[5e Shaped] Change Output_Type

Hi all, I just recently upgraded to Pro, and I'm starting to wade into the possibilities of scripts and such.  I was hoping to start with a very simple script, but my searching hasn't turned up anything obvious.  Basically I want to be able to have the players click a button that changes their sheet output from public to w/gm, or back to public from w/gm.  It would also be nice if the chat window provided them a message to indicate the change. I assume this would be fairly simple - can anyone point me in the correct direction? Edit :  Also, if these is some kind of "Dummies Guides to API Scripting" - a link would be appreciated. Thanks, -Adam

You can use ChatSetAttr for this. The following command should work as an ability !setattr --charid @{character_id} --output_option|?{Change output to?|Public,''|Whisper,/w GM} If you instead want it to work for selected tokens, use "--sel" instead of "--charid @{character_id}".

Thanks Jakob.  This is great. Is there anyway to bypass the prompt?  I'd like the script to check the user's current setting.  If Public, change to /w GM.  If w/GM, change to Public.  I'm concerned that the prompt could get tiresome after a while. Thanks, -Adam

Yes, there is... black magic. You'll have to turn on "players can use --evaluate" for your campaign. Then you can use. !setattr --charid @{character_id} --evaluate --output_option|('%output_option%' === '') ? '/w GM' : ''

Just a note of caution, you should trust your players if you activate that option. If they know what they are doing, they can delete everything in your campaign while it's active. It needs intent, cannot happen as an accident, still..

Jakob said: Just a note of caution, you should trust your players if you activate that option. If they know what they are doing, they can delete everything in your campaign while it's active. It needs intent, cannot happen as an accident, still.. Wow, that sounds like a pretty big risk.  I guess I'll stick with the first method. Thanks for your help. -Adam

Adam Caramon said: Jakob said: Just a note of caution, you should trust your players if you activate that option. If they know what they are doing, they can delete everything in your campaign while it's active. It needs intent, cannot happen as an accident, still.. Wow, that sounds like a pretty big risk.  I guess I'll stick with the first method. Thanks for your help. -Adam Well, you can always roll back your campaign to a daily backup, and it requires a combination of malicious intent and some technical knowledge. I just wanted to make you aware of the security implications for your campaign (effectively, it allows any player to run arbitrary code in your API).