Fix in interact menu api for missionid cdata objects causing an error…

… in AddUITriggeredEvent.

Support/steam_versions.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "sn_interact_collection": "1.1",
   "sn_extra_game_options": "1.12",
   "sn_better_target_monitor": "2.0",
-  "sn_mod_support_apis": "1.87",
+  "sn_mod_support_apis": "1.88",
   "sn_remove_dock_glow": "1.2",
   "sn_quiet_target_range_clicks": "1.1",
   "sn_remove_blinking_lights": "1.4",
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
   "sn_start_with_seta": "1.1",
   "sn_debug_info": "1.1",
   "sn_reduce_fog": "1.0",
-  "sn_asteroid_fade": "1.3"
+  "sn_asteroid_fade": "1.4"
 }

extensions/sn_asteroid_fade/Customizer_Script.py

@@ -826,6 +826,10 @@ def Patch_Shader_Files(shader_names, testmode = False):
             haziness just make it look bad (and cannot be hidden since
             asteroids wouldnt go fully transparent).
             Giving up on this path for now to go back to dithering.
+
+            Note: 4.10b7 adds an alpha term to asteroid.f, with the return
+            switching from GENERAL_OUTPUT(...) to GENERAL_OUTPUTA(alpha, ...).
+            In testing, this doesn't appear to be helpful.
             '''
             # Calculate the custom fade.
             # See notes above (on 3.3 version) for explanation.
@@ -954,6 +958,14 @@ def Patch_Shader_Files(shader_names, testmode = False):
             ref_line = '}'
             new_text = (new_code + ref_line).join(new_text.rsplit(ref_line, 1))
 
+            # Test out modifying the GENERAL_OUTPUTA line, added in 4.1.
+            # Result: no effect when ast_fade locked to 0.5, asteroids were
+            # still fully visible (or fading in with ego janky logic).
+            #new_text = new_text.replace(
+            #    'GENERAL_OUTPUTA(ColorBaseDiffuse.a * F_alphascale',
+            #    'GENERAL_OUTPUTA(ColorBaseDiffuse.a * F_alphascale * ast_fade'
+            #    )
+
             # In test mode, shortcut the ast_fade to the asteroid color.
             # Close asteroids will be white, far away black (ideally).
             # This overwrites the normal asteroid output result.

extensions/sn_asteroid_fade/change_log.md

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ Change Log
   - Fade in range limited to 15 km start to end.
 * 1.3
   - Update for X4 4.0 render distance changes.
-  - Reduced asteroid targeting range to 25km to prevent occasional pop-in due to zone culling.
+  - Reduced asteroid targeting range to 25km to prevent occasional pop-in due to zone culling.
+* 1.4
+  - Update for X4 4.1.

extensions/sn_asteroid_fade/content.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   description=" "
   save="false" 
   sync="false" 
-  version="103">
+  version="104">
 
   <text description=" " language="7"/>
   <text description=" " language="33"/>

extensions/sn_mod_support_apis/change_log.md

@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ Change Log for overall api package.
 * 1.86
   - Hotkey pipe server bugfix.
 * 1.87
-  - Update/fix to interact api for x4 4.10 beta 5.
+  - Update/fix to interact api for x4 4.10 beta 5.
+* 1.88
+  - Fix in interact api for missionid cdata values failing to convert to md, which will now be passed as strings.

extensions/sn_mod_support_apis/content.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   name="Mod Support APIs" 
   description=" "
   author="SirNukes" 
-  version="187" 
+  version="188" 
   date="2019-07-23" 
   save="false" 
   sync="false">

extensions/sn_mod_support_apis/documentation/Interact_Menu_API.md

@@ -269,14 +269,13 @@ The possible params are as follows. Not all of these will exist for every target
   - This occurs in the map view, looking at a shipyard, right clicking on a ship under construction, in which case the $object is the shipyard and $construction is the ship.
   - May be unspecified.
 * $mission
-  - ID of an active mission.
+  - ID of an active mission, as a cdata string representation.
   - May be unspecified.
 * $missionoffer
-  - ID of a mission offer.
+  - ID of a mission offer, as a cdata string representation.
   - May be unspecified.
 * $componentMissions
-  - Potentially a list of mission ids (untested).
-  - Not verified in game as ever being populated, though the table will exist when opening a menu for a station from the map.
+  - Potentially a list of mission ids (untested), as cdata strings.
   - May be unspecified.
 * $offsetcomponent
   - Reference object for a position targeted, often a sector.

extensions/sn_mod_support_apis/lua/interact_menu/Interface.lua

@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ function L.Init_Patch_Menu()
     -- Wrap onUpdate, so it can be suppressed. Note that Helper will link
     -- to this when the menu showMenuCallback kicks off, which is fine
     -- with this style of wrapping. (Temporary wraps wouldn't work so well.)
+    -- Note: onUpdate wants to check if the mouse is over the menu,
+    -- but the menu box isn't known while delayed (not until draw() finishes).
     -- Note: onUpdate will get called 1-2 times before the frame delay
     -- completes, due to event order alignment (and that onUpdate fires
     -- on the same frame the menu display() was called, needlessly).
@@ -357,15 +359,13 @@ function L.Init_Patch_Menu()
         end
     end
 
-    -- Delay the update function, since it wants to check if the mouse is over
-    -- the menu, but the menu box isn't known yet (not until draw() finishes).
-    local ego_onUpdate = menu.onUpdate
-    menu.onUpdate = function(...)
-        if not L.delaying_menu then
-            ego_onUpdate(...)
-        end
-    end
-
+    -- Removed; temp printout used during some debugging.
+    --local ego_insertInteractionContent = menu.insertInteractionContent
+    --menu.insertInteractionContent = function(name, entry, ...)
+    --    DebugError("insertInteractionContent("..name..", "..tostring(entry.text)..")")
+    --    ego_insertInteractionContent(name, entry, ...)
+    --end
+
     -- Patch prepareActions to slot in the custom function afterward.
     local ego_prepareActions = menu.prepareActions
     menu.prepareActions = function (...)
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ function L.Delayed_Draw()
     L.delaying_menu = false
 
     -- Run the suppressed functions.
+    -- Note: if a C function fails, prepareActions will silently die and
+    -- not return, so draw() will not be called, and the onUpdate function
+    -- will throw errors due to missing mouse position data.
     menu.prepareActions()
     menu.draw()
 end
@@ -473,8 +476,9 @@ function L.Signal_MD_Get_Actions()
         -- Int 1-24 (or nil) greek letter index.
         subordinategroup = menu.subordinategroup,
 
-        -- Just pass mission ids through as-is; attempts to convert them
-        -- to something like parent cues didn't work out below.
+        -- Note: mission ids are cdata objects (ULL), which the AddUITriggeredEvent
+        -- function will error on ("Cannot convert table value '(null)' to ScriptValue").
+        -- Handle conversions further below.
         mission = menu.mission,
         missionoffer = menu.missionoffer,
         componentMissions = menu.componentMissions,
@@ -507,13 +511,53 @@ function L.Signal_MD_Get_Actions()
     -- unified term here.
     ret_table.texts.targetBaseOrShortName = menu.texts.targetBaseName or menu.texts.targetShortName
 
+    -- Convert cdata to something that AddUITriggeredEvent can handle.
+    -- For now, just use strings.
+    -- TODO: maybe cast to numbers, but lua doubles can lose precision
+    -- from 64-bit ints.
+    -- This will just check the top layer and one level of table nesting,
+    -- which should catch all missionid entries.
+    for field, value in pairs(ret_table) do
+        -- Nested table handling
+        if type(value) == "table" then
+            -- For safety, always make sure this ret_table value is a
+            -- different table from the one from the menu (to avoid
+            -- messing up menu data) if cdata is being replaced.
+            local convert = false
+            for subfield, subvalue in pairs(value) do
+                if type(subvalue) == "cdata" then
+                    convert = true
+                    break
+                end
+            end
+            if convert then
+                -- Copy elements to the new table, converting on the
+                -- cdata ones (probably all, but be safe).
+                local new_table = {}
+                ret_table[field] = new_table
+                for subfield, subvalue in pairs(value) do
+                    if type(subvalue) == "cdata" then
+                        new_table[subfield] = tostring(subvalue)
+                    else
+                        new_table[subfield] = subvalue
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        else
+            if type(value) == "cdata" then
+                ret_table[field] = tostring(value)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
     --Lib.Print_Table(ret_table, "interact_menu_params")
     --if ret_table.componentMissions ~= nil then
     --    Lib.Print_Table(ret_table.componentMissions, "componentMissions")
     --end
     --Lib.Print_Table(ret_table.texts, "texts")
 
     -- Package up menu into into a table, and signal to md.
+    -- Note: will give a (null) conversion error on cdata objects in ret_table.
     AddUITriggeredEvent("Interact_Menu_API", "onDisplay", ret_table)
 
     -- Clear any prior recorded temp actions.

extensions/sn_mod_support_apis/md/Interact_Menu_API.xml

@@ -585,56 +585,61 @@
       <actions>
         <!--The table will largely be used as-is.-->
         <set_value name="$menu_params" exact="event.param3"/>
+        <!--Error check for bad table (may be null due to conversion error).
+            In such cases, expect a AddUITriggeredEvent releated error in
+            the debug log, so don't print an error message here.-->
+        <do_if value="typeof $menu_params == datatype.table">
 
-        <!--Convert select lua object ids to their md components.-->
-        <do_for_each name="$field" in="['$object', '$offsetcomponent', '$construction']">
-          <do_if value="$menu_params.{$field}?">
-            <!--Convert 0 to null explicitly. (Component lookup will also 
-                return null, but with a log error)-->
-            <do_if value="$menu_params.{$field} == 0">
-              <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}" exact="null"/>
+          <!--Convert select lua object ids to their md components.-->
+          <do_for_each name="$field" in="['$object', '$offsetcomponent', '$construction']">
+            <do_if value="$menu_params.{$field}?">
+              <!--Convert 0 to null explicitly. (Component lookup will also 
+                  return null, but with a log error)-->
+              <do_if value="$menu_params.{$field} == 0">
+                <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}" exact="null"/>
+              </do_if>
+              <do_else>
+                <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}" exact="component.{$menu_params.{$field}}"/>
+              </do_else>
             </do_if>
-            <do_else>
-              <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}" exact="component.{$menu_params.{$field}}"/>
-            </do_else>
-          </do_if>
-        </do_for_each>
+          </do_for_each>
 
-        <!--Loop over lists, if present.-->
-        <do_for_each name="$field" in="['$selectedplayerships', '$selectedplayerdeployables', '$selectedotherobjects']">
-          <do_if value="$menu_params.{$field}?">
-            <do_for_each name="$ship_id" in="$menu_params.{$field}">
-              <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}.{loop.index}" exact="component.{$ship_id}"/>
-            </do_for_each>                         
+          <!--Loop over lists, if present.-->
+          <do_for_each name="$field" in="['$selectedplayerships', '$selectedplayerdeployables', '$selectedotherobjects']">
+            <do_if value="$menu_params.{$field}?">
+              <do_for_each name="$ship_id" in="$menu_params.{$field}">
+                <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}.{loop.index}" exact="component.{$ship_id}"/>
+              </do_for_each>                         
+            </do_if>
+          </do_for_each>
+
+          <!--Convert an offset position to an md Position.-->
+          <do_if value="$menu_params.$offset?">
+            <set_value name="$menu_params.$offset" exact="position.[
+                       $menu_params.$offset.$x,
+                       $menu_params.$offset.$y,
+                       $menu_params.$offset.$z,
+                       ]"/>
           </do_if>
-        </do_for_each>
 
-        <!--Convert an offset position to an md Position.-->
-        <do_if value="$menu_params.$offset?">
-          <set_value name="$menu_params.$offset" exact="position.[
-                     $menu_params.$offset.$x,
-                     $menu_params.$offset.$y,
-                     $menu_params.$offset.$z,
-                     ]"/>
-        </do_if>
+          <!--Convert 0/1 to bool true/false.-->
+          <do_for_each name="$field" in="['$isshipconsole', '$isdockedship', '$showPlayerInteractions', '$hasPlayerShipPilot']">
+            <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}" exact="if $menu_params.{$field} == 1 then true else false"/>
+          </do_for_each>
 
-        <!--Convert 0/1 to bool true/false.-->
-        <do_for_each name="$field" in="['$isshipconsole', '$isdockedship', '$showPlayerInteractions', '$hasPlayerShipPilot']">
-          <set_value name="$menu_params.{$field}" exact="if $menu_params.{$field} == 1 then true else false"/>
-        </do_for_each>
+          <!--TODO: what other conversions are needed?-->
 
-        <!--TODO: what other conversions are needed?-->
+          <!--Store this data to repeat later for a possible callback cue, so
+              the lua doesn't have to send it twice.-->
+          <set_value name="Globals.$menu_params" exact="$menu_params"/>
 
-        <!--Store this data to repeat later for a possible callback cue, so
-            the lua doesn't have to send it twice.-->
-        <set_value name="Globals.$menu_params" exact="$menu_params"/>
+          <do_if value="Globals.$DebugChance">
+            <signal_cue_instantly cue="Debug_Print_Params"/>
+          </do_if>
 
-        <do_if value="Globals.$DebugChance">
-          <signal_cue_instantly cue="Debug_Print_Params"/>
+          <!--Signal this locally to a dummy cue, that users can listen to.-->
+          <signal_cue_instantly cue="Get_Actions" param="$menu_params"/>
         </do_if>
-
-        <!--Signal this locally to a dummy cue, that users can listen to.-->
-        <signal_cue_instantly cue="Get_Actions" param="$menu_params"/>
       </actions>
     </cue>
 
@@ -790,15 +795,13 @@
         shipyard and $construction is the ship.
       - May be unspecified.
     * $mission
-      - ID of an active mission.
+      - ID of an active mission, as a cdata string representation.
       - May be unspecified.
     * $missionoffer
-      - ID of a mission offer.
+      - ID of a mission offer, as a cdata string representation.
       - May be unspecified.
     * $componentMissions
-      - Potentially a list of mission ids (untested).
-      - Not verified in game as ever being populated, though the table will
-        exist when opening a menu for a station from the map.
+      - Potentially a list of mission ids (untested), as cdata strings.
       - May be unspecified.
     * $offsetcomponent
       - Reference object for a position targeted, often a sector.