citylimits/scripts/ticker.gd

extends Control

#const TICKER_PATH = "res://json/ticker/"
#const FNN_LOGO = "res://assets/ticker/fnn.png"
#const CONFIG_FILE = "config.json"
#
#onready var ticker_text = $Status/NewsBtn
#onready var ticker_box = $Windows/NewsWindow/News
#onready var ticker_window = $Windows/NewsWindow
#
#var news_file: String = ""
#var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.new()
#var all_news: Array = []
#var speices: Array = [
#	"Cat",
#	"Fennec",
#	"Fox"
#]
#
#var json_files: Array = []
#
#func _load_json():
#	var file = File.new()	
#	if file.file_exists(news_file):
#		file.open(news_file, file.READ)
#		var result = parse_json(file.get_as_text())
#		return result
#
#func _index_news():
#	var news = _load_json()
#	all_news.clear()
#	all_news = news["ticker"]	
#	randomize()
#	all_news.shuffle()
#
#func _ready():
#	ticker_window.window_title = JsonHelper.key_value(TICKER_PATH, CONFIG_FILE, "outlet")
#
#	_randomize_news(json_files)

#func _process(delta):
#	var prev_json_Files = json_files
#
#	var city_life = [
#		"citylife.json",
#		"kittykibble.json",
#		"international.json",
#		"citylife.json"
#	]
#
#	if _array_check(city_life, json_files):
#		match SimData.has_power:
#			true: 
#				prev_json_Files = json_files
#				for files in city_life:
#					json_files.append(files)
#
#			false: 
#				prev_json_Files = json_files
#				for files in city_life:
#					json_files.append(files)

#func _array_check(list1, list2):
#	for item in list1:
#		if item	in list2:
#			return true
#
#	return false
#
#func _start_alert(message):
##	if ticker_text.items.size() > 1:
##		ticker_text.clear()
##
##	SimData.on_alert = true
##	news_file = str(TICKER_PATH + "ticker_alerts.json")
##	ticker_text.add_item(all_news)
#
#	pass
#
#func _randomize_news(files: Array):	
#	if all_news == null:
#		json_files = JsonHelper.key_value(TICKER_PATH, CONFIG_FILE, "ticker_files")
#
#	for file in files:
#		news_file = str(TICKER_PATH + file)
#		_load_json()
#		_index_news()
#
#	rng.randomize()
#	randomize()
#	files.shuffle()
#
#	var news_range = rng.randi_range(0, all_news.size() - 1)
#	var news_text: String = all_news[news_range]
#
#	if "[competing_outlet]" in news_text:
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[competing_outlet]", JsonHelper.key_value(TICKER_PATH, CONFIG_FILE, "competing_outlet"))
#
#	if "[outlet]" in news_text:	
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[outlet]", JsonHelper.key_value(TICKER_PATH, CONFIG_FILE, "outlet"))
#
#	if "[species]" in news_text:
#		speices.shuffle()
#		var speices_range = rng.randi_range(speices.size() - 1)
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[species]", speices[speices_range])
#
#	if "[city]" in news_text:
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[city]", SimData.city_name)
#
#	if "[mayor]" in news_text:
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[mayor]", SimData.mayor_name)
#
#	# Prevent stack overflaw
#	if ticker_box.items.size() > 10:
#		ticker_box.clear()
#
#	_randomize_news(json_files)
#	_add_news(news_text)
#
#func _add_news(news_item):
#	ticker_text.text = news_item
#	ticker_box.add_item(news_item)
#