. " "			    end			    if sanityhvalue ~= 0 then					str = str .. "\152" .. " " .. sanityhvalue .. " "			    end			else			    if hungervalue ~= 0 then					str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_HUNGER .. " " .. hungervalue			    end			    if healthvalue ~= 0 then					str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_HEALTH .. " " .. healthvalue			    end			    if sanityhvalue ~= 0 then					str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_SANITY .. " " .. sanityhvalue			    end						end								elseif self.item.components.healer and realfood then --Clients don't get these components		    str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_HEALTH .. " " .. self.item.components.healer.health		end			if self.item.components.perishable and realfood and show_spoil then --Clients don't get these components		    local owner = self.item.components.inventoryitem and self.item.components.inventoryitem.owner		    local modifier = 1		    		    if owner then				    					if owner:HasTag("fridge") then					if self.item:HasTag("frozen") then						modifier = TUNING.PERISH_COLD_FROZEN_MULT					else						modifier = TUNING.PERISH_FRIDGE_MULT 					end 				elseif owner:HasTag("spoiler") then					modifier = TUNING.PERISH_GROUND_MULT 				end			else				modifier = TUNING.PERISH_GROUND_MULT 			end										--			if GetSeasonManager() and GetSeasonManager():GetCurrentTemperature() < 0 then--				if self.item:HasTag("frozen") and not self.item.components.perishable.frozenfiremult then--					modifier = TUNING.PERISH_COLD_FROZEN_MULT--				else--					modifier = modifier * TUNING.PERISH_WINTER_MULT--				end--			end							if self.item.components.perishable.frozenfiremult then				modifier = modifier * TUNING.PERISH_FROZEN_FIRE_MULT			end			--			if TUNING.OVERHEAT_TEMP ~= nil and GetSeasonManager() and GetSeasonManager():GetCurrentTemperature() > TUNING.OVERHEAT_TEMP then--				modifier = modifier * TUNING.PERISH_SUMMER_MULT--			end						    modifier = modifier * TUNING.PERISH_GLOBAL_MULT						if modifier ~= 0 then			    local perishremainingtime = math.floor((self.item.components.perishable.perishremainingtime / TUNING.TOTAL_DAY_TIME / modifier) * 10 + 0.5) / 10			    if perishremainingtime < 1 then					str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_SPOILSOON			    elseif strings.DFV_LANG ~= "RU" then					str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_SPOILIN .. " " .. perishremainingtime .. " " .. strings.DFV_SPOILDAY			    else					str = str.."\n" .. strings.DFV_SPOILIN .. " " .. perishremainingtime .. " "			    end			    if strings.DFV_LANG == "RU" then--Had to remove the russian, it was breaking the forum post			    else					if perishremainingtime >=2 then						if strings.DFV_LANG == "GR" then							str = str .. "en"						elseif strings.DFV_LANG == "IT" then							str = str .. "i"												else							str = str .. "s"						end					elseif perishremainingtime >= 1 and strings.DFV_LANG == "IT" then							str = str .. "o"																end			    end				local prep_foods = require("preparedfoods")				if prep_foods[self.item.prefab] ~= nil and prep_foods[self.item.prefab].temperatureduration ~= nil then					str = str .. " / t "					if prep_foods[self.item.prefab].temperature < 0 then						str = str .. "-"					else						str = str .. "+"					end										str = str .. prep_foods[self.item.prefab].temperatureduration				elseif self.item.prefab == "ice" and self.item.components.edible.temperatureduration ~= nil then					str = str .. " / t "					if self.item.components.edible.temperaturedelta < 0 then						str = str .. "-"					else						str = str .. "+"					end										str = str .. self.item.components.edible.temperatureduration				end		    			else				str = str .. "\n"				local prep_foods = require("preparedfoods")				if prep_foods[self.item.prefab] ~= nil and prep_foods[self.item.prefab].temperatureduration ~= nil then					str = str .. "t "					if prep_foods[self.item.prefab].temperature < 0 then						str = str .. "-"					else						str = str .. "+"					end										str = str .. prep_foods[self.item.prefab].temperatureduration				elseif self.item.prefab == "ice" and self.item.components.edible.temperatureduration ~= nil then					str = str .. "t "					if self.item.components.edible.temperaturedelta < 0 then						str = str .. "-"					else						str = str .. "+"					end										str = str .. self.item.components.edible.temperatureduration				end		    		    end		    		end		end    return str        end

 

 

Now from what I figured out, edible and perishable dont have replicas, since client's normally wouldn't need them.  So one of my idea's would be to create a replica for them and change this script to gather from the replica instead.

 

Although I could just remotely ask the server for the information when the player puts their mouse over the items and get the information that way.

 

But I'm not exactly quite sure how to do that, I haven't made a replica component before and I'm not exactly sure how they function.  Though I do know that the current replicas (health,sanity,hunger) communicate their values with the clients pretty fluidly.

 

But more importantly, I don't know whether I'm missing an even easier way of getting this to work.

 

Anyone have a suggestion on what I should attempt doing?

Edited May 23, 2015 by Zackreaver