Add key:typeclass support for scripts command

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Main branch
 
+Feat: Support `scripts key:typeclass` form to create global scripts
+with dynamic keys (rather than just relying on typeclass' key). Support
+searching using the same syntax (Griatch)
 [Fix][issue3556]: Better error if trying to treat ObjectDB as a typeclass (Griatch)
 [Fix][issue3590]: Make `examine` command properly show `strattr` type
 Attribute values (Griatch)

docs/source/Coding/Changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Main branch
+
+Feat: Support `scripts key:typeclass` form to create global scripts
+with dynamic keys (rather than just relying on typeclass' key). Support
+searching using the same syntax (Griatch)
+[Fix][issue3556]: Better error if trying to treat ObjectDB as a typeclass (Griatch)
+[Fix][issue3590]: Make `examine` command properly show `strattr` type
+Attribute values (Griatch)
+[Fix][issue3519]: `GLOBAL_SCRIPTS` container didn't list global scripts not
+defined explicitly to be restarted/recrated in settings.py (Griatch)
+Fix: Passing an already instantiated Script to `obj.scripts.add` (`ScriptHandler.add`)
+did not add it to the handler's object (Griatch)
+[Docs][issue3591]: Fix of NPC reaction tutorial code (Griatch)
+
+[issue3591]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/issues/3591
+[issue3590]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/issues/3590
+[issue3556]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/issues/3556
+[issue3519]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/issues/3519
+
+
 ## Evennia 4.3.0
 
 Aug 11, 2024

evennia/commands/default/building.py

@@ -3521,16 +3521,22 @@ class CmdScripts(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
     hide_script_paths = ("evennia.prototypes.prototypes.DbPrototype",)
 
     def _search_script(self):
-        # test first if this is a script match
-        print("search:", self.key_query, self.typeclass_query)
-        if self.key_query:
-            scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(
-                db_key__iexact=self.key_query, db_typeclass_path__iendswith=self.typeclass_query
-            ).exclude(db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths)
+
+        # see if a dbref was provided
+        if dbref(self.typeclass_query):
+            scripts = ScriptDB.objects.get_all_scripts(self.typeclass_query)
             if scripts:
                 return scripts
+            self.caller.msg(f"No script found with dbref {self.typeclass_query}")
+            raise InterruptCommand
 
-        # try typeclass path
+        # if we provided a key, we must find an exact match, otherwise we're creating that anew
+        if self.key_query:
+            return ScriptDB.objects.filter(
+                db_key__iexact=self.key_query, db_typeclass_path__iendswith=self.typeclass_query
+            ).exclude(db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths)
+
+        # the more general case - try typeclass path
         scripts = (
             ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_typeclass_path__iendswith=self.typeclass_query)
             .exclude(db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths)
@@ -3539,11 +3545,6 @@ class CmdScripts(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         if scripts:
             return scripts
 
-        # try dbref
-        scripts = ScriptDB.objects.get_all_scripts(self.typeclass_query)
-        if scripts:
-            return scripts
-
         args = self.typeclass_query
         if "-" in args:
             # may be a dbref-range

evennia/commands/default/tests.py

@@ -1653,17 +1653,17 @@ class TestBuilding(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
         )
 
     def test_script_multi_delete(self):
-        script1 = create.create_script()
-        script2 = create.create_script()
-        script3 = create.create_script()
+        script1 = create.create_script(key="script1")
+        script2 = create.create_script(key="script2")
+        script3 = create.create_script(key="script3")
 
         self.call(
             building.CmdScripts(),
             "/delete #{}-#{}".format(script1.id, script3.id),
             (
-                f"Global Script Deleted - #{script1.id} (evennia.scripts.scripts.DefaultScript)|"
-                f"Global Script Deleted - #{script2.id} (evennia.scripts.scripts.DefaultScript)|"
-                f"Global Script Deleted - #{script3.id} (evennia.scripts.scripts.DefaultScript)"
+                f"Global Script Deleted - script1 (evennia.scripts.scripts.DefaultScript)|"
+                f"Global Script Deleted - script2 (evennia.scripts.scripts.DefaultScript)|"
+                f"Global Script Deleted - script3 (evennia.scripts.scripts.DefaultScript)"
             ),
             inputs=["y"],
         )