[docs]class Agent:
"""Represents a character in the game. To create an Agent, define a new
class with some of the attributes and methods below. You may change any of
the Agent's attributes at any time, and the result will immediately be
visible in the game.
After you create your Agents, add them to the ``Game``, either when it is created
or using ``Game.add_agent`` later on. Then the Game will take care of calling
the Agent's methods at the appropriate times.
Attributes:
position: (Required) The character's ``(int, int)`` position on the game
board.
character: (Required unless display is ``False``.) A one-character string
which will be displayed at the Agent's position on the game board.
name: (Optional) If an agent has a name, it must be unique within the game.
Agent names can be used to look up agents with
:py:meth:`retro.game.Game.get_agent_by_name`.
color (str): (Optional) The agent's color.
`Available colors <https://blessed.readthedocs.io/en/latest/colors.html>`_.
display: (Optional) When ``False``, the Agent will not be displayed on the
board. This is useful when you want to create an agent which will be displayed
later, or when you want to create an agent which acts on the Game indirectly,
for example by spawning other Agents. Defaults to True.
z: (Optional) When multiple Agents have the same position on the board, the
Agent with the highest ``z`` value will be displayed.
The Game is played on a two-dimensional (x, y) board, but you can think of
``z`` as a third "up" dimension. Defaults to 0.
"""
character = "*"
position = (0, 0)
name = "agent"
color = "white_on_black"
display = True
z = 0
[docs] def play_turn(self, game):
"""If an Agent has this method, it will be called once
each turn.
Arguments:
game (Game): The game which is currently being played will be
passed to the Agent, in case it needs to check anything about
the game or make any changes.
"""
pass
[docs] def handle_keystroke(self, keystroke, game):
"""If an Agent has a this method, it will be called every
time a key is pressed in the game.
Arguments:
keystroke (blessed.keyboard.Keystroke): The key which was pressed. You can
compare a Keystroke with a string (e.g. ``if keystroke == 'q'``) to check
whether it is a regular letter, number, or symbol on the keyboard. You can
check special keys using the keystroke's name
(e.g. ``if keystroke.name == "KEY_RIGHT"``). Run your game in debug mode to
see the names of keystrokes.
game (Game): The game which is currently being played will be
passed to the Agent, in case it needs to check anything about
the game or make any changes.
"""
pass
[docs]class ArrowKeyAgent:
"""A simple agent which can be moved around with the arrow keys.
"""
name = "ArrowKeyAgent"
character = "*"
position = (0,0)
display = True
z = 0
def play_turn(self, game):
pass
[docs] def handle_keystroke(self, keystroke, game):
"""Moves the agent's position if the keystroke is one of the arrow keys.
One by one, checks the keystroke's name against each arrow key.
Then uses :py:meth:`try_to_move` to check whether the move is on the
game's board before moving.
"""
x, y = self.position
if keystroke.name == "KEY_RIGHT":
self.try_to_move((x + 1, y), game)
elif keystroke.name == "KEY_UP":
self.try_to_move((x, y - 1), game)
elif keystroke.name == "KEY_LEFT":
self.try_to_move((x - 1, y), game)
elif keystroke.name == "KEY_DOWN":
self.try_to_move((x, y + 1), game)
[docs] def try_to_move(self, position, game):
"""Moves to the position if it is on the game board.
"""
if game.on_board(position):
self.position = position
game.log(f"Position: {self.position}")