Better attribute-related error messages

diff --git a/hdrs/externs.h b/hdrs/externs.h
index 50da19acfa992dd020337fa1abdb4ae64954c351..a53f6f0a983001c13d6d75cf5570ba178866a547 100644 (file)
--- a/hdrs/externs.h
+++ b/hdrs/externs.h
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ extern void parse_que(dbref player, const char *command, dbref cause);
 extern void div_parse_que(dbref division, const char *command, dbref called_division, dbref player);
 extern int queue_attribute_base
   (dbref executor, const char *atrname, dbref enactor, int noparent);
+extern ATTR *queue_attribute_getatr(dbref executor, const char *atrname,
+                                   int noparent);
+extern int queue_attribute_useatr(dbref executor, ATTR *a, dbref enactor);
+
 /** Queue the code in an attribute, including parent objects */
 #define queue_attribute(a,b,c) queue_attribute_base(a,b,c,0)
 /** Queue the code in an attribute, excluding parent objects */

diff --git a/src/attrib.c b/src/attrib.c
index e348a0c26aa817a0a9536d181df6b60b0d519a16..317b0093e296b672b870c5e5482821ab50a29d4f 100644 (file)
--- a/src/attrib.c
+++ b/src/attrib.c
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
 #pragma warning( disable : 4761)        /* disable warning re conversion */
 #endif
 
+/** Attribute error - too many attribs */
+#define AE_TOOMANY -4
+/** Attribute error - invalid name */
+#define AE_BADNAME -3
+/** Attribute error - attempt to overwrite a safe attribute */
+#define AE_SAFE -2
+/** Attribute error - general failure */
+#define AE_ERROR -1
+
 /* Catchall Attribute any non-standard attributes will conform to this */
 ATTR *catchall;
 
@@ -389,7 +398,7 @@ can_create_attr(dbref player, dbref obj, char const *atr_name, int flags)
 
   if (Cannot_Write_This_Attr(player, atr, obj, 1, ns_chk, lock_owner)) {
     free_atr_locks(atr);
-    return 0;
+    return AE_ERROR;
   }
 
   free_atr_locks(atr);
@@ -414,7 +423,7 @@ can_create_attr(dbref player, dbref obj, char const *atr_name, int flags)
     if (Cannot_Write_This_Attr(player, atr, obj, 1, ns_chk, lock_owner)) {
       free_atr_locks(atr);
       missing_name[0] = '\0';
-      return 0;
+      return AE_ERROR;
     }
     free_atr_locks(atr);
     *p = '`';
@@ -425,7 +434,7 @@ can_create_attr(dbref player, dbref obj, char const *atr_name, int flags)
     do_log(LT_ERR, player, obj,
            T("Attempt by %s(%d) to create too many attributes on %s(%d)"),
            Name(player), player, Name(obj), obj);
-    return 0;
+    return AE_TOOMANY;
   }
 
   return 1;
@@ -529,13 +538,6 @@ atr_new_add(dbref thing, const char *RESTRICT atr, const char *RESTRICT s,
   }
 }
 
-/** Attribute error - invalid name */
-#define AE_BADNAME -3
-/** Attribute error - attempt to overwrite a safe attribute */
-#define AE_SAFE -2
-/** Attribute error - general failure */
-#define AE_ERROR -1
-
 /** Add an attribute to an object, safely.
  * \verbatim
  * This is the function that should be called in hardcode to add
@@ -590,9 +592,10 @@ atr_add(dbref thing, const char *RESTRICT atr, const char *RESTRICT s,
 
   /* make a new atr, if needed */
   if (!ptr) {
-    if (!can_create_attr(player, thing, atr, flags)) {
+    int res = can_create_attr(player, thing, atr, flags);
+    if (res < 0) {
       ooref = tooref;
-      return AE_ERROR;
+      return res;
     }
 
     strcpy(missing_name, atr);
@@ -1842,6 +1845,9 @@ do_set_atr(dbref thing, const char *RESTRICT atr, const char *RESTRICT s,
     } else
       notify(player, T("That attribute cannot be changed by you."));
     return 0;
+  } else if (res == AE_TOOMANY) {
+    notify(player, T("Too many attributes on that object to add another."));
+    return 0;
   } else if (!res) {
     notify(player, T("No such attribute to reset."));
     return 0;

diff --git a/src/cque.c b/src/cque.c
index 300970ea298f0d46c825ea82f07b66aedd337642..6723fb4c2ee12ede07027ab8c214d3283934c18b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/cque.c
+++ b/src/cque.c
@@ -416,14 +416,27 @@ queue_attribute_base(dbref executor, const char *atrname, dbref enactor,
                     int noparent)
 {
   ATTR *a;
-  char *start, *command;
-  dbref powinherit = NOTHING;
-  dbref local_ooref;
 
-  a = (noparent ? atr_get_noparent(executor, strupper(atrname)) :
-       atr_get(executor, strupper(atrname)));
+  a = queue_attribute_getatr(executor, atrname, noparent);
   if (!a)
     return 0;
+  queue_attribute_useatr(executor, a, enactor);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+ATTR *
+queue_attribute_getatr(dbref executor, const char *atrname, int noparent)
+{
+  return (noparent ? atr_get_noparent(executor, strupper(atrname)) :
+         atr_get(executor, strupper(atrname)));
+}
+
+int
+queue_attribute_useatr(dbref executor, ATTR *a, dbref enactor)
+{
+  char *start, *command;
+  dbref powinherit = NOTHING;
+  dbref local_ooref;
   if(AL_FLAGS(a) & AF_POWINHERIT)
     powinherit = atr_on_obj;
   start = safe_atr_value(a);
@@ -455,6 +468,7 @@ queue_attribute_base(dbref executor, const char *atrname, dbref enactor,
   return 1;
 }
 
+
 /** Queue an entry on the wait or semaphore queues.
  * This function creates and adds a queue entry to the wait queue
  * or the semaphore queue. Wait queue entries are sorted by when