Reworked the way that entities are loaded so they're more dynamic and can be configured without modifying C++code.

assets/enemies.json

@@ -2,36 +2,42 @@
   "PLAYER_TILE": {
     "foreground": [255, 200, 125],
     "background": [30, 20, 75],
-    "hp": 100,
+    "components": [
-    "damage": 10,
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\ua66b"}},
-    "display":"\ua66b"
+      {"type": "Combat", "config": {"hp": 200, "damage": 15}}
+    ]
   },
   "SNAKE": {
     "foreground": [90, 172, 74],
     "background": [30, 20, 75],
-    "hp": 15,
+    "components": [
-    "damage": 5,
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u06b1"}},
-    "display":"\u06b1"
+      {"type": "Combat", "config": {"hp": 20, "damage": 15}}
+    ]
   },
   "GOBLIN": {
     "foreground": [50, 200, 125],
     "background": [30, 20, 75],
-    "hp": 75,
+    "components": [
-    "damage": 30,
+      {"type": "LightSource", "config": {"strength": 70, "radius": 1.8}},
-    "display":"\u06bf"
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u06bf"}},
+      {"type": "Combat", "config": {"hp": 50, "damage": 35}}
+    ]
   },
   "UNICORN": {
     "foreground": [25, 200, 125],
     "background": [30, 20, 75],
-    "hp": 50,
+    "components": [
-    "damage": 20,
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u17a5"}},
-    "display":"\u17a5"
+      {"type": "Combat", "config": {"hp": 2000, "damage": 5}}
+    ]
   },
   "RAT": {
     "foreground": [75, 200, 125],
     "background": [30, 20, 75],
-    "hp": 5,
+    "components": [
-    "damage": 1,
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u08ac"}},
-    "display":"\u08ac"
+      {"type": "Combat", "config": {"hp": 10, "damage": 5}}
+    ]
   }
 }

assets/items.json

@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
     "foreground": [24, 205, 189],
     "background": [230, 20, 120],
     "description": "A torch that barely lights the way.  You wonder if it'd be better to not see the person who murders you.",
-    "type": "LIGHT",
+    "inventory_count": 1,
-    "display": "\u0f08"
+    "components": [
+      {"type": "LightSource", "config": {"strength": 70, "radius": 2.0}},
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u0f08"}},
+      {"type": "Weapon", "config": {"damage": 35}}
+    ]
   },
   "SWORD_RUSTY": {
     "id": "SWORD_RUSTY",
@@ -14,8 +18,24 @@
     "foreground": [24, 205, 189],
     "background": [24, 205, 189],
     "description": "A sword left to rot in a deep hole where it acquired a patina of dirt and tetanus. You aren't sure if it's more deadly for you to hold it or for the people you stab with it.",
-    "type": "WEAPON",
+    "inventory_count": 1,
-    "display":"\u1e37"
+    "components": [
+      {"type": "Weapon", "config": {"damage": 15}},
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u1e37"}}
+    ]
+  },
+  "SWORD_LIGHT_AND_FLAME": {
+    "id": "SWORD_LIGHT_AND_FLAME",
+    "name": "Sword of Light and Flame",
+    "foreground": [24, 205, 189],
+    "background": [24, 205, 189],
+    "description": "A sword so powerful, a great man from the Land of The Rising Sun thrust it into the ocean of Nerf to chill its effects.",
+    "inventory_count": 1,
+    "components": [
+      {"type": "LightSource", "config": {"strength": 70, "radius": 1.8}},
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u0236"}},
+      {"type": "Weapon", "config": {"damage": 30}}
+    ]
   },
   "CHEST_SMALL": {
     "id": "CHEST_SMALL",
@@ -23,8 +43,11 @@
     "foreground": [24, 205, 189],
     "background": [24, 205, 189],
     "description": "A small chest of gold.  You wonder who would leave something like this around.",
-    "type": "LOOT",
+    "components": [
-    "display":"\uaaea"
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\uaaea"}},
+      {"type": "Loot", "config": {"amount": 10}}
+    ],
+    "inventory_count": 1
   },
   "WALL_TORCH": {
     "id": "WALL_TORCH",
@@ -32,7 +55,11 @@
     "foreground": [24, 205, 189],
     "background": [24, 205, 189],
     "description": "A torch on a wall you can't pick up.",
-    "type": "FIXED_LIGHT",
+    "inventory_count": 0,
+    "components": [
+      {"type": "Tile", "config": {"chr": "\u06bf"}},
+      {"type": "LightSource", "config": {"strength": 60, "radius": 1.8}}
+    ],
     "display": "☀"
   }
 }

dbc.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "dbc.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
 
 void dbc::log(const string &message) {
   fmt::print("{}\n", message);

status.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 TODAY'S GOAL:
 
-* I don't handle death at all.  It crashes when I die.
 * https://pkl-lang.org/
 * Check out https://github.com/stephenberry/glaze
 * Things are still in walls because I +1 the x,y if they're colliding.

systems.cpp

@@ -148,12 +148,16 @@ void System::collision(DinkyECS::World &world, Player &player) {
           world.set<LightSource>(player.entity, new_light);
           inventory.light = new_light;
           world.remove<LightSource>(entity);
-        } else if(world.has<Weapon>(entity)) {
+        }
+
+        if(world.has<Weapon>(entity)) {
           inventory.add(item);
           auto &weapon = world.get<Weapon>(entity);
           player_combat.damage = weapon.damage;
           world.remove<Weapon>(entity);
-        } else if(world.has<Loot>(entity)) {
+        }
+
+        if(world.has<Loot>(entity)) {
           auto &loot = world.get<Loot>(entity);
           inventory.gold += loot.amount;
           world.remove<Loot>(entity);

worldbuilder.cpp

@@ -168,30 +168,43 @@ void WorldBuilder::generate_map() {
   }
 }
 
+void configure_components(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity entity, json& entity_data) {
+  for(auto &comp : entity_data["components"]) {
+    json& config = comp["config"];
+
+    if(comp["type"] == "Weapon") {
+      world.set<Weapon>(entity, {config["damage"]});
+    } else if(comp["type"] == "LightSource") {
+      world.set<LightSource>(entity, {config["strength"], config["radius"]});
+    } else if(comp["type"] == "Loot") {
+      world.set<Loot>(entity, {config["amount"]});
+    } else if(comp["type"] == "Tile") {
+      world.set<Tile>(entity, {config["chr"]});
+    } else if(comp["type"] == "EnemyConfig") {
+      world.set<EnemyConfig>(entity, {config["hearing_distance"]});
+    } else if(comp["type"] == "Combat") {
+      world.set<Combat>(entity, {config["hp"], config["damage"]});
+    } else {
+      dbc::sentinel(format("ITEM COMPONENT TYPE MISSING: {}",
+            std::string(comp["type"])));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 DinkyECS::Entity place_item(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map, std::string name, int in_room) {
   auto &config = world.get_the<GameConfig>();
   auto item = world.entity();
   auto pos = game_map.place_entity(in_room);
   json item_data = config.items[name];
-
   world.set<Position>(item, {pos.x+1, pos.y+1});
-  world.set<Tile>(item, {item_data["display"]});
+
-
+  if(item_data["inventory_count"] > 0) {
-  if(item_data["type"] == "WEAPON") {
+    world.set<InventoryItem>(item, {item_data["inventory_count"], item_data});
-    world.set<InventoryItem>(item, {1, item_data});
-    world.set<Weapon>(item, {20});
-  } else if(item_data["type"] == "LIGHT") {
-    world.set<InventoryItem>(item, {1, item_data});
-    world.set<LightSource>(item, {70,2.0f});
-  } else if(item_data["type"] == "LOOT") {
-    world.set<InventoryItem>(item, {1, item_data});
-    world.set<Loot>(item, {100});
-  } else if(item_data["type"] == "FIXED_LIGHT") {
-    world.set<LightSource>(item, {90,3.0f});
-  } else {
-    dbc::sentinel(format("ITEM MISSING TYPE: {}", name));
   }
 
+  if(item_data.contains("components")) {
+    configure_components(world, item, item_data);
+  }
   return item;
 }
 
@@ -202,8 +215,10 @@ DinkyECS::Entity place_combatant(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map, std::str
   auto enemy_data = config.enemies[name];
   world.set<Position>(enemy, {game_map.place_entity(in_room)});
   world.set<Motion>(enemy, {0,0});
-  world.set<Tile>(enemy, {enemy_data["display"]});
+
-  world.set<Combat>(enemy, {enemy_data["hp"], enemy_data["damage"]});
+  if(enemy_data.contains("components")) {
+    configure_components(world, enemy, enemy_data);
+  }
   return enemy;
 }