Robopuppy Redux

An interactive fiction by J.D. Clemens (2007) - the Inform 7 source text

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Complete text		Chapter 2 - Learning and performing

Section A - Learning

The command repository is a room. Ten commands are in the command repository.

Learning is an action applying to one topic.
Understand "learn to [text]" as learning.

Check learning:
    if Robopuppy is not visible, say "Robopuppy isn't here." instead.

Check learning: if the number of blank commands in the command repository is 0, say "Robopuppy's memory is full. You will have to erase a command before he can learn more." instead.

Check learning: if the number of characters in the topic understood is 0, say "You'll have to tell him what to learn." instead.

Check learning:
    if the learning flag is true, say "You're already teaching Robopuppy." instead.

Check learning: if Robopuppy is scripted, say "Robopuppy is currently performing a command." instead.

Carry out learning:
    change the important object to the i6-nothing;
    change the current command to a random blank command;
    now the current command is nonblank;
    change the message of the current command to the topic understood;
    change the learning flag to true;
    change the command index to 1.
    
Report learning:
    say "Robopuppy begins watching you intently."

Graduating is an action applying to nothing. Understand "stop learning" or "end learning" as graduating.

Check graduating: if the learning flag is false, say "Robopuppy isn't learning a command right now." instead.

Carry out graduating:
    now the player is not recorded;
    change the learning flag to false;
    if the important object is not the i6-nothing begin;
        repeat through the table of stored commands begin;
            if the command entry is the current command begin;
                if the noun part of the undertaking entry is the important object, change the noun part of the undertaking entry to the placeholder object;
                if the second noun part of the undertaking entry is the important object, change the second noun part of the undertaking entry to the placeholder object;
            end if;
        end repeat;
    end if.
    
Report graduating: say "Robopuppy stops watching you and settles down."

[ Make an action "unteachable" to prevent it being stored. ]

Graduating is unteachable. Learning is unteachable.