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evennia/contrib/base_systems/character_creator/character_creator.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from evennia.objects.models import ObjectDB
 from evennia.utils import create, search
 from evennia.utils.evmenu import EvMenu
 
+_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS = settings.BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS 
 
 class ContribCmdCharCreate(MuxAccountCommand):
     """
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class ContribCmdCharCreate(MuxAccountCommand):
         session = self.session
         
         # only one character should be in progress at a time, so we check for WIPs first
-        in_progress = [chara for chara in account.playable if chara.db.chargen_step]
+        in_progress = [chara for chara in account.db._playable_characters if chara.db.chargen_step]
         
         if len(in_progress):
             # we're continuing chargen for a WIP character
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class ContribCmdCharCreate(MuxAccountCommand):
             permissions = settings.PERMISSION_ACCOUNT_DEFAULT
             # generate a randomized key so the player can choose a character name later
             key = ''.join(choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=10)
-            new_character = create.create_object(Character, key=key,
+            new_character = create.create_object(_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS, key=key,
                                location=None,
                                home=home,
                                permissions=permissions)
@@ -92,18 +93,13 @@ class ContribCmdCharCreate(MuxAccountCommand):
             char = session.new_char
             if not char.db.chargen_step:
                 # this means character creation was completed - start playing!
-                # any additional first-time-playing code can go here as well
-                # e.g. creating generic default gear,
-                # changing the pre-logout location of the character so they log in to a specific spot,
-                # notifying admins of a new player, etc.
-                
-                # execute the ic command as the session to start puppeting the character
-                session.execute_cmd("ic {}".format(char.key))
+                # execute the ic command to start puppeting the character
+                account.execute_cmd("ic {}".format(char.key))
 
         EvMenu(session,
-                 settings.CHARGEN_MENU,
-                 startnode=startnode,
-                 cmd_on_exit=finish_char_callback)
+               settings.CHARGEN_MENU,
+               startnode=startnode,
+               cmd_on_exit=finish_char_callback)
 
 
 from django.conf import settings

evennia/contrib/base_systems/character_creator/tests.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-from evennia.utils.test_resources import (
-    BaseEvenniaTest,
-    BaseEvenniaCommandTest,
-    EvenniaCommandTest,
-)  # noqa
+from django.test import override_settings
+from evennia.utils import inherits_from
+from evennia.utils.test_resources import BaseEvenniaCommandTest
 from . import character_creator
 
 class TestAccount(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
@@ -12,21 +10,26 @@ class TestAccount(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
                 account.CmdOOCLook(), "", "You are out-of-character (OOC).", caller=self.account
             )
         if settings.MULTISESSION_MODE == 2:
-						# with no playable characters
-            self.call(
+            # test both normal output and also inclusion of in-progress character
+            account.db._playable_characters = [self.char1]
+            self.char1.db.chargen_step = "start"
+            output = self.call(
                 account.CmdOOCLook(),
                 "",
                 "Account TestAccount (you are Out-of-Character)",
                 caller=self.account,
             )
-						# with in-progress character
-
+            self.assertIn("|Yin progress|n", output)
 
+    @override_settings(CHARGEN_MENU="evennia.contrib.base_systems.example_menu")
     def test_char_create(self):
+        account = self.account
+        session = self.session
         self.call(
             character_creator.ContribCmdCharCreate(),
-            "Test1=Test char",
-            "Created new character Test1. Use ic Test1 to enter the game",
-            caller=self.account,
+            "",
+            caller=account,
         )
-
+        menu = session.ndb._menutree
+        self.assertNotNone(menu)
+        self.assertTrue(inherits_from(session.new_char, DefaultCharacter) )