Help with Complex Array.

Sharlikran · 05/29/14, 09:21 PM

Help with Complex Array.

Localization/HarvestMapData-en.lua
Localization/HarvestMapData-de.lua
Localization/HarvestMapData-fr.lua

I have three files in my manifest file listed like this. I have them that way to I can use a diff program like BeyoneCompare to line up the names so they are always in the exact sequence.

Lua Code:

Harvest.langs = { "en", "de", "fr", }
Harvest.DataStore = {
   ["alikr"] = {},      --Alik'r Desert
   ["auridon"] = {},    --Auridon, Khenarthi's Roost
   ["bangkorai"] = {},  --Bangkorai
   ["coldharbor"] = {}, --Coldharbour
   ["cyrodiil"] = {},   --Cyrodiil
   ["deshaan"] = {},    --"Deshaan"
   ["eastmarch"] = {},  --Eastmarch
   ["glenumbra"] = {},  --Glenumbra, Betnikh, Stros M'Kai
   ["grahtwood"] = {},  --Grahtwood
   ["greenshade"] = {}, --Greenshade
   ["malabaltor"] = {}, --Malabal Tor
   ["reapersmarch"] = {},  --Reaper's March
   ["rivenspire"] = {}, --Rivenspire
   ["shadowfen"] = {},  --Shadowfen
   ["stonefalls"] = {}, --Stonefalls, Bal Foyen, Bleakrock Isle
   ["stormhaven"] = {}, --Stormhaven
   ["therift"] = {},    --The Rift
   ["craglorn"] = {},    --Craglorn
}

This is the beginning of my complex array. I am using code with permission from Undiscovered but I want to change it.

Lua Code:

Harvest.DataStore["en"]["alikr"] = {
--Alik'r Desert (Daggerfall, lvl 31-37)
   ["alikr_base"] = {            --Alik'r Desert
      --en
      { "Aldunz", 3 },
}

Then for the next part I want to define it that way. So that I can change the first part in the array to this.

Lua Code:

Harvest.DataStore = {
    ["alikr"] = Harvest.DataStore[Harvest.langs]["alikr"],
    ........
}

How can I structure it better? I want it to be something I could do a For loop on like this

Lua Code:

for zone, zones in pairs(Harvest.DataStore) do
    for lang, langs in pairs(zones) do
        for subzone, subzones in pairs(langs) do
            for map, maps in pairs(subzones) do
                d("Zone : " .. zone .. " : lang : " .. lang .. " : subzone : " .. subzone .. " : map : " .. map)

would return this

Zone : alikr : lang : en : subzone : alikr_base : map : Aldunz

Lua Code:

Harvest.DataStore["alikr"]["en"]["alikr_base"] = {            --Alik'r Desert
      --en
      { "Aldunz", 3 },
}

How can I accomplish that result, I fear I am doing something terribly wrong.

Lua Code:

Harvest.DataStore["en"]["alikr_base"] = {
    --Alik'r Desert (Daggerfall, lvl 31-37)
    --Alik'r Desert
      --en
      { "Aldunz", 3 },
}
 
Harvest.DataStore = {
   ["alikr"] = {Harvest.DataStore["en"]["alikr_base"],
                Harvest.DataStore["de"]["alikr_base"],
                Harvest.DataStore["fr"]["alikr_base"]}  --Alik'r Desert

Something like that maybe?

EDIT: Nope none of my variations are working.

Vuelhering · 05/29/14, 11:44 PM

I don't have an answer for you, but after glancing through this, my brain is screaming "anonymous closure".

Not sure that will do anything, though

Lua is odd, but this code just bothers me at a gut level.

Code:

Harvest.DataStore = {
        ["alikr"] = Harvest.DataStore[Harvest.langs]["alikr"],
        ........
}

Wobin · 05/30/14, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by Vuelhering

I don't have an answer for you, but after glancing through this, my brain is screaming "anonymous closure".

Not sure that will do anything, though

Lua is odd, but this code just bothers me at a gut level.

Code:

Harvest.DataStore = {
        ["alikr"] = Harvest.DataStore[Harvest.langs]["alikr"],
        ........
}

It's storing a table reference at that point. Not sure if that'll actually work as a SV result (if that's what it is).

Wobin · 05/30/14, 12:39 AM

The answer to 'how do I store this info' will largely rest on the question "What are you doing with the info?"

Note that you can store the information as sparsely as you need for storage purposes, and recombine them in game for speed of reference and create lookup tables and the like.

Sharlikran · 05/30/14, 12:43 AM

I am going to try this Lua console from source forge, no idea how to use it yet though. ^_^

Does anyone know a good Lua console that is easy to run like Python and Ruby?

Lua Code:

Harvest.langs = { "en", "de", "fr", }
 
Harvest.woodworking = {
    ["en"] = {
        "Ashtree",
        "Beech",
        "Birch",
        "Hickory",
        "Mahogany",
        "Maple",
        "Nightwood",
        "Oak",
        "Yew",
    },
    ["de"] = {
        "Eschenholz",
        "Buche", -- "Buchenholz"
        "Birkenholz",
        "Hickoryholz",
        "Mahagoniholz",
        "Ahornholz",
        "Nachtholz",
        "Eiche",
        "Eibenholz",
    },
    ["fr"] = {
        "Frêne",
        "Hêtre",
        "Bouleau",
        "Hickory",
        "Acajou",
        "Érable",
        "Bois de nuit",
        "Chêne",
        "If",
    },
}
 
function Harvest.IsValidWoodworkingName(name)
    local nameMatch = false
    for lang, langs in pairs(Harvest.langs) do
        for k, v in pairs(Harvest.woodworking[langs]) do
            if v == name then
                nameMatch = true
            end
        end
    end
 
    return nameMatch
end

That all works fine, so I have to build off of it and try to apply it to what I want with the map names.

Wobin · 05/30/14, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by Sharlikran

I am going to try this Lua console from source forge, no idea how to use it yet though. ^_^

Does anyone know a good Lua console that is easy to run like Python and Ruby?

Lua Code:

function Harvest.IsValidWoodworkingName(name)
    local nameMatch = false
    for lang, langs in pairs(Harvest.langs) do
        for k, v in pairs(Harvest.woodworking[langs]) do
            if v == name then
                nameMatch = true
            end
        end
    end
 
    return nameMatch
end

That all works fine, so I have to build off of it and try to apply it to what I want with the map names.

Just as a note, you can escape early from that loop by using return true as soon as you have a match and return false outside the loop.

Sharlikran · 05/30/14, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by Wobin

Just as a note, you can escape early from that loop by using return true as soon as you have a match and return false outside the loop.

Lua Code:

function Harvest.IsValidWoodworkingName(name)
    for lang, langs in pairs(Harvest.langs) do
        for k, v in pairs(Harvest.woodworking[langs]) do
            if v == name then
                return true
            end
        end
    end
 
    return false
end

Like that you mean?

Sharlikran · 05/30/14, 01:40 AM

Warning: Spoiler

Lua Code:

Harvest.DataStore_en_auridon_base = {
    ["auridon_base"] = {
        {"Beacon Falls", 9 },
        {"Bewan", 3 },
        {"Buraniim Isle", 2 },
    },
}
Harvest.DataStore_de_auridon_base = {
    ["auridon_base"] = {
        {"Leuchtfeuersturz^md,an", 9 },
        {"Bewan^N,in", 3 },
        {"Buraniim^N,auf", 2 },
    },
}
Harvest.DataStore_fr_auridon_base = {
    ["auridon_base"] = {
        {"chutes du fanal^fd", 9 },
        {"Bewan^F", 3 },
        {"île de Buraniim^fd", 2 },
    },
}
Harvest.DataStore = {
    ["en"] = {
        ["auridon"] = { Harvest.DataStore_en_auridon_base },
        ["bangkorai"] = {
            ["bangkorai_base"] = {
                {"Arlimahera's Sanctum", 6 },
                {"Ash'abahs' Oasis", 3 },
                {"Bangkorai Garrison", 8 },
            },
        },
        ["coldharbor"] = {
            ["coldharbour_base"] = {
                {"Aba-Darre", 6 },
                {"Aba-Loria", 3 },
                {"Cadwell's Hovel", 2 },
            },
        },
    },
    ["de"] = {
        ["auridon"] = { Harvest.DataStore_de_auridon_base },
        ["bangkorai"] = {
            ["bangkorai_base"] = {
                {"Arlimaheras Heiligtum^Ng,in", 6 },
                {"Ash'abahs Oase^Fg,in", 3 },
                {"Bangkorai-Garnison^fd,in", 8 },
            },
        },
        ["coldharbor"] = {
            ["coldharbour_base"] = {
                {"Aba-Darre^N,in", 6 },
                {"Aba-Loria^N,in", 3 },
                {"Cadwells Heim^Ng,in", 2 },
            },
        },
    },
    ["fr"] = { ["auridon"] = { Harvest.DataStore_fr_auridon_base },
        ["bangkorai"] = {
            ["bangkorai_base"] = {
                {"sanctuaire d'Arlimahéra^md", 6 },
                {"oasis Ash'abah^fd", 3 },
                {"garnison de Bangkoraï^fd", 8 },
            },
        },
        ["coldharbor"] = {
            ["coldharbour_base"] = {
                {"Aba-Darre^F", 6 },
                {"Aba-Loria^F", 3 },
                {"cahute de Cadwell^fd", 2 },
            },
        },
    },
}

If you click the spoiler, as you can see I need to make it modular or I'll end up with a wall of text. Each map file is already over 1200 lines long.

Originally Posted by Wobin

The answer to 'how do I store this info' will largely rest on the question "What are you doing with the info?"

Note that you can store the information as sparsely as you need for storage purposes, and recombine them in game for speed of reference and create lookup tables and the like.

Two things 1) I want to pass the map name, "cahute de Cadwell^fd" as an argument to a function and return the zone, subzone, and an index number. Then use string.format to end up with "coldharbor/coldharbour_base". The index would be that it was the 5th map name in the array. 2) Pass the zone, subzone, and the index and get the map name of any of the three languages thus ending up with a way to translate "cahute de Cadwell^fd" to "Cadwell's Hovel".

Wobin · 05/30/14, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sharlikran

Lua Code:

function Harvest.IsValidWoodworkingName(name)
    for lang, langs in pairs(Harvest.langs) do
        for k, v in pairs(Harvest.woodworking[langs]) do
            if v == name then
                return true
            end
        end
    end
 
    return false
end

Like that you mean?

Yes. That way, if there's a match, it doesn't bother checking the rest of the tables.

As for your requirements, there are two ways you can go about it, depending on how often the information is requested.

If the requests are relatively scarce, you can do as you do above, and just create functions that loop through the tables, til you find a match, then create a chunk of info for your use.

If you need more speed, ie, your requests are very very often, you can create lookup tables in memory so that when you reference MapName["Aldunz"] it'll return { [Zone] : "alikr", [lang] : "en", [subzone] : "alikr_base", [map] : "Aldunz"}. This will frontload the work, by doing it all at load, but will speed up lookup. You just need to know what information you're using, and what format you need the result in.

I advise you read up on how Lua handles tables and references first though, so you understand just what sort of structures you're creating.