source: code/branches/doc/src/modules/questsystem/AddQuestHint.cc @ 7297

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/**
    @file
    @brief Implementation of the AddQuestHint class.
*/

#include "AddQuestHint.h"

#include "util/Exception.h"
#include "core/CoreIncludes.h"
#include "core/XMLPort.h"
#include "QuestManager.h"
#include "QuestItem.h"
#include "QuestHint.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    CreateFactory(AddQuestHint);

    /**
    @brief
        Constructor. Registers the object.
    */
    AddQuestHint::AddQuestHint(BaseObject* creator) : QuestEffect(creator)
    {
        RegisterObject(AddQuestHint);
    }

    /**
    @brief
        Destructor.
    */
    AddQuestHint::~AddQuestHint()
    {
    }

    /**
    @brief
        Method for creating a AddQuestHint object through XML.
    */
    void AddQuestHint::XMLPort(Element& xmlelement, XMLPort::Mode mode)
    {
        SUPER(AddQuestHint, XMLPort, xmlelement, mode);

        XMLPortParam(AddQuestHint, "hintId", setHintId, getHintId, xmlelement, mode);

        COUT(4) << "New AddQuestHint, with target QuestHint {" << this->getHintId() << "}, created." << std::endl;
    }

    /**
    @brief
        Sets the id of the QuestHint to be added to the player the QuestEffect is invoked on.
    @param id
        The QuestHint id.
    @return
        Returns true if successful.
    */
    bool AddQuestHint::setHintId(const std::string & id)
    {
        if(id.compare(BLANKSTRING) == 0)
        {
            COUT(2) << "Invalid id. QuestItem id {" << id << "} could not be set." << std::endl;
            return false;
        }

        this->hintId_ = id;
        return true;
    }

    /**
    @brief
        Invokes the QuestEffect.
    @param player
        The player.
    @return
        Returns true if the QuestEffect was successfully invoked.
    */
    bool AddQuestHint::invoke(PlayerInfo* player)
    {
        if(player == NULL) //!< NULL-pointers are evil!
        {
            COUT(2) << "The input player is NULL." << std::endl;
            return false;
        }

        COUT(5) << "AddQuestHint on player: " << player << " ." << std::endl;

        try
        {
            QuestHint* hint = QuestManager::getInstance().findHint(this->hintId_);
            if(hint == NULL || !hint->setActive(player))
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
        catch(const Exception& e)
        {
           COUT(2) << e.getFullDescription() << std::endl;
           return false;
        }

        COUT(4) << "QuestHint {" << this->getHintId() << "} successfully added to player: " << player << " ." << std::endl;
        return true;

    }
}