Using PersistenteData for global flags and vars?

The global flags and vars list is starting to get a little crowded. As the amount of used flags increases, the potential for script conflicts rises. In fact, it's already happened to me, because I forgot to reserve some vars that Ranth later used.

So, I set out to finally figure out how to use that Co8PersistentData thing Spellslinger added a long time ago. I don't understand half of what's going on behind the scenes because I'm not really a programmer, but in laymans terms it seems to be like this:

• You can save data permanently into your own "global variables".
• This data is kept in the slot000x.co8 file in your Save folder when you save the game (you may easily view it outside ToEE).
• You can read and write data into said variables from any script.

Following the example in the enlarge person script file, I've created a few scripts to read and write flags, variables and even strings.

Code:

import _include
from co8Util.PersistentData import *

def get_f(flagkey):
    flagkey_stringized = 'Flaggg' + str(flagkey)
    tempp = Co8PersistentData.getData(flagkey_stringized)
    if isNone(tempp):
        return 0
    else:
        return int(tempp) != 0

def set_f(flagkey, new_value):
    flagkey_stringized = 'Flaggg' + str(flagkey)
    Co8PersistentData.setData(flagkey_stringized, new_value)

def get_v(varkey):
    varkey_stringized = 'Varrr' + str(varkey)
    tempp = Co8PersistentData.getData(varkey_stringized)
    if isNone(tempp):
        return 0
    else:
        return int(tempp)

def set_v(varkey, new_value):
    varkey_stringized = 'Varrr' + str(varkey)
    Co8PersistentData.setData(varkey_stringized, new_value)


def get_s(strkey):
    # reads strings
    strkey_stringized = 'Stringgg' + str(strkey)
    tempp = Co8PersistentData.getData(strkey_stringized)
    if isNone(tempp):
        return ''
    else:
        return str(tempp)

def set_s(strkey, new_value):
    # writes strings
    new_value_stringized = str(new_value)
    strkey_stringized = 'Stringgg' + str(strkey)
    Co8PersistentData.setData(strkey_stringized, new_value_stringized)

Example of use:

Code:

{6}{Ladies. I guess you had some exciting company recently, eh? Beautiful woman?}{}{8}{get_f(499) and not get_f('fuga1')}{30}{set_f('fuga1', 1)}

As you can see, you can create special variable names (e.g. 'fuga1') or just use a number (499, to supplant game.global_flags[499] for instance).

Another example: you can make a script to save you the trouble of uniquely naming your variables.

E.g. let's say Gaear wants his own set of flags:

Code:

import _include
from co8Util.PersistentData import *

def gaear_f_get(flagkey):
     flagkey_stringized = 'GaearFlaggg' + str(flagkey)
     tempp = Co8PersistentData.getData(flagkey_stringized)
     if isNone(tempp):
         return 0
     else:
         return int(tempp) != 0
 
 def gaear_f_set(flagkey, new_value):
     flagkey_stringized = 'GaearFlaggg' + str(flagkey)
     Co8PersistentData.setData(flagkey_stringized, new_value)

Also, as noted, you can easily save string this way too. Sadly, it seems like we can't use @pcname@ for real scripting inside dialogue, but hopefully someone will find a use for it...