Sign Language!

Content.Server/Chat/Systems/ChatSystem.cs

@@ -241,6 +241,18 @@ public void TrySendInGameICMessage(
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
             return;
 
+        // Check if the message is in sign language
+        if (desiredType == InGameICChatType.Speak || desiredType == InGameICChatType.Whisper)
+        {
+            var language = languageOverride ?? _language.GetLanguage(source);
+            if (language.SignLanguage)
+            {
+                SendEntityEmote(source, message, range, nameOverride,
+                	ignoreActionBlocker, signLanguage: true);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         // This message may have a radio prefix, and should then be whispered to the resolved radio channel
         if (checkRadioPrefix)
         {
@@ -570,7 +582,8 @@ private void SendEntityEmote(
         bool hideLog = false,
         bool checkEmote = true,
         bool ignoreActionBlocker = false,
-        NetUserId? author = null
+        NetUserId? author = null,
+        bool? signLanguage = false
         )
     {
         if (!_actionBlocker.CanEmote(source) && !ignoreActionBlocker)
@@ -581,14 +594,29 @@ private void SendEntityEmote(
         string name = FormattedMessage.EscapeText(nameOverride ?? Name(ent));
 
         // Emotes use Identity.Name, since it doesn't actually involve your voice at all.
-        var wrappedMessage = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-entity-me-wrap-message",
+        var wrappedMessage = "";
+        var obfuscatedWrappedMessage = "";
+        if (signLanguage == true)
+        {
+            wrappedMessage = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-entity-signlanguage-message",
+                ("entityName", name),
+                ("message", FormattedMessage.EscapeText(action)));
+
+            obfuscatedWrappedMessage = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-entity-signlanguage-obfuscated",
+                ("entityName", name));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wrappedMessage = Loc.GetString("chat-manager-entity-me-wrap-message",
             ("entityName", name),
             ("entity", ent),
             ("message", FormattedMessage.RemoveMarkup(action)));
+        }
 
         if (checkEmote)
             TryEmoteChatInput(source, action);
-        SendInVoiceRange(ChatChannel.Emotes, name, action, wrappedMessage, obfuscated: "", obfuscatedWrappedMessage: "", source, range, author);
+        SendInVoiceRange(ChatChannel.Emotes, name, action, wrappedMessage, obfuscated: "",
+        	obfuscatedWrappedMessage, source, range, author, null, true);
         if (!hideLog)
             if (name != Name(source))
                 _adminLogger.Add(LogType.Chat, LogImpact.Low, $"Emote from {ToPrettyString(source):user} as {name}: {action}");
@@ -702,7 +730,7 @@ private MessageRangeCheckResult MessageRangeCheck(ICommonSession session, ICChat
     /// <summary>
     ///     Sends a chat message to the given players in range of the source entity.
     /// </summary>
-    private void SendInVoiceRange(ChatChannel channel, string name, string message, string wrappedMessage, string obfuscated, string obfuscatedWrappedMessage, EntityUid source, ChatTransmitRange range, NetUserId? author = null, LanguagePrototype? languageOverride = null)
+    private void SendInVoiceRange(ChatChannel channel, string name, string message, string wrappedMessage, string obfuscated, string obfuscatedWrappedMessage, EntityUid source, ChatTransmitRange range, NetUserId? author = null, LanguagePrototype? languageOverride = null, bool? signLanguage = false)
     {
         var language = languageOverride ?? _language.GetLanguage(source);
         foreach (var (session, data) in GetRecipients(source, VoiceRange))
@@ -715,9 +743,17 @@ private void SendInVoiceRange(ChatChannel channel, string name, string message,
                 continue;
             EntityUid listener = session.AttachedEntity.Value;
 
+            // Quickly Checking if the Emote is a real one or Sign Language.
+            var notSignLanguage = false;
+            if (channel == ChatChannel.Emotes)
+            {
+                notSignLanguage = true;
+                if (signLanguage == true)
+                    notSignLanguage = false;
+            }
 
             // If the channel does not support languages, or the entity can understand the message, send the original message, otherwise send the obfuscated version
-            if (channel == ChatChannel.LOOC || channel == ChatChannel.Emotes || _language.CanUnderstand(listener, language))
+            if (channel == ChatChannel.LOOC || notSignLanguage || _language.CanUnderstand(listener, language))
             {
                 _chatManager.ChatMessageToOne(channel, message, wrappedMessage, source, entHideChat, session.Channel, author: author);
             }

Content.Shared/Language/LanguagePrototype.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ public sealed class LanguagePrototype : IPrototype
     [DataField(required: true)]
     public bool ObfuscateSyllables;
 
+    // <summary>
+    // 	If true, will mark the language as a SignLanguage and will be handled as such.
+    // </summary>
+    [DataField]
+    public bool SignLanguage;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Lists all syllables that are used to obfuscate a message a listener cannot understand if obfuscateSyllables is true.
     ///     Otherwise uses all possible phrases the creature can make when trying to say anything.

Resources/Locale/en-US/chat/managers/chat-manager.ftl

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ chat-manager-entity-me-wrap-message = [italic]{ PROPER($entity) ->
      [true] {$entityName} {$message}[/italic]
     }
 
+chat-manager-entity-signlanguage-message = [italic]{$entityName} signs "[BubbleContent]{$message}[/BubbleContent]"[/italic]
+chat-manager-entity-signlanguage-obfuscated = [italic]{$entityName} signs something.[/italic]
+
 chat-manager-entity-looc-wrap-message = LOOC: {$entityName}: {$message}
 chat-manager-send-ooc-wrap-message = OOC: {$playerName}: {$message}
 chat-manager-send-ooc-patron-wrap-message = OOC: [color={$patronColor}]{$playerName}[/color]: {$message}

Resources/Locale/en-US/language/languages.ftl

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ language-Universal-description = What are you?
 language-GalacticCommon-name = Galactic common
 language-GalacticCommon-description = The standard Galatic language, most commonly used for inter-species communications and legal work.
 
+language-SignLanguage-name = Sign Language
+language-SignLanguage-description = The standard Galactic sign language, used by those that are unable to speak Galactic Common or at all.
+
 language-Bubblish-name = Bubblish
 language-Bubblish-description = The language of Slimes. Being a mixture of bubbling noises and pops it's very difficult to speak for humans without the use of mechanical aids.
 

Resources/Prototypes/Language/languages.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
   - nah
   - wah
 
+# The common galactic Sign Language!
+- type: language
+  id: SignLanguage
+  signLanguage: true
+  obfuscateSyllables: false
+  replacement:
+  - "*incomprehensible*"
+
 # Spoken by slimes.
 - type: language
   id: Bubblish