From ea68f8f3b9c9a3a694a65ec96250f072b49d6504 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Howard Abrams <howard.abrams@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:14:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Create teleporter device

This is for the curious payphone.
---
 commands/misc.py      | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 typeclasses/things.py | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/commands/misc.py b/commands/misc.py
index fb3c935..9097d16 100755
--- a/commands/misc.py
+++ b/commands/misc.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+from re import sub
+from string import punctuation
+
 from evennia.commands.default.muxcommand import MuxCommand
 from evennia import CmdSet
 from evennia.utils import logger
 from evennia.utils.eveditor import EvEditor
 
-from .command import Command
+from commands.command import Command
 
 
 class CmdKnock(Command):
@@ -271,6 +274,8 @@ class CmdOctopus(Command):
 class CmdSetOctopus(CmdSet):
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
         self.add(CmdOctopus)
+
+
 class CmdRoll(MuxCommand):
     """
     Roll the dice in your inventory.
@@ -302,3 +307,29 @@ class CmdRoll(MuxCommand):
 class CmdSetDice(CmdSet):
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
         self.add(CmdRoll)
+
+
+class CmdPress(Command):
+    """
+    Press buttons or something similar.
+
+    Usage:
+
+      press
+
+    Or:
+
+      press [ details ]
+
+    """
+    key = "press"
+    alias = ["touch"]
+
+    def func(self):
+        details = sub(rf"[{punctuation} \t]*", "", self.args)
+        self.obj.trigger(self.caller, details)
+
+
+class CmdSetPress(CmdSet):
+    def at_cmdset_creation(self):
+        self.add(CmdPress)
diff --git a/typeclasses/things.py b/typeclasses/things.py
index d85ed5d..c8bd504 100755
--- a/typeclasses/things.py
+++ b/typeclasses/things.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from random import choice, random, randint
-from re import match, IGNORECASE
+from re import split, match, IGNORECASE
 from enum import Enum
 
 from evennia import create_script
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ from commands.misc import (CmdSetPuddle,
                            CmdSetKnock,
                            CmdSetSmoke,
                            CmdSetRummage,
-                           CmdSetDice)
+                           CmdSetDice,
+                           CmdSetPress)
 from commands.consumables import CmdSetMakeConsumable
 from commands.wizards import CmdSetWand
 from utils.word_list import routput, choices, paragraph
@@ -1012,3 +1013,56 @@ class IceBreakerHat(Object):
 
         paper.location = picker
         picker.announce_action(f"$You() $conj({self.db.make_verb or 'get'}) {self.db.make_name}.")
+
+
+class Teleporter(Object):
+    """
+    Teleport a character to a new location.
+    Requires the following attributes:
+
+      @set obj/pre_msg = "You press the lever."
+      @set obj/post_msg = "The catapult launches you into the air!"
+      @set obj/fail_msg = "Other than the click, nothing seems to happen."
+
+      @set obj/destination = $search(Limbo)
+      @set obj/details = "01189998819991197253"
+
+    Keep in mind that the details, if given, follows the `press`
+    command, but spaces and punctuation are ignored.
+    """
+
+    def at_object_creation(self):
+        """
+        Add the `press` command to this object.
+        """
+        self.cmdset.add_default(CmdSetPress)
+
+    def trigger(self, victim, details=None):
+        """
+        Called by the `press` command.
+        """
+
+        def announce(victim, msg):
+            if match(r"\$", msg):
+                victim.announce_action(msg)
+            else:
+                victim.msg(msg)
+
+        def announce_seq(time_to_delay, victim, msgs):
+            lines = split(r" *;; *", msgs)
+            for line in lines:
+                logger.info(f"time_to_delay={time_to_delay}, announce, victim={victim}, line={line}")
+                delay(time_to_delay, announce, victim, line)
+                time_to_delay = time_to_delay + 2
+            logger.info(f"returning {time_to_delay}")
+            return time_to_delay
+
+        time_to_delay = announce_seq(0, victim, self.db.pre_msg)
+
+        deets = self.db.details
+        if not deets or (deets and deets == details):
+            time_to_delay = announce_seq(time_to_delay, victim, self.db.post_msg)
+            delay(time_to_delay, victim.move_to,
+                  self.db.destination, move_type="traverse")
+        else:
+            announce_seq(time_to_delay, victim, self.db.fail_msg)