#extends Panel
#
#const ticker_path = "res://json/ticker/"
#
#onready var ticker_text = $Ticker
#
#var news_file: String = ""
#var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.new()
#var all_news = []
#var speices = [
#	"Cat",
#	"Fennec",
#	"Fox"
#]
#var json_files = [
#	"adverts.json",
#	"sammy.json",
#	"kittykibble.json"
#]
#
#func _index_news():
#	var news = _load_json()
#	all_news.clear()
#	all_news = news["ticker"]
#
#	randomize()
#	all_news.shuffle()
#
#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 _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 _ready():
#	SimData.city_name = SimData.city_name.capitalize()
#	SimData.mayor_name = SimData.mayor_name.capitalize()
#	SimEvents.connect("send_alert", self, "_start_alert")
#	SimEvents.connect("rotate_news", self, "_rotate_news")
#	_random_news(json_files)
#
#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)
#
#func _random_news(files: Array):
#	for file in files:
#		news_file = str(ticker_path + file)
#		_load_json()
#		_index_news()
#
#	rng.randomize()
#	randomize()
#	all_news.shuffle()
#
#	var news_range = rng.randi_range(0, all_news.size() - 1)
#	var news_text: String = all_news[news_range]
#
#	if SimData.city_name == "Furtropolis" or "Furville" and "[outlet]" in news_text:
#		# FNN = Furtropolis/Furry News Network
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[outlet]", "FNN")
#	else:
#		news_text = news_text.replace("[outlet]", "Pawprint Press")
#
#	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)
#
#	if ticker_text.items.size() > 3:
#		ticker_text.clear()
#
#	ticker_text.clear()
#	ticker_text.add_item(news_text)
#
#func _on_RotateNews_timeout():
#	_random_news(json_files)