populate_board() to spawn cards/postits

src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ var area_dict = {}
 enum ui_context {DROPZONE, POST_IT_LIST, ASSIGN_POST_IT}
 
 @onready var dropzone = $HBoxContainer/dropzone
+@onready var postit_container = $HBoxContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer
+@onready var board_of_devs = $"board of devs"
 @onready var active_context = ui_context.DROPZONE     # 0 = dropzone, 1 = post it list
 
 var currently_selected_node: Area2D = null
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@ var selected_card_for_assignment
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
-    populate_board()
-    reorder_areas("dropzone_content")
     
+    var test_arr = ["c_Joy","p_effort","c_backlash","c_body","c_hit","p_slut","p_worried_mother","p_cross_friend"]
+    
+    populate_board(test_arr)
+    reorder_areas("dropzone_content")
     active_context = ui_context.DROPZONE
     
     
@@ -32,28 +36,59 @@ func _process(delta):
         is_area_dragged = false
         currently_dragged_area = null
         
-    #if active_context == ui_context.ASSIGN_POST_IT:
-        
 
 
 # Will be used later to spawn Cards and Post-Its and remember them in the dictionary 
-func populate_board():
+func populate_board(card_names: Array):
-    # TODO: Currently populating the dictionary with the Nodes currently in the scene
+    var all_cards = Array()
-    # When opening the scene we need to pass some kind of collection to the Board
+    var all_postits = Array()
-    # Then it can display the Card/PostIts and populate its dictionary at the same time
-    var cards = dropzone.get_children()
-    var post_it_panels = get_child(0).get_child(1).get_child(0).get_children()
-    var post_its = Array()
     
-    for panel in post_it_panels:
+    # define entries in dictionary
-        post_its.push_back(panel.get_child(1))
+    area_dict["dropzone_content"] = Array()
+    area_dict["post_its_in_list"] = Array()
     
-    area_dict["dropzone_content"] = cards            # will be selected on the left side
+    # to remember panel positions
-    area_dict["post_it_panels"] = post_it_panels     # to remember panel positions
+    area_dict["post_it_panels"] = get_child(0).get_child(1).get_child(0).get_children()
-    area_dict["post_its_in_list"] = post_its         # will be selected on the right side
+    
+    # get all the cards and post-its from the board of devs
+    for child in board_of_devs.get_children():
+        for child_2 in child.get_children():            # put all cards in all_cards array
+            all_cards.push_back(child_2)
+            for child_3 in child_2.get_children():      # put all post-its in all_postits array
+                if "p_" in child_3.name:                # post-its are currently children of cards.
+                    all_postits.push_back(child_3)      # If this changes, this logic needs to be adjusted.    
+    
+    # spawning the cards and adding them to the dictionary
+    for card_name in card_names:
+        if "c_" in card_name:   # spawning a card
+            var new_card = _find_area_by_string(all_cards, card_name).duplicate()
+            for child in new_card.get_children():               # We need to clear all the post-its from the cards on the dev-board
+                if "p_" in child.name:
+                    new_card.remove_child(child)        # dev-board has post-its attached to the cards, which need to be removed
+            dropzone.add_child(new_card)
+            new_card.set_owner(self)
+            area_dict["dropzone_content"].push_back(new_card)
+            new_card.global_position = Vector2(300, 200)        # using hard-coded position because I'm lazy
+            new_card.is_dragable = true
+        if "p_" in card_name:   # spawning a post-it
+            var new_postit = _find_area_by_string(all_postits, card_name).duplicate()
+            for panel in area_dict["post_it_panels"]:       # still mad I can't use the return_postit-func for this...
+                if panel.get_child_count() == 1:
+                    panel.add_child(new_postit)
+                    new_postit.set_owner(self)
+                    area_dict["post_its_in_list"].push_back(new_postit)
+                    new_postit.position = panel.get_child(0).position
+                    new_postit.is_dragable = true
+                    break
     
     currently_selected_node = area_dict["dropzone_content"][0]  # set first Card as currently selected node by default
 
+# Handy function to filter an array of areas by the name of a card
+func _find_area_by_string(area_arr: Array, name: String) -> Area2D:
+    for area in area_arr:
+        if area.name == name:
+            return area
+    return null
 
 # Checks if a Node is currently inside the dropzone
 func is_in_dropzone(to_check: Node) -> bool:
@@ -64,7 +99,7 @@ func is_in_dropzone(to_check: Node) -> bool:
     else: 
         return true
 
-
+# called if a mouse button is pressed
 func handle_mouse_button(to_handle: Area2D, input: InputEvent):
     # No two areas can be dragged at the same time.
     # Make sure that only the same area is dragged.
@@ -126,7 +161,8 @@ func attach_postit_to_card(postit: Area2D, card: Area2D, update_dict = false):
 
 # Mark area that was hovered over as currently selected
 func handle_hover(to_handle: Area2D):
-    currently_selected_node.highlighted = false
+    if to_handle != currently_selected_node:
+        currently_selected_node.highlighted = false
     currently_selected_node = to_handle
     
     if is_in_dropzone(to_handle):
@@ -138,7 +174,7 @@ func handle_hover(to_handle: Area2D):
         
 
 # Reorders the areas in any of the dictionaries entries
-# Pass the entries key in order to reorder it
+# Pass the entry's key in order to reorder it
 func reorder_areas(reorder: String):
     var old_order = area_dict[reorder]
     var new_order = Array()
@@ -193,6 +229,7 @@ func _input(event):
         else:
             _enter_assignment_context()
     
+    # TODO: I forgor the HECKING RIGHT-CLICK!!!!111 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
     
     # do some adjustments to loop elements (after last element, select first one etc.)
     if selected_dropzone_element < 0:
@@ -248,14 +285,12 @@ func _enter_assignment_context():
     currently_selected_card_for_assigning = area_dict["dropzone_content"][0]
     currently_selected_card_for_assigning.highlighted = true
 
-
 # leaves the context for assigning postit via button controls
 func _leave_assignment_context():
     currently_selected_node.highlighted = false
     active_context = ui_context.DROPZONE
     currently_selected_node = currently_selected_card_for_assigning
 
-
 # handles everything to return a post it to the panels
 func _return_postit_to_panels(postit: Area2D):
     for panel in area_dict["post_it_panels"]:

src/logic-scenes/board/post-it.gd

@@ -46,15 +46,13 @@ var modulate_tween
 
 @export var voice_line: AudioStream = null
 @export var is_dragable: bool = false
-var base_rotation = null
+@onready var base_rotation = rotation
-var base_scale = null
+@onready var base_scale = scale
 var is_dragged = false
 
 func _ready() -> void:
     
     self.set_meta("type", "post-it")  # set type information to find out if this node is a post-it
-    base_rotation = rotation
-    base_scale = scale
     
     $Content/Label.text = self.text
     $Content/BackgroundSprite.frame = text.hash() % $Content/BackgroundSprite.sprite_frames.get_frame_count($Content/BackgroundSprite.animation)