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PermMem

PermMem is a powerful package that allows classes (or instances) to be used permanently even after loading or restarting by saving them to the ASCII .ZEN archive in the savegame directory. PermMem manages handles that are used to access instances, and provides various functions to manipulate these handles and instances.

Dependencies

Initialization

Initialize with LeGo_PermMem flag. 

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LeGo_Init(LeGo_PermMem);

Implementation

PermMem.d on GitHub

Functions

new

Creates a handle to a new instance of inst. 

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func int new(var int inst)
Parameters
  • var int inst
    A valid instance. Used as "constructor"

Return value

The function returns a new, valid PermMem handle.

create

Similar to new, but here a pointer is returned directly and not a handle. Caution! Not managed by PermMem! 

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func int create(var int inst)
Parameters
  • var int inst
    A valid instance. Used as "constructor"

Return value

The function returns a pointer to the new instance.

wrap

"Wraps" a handle "around" a pointer so that the pointer can be used with any function that expects handles. Only conditionally managed by PermMem. 

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func int wrap(var int inst, var int ptr)
Parameters
  • var int inst
    A valid instance. Determines the type of the handle
  • var int ptr
    Pointer to wrap

Return value

The function returns a handle with ptr as content.

clear

Cleans the handle. After that it is invalid. 

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func void clear(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle

release

Frees the handle. The reserved memory is not deleted, the handle becomes invalid. 

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func void release(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle

delete

Cleans the handle just like clear, only the destructor is also called. 

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func void delete(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle

free

Similar to delete, only here a pointer is destroyed and not a handle. Caution! Not managed by PermMem! 

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func void free(var int ptr, var int inst)
Parameters
  • var int ptr
    The pointer to be cleaned
  • var int inst
    Instance used in create function.

get

Returns the instance of the handle. 

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func instance get(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle

getPtr

Returns a pointer to instance of handle. 

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func int getPtr(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle

setPtr

Sets the pointer of a handle. 

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func void setPtr(var int hndl, var int ptr)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle
  • var int ptr
    New pointer for handle

getInst

Returns the instance used to create the given handle in new function. 

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func int getInst(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    Valid PermMem handle

numHandles

Returns the number of handles managed by PermMem. 

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func int numHandles()

sizeof

Gets the size of the given instance's class. 

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func int sizeof(var int inst)
Parameters
  • var int inst
    Any instance

Return value

The function returns the size of a given instance's class in bytes.

Hlp_IsValidHandle

Indicates whether the handle exists and is managed by PermMem. 

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func int Hlp_IsValidHandle(var int hndl)
Parameters
  • var int hndl
    PermMem's handle

Return value

The function returns TRUE if the handle is valid (managed by PermMem), FALSE is returned otherwise.

Example

The example function that use Hlp_IsValidHandle is Bar_SetMax form LeGo Bars package. The function first checks if the handle is valid, then gets the instance and changes its parameters.

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func void Bar_SetMax(var int bar, var int max) 
{
    if(!Hlp_IsValidHandle(bar)) { return; };
    var _bar b; b = get(bar);
    b.valMax = max;
};

foreachHndl

Executes a function for each handle of an instance. 

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func void foreachHndl(var int inst, var func fnc)
Parameters
  • var int inst
    The function is called for this instance
  • var int inst
    This function is called. The signature is function(int handle)

hasHndl

Checks if PermMem has a handle of this instance. 

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func int hasHndl(var int inst)
Parameters
  • var int inst
    Instance to be checked

Return value

The function returns TRUE if the PermMem has a handle of this instance, FALSE is returned otherwise.

MEM_ReadStringArray

Function moved to PermMem form Ikarus. Reads string from the array at the arrayAddress. 

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func string MEM_ReadStringArray(var int arrayAddress, var int index)
Parameters
  • var int arrayAddress
    Memory address of array
  • var int offset
    Array offset (array index)

Return value

The function returns string from the array if the address is correct.

PM_Exists

Checks if the specified field already exists in the archive. (used with archiver/unarchiver) 

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func int PM_Exists(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field

Return value

The function returns TRUE if the field exists in the archive, FALSE is returned otherwise.

Archiver

PM_SaveInt

Saves an integer to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveInt (var string name, var int val)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int val
    Value of the saved integer

PM_SaveFloat

Saves a daedalus float to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveFloat (var string name, var int flt)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int flt
    Value of the saved float

PM_SaveString

Saves a string to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveString (var string name, var string val)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var string val
    Saved string

PM_SaveFuncID

Saves a function ID to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveFuncID(var string name, var int fnc)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int fnc
    Saved function ID

PM_SaveFuncOffset

Saves a function offset to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveFuncOffset(var string name, var int fnc)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int fnc
    Saved function offset

PM_SaveFuncPtr

Saves a function pointer to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveFuncPtr(var string name, var int fnc)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int fnc
    Saved function pointer

PM_SaveClassPtr

Saves a pointer of a class to the archive. 

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func void PM_SaveClassPtr(var string name, var int ptr, var string className)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int ptr
    Saved pointer
  • var string className
    Name of the class of stored pointer

PM_SaveClass

Saves a class like PM_SaveClassPtr. 

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func void PM_SaveClass(var string name, var int ptr, var string className)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int ptr
    Saved class pointer
  • var string className
    Name of the class of stored pointer

PM_SaveIntArray

Saves an array of integers. 

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func void PM_SaveIntArray(var string name, var int ptr, var int elements)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int ptr
    Pointer to the array
  • var int elements
    Number of elements in array

PM_SaveStringArray

Saves an array of integers. 

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func void PM_SaveStringArray(var string name, var int ptr, var int elements)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the field in saved archive
  • var int ptr
    Pointer to the array
  • var int elements
    Number of elements in array

Unarchiver

PM_Load

Universal function to load integers, floats, class pointers and int arrays. 

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func int PM_Load(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

Return value The function returns the data existing in the archive at the given field.

PM_LoadInt

Returns an integer stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadInt(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadFloat

Returns a daedalus float stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadFloat(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadString

Returns a string stored in the archive. 

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func string PM_LoadString(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadFuncID

Returns a function ID stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadFuncID(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadFuncOffset

Returns a function offset stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadFuncOffset(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadFuncPtr

Returns a function pointer stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadFuncPtr(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadClassPtr

Returns a class pointer stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadClassPtr(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadClass

Loads a pointer to the class from the archive to destPtr. 

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func void PM_LoadClass(var string name, var int destPtr)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field
  • var int destPtr
    Destination pointer, the address to where it will deserialize the saved data

PM_LoadArray

Returns a pointer to array stored in the archive. 

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func int PM_LoadArray(var string name)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field

PM_LoadArrayToPtr

Loads a pointer to array from the archive to destPtr. 

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func void PM_LoadArrayToPtr(var string name, var int destPtr)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field
  • var int destPtr
    Destination pointer, the address to where it will deserialize the saved data

PM_LoadToPtr

Universal function to load array or class pointer from the archive to destPtr. 

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func void PM_LoadToPtr(var string name, var int destPtr)
Parameters
  • var string name
    Name of the loaded field
  • var int destPtr
    Destination pointer, the address to where it will deserialize the saved data