[PLUGIN] WorkSheet

WorkSheet (Update:2013/04/28)

WorkSheet could execute function with parameters at specific time. (It's similar with "timeline" in C1.)
You can use worksheet to describe the flow of creating enemies in tower defense or create a beat game.


To use WorkSheet, you need to install Timeline plugin first.

Here is an example.



The step of start the worksheet are
1. "action: start work sheet", parse a commands string and start to run these commands.

The format of commands string is
a. each line has a command
b. format of command is

time,function name,param0,param1...

"time" is the elapsed time after "action: start work sheet" (in second).

ex:
1,message,3,Hi
2,message,2,Hello

There are two commands --
when over 1 second after start, call function "message" with param(0)="3" (string) and param(1)="Hi" (string)
when over 2 second after start, call function "message" with param(0)="2" (string) and param(1)="Hello" (string)

Other feature of commands string are
- using "//" at the line head to add a comment.
- WorkSheet will sort commands string by "time"
- You can use excel to create commands string, excepted using "\n" in the cell. The format of commands string is similar with csv.

The commands string can load from external file by AJAX.

Edited by rexrainbow - 28 Apr 2013 at 4:37am

Thanks, gonzdevour.

Update

Gonzdevour found a bug when re-enter layout.

BTW, remember using "Action: Stop worksheet" when leaving layout.



PS. @Ashley, dose plugin has "onDestroy()" method like in behavior?

Edited by Kyatric - 17 Nov 2011 at 7:37am

I'm using the worksheet to try and add a ramping difficulty to my pattern game, and when I exchange the time-in-seconds for a global variable, it doesn't work... is there a reason for this?

ie.

Worksheet| Start Worksheet: "Difficulty,spawnenemy,0,0"
this is what I need to have work :(

yes Difficulty is a variable, is there anyway to implement this, it would be an incredibly useful feature :)