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citadel.dme

@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 #include "code\__HELPERS\icons\download.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\icons\flatten.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\icons\hologram.dm"
+#include "code\__HELPERS\icons\metadata.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\lists\_string_lists.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\lists\asset_sorted.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\lists\associations.dm"

code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm

@@ -107,9 +107,28 @@
 #define rustg_cnoise_generate(percentage, smoothing_iterations, birth_limit, death_limit, width, height) \
 	RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "cnoise_generate")(percentage, smoothing_iterations, birth_limit, death_limit, width, height)
 
+/**
+ * This proc generates a grid of perlin-like noise
+ *
+ * Returns a single string that goes row by row, with values of 1 representing an turned on cell, and a value of 0 representing a turned off cell.
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * * seed: seed for the function
+ * * accuracy: how close this is to the original perlin noise, as accuracy approaches infinity, the noise becomes more and more perlin-like
+ * * stamp_size: Size of a singular stamp used by the algorithm, think of this as the same stuff as frequency in perlin noise
+ * * world_size: size of the returned grid.
+ * * lower_range: lower bound of values selected for. (inclusive)
+ * * upper_range: upper bound of values selected for. (exclusive)
+ */
+#define rustg_dbp_generate(seed, accuracy, stamp_size, world_size, lower_range, upper_range) \
+	RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "dbp_generate")(seed, accuracy, stamp_size, world_size, lower_range, upper_range)
+
+
 #define rustg_dmi_strip_metadata(fname) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "dmi_strip_metadata")(fname)
 #define rustg_dmi_create_png(path, width, height, data) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "dmi_create_png")(path, width, height, data)
 #define rustg_dmi_resize_png(path, width, height, resizetype) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "dmi_resize_png")(path, width, height, resizetype)
+/// output: json_encode'd list. json_decode to get a flat list with icon states in the order they're in inside the .dmi
+#define rustg_dmi_icon_states(fname) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "dmi_icon_states")(fname)
 
 #define rustg_file_read(fname) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "file_read")(fname)
 #define rustg_file_exists(fname) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "file_exists")(fname)
@@ -126,6 +145,22 @@
 #define rustg_git_revparse(rev) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "rg_git_revparse")(rev)
 #define rustg_git_commit_date(rev) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "rg_git_commit_date")(rev)
 
+#define rustg_hash_string(algorithm, text) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "hash_string")(algorithm, text)
+#define rustg_hash_file(algorithm, fname) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "hash_file")(algorithm, fname)
+#define rustg_hash_generate_totp(seed) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "generate_totp")(seed)
+#define rustg_hash_generate_totp_tolerance(seed, tolerance) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "generate_totp_tolerance")(seed, tolerance)
+
+#define RUSTG_HASH_MD5 "md5"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_SHA1 "sha1"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_SHA256 "sha256"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_SHA512 "sha512"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_XXH64 "xxh64"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_BASE64 "base64"
+
+#ifdef RUSTG_OVERRIDE_BUILTINS
+	#define md5(thing) (isfile(thing) ? rustg_hash_file(RUSTG_HASH_MD5, "[thing]") : rustg_hash_string(RUSTG_HASH_MD5, thing))
+#endif
+
 #define RUSTG_HTTP_METHOD_GET "get"
 #define RUSTG_HTTP_METHOD_PUT "put"
 #define RUSTG_HTTP_METHOD_DELETE "delete"
@@ -147,6 +182,86 @@
 
 #define rustg_noise_get_at_coordinates(seed, x, y) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "noise_get_at_coordinates")(seed, x, y)
 
+/**
+ * Register a list of nodes into a rust library. This list of nodes must have been serialized in a json.
+ * Node {// Index of this node in the list of nodes
+ *  	  unique_id: usize,
+ *  	  // Position of the node in byond
+ *  	  x: usize,
+ *  	  y: usize,
+ *  	  z: usize,
+ *  	  // Indexes of nodes connected to this one
+ *  	  connected_nodes_id: Vec<usize>}
+ * It is important that the node with the unique_id 0 is the first in the json, unique_id 1 right after that, etc.
+ * It is also important that all unique ids follow. {0, 1, 2, 4} is not a correct list and the registering will fail
+ * Nodes should not link across z levels.
+ * A node cannot link twice to the same node and shouldn't link itself either
+ */
+#define rustg_register_nodes_astar(json) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "register_nodes_astar")(json)
+
+/**
+ * Add a new node to the static list of nodes. Same rule as registering_nodes applies.
+ * This node unique_id must be equal to the current length of the static list of nodes
+ */
+#define rustg_add_node_astar(json) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "add_node_astar")(json)
+
+/**²
+ * Remove every link to the node with unique_id. Replace that node by null
+ */
+#define rustg_remove_node_astart(unique_id) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "remove_node_astar")(unique_id)
+
+/**
+ * Compute the shortest path between start_node and goal_node using A*. Heuristic used is simple geometric distance
+ */
+#define rustg_generate_path_astar(start_node_id, goal_node_id) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "generate_path_astar")(start_node_id, goal_node_id)
+
+#define RUSTG_REDIS_ERROR_CHANNEL "RUSTG_REDIS_ERROR_CHANNEL"
+
+#define rustg_redis_connect(addr) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_connect")(addr)
+/proc/rustg_redis_disconnect() return RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_disconnect")()
+#define rustg_redis_subscribe(channel) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_subscribe")(channel)
+/proc/rustg_redis_get_messages() return RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_get_messages")()
+#define rustg_redis_publish(channel, message) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_publish")(channel, message)
+
+/**
+ * Connects to a given redis server.
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * * addr - The address of the server, for example "redis://127.0.0.1/"
+ */
+#define rustg_redis_connect_rq(addr) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_connect_rq")(addr)
+/**
+ * Disconnects from a previously connected redis server
+ */
+/proc/rustg_redis_disconnect_rq() return RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_disconnect_rq")()
+/**
+ * https://redis.io/commands/lpush/
+ *
+ * Arguments
+ * * key (string) - The key to use
+ * * elements (list) - The elements to push, use a list even if there's only one element.
+ */
+#define rustg_redis_lpush(key, elements) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_lpush")(key, json_encode(elements))
+/**
+ * https://redis.io/commands/lrange/
+ *
+ * Arguments
+ * * key (string) - The key to use
+ * * start (string) - The zero-based index to start retrieving at
+ * * stop (string) - The zero-based index to stop retrieving at (inclusive)
+ */
+#define rustg_redis_lrange(key, start, stop) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_lrange")(key, start, stop)
+/**
+ * https://redis.io/commands/lpop/
+ *
+ * Arguments
+ * * key (string) - The key to use
+ * * count (string|null) - The amount to pop off the list, pass null to omit (thus just 1)
+ *
+ * Note: `count` was added in Redis version 6.2.0
+ */
+#define rustg_redis_lpop(key, count) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "redis_lpop")(key, count)
+
 #define rustg_sql_connect_pool(options) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "sql_connect_pool")(options)
 #define rustg_sql_query_async(handle, query, params) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "sql_query_async")(handle, query, params)
 #define rustg_sql_query_blocking(handle, query, params) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "sql_query_blocking")(handle, query, params)
@@ -158,8 +273,9 @@
 #define rustg_time_milliseconds(id) text2num(RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "time_milliseconds")(id))
 #define rustg_time_reset(id) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "time_reset")(id)
 
+/// Returns the timestamp as a string
 /proc/rustg_unix_timestamp()
-	return text2num(RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "unix_timestamp")())
+	return RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "unix_timestamp")()
 
 #define rustg_raw_read_toml_file(path) json_decode(RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "toml_file_to_json")(path) || "null")
 
@@ -179,10 +295,31 @@
 	else
 		CRASH(output["content"])
 
+#define rustg_unzip_download_async(url, unzip_directory) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "unzip_download_async")(url, unzip_directory)
+#define rustg_unzip_check(job_id) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "unzip_check")("[job_id]")
+
 #define rustg_url_encode(text) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "url_encode")("[text]")
 #define rustg_url_decode(text) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "url_decode")(text)
 
 #ifdef RUSTG_OVERRIDE_BUILTINS
 	#define url_encode(text) rustg_url_encode(text)
 	#define url_decode(text) rustg_url_decode(text)
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * This proc generates a noise grid using worley noise algorithm
+ *
+ * Returns a single string that goes row by row, with values of 1 representing an alive cell, and a value of 0 representing a dead cell.
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * * region_size: The size of regions
+ * * threshold: the value that determines wether a cell is dead or alive
+ * * node_per_region_chance: chance of a node existiing in a region
+ * * size: size of the returned grid
+ * * node_min: minimum amount of nodes in a region (after the node_per_region_chance is applied)
+ * * node_max: maximum amount of nodes in a region
+ */
+#define rustg_worley_generate(region_size, threshold, node_per_region_chance, size, node_min, node_max) \
+	RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "worley_generate")(region_size, threshold, node_per_region_chance, size, node_min, node_max)
+
+

code/__HELPERS/icons/metadata.dm

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * icon_states() but faster and better, basically
+ */
+/proc/fast_icon_states(what)
+	if(isicon(what) || isfile(what))
+		// uh oh
+		// gotta fcopy
+		if(!fcopy(what, "data/tmp/rustg_icon_states.dmi"))
+			. = list()
+			CRASH("failed to fcopy a passed in icon/file to scratch destination for rustg invoke")
+		// invoke
+		. = rustg_dmi_icon_states("data/tmp/rustg_icon_states.dmi")
+		if(!fdel("data/tmp/rustg_icon_states.dmi"))
+			CRASH("failed to fdel temporary scratch file")
+	else if(istext(what))
+		// can invoke directly
+		. = rustg_dmi_icon_states(what)
+	if(!length(.))
+		. = list()
+		CRASH("failed to run icon states; please check the input / source.")
+	. = json_decode(.)

code/modules/mob/inventory/slot_meta.dm

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(inventory_slot_type_cache)
 			render_default_icons -= bodytype_str
 			continue
 		var/icon/I = render_default_icons[bodytype_str]
-		render_state_cache[bodytype_str] = icon_states(I)
+		render_state_cache[bodytype_str] = fast_icon_states(I)
 		// turn into hash
 		for(var/state in render_state_cache[bodytype_str])
 			render_state_cache[bodytype_str][state] = TRUE
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(inventory_slot_type_cache)
 			render_rolldown_icons -= bodytype_str
 			continue
 		var/icon/I = render_rolldown_icons[bodytype_str]
-		render_rolldown_states[bodytype_str] = icon_states(I)
+		render_rolldown_states[bodytype_str] = fast_icon_states(I)
 		// turn into hash
 		for(var/state in render_rolldown_states[bodytype_str])
 			render_rolldown_states[bodytype_str][state] = TRUE
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(inventory_slot_type_cache)
 			render_rollsleeve_icons -= bodytype_str
 			continue
 		var/icon/I = render_rollsleeve_icons[bodytype_str]
-		render_rollsleeve_states[bodytype_str] = icon_states(I)
+		render_rollsleeve_states[bodytype_str] = fast_icon_states(I)
 		// turn into hash
 		for(var/state in render_rollsleeve_states[bodytype_str])
 			render_rollsleeve_states[bodytype_str][state] = TRUE