Warning: The documentation for each macro will tell you what it expects. Note: AudioTrack API, AudioRunner API, and AudioList API. Building an inventory in Twine 2 with the built-in Harlowe macros Each event is represented by an object that has properties that may be used to get additional information about what happened. If multiple passage titles are given, returns the lowest count (which can be -1). In SugarCube, they come in two types: story variables and temporary variables. This method has been deprecated and should no longer be used. There are ways to turn webapps into apps for mobile phones and Windows/Linux etc, but it's still running in a web browser under the hood. The IFID (Interactive Fiction IDentifier) of the story, if any. Outputs the contents of the passage with the given name, optionally wrapping it within an HTML element. Note: The player will not be prompted and all unsaved state will be lost. Determines whether the <> macro types out content on previously visited passages or simply outputs it immediately. that begins a line defines the heading markup. The debug bar (bottom right corner of the page) allows you to: watch the values of story and temporary variables, toggle the debug views, and jump to any moment/turn within the history. Returns a pseudo-random decimal number (floating-point) in the range 0 (inclusive) up to, but not including, 1 (exclusive). Note: This is not necessarily the same as the current state of the story: because moment creation is tied to passage navigation, changes that occur between one passage navigation and the next are not part of the current moment and will not be preserved by a moment until the next navigation, when the next moment is created. Starts playback of the playlist and fades the currently playing track from the specified volume level to 0 (silent) over the specified number of seconds. This setting has been deprecated and should no longer be used. The History API object has been renamed to State and some of its methods have also changed. Begins playback of the selected tracks or, failing that, sets the tracks to begin playback as soon as the player has interacted with the document. Mobile browsers can be fickle, so saving to disk may not work as expected in all browsers. Determines whether the audio subsystem automatically pauses tracks that have been faded to 0 volume (silent). Not generally necessary, however, some browsers render slower than others and may need a little extra time to get a media-heavy page done. Reloading the page or revisiting a passage may not restore the state of some interactive macros, so it is recommended that you only use them in instances where this will not be an issue or where you can work around it. Alias for jQuery, by default. Additionally. Moves backward one moment within the full history (past + future), if possible, activating and showing the moment moved to. Warning: blazing fast internet with unlimited dataespecially true for mobile users. To jump to any moment/turn within the available history, select the moment/turn from the Turn select field. Expressions are simply units of code that yield values when evaluated. Assigns the value on the right-hand side of the operator to the left-hand side. Compilers supporting automatic creation of media passages: Warning (Twine2): In use, replacement patterns are replaced recursively, so replacement strings may contain patterns whose replacements contain other patterns. Warning: This is a reference on how to update existing SugarCube code to work with newer versions of SugarCube. Gets or sets the playlist's volume level (default: 1). Thus, a call to UIBar.stow() may also be necessary. See the _args special variable for its replacement. SugarCube does not trim whitespace from the contents of <> macros, so that authors don't have to resort to various kludges to get whitespace where they want it. Warning: Returns a new array consisting of the flattened source array. Warning: Identical to calling .map().flat(). It is passed an abbreviated version of the associated passage's Passage instancecontaining only the tags, text, and title properties. Returns whether the history navigation was successful (should only fail if the offset from the active (present) moment is not within the bounds of the full history). Note: Allows the destination of passage navigation to be overridden. To control aspects of your project based on the values contained within variables, see the <> and <> macros. Note: In practice, you'll probably want to use either line continuations or one of the no-break methods: Config.passages.nobr setting, nobr special tag, <> macro. SugarCube requires authors to define and work with these data types using the standard JavaScript methods rather than providing macros for them. Help with arrays in sugarcube 2 - Twine Forum Macro context objects contain the following data and method properties. SugarCube is a free (gratis and libre) story format for Twine/Twee. Once unloaded, playback cannot occur until the selected tracks' data is loaded again. Macro API. Setting API. If omitted, the story title will be used instead. SugarCube also allows the use of JavaScript generic objects, which may be better in some situations than a map: Another important difference in the way Harlowe handles its non-primitive data types like arrays, datamaps, and datasets is that they are passed by value rather than passed by reference. Note: The built-in Restart button, along with the methods UI.restart() and Engine.restart() are provided so that the story can be restarted without restoring a session. Returns the save object from the autosave or null, if there was no autosave. Allows custom processing of passage text. Macro handlers are called with no arguments, but with their this set to a macro (execution) context object. Only the primitives, generic objects, some JavaScript natives (specifically: Array, Date, Map, RegExp, and Set), and DOM node objects are supported by default. UI API. In SugarCube, you instead open and close the <> macro itself: Some macros in Harlowe and SugarCube share a name but work a bit differently. Sets the maximum number of available save slots. The debug views may be toggled via the Views button. If you have a property that uses an array of values, you will be able to use the various "tag" functions to . Occasionally, however, macros will need the name of a variable rather than its valuee.g., data input macros like <>so that they may modify the variable. See UIBar API for more information. Unused by SugarCube. This method has been deprecated and should no longer be used. If setting a background image via the background shorthand property, then you should also specify a background-color value with it or include a separate background-color property after the background property. Does not modify the original. Returns the title of the most recent previous passage whose title does not match that of the active passage or an empty string, if there is no such passage. If its return value is truthy, the save is allowed to continue unperturbed. The loading process is as described in SimpleAudio.load(). Returns the first member from the array. Removes all instances of the given members from the array and returns a new array containing the removed members. Because the style markups use the same tokens to begin and end each markup, the same style cannot be nested within itself. child-definition array) optional: If the macro has children, specify them as an array of strings or . SugarCube preserves the state of the story as it's being played in a number of ways to both prevent the loss of progress and allow players to save stories. ( 2021-12-20) Fixed an issue with the selected keyword in the <<cycle>> and <<listbox>> macros' <<option>> tags. The (execution) context object of the macro's parent, or null if the macro has no parent. The typed text has no default styling. Sets the story's title. In these cases, audio will not automatically play on the starting passage, nor is it likely to play if initiated from within asynchronous codee.g., via. Triggered before the modification of the state history. Hides the loading screen, if no other locks exist. This macro is functionally identical to <>, save that it uses a button element () rather than an anchor element (). Returns whether any moments with the given title exist within the extended past history (expired + past). In addition to the history, there is also the active momenti.e., presentand expired momentsi.e., moments that had been played, but have expired from the history, thus cannot be navigated to. Passage navigation terminates all pending timed executions. If no conditional expression is given, it is equivalent to specifying true. If the autosave cannot be loaded, for any reason, then the start passage is loaded instead. Returns whether the seedable PRNG has been enabled. This setting exists to prevent a misconfigured loop from making the browser unresponsive. Make sure to keep the files together if you move them out of the included directory. See the .includesAny() method for its replacement. Note: Essentially, a combination of <> and <>. Registers the passage as a video passage. Sets the starting passage, the very first passage that will be displayed. Saving the story records the story's state up until the last moment that was created. Story variables are a part of the story history and exist for the lifetime of a playthrough session. Appends one or more members to the end of the base array and returns its new length. Note: Returns whether the history navigation was successful (should only fail if the index is not within the bounds of the full history). When used to set a value, returns a reference to the current AudioTrack instance for chaining. This is a collection of tips, from how-tos to best practices. Like in Harlowe, some SugarCube macros accept expressions and others accept discreet arguments. The pill container contains pills for each day of the week. SimpleAudio API, AudioRunner API, and AudioList API. Generally, only really useful for formatting blocks of macros for ease of use/readability, while ensuring that no output is generated, from spacing or whatnot. SugarCube does not have any equivalents to Harlowe's (click:) family of macros. API members dealing with the history work upon either the active momenti.e., presentor one of the history subsets: the full in-play historyi.e., past + futurethe past in-play subseti.e., past onlyor the extended past subseti.e., expired + past. Returns whether the engine is rendering the incoming passage. It is unlikely that you will ever want to disable this setting. Deprecated: Returns whether the track is loading data. Should the history exceed the limit, states will be dropped from the past (oldest first). 3 4 4 comments Best Add a Comment ChapelR 4 yr. ago The data-init-passage attribute causes the element to be updated once at initialization, while the data-passage attribute causes the element to be updated upon each passage navigation. In most cases of using variables in Twine, you will want to first "set" some value and then, at some later point, conditionally act from testing the value. . Returns the last Unicode code point within the string. If constructing the file URL from a shell path, ensure that either it does not contain escapes or you properly convert them into the correct URL percent-encoded form. Release Notes for v2 | SugarCube - Motoslave.net Replacement patterns have the format {NAME}e.g., {identity}where NAME is the name of a property within either the l10nStrings object or, in a few cases, an object supplied locally where the string is usedthese instances will be commented. Returns a reference to the current AudioTrack instance for chaining. SugarCube, like JavaScript, will try to make sense of expressions passed to it by coercing their values if necessary: In the above case, since the string value "2" cannot be added to a number value, the number value is coerced into a string, and the two strings are then concatenated. For example, if the name of SugarCube's directory is sugarcube, then the name of the .py file within must be sugarcube.py. It should be plain text, containing no code, markup, or macros of any kind. This means that non-widget uses of these special variable are completely safe, though this does have the effect that uses external to widgets are inaccessible within them unless passed in as arguments. Gets or sets the mute-on-hidden state for the master volume (default: false). an array holding the names of the days of the week) on a story variable, it should be stored on the SugarCube setup object variable instead. Tip: May be called with either the link text and passage name as separate arguments, a link markup, or an image markup. Stops playback of the selected tracks and forces them to drop any existing data. SugarCube - Motoslave.net All these instructions are based on the SugarCube story format. Begins playback of the track or, failing that, sets the track to begin playback as soon as the player has interacted with the document. Returns the first Unicode code point within the string. Note: Block widgets may access the contents they enclose via the _contents special variable. Harlowe's implementation of data types differs significantly from SugarCube's. Opens the built-in alert dialog, displaying the given message to the player. (Help) Error: UI is not defined when trying to create a save/load button SugarCube 2 Hi, i'm pretty new to using twine / sugarcube, so i do apologise for the noob question. This method is meant to work with clickables created via .ariaClick() and may not work with clickables from other sources. We have tried to point out which they do work with, but beware! To update the value associated with a key, simply set it again. Next, the StoryInit special passage is processed. Does not modify the original. Returns a reference to the current temporary variables store (equivalent to: State.temporary). Selects the element that contains passage elements. Determines whether saving to disk is enabled on mobile devicesi.e., smartphones, tablets, etc. See the <> macro for its replacement. Attaches single-use event handlers to the track. Note: Assignment: The expression causes an assignment to occure.g., A backquote is also known as a grave and is often paired with the tilde (. Returns the whole (integer) part of the given number by removing its fractional part, if any. Outputs a string representation of the result of the given expression. A toggle definition object should have some of the following properties: Adds the named property to the settings object and a list control for it to the Settings dialog. Valid values are the name of the property being animated, which causes the outgoing passage element to be removed once that transition animation is complete, or an integer delay (in milliseconds), which causes the outgoing passage element to be removed once the delay has expired. Starts playback of the track and fades it between the specified starting and destination volume levels over the specified number of seconds. Twine1/Twee: Required. This macro has been deprecated and should no longer be used. The handlers is passed two parameters, the save object to be processed and save operation details object. Deprecated: The extension relies on a workspace (or a folder) being open. A Twine Cheat Sheet (a start, at least) Story Formats There are three basic story formats: Harlowe Snowman SugarCube Unfortunately, not all of the formatting syntax below work with each of these formats. For example, you might use the story variable $name to store the main player character's name or the story variable $cash to store how much money the player has on hand. . It is not a mechanism for moving data between stories. When used to set the shuffle state, returns a reference to the current AudioList instance for chaining. Deprecated: This does not reclaim the space reserved for the UI bar. To delete all current watches, click the button. The story title is used to create the storage ID that is used to store all player data, both temporary and persistent. Happens after the rendering of the incoming passage. Furthermore, it is no longer instantiated into the legacy state objectwhich still exists, so legacy code will continue to work. Deletes the audio track with the given track ID. These instances will be noted. Player settings object, set up by the author/developer. Thus, you should only use plain HTML markup within the verbatim markupmeaning using none of SugarCube's special HTML attributes or directives. See the .flat() method for its replacement. Warning: Renders and displays the passage referenced by the given title, optionally without adding a new moment to the history. For example: In general, you can group expressions into categories based on what kind of value they yield and/or what side effects they cause. Instead of storing any "static" data (data which won't change during the entire game, e.g. Instead, the macro is passed a receiver variable which is set to the value input by the user. All widgets may access arguments passed to them via the _args special variable. Returns whether, at least, some of the track's data has been loaded. Executes its contents after the given delay, inserting any output into the passage in its place. Here's a simple example whose constructor takes a single config/option object parameter: Creating a new instance of this ContactInfo example would be something like: Here's a simple example whose constructor takes multiple discrete parameters: Here's a simple example whose constructor takes multiple discrete parameters, but also includes an ._init() helper method to allow the .clone() and .toJSON() methods to require less manual tinkering than the previous discrete parameters example by automatically copying an instance's own data: Media passages are simply a way to embed media into your projectspecially tagged passages that contain the data URI of a Base64-encoded media source. Creates a single-use link that deactivates itself and replaces its link text with its contents when clicked. Causes any output generated within its body to be discarded, except for errors (which will be displayed). Creates a cycling link, used to modify the value of the variable with the given name. See Also: See Save API for more information. See Also: This is an estimate calculated by the browser based upon the currently downloaded data and the download rate. Any supported object type may itself contain any supported primitive or object type. Note: In both cases, since the end goal is roughly the same, this means creating a new instance of the base object type and populating it with clones of the original instance's data. See: Property attributes, including getters/setters, and symbol properties. Returns a pseudo-random whole number (integer) within the range of the given bounds (inclusive)i.e., [min,max]. First, the CSS, JavaScript, and Widget sections are processed. Most of the methods listed below are SugarCube extensions, with the rest being either JavaScript natives or bundled library methods that are listed here for their utilitythough, this is not an exhaustive list. Additionally, macros in SugarCube do not return values, so macros cannot be used as arguments to other macros. The SimpleAudio APIs use events internally for various pieces of functionality. Opens the built-in settings dialog, which is populated from the Setting API. Selects all internal link elements within the passage element whose passages are within the in-play story historyi.e., passages the player has been to before. In Twine, you can combine the Set Macro with an If Macro to test is some condition is "true.". The most common way to resolve this arbitrarily long return issue is to use a bit of JavaScript to record the last non-menu passage the player visited into a story variable and then to create a link with that. If multiple passage titles are given, returns the logical-AND aggregate of the seti.e., true if all were found, false if any were not found. Upon a successful match, the matching case will have its contents executed. Returns an array of the story metadata store's key/value pairs as [key, value] arrays. See the Save.onLoad.add() method for its replacement. For accessibility reasons, it's recommended that you wrap each <> and its accompanying text within a element. In your menu passages, your long return links will simply reference the $return story variable, like so: Warning (Twine2): When a widget is called, any existing _args variable, and for container widgets _contents, is stored for the duration of the call and restored after. Returns a new array consisting of all of the tags of the given passages. The Config API serves the same basic purpose. Instances of the Passage object are returned by the Story.get() static method. Note: Setting API method calls must be placed within your project's JavaScript section (Twine2: the Story JavaScript; Twine1/Twee: a script-tagged passage) or settings will not function correctly. Creates a link that navigates forward to a previously visited passage. Returns a new array containing all of the macro's ancestors that passed the test implemented by the given filter function or an empty array, if no members pass. For game-oriented projects, as opposed to more story-oriented interactive fiction, a setting of 1 is strongly recommended. Returns a reference to the current AudioTrack instance for chaining. The best example of an array is a pill container. Returns a reference to the Dialog object for chaining. Caveat for Internet Explorer: SugarCube only supports IE 9. Each moment contains data regarding the active passage and the state of all story variablesthat is, the ones you use the $ sigil to interact withas they exist when the moment is created. SugarCube Snowman Arrays Arrays Chapbook Harlowe SugarCube Snowman Audio Audio Chapbook Harlowe SugarCube Snowman Conditional Statements . Of the three Harlowe seems the most robusts, followed by SugarCube. Determines whether the <> macro returns an error when the = assignment operator is used within its conditionale.g., <>. [Sugarcube 2] Can someone please explain (or point to resources While not specifically about SugarCube, the About Expressions section of the Twine1 reference documentation may also be helpful. As it is highly unlikely that either an array of passage names or default text will be needed in the vast majority of cases, only a few basic examples will be given. prerender tasks have been deprecated and should no longer be used. If your content contains any SugarCube markup, you'll need to use the Dialog.wiki() method instead. Terminates the execution of the current <>. See: Returns whether playback of the track has been paused. It is further strongly suggested that you provide that same custom user namespace when removing them. Triggered at the end of passage navigation. The links go to the most recent release versions of each in SugarCube's source code repository. Executes its contents and outputs the result, after removing leading/trailing newlines and replacing all remaining sequences of newlines with single spaces. There are also "tags", which are basically arrays of values on a property of a bag or item. It has always been required that the call happen during story initialization, the only change is the throwing of the error. There are cases, however, where things get a bit more complicated, namely: instances where you need to pass the name of a variable as an argument, rather than its value, and those where you want to pass the result of an expression as argument. String: The expression yields a string valuee.g.. Returns whether the given substring was found within the string, starting the search at position. An alternative to navigating to passages to create menus, inventories, and the like would be to use the Dialog API. Gets or sets the master volume level (default: 1). This means that some code points may span multiple code unitse.g., the emoji is one code point, but two code units. Returns the moment, relative to the bottom of the past in-play history (past only), at the given index. Note: Determines whether saving is allowed within the current context. Gets or sets the track's repeating playback state (default: false). Outputs its contents a charactertechnically, a code pointat a time, mimicking a teletype/typewriter. Returns whether fullscreen is both supported and enabled. See the. Returns a reference to the Dialog object for chaining. All special names listed herein are case sensitive, so their spelling and capitalization must be, When the active passage, it would become the ID. Note: Returns the title of the active (present) passage. Warning: If the full path to the contents of the archive is something like: Then the file URL to it would be (note the changed slashes): The online SugarCube install, delivered by the jsDelivr CDN, supports only versions of Twine2 2.1. Shows the UI bar. The body of the page. Passage API. The array-like object stored in the _args variable should be treated as though it were immutablei.e., unable to be modifiedbecause in the future it will be made thus, so any attempt to modify it will cause an error. These, rare, instances are noted in the macros' documentation and shown in their examples. There are three forms: a conditional-only form, a 3-part conditional form, and a range form. A side effect simply means that the evaluation of the expression modifies some state. Prepares the dialog for use and returns a reference to its content area. Creates a multiline text input block, used to modify the value of the variable with the given name. When SugarCube is reloaded by the browser, it checks if a playthrough session exists and loads it to prevent any inadvertent loss of progress. You will, in all likelihood, use expressions most often within macrose.g., <>, <>, <>, <>. Both of these features can be constructed in SugarCube, however, using macros like <> or by combining <> macros with DOM macros. Calling the State.prng.init() methodformerly History.initPRNG()outside of story initialization will now throw an error. Some browsers, particularly mobile ones, will free up memory by unloading web pages that are running in the background. Determines whether the story's history controls (Backward, Jump To, & Forward buttons) are enabled within the UI bar. State API. To prevent conflicts, it is strongly suggested that you specify a custom user namespacee.g., .myEventswhen attaching your own handlers. State.top is not a synonym for State.active. Warning: Passage, tag, and variable names that have special meaning to SugarCube.
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