Added example bodyfunctions script back to contrib. Fixed the default lookup-paths of scripts.

evennia/contrib/tutorial_examples/bodyfunctions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""
+Example script for testing. This adds a simple timer that
+has your character make observations and noices at irregular
+intervals.
+
+To test, use
+  @script me = examples.bodyfunctions.BodyFunctions
+
+The script will only send messages to the object it
+is stored on, so make sure to put it on yourself
+or you won't see any messages!
+
+"""
+import random
+from evennia import Script
+
+class BodyFunctions(Script):
+    """
+    This class defines the script itself
+    """
+
+    def at_script_creation(self):
+        self.key = "bodyfunction"
+        self.desc = "Adds various timed events to a character."
+        self.interval = 20  # seconds
+        #self.repeats = 5  # repeat only a certain number of times
+        self.start_delay = True  # wait self.interval until first call
+        #self.persistent = True
+
+    def at_repeat(self):
+        """
+        This gets called every self.interval seconds. We make
+        a random check here so as to only return 33% of the time.
+        """
+
+        if random.random() < 0.66:
+            # no message this time
+            return
+        rand = random.random()
+        # return a random message
+        if rand < 0.1:
+            string = "You tap your foot, looking around."
+        elif rand < 0.2:
+            string = "You have an itch. Hard to reach too."
+        elif rand < 0.3:
+            string = "You think you hear someone behind you. ... but when you look there's noone there."
+        elif rand < 0.4:
+            string = "You inspect your fingernails. Nothing to report."
+        elif rand < 0.5:
+            string = "You cough discreetly into your hand."
+        elif rand < 0.6:
+            string = "You scratch your head, looking around."
+        elif rand < 0.7:
+            string = "You blink, forgetting what it was you were going to do."
+        elif rand < 0.8:
+            string = "You feel lonely all of a sudden."
+        elif rand < 0.9:
+            string = "You get a great idea. Of course you won't tell anyone."
+        else:
+            string = "You suddenly realize how much you love Evennia!"
+
+        # echo the message to the object
+        self.obj.msg(string)

evennia/settings_default.py

@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ SERVER_SESSION_CLASS = "evennia.server.serversession.ServerSession"
 # Base paths for typeclassed object classes. These paths must be
 # defined relative evennia's root directory. They will be searched in
 # order to find relative typeclass paths.
-OBJECT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "contrib"]
-SCRIPT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses" "contrib"]
-PLAYER_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "contrib"]
-CHANNEL_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "contrib"]
+OBJECT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
+SCRIPT_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses" "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
+PLAYER_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
+CHANNEL_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["typeclasses", "evennia.contrib", "evennia.contrib.tutorial_examples"]
 
 # Typeclass for player objects (linked to a character) (fallback)
 BASE_PLAYER_TYPECLASS = "typeclasses.players.Player"
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ TYPECLASS_AGGRESSIVE_CACHE = True
 
 # Python path to a directory to be searched for batch scripts
 # for the batch processors (.ev and/or .py files).
-BASE_BATCHPROCESS_PATHS = ['world', 'contrib']
+BASE_BATCHPROCESS_PATHS = ['world', 'evennia.contrib']
 
 ######################################################################
 # Game Time setup

evennia/utils/utils.py

@@ -936,12 +936,12 @@ def class_from_module(path, defaultpaths=None):
         if "." in path:
             testpath, clsname = testpath.rsplit(".", 1)
         else:
-            testpath, clsname = ".", testpath
+            raise ImportError("the path '%s' is not on the form modulepath.Classname." % path)
         try:
-            mod = import_module(testpath)
+            mod = import_module(testpath, package="evennia")
         except ImportError, ex:
             # normally this is due to a not-found property
-            if not str(ex).startswith("No module named"):
+            if not str(ex).startswith("No module named"):# %s" % path):
                 exc = sys.exc_info()
                 raise exc[1], None, exc[2]
             continue
@@ -953,7 +953,12 @@ def class_from_module(path, defaultpaths=None):
                 exc = sys.exc_info()
                 raise exc[1], None, exc[2]
     if not cls:
-        raise ImportError("Could not load typeclass '%s'." % path)
+        err = "Could not load typeclass '%s'" % path
+        if defaultpaths:
+            err += " (paths searched: %s)" % ", ".join(paths)
+        else:
+            err += "."
+        raise ImportError(err)
     return cls