make sending inputs less obnoxious

Author: evolutionleo

Client/objects/oPlayer/Create_0.gml

@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ use_states({ idle: 0, walk: 1 })
 name = ""
 
 // controls
-kright	= false
-kleft	= false
-kup		= false
-kdown	= false
+inputs = {
+	kright	: false,
+	kleft	: false,
+	kup		: false,
+	kdown	: false,
 
-kjump		= false
-kjump_rel	= false
-kjump_press = false
+	kjump		: false,
+	kjump_rel	: false,
+	kjump_press : false,
 
-move_x = 0
-move_y = 0
+	move: {
+		x: 0,
+		y: 0
+	}
+}

Client/objects/oPlayer/Step_0.gml

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 /// @description platformer inputs logic
 
 if (!remote) {
-	kup = keyboard_check(ord("W")) || keyboard_check(vk_up)
-	kleft = keyboard_check(ord("A")) || keyboard_check(vk_left)
-	kdown = keyboard_check(ord("S")) || keyboard_check(vk_down)
-	kright = keyboard_check(ord("D")) || keyboard_check(vk_right)
+	with (inputs) {
+		kup = keyboard_check(ord("W")) || keyboard_check(vk_up)
+		kleft = keyboard_check(ord("A")) || keyboard_check(vk_left)
+		kdown = keyboard_check(ord("S")) || keyboard_check(vk_down)
+		kright = keyboard_check(ord("D")) || keyboard_check(vk_right)
 
-	kjump = keyboard_check(vk_space)
-	kjump_press = keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space)
-	kjump_rel = keyboard_check_released(vk_space)
+		kjump = keyboard_check(vk_space)
+		kjump_press = keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space)
+		kjump_rel = keyboard_check_released(vk_space)
 
-	move_x = kright - kleft
-	move_y = kdown - kup
+		move.x = kright - kleft
+		move.y = kdown - kup
+	}
 
 
-	sendPlayerControls()
+	sendPlayerControls(inputs)
 }
 
 if (state == states.walk) {

Client/scripts/gameplaySenders/gameplaySenders.gml

@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
-function sendPlayerControls() {
-	send({
-		cmd: "player controls",
-		move: {
-			x: move_x,
-			y: move_y
-		},
-		kright: kright,
-		kleft: kleft,
-		kup: kup,
-		kdown: kdown,
-		
-		kjump: kjump,
-		kjump_rel: kjump_rel,
-		kjump_press: kjump_press
-	})
+function sendPlayerControls(inputs) {
+	var data = { cmd: "player controls" }
+	
+	var input_names = variable_struct_get_names(inputs)
+	for(var i = 0; i < variable_struct_names_count(inputs); i++) {
+		var input_name = input_names[i]
+		data[$ input_name] = self.inputs[input_name]
+	}
+	
+	
+	send(data)
 }

Client/scripts/partySenders/partySenders.gml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-function sendPartyInvite(uname = "", profile_id = "") {
-	send({ cmd: "party invite", profile_id, uname })
+// invite either via username or via profile_id
+function sendPartyInvite(username = "", profile_id = "") {
+	send({ cmd: "party invite", profile_id, username })
 }
 
 function sendPartyLeave() {

TypescriptServer/src/cmd/handlers/custom.ts

@@ -2,23 +2,11 @@ import { addHandler } from "#cmd/handlePacket";
 import Point from "#types/point";
 import { clamp } from "#util/maths";
 
-
 addHandler('player controls', (c, data) => {
     if (!c.entity) return;
 
-    c.entity.inputs = {
-        move: data.move as Point,
-        kright: data.kright,
-        kleft: data.kleft,
-        kup: data.kup,
-        kdown: data.kdown,
-
-        kjump: data.kjump,
-        kjump_rel: data.kjump_rel,
-        kjump_press: data.kjump_press
+    for(let input_name in c.entity.inputs) {
+        if (data[input_name] !== undefined)
+            c.entity.inputs[input_name] = data[input_name];
     }
-
-    c.entity.inputs.move.x = clamp(c.entity.inputs.move.x, -1, 1);
-    c.entity.inputs.move.y = clamp(c.entity.inputs.move.y, -1, 1);
-});
-
+});