[Help] Special Blocks

Tomahawk · 2016-03-13 23:13:22

Is there a quick and convenient way to check if a certain block ID has extra parameters for things like rotation?

If there's an updated list of all special blocks buried in someone's source, that would be great.

I'll accept a .dll if I must.

EDIT:
I'd prefer a method that didn't need a deserialiser or some form of block tracking.

Jabatheblob1 · 2016-03-13 23:29:24

Tomahawk wrote:

Is there a quick and convenient way to check if a certain block ID has extra parameters for things like rotation?
If there's an updated list of all special blocks buried in someone's source, that would be great.
I'll accept a .dll if I must.

When you load all the blocks, store all the parameters in a object[] and then check the length of the object[]. Idk if that answers your question, i may be misunderstanding it.

Tomahawk · 2016-03-13 23:41:13

Jabatheblob1 wrote:

When you load all the blocks, store all the parameters in a object[] and then check the length of the object[]. Idk if that answers your question, i may be misunderstanding it.

I'd do that, but I'm using the deserialiser from Captain9's EEPhysics, which doesn't support direct access to the block array. It's currently bugged in that the additional parameters for a coordinate aren't reset when the block there is deleted, so I need a different way to check.

den3107 · 2016-03-14 00:07:57

Create your own deserializer, copy processors one, or, like me, copy it and understand how it works so you can more easily use it yourself and edit where needed.

Tomahawk · 2016-03-14 00:39:27

den3107 wrote:

Create your own deserializer, copy processors one, or, like me, copy it and understand how it works so you can more easily use it yourself and edit where needed.

I've taught several people how EE's mapdata is serialised, and how to deserialise it. The only reason I'm using the one in EEPhysics (which is actually Processor's InitParse) and not the one I coded myself is because I don't need two in the same bot. I can't stop the dll from tracking blocks, as all the packets go into one "HandleMessage" function.

That's kinda beside the point. It's entirely plausible that a bot coder without a deserialiser will want to check whether a block has extra params or not, and therefore an alternate method is required. Ideally some kinda collection of all special block IDs.

den3107 · 2016-03-14 13:45:03

Well, as stated yourself, you can't access the block array from EEPhysics. So you'll have to get it yourself, or are you wondering how you can get the block's data THROUGH EEPhysics?

Also: The whole point of EEPhysics is to track blocks, it's be a very inefficient idea to use the dll just for deserialisation.

Edit: No, I'm not accusing you of using the DLL incorrect, was just general information.

Tomahawk · 2016-03-14 18:25:14

den3107 wrote:

Well, as stated yourself, you can't access the block array from EEPhysics. So you'll have to get it yourself, or are you wondering how you can get the block's data THROUGH EEPhysics?
Also: The whole point of EEPhysics is to track blocks, it's be a very inefficient idea to use the dll just for deserialisation.
Edit: No, I'm not accusing you of using the DLL incorrect, was just general information.

I've edited my original post to specify that I don't want to solve this with a deserialiser.

capasha · 2016-03-14 20:47:51

If you don't want to read with a deserialiser. How would you get them then?

Tomahawk · 2016-03-14 20:52:58

Well, I'm now guilty of asking for help with something I could've done myself in the time between my original post and this one.

I've gone and scraped the FG block list from Processor's BotBits with a pro bit of regex to get all the IDs.

Anyone who wants the txt file of all special block IDs (accurate for EE v207) can find it on Pastebin, here.

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