Bot Commands

[Uleat]

One of the features in this new command system is a collection of functions contained within the namespace ActionableBots.

This is basically a 'filtering' system that takes command line arguments and returns a list of appropriate bots.

Currently, the list contains the following filters:

enum ABType {
	ABT_None = 0,
	ABT_Target,
	ABT_ByName,
	ABT_OwnerGroup,
	ABT_BotGroup,
	ABT_TargetGroup,
	ABT_NamesGroup,
	ABT_HealRotation,
	ABT_HealRotationMembers,
	ABT_HealRotationTargets,
	ABT_Spawned,
	ABT_All
};

Not all commands use these filters..nor do those using them allow the use of all filters.

But, it does provide a somewhat standardized approach and facilitates changes rather well.


One of the cases where this approach is really nice is in '^follow'

Any of the allowed filters can be made to follow a single target.

In particular, a single bot 'byname' can be made to follow another bot in the same group. This eliminates 'bot clumping' while traveling.

(This particular command also has a 'reset' option that will return 'selected' bots to their default follow assignments.)