+def play_commander(action, args=False):
+ """Setter for player's T_COMMAND (to "action") and T_ARGUMENT.
+
+ T_ARGUMENT is set to direction char if action=="wait",or 8-bit int if args.
+ """
+
+ def set_command():
+ id = [x for x in world_db["ThingActions"]
+ if world_db["ThingActions"][x]["TA_NAME"] == action][0]
+ world_db["Things"][0]["T_COMMAND"] = id
+ # TODO: call turn_over()
+
+ def set_command_and_argument_int(str_arg):
+ val = integer_test(str_arg, 0, 255)
+ if None != val:
+ world_db["Things"][0]["T_ARGUMENT"] = val
+ set_command()
+ else:
+ print("Ignoring: Argument must be integer >= 0 <=255.")
+
+ def set_command_and_argument_movestring(str_arg):
+ dirs = {"east": "d", "south-east": "c", "south-west": "x",
+ "west": "s", "north-west": "w", "north-east": "e"}
+ if str_arg in dirs:
+ world_db["Things"][0]["T_ARGUMENT"] = dirs[str_arg]
+ set_command()
+ else:
+ print("Ignoring: Argument must be valid direction string.")
+
+ if action == "move":
+ return set_command_and_argument_movestring
+ elif args:
+ return set_command_and_argument_int
+ else:
+ return set_command
+
+