This would allow creating a GUI where you can configure mods, without needing to manually edit mod-specific json files. Proposed api:
public abstract class PolyScriptMod
{
internal void Initialize(string name);
public string ModName { get; } = modName;
protected ConfigApiProvider Config { get; } = new ConfigApiProvider(modName, false);
protected ConfigApiProvider ExposedConfig { get; } = new ConfigApiProvider(modName, true);
public virtual void OnLoad();
}
public class ConfigApiProvider(string modName, bool exposed)
{
private JsonObject? CurrentConfig; // populate in constructor and Reload()
public void Reload();
public JsonObject GetConfig();
public void SetDefault(JsonObject defaultValue);
public void WriteConfig(JsonObject config);
public void Edit(Action<JsonObject> editor);
public JsonObject Get(Func<JsonObject, JsonObject> getter);
public bool SaveChanges()
{
JsonObject mods = /*deserialize json object from*/ exposed
? "mods.json"
: Path.Combine("Mods", modName, modName + ".json");
mods[modName] = this.CurrentConfig;
// write mods back
}
}
public class ExampleMod : PolyScriptMod
{
public override void OnLoad()
{
this.ExposedConfig.SetDefault(new JsonObject
{
["example"] = "example"
});
this.ExposedConfig.Edit(cfg => cfg["someSection"] = "something");
var example = this.ExposedConfig.Get(cfg => cfg["example"];
}
}
public static class MyPatches { }In addition, GLD mods should be able to specify config via templating. This could be either simple, {{ config.someValue }} (using a value automatically registers it in the UI) or use complex templating, e.g.
{% someVariable = config.value1 + config.value2 %}
"health" : {{ someVariable }}
(The gld config was wasdeilonn 's idea)
This would allow creating a GUI where you can configure mods, without needing to manually edit mod-specific json files. Proposed api:
In addition, GLD mods should be able to specify config via templating. This could be either simple,
{{ config.someValue }}(using a value automatically registers it in the UI) or use complex templating, e.g.(The gld config was wasdeilonn 's idea)