[Script] Disable Rotation via Chat Window Command

Very simple script to disable/enable rotation.  Only the GM can enable or disable.  The rotation still happens since we have no way to interrupt the event, but it gets immediately reversed once the rotation handle is unclicked.  This can be useful so that players can't rotate tokens, but even so the GM can't rotate them by accident.  At the moment we have no way to know who triggered an event other than a chat message event.  If that ability gets added then we could add an option to lock rotation for players only. Enable rotation (default) !r on Disable rotation !r off var rotateGlobal = {     rotationEnable : true }; function processRotateScript(argv, who) {  if (who.indexOf("(GM)") > -1) { var rotateCommand = argv.shift(); switch(rotateCommand) { case 'on': rotateGlobal.rotationEnable = true; break; case 'off': rotateGlobal.rotationEnable = false; break; } } } // on() events // process scripts on("change:graphic:rotation", function(obj, prev) {             if (rotateGlobal.rotationEnable ===  false) {    obj.set("rotation",prev.rotation);    return;    } }); var processScriptTabs = function(argv, who) {     // this will run the various other scripts depending upon the chat     // window command.  Just add another Case statement to add a new command.     var script = argv.shift();     switch(script) {         case "!r": processRotateScript(argv, who);         break; default:     } }; on("chat:message", function(msg) {     // returns the chat window command entered, all in lowercase. var chatCommand = msg.content; chatCommand = chatCommand.toLowerCase(); //make all characters lowercase var argv = chatCommand.split(' '); if (msg.type !== 'api') { return; } return processScriptTabs(argv, msg.who); });

Couldn't I just add (GM) to my display name to be able to rotate and enable/disable this command?

Riley D. said: Yes, but on the other hand you would see a player do it and could tell them to knock it off :P. So Riley when are you going to add a isGM boolean to the player object :P

HoneyBadger said: Couldn't I just add (GM) to my display name to be able to rotate and enable/disable this command? Yup, but that's all I could think of for now. :) And they really can only rotate stuff they are in control of.  Its more to stop accidental rotates than to stop player's from fooling around.  Someone had requested the ability to do that since they would rotate tokens sometimes and didn't mean to.  I could add things like renaming and resizing to the script as well I guess. You actually wouldn't see a player do it since ! commands aren't echoed to the chat window. ;) If Riley set the player object._type to gm for a GM and player when a player.  Then we just take the who info, search for the object, then check its _type if gm Ooops, _type is the the actual type of object of course.  Yes it would be nice to have a isGM boolean! It could be useful to have a way to know if its the GM or the player that executed a command.  Also be good to know who triggered a change:graphic event.

Konrad J. said: HoneyBadger said: Couldn't I just add (GM) to my display name to be able to rotate and enable/disable this command? Yup, but that's all I could think of for now. :) And they really can only rotate stuff they are in control of.  Its more to stop accidental rotates than to stop player's from fooling around.  Someone had requested the ability to do that since they would rotate tokens sometimes and didn't mean to.  I could add things like renaming and resizing to the script as well I guess. You actually wouldn't see a player do it since ! commands aren't echoed to the chat window. ;) If Riley set the player object._type to gm for a GM and player when a player.  Then we just take the who info, search for the object, then check its _type if gm Ooops, _type is the the actual type of object of course.  Yes it would be nice to have a isGM boolean! It could be useful to have a way to know if its the GM or the player that executed a command.  Also be good to know who triggered a change:graphic event. I believe Riley said the who triggered what event thing is a nice idea abut hard to put into practice so we may or may not see it one day.

Alex L. said: Konrad J. said: HoneyBadger said: Couldn't I just add (GM) to my display name to be able to rotate and enable/disable this command? Yup, but that's all I could think of for now. :) And they really can only rotate stuff they are in control of.  Its more to stop accidental rotates than to stop player's from fooling around.  Someone had requested the ability to do that since they would rotate tokens sometimes and didn't mean to.  I could add things like renaming and resizing to the script as well I guess. You actually wouldn't see a player do it since ! commands aren't echoed to the chat window. ;) If Riley set the player object._type to gm for a GM and player when a player.  Then we just take the who info, search for the object, then check its _type if gm Ooops, _type is the the actual type of object of course.  Yes it would be nice to have a isGM boolean! It could be useful to have a way to know if its the GM or the player that executed a command.  Also be good to know who triggered a change:graphic event. I believe Riley said the who triggered what event thing is a nice idea abut hard to put into practice so we may or may not see it one day. I remember that.  Hoping the more good reasons for something we show him the more chance we have of something happening. :)

HoneyBadger said: Couldn't I just add (GM) to my display name to be able to rotate and enable/disable this command? Here you go.  The GM puts his display name at the top of the script.  Now we know who the GM is. :) var rotateGlobal = {     rotationEnable : true,     GMName : "GMs Name" //put the gm's display name here }; function isGM(who) { if (rotateGlobal.GMName + " (GM)" === who) { return true; } else { return false; } } function processRotateScript(argv, who) {  if (isGM(who) === true) { var rotateCommand = argv.shift(); switch(rotateCommand) { case 'on': rotateGlobal.rotationEnable = true; break; case 'off': rotateGlobal.rotationEnable = false; break; } } } // on() events // process scripts on("change:graphic:rotation", function(obj, prev) {             if (rotateGlobal.rotationEnable ===  false) {    obj.set("rotation",prev.rotation);    return;    } }); var processScriptTabs = function(argv, who) {     // this will run the various other scripts depending upon the chat     // window command.  Just add another Case statement to add a new command.     var script = argv.shift();     switch(script) {         case "!r": processRotateScript(argv, who);         break; default:     } }; on("chat:message", function(msg) {     // returns the chat window command entered, all in lowercase. var chatCommand = msg.content; chatCommand = chatCommand.toLowerCase(); //make all characters lowercase var argv = chatCommand.split(' '); if (msg.type !== 'api') { return; } return processScriptTabs(argv, msg.who); });

FYI i started work on a API totorial guide thing on the wiki its not very good atm but it should have some useful stuff. <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/API:A_Guide_to_the_API" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/API:A_Guide_to_the_API</a>

Alex L. said: FYI i started work on a API totorial guide thing on the wiki its not very good atm but it should have some useful stuff. <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/API:A_Guide_to_the_API" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/API:A_Guide_to_the_API</a> Awesome. &nbsp;I wanted to do that also, but haven't had a chance. &nbsp;I'll have a look.