fixing up issues with internal state handling and animation referencing

src/logic-scenes/card_picker/card_picker.gd

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ extends CenterContainer
 enum {
     INI,
     CARDS,
+    CARDS_SELECTED,
     TRANSITION,
     POSTS,
     DONE
@@ -24,9 +25,11 @@ var has_stage = false:
                 self.hide()
         has_stage = focus
         
-
+var _input_locked = true
-var selection_state = INI
+var selection_state = INI:
-var input_locked = true
+    set(state):
+        selection_state = state
+        _input_locked = !(state == CARDS or state == POSTS)
 
 var anim_players:Array
 var curr_selection_id: int = -1:
@@ -51,20 +54,21 @@ signal cards_picked(Array)
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
+    if get_parent() == get_tree().root: selection_state = CARDS
+    
     var card_controls = $cards.get_children()
     for control in card_controls:
         options.append(control.get_child(1))
         anim_players.append(control.get_child(0))
     
     fill_card_slots(0)
-    
-    input_locked = false
 
 func fill_card_slots(id: int):
     for i in range($cards.get_child_count()):
         var card:Card = $cards.get_child(i).get_child(1)
         card.replace_with(debug_board.get_child(id).get_child(i) as Card)
         card.connect("mouse_entered", Callable(self, "get_highlight"))
+        card.owner = self
 
 func fill_post_slots():
     var post_its: Array[PostIt] = []
@@ -74,9 +78,10 @@ func fill_post_slots():
     
     for i in range(post_its.size()):
         options[i].replace_with(post_its[i])
+        options[i].owner = self
     
 func _unhandled_input(event):
-    if has_stage and not input_locked:
+    if has_stage and not _input_locked:
         if event.is_action_pressed("ui_up") or event.is_action_pressed("ui_left") or event.is_action_pressed("ui_focus_next"):
             curr_selection_id -= 1
         elif event.is_action_pressed("ui_down") or event.is_action_pressed("ui_right") or event.is_action_pressed("ui_focus_prev"):
@@ -91,7 +96,10 @@ func pick(id: int):
         curr_selection_id = 0
         return
     
-    input_locked = true
+    if selection_state == CARDS:
+        selection_state = CARDS_SELECTED
+    elif selection_state == POSTS:
+        selection_state = DONE
         
     anim_players[id].play("pick")
     var yield_to = anim_players[id].animation_finished
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ func pick(id: int):
     
     await yield_to
 
-    if selection_state == CARDS:
+    if selection_state == CARDS_SELECTED:
         selection_state = TRANSITION
         options = []
         anim_players = []
@@ -137,8 +145,7 @@ func pick(id: int):
         
         await anim_players[0].animation_finished
         selection_state = POSTS
-        input_locked = false
+    elif selection_state == DONE:
-    else:
         var out_str:Array[String] = []
         for card in output:
             out_str.append(card.name)
@@ -146,15 +153,14 @@ func pick(id: int):
         State.leave_stage(self)
 
 func handle_hover(new_highlight):
-    if not input_locked:
+    if not _input_locked:
         curr_selection_id = options.find(new_highlight)
 
 func handle_mouse_button(new_selection: Node, button_event: InputEventMouseButton):
-    if not input_locked:
+    if not _input_locked:
         if button_event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT and button_event.pressed:
             pick(options.find(new_selection))
 
-
 func scene_finished(id: int):
     fill_card_slots(id)
     State.transition_stage_to(self)

src/logic-scenes/card_picker/card_picker.tscn

@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ offset_top = -150.0
 offset_bottom = -150.0
 
 [node name="AnimationPlayer" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="postIts/postIt_1"]
-root_node = NodePath("../post-it")
+root_node = NodePath(".")
 autoplay = "ini"
 libraries = {
 "": SubResource("AnimationLibrary_ga4dm")
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ offset_top = -50.0
 offset_bottom = -50.0
 
 [node name="AnimationPlayer" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="postIts/postIt_2"]
-root_node = NodePath("../post-it")
+root_node = NodePath(".")
 autoplay = "ini"
 libraries = {
 "": SubResource("AnimationLibrary_sxnmi")
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ offset_top = 50.0
 offset_bottom = 50.0
 
 [node name="AnimationPlayer" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="postIts/postIt_3"]
-root_node = NodePath("../post-it")
+root_node = NodePath(".")
 autoplay = "ini"
 libraries = {
 "": SubResource("AnimationLibrary_xs06v")
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ offset_top = 150.0
 offset_bottom = 150.0
 
 [node name="AnimationPlayer" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="postIts/postIt_4"]
-root_node = NodePath("../post-it")
+root_node = NodePath(".")
 autoplay = "ini"
 libraries = {
 "": SubResource("AnimationLibrary_tdl1s")