Finding blocks by tags. Distributing blocks separately.

[NeonSturm]

I would like StarMade being able to use text files like



"salvage-computer.txt" =

{Block Tags Separated By Priority =

front | state false [, state true] | step 0 [, step 1, step 2, step 3]
[, rear, right, left, top, bottom] }​

next to "salvage-computer.png/tga" = {Textures in that order} to overwrite loaded textures from a default pack.

(It could create cache-files storing generated textures...) and only overwrite again if "salvage-computer.txt" or "salavage-computer.png/tga" has changed (timestamp, filesize, hash)

Example text-files:

1. My hard black hull =
   • {"black hull hardened = front, rear, top, bottom, left, right"} -- automatically sorted to what the block config wants.
2. Awesome lava =
   • {"lava = step 1, step 2, step 3, step 4"}
3. Name needs to be equal to PNG =
   • {"activation module = state false, state true"} -- first is default - possible?

Does need only minor performance optimizations such as:

1. search most often used tag (may be "hull"), then split by (has hull | does not have hull) repeat until repeated-tag-count of one sub-group is <5

str.toLowerCase(), str.split("[=]"), str.split("[,]+"), str.split("[ \n\t]+") = CASE insensitive, split equal, comma, space in that order.

1. ignore CaSe
   
2. blockTags, config = split content at first equal char
   
3. tiles[1..x] = split config at each comma char
4. face, case = split tiles at space chars

Now players could distribute their per-block textures individually. And you can install textures without having to edit the files.


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Finding blocks by tags:

1. matched blocks : choose by most tags
   
   • "black hull hardened" should match "hull black" only if "hardened hull (black)" is not available
2. if there are still >1 choices, use "most matched letters" == "shortest name" or "lowest word-count" as filter:
   
   • "lava" should match "Lava", not "Black Lava"
3. A tag should match a word if both share the same letters at start until one of both has no more letters.

Also usable ingame {"/give Player "dad black hull **** the ID" 1"} would still work.