WIP: adding recovery to cardboard

src/dev-util/devs_board.gd

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 extends Control
 
+# used to display cards during picking
 func get_cards_by_scene_id(id: int) -> Array:
 	var output:Array
 	
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ func get_cards_by_scene_id(id: int) -> Array:
 	
 	return output
 
+# used to put cards on the dev board
 func get_cards_by_name_array(names: Array) -> Dictionary:
 	var output:Dictionary = {
 		"cards": [],

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

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 class_name CardBoard extends PanelContainer
 
-#var area_dict = {
-#    "dropzone_content": [],
-#    "cards": [],
-#    "sticky_notes_in_list": [],
-#    "sticky_note_panels": []
-#}
 enum {NAVIGATE, ASSIGN, DRAG}
+enum Error {
+	OK,
+	OUT_OF_BOUNDS,
+	ILLEGAL_STATE,
+	MISSING
+}
 
 var focus_stickies:bool = true:
 	set(stickies):
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var dropzone_size: Vector2
 		#        pass
 		current_context = context
 @onready var instructions = $instructions_panel/HBoxContainer/cards_remaining
+@onready var timer: Timer = $Timer
 
 var mementos_collected: int = 0:
 	set(mementos):
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ var mementos_collected: int = 0:
 					if sticky_note_container.get_child(i).get_child_count() == 1:
 						currently_active_node  = sticky_note_container.get_child(i).get_child(0)
 
-var cache: Array = []
+var last_save_dict: Dictionary
+var text_recovery: Dictionary
 
 signal board_completed
 
@@ -129,6 +131,12 @@ func _ready():
 	
 	get_viewport().gui_focus_changed.connect(reclaim_lost_focus)
 	
+	timer.timeout.connect(validate_board)
+	timer.start()
+	
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+	last_save_dict = get_save_dict()
+
 
 func reclaim_lost_focus():
 	if has_stage:
@@ -212,9 +220,10 @@ func handle_mouse_button(input: InputEventMouseButton, to_handle = currently_act
 								return
 							else:
 								area.attach_sticky_note(to_handle)
+								if sticky_note_container.get_child_count() > 0:
 									sticky_note_container.get_child(current_sticky_note_id).clear_if_empty()
 								current_context = NAVIGATE
-								if is_board_complete(): emit_signal("board_completed")
+								if is_board_complete(): board_completed.emit()
 								return
 			else:
 				var i: int = 0
@@ -234,6 +243,9 @@ func handle_mouse_button(input: InputEventMouseButton, to_handle = currently_act
 		
 		## Dropping Cards and Sticky Notes not causing a return condition above.
 		if not (to_handle is StickyNote and to_handle.is_sticky_note_attached()):
+			if to_handle.get_parent() is Card:
+				insert_area(to_handle.get_parent().remove_sticky_note(), to_handle)
+			else:
 				insert_area(dropzone, to_handle)
 		current_context = NAVIGATE
 		focus_stickies = false
@@ -295,6 +307,9 @@ func insert_area(parent: Control, node: Area2D):
 			i+=1    
 		parent.move_child(node, i)
 		
+	if node is StickyNote:
+		node.attached_to = self
+	
 # Takes the inputs for control inputs
 func _input(event):
 	
@@ -389,7 +404,6 @@ func on_sticky_panel_cleared():
 	if current_sticky_note_id == sticky_note_container.get_child_count() - 1:
 		current_sticky_note_id -= 1
 
-
 func get_save_dict() -> Dictionary:
 	var cards: Dictionary = {}
 	var stickies: Dictionary = {}
@@ -410,10 +424,15 @@ func get_save_dict() -> Dictionary:
 		"stickies": stickies
 	} if cards != {} and stickies != {} else {}
 
+
 func initialise_from_save(savegame: SaveGame):
+	last_save_dict = savegame.board_state.duplicate()
 	if savegame.board_state == {}: return
-	var cards: Dictionary = savegame.board_state["cards"]
-	var stickies: Dictionary = savegame.board_state["stickies"]
+	rebuild_from_savedict(savegame.board_state)
+	
+func rebuild_from_savedict(board_state:Dictionary):
+	var cards: Dictionary = board_state["cards"]
+	var stickies: Dictionary = board_state["stickies"]
 	
 	var card_pile = board_of_devs.get_cards_by_name_array(cards.keys() + (stickies.keys()))
 	
@@ -421,7 +440,9 @@ func initialise_from_save(savegame: SaveGame):
 		add_card(card)
 		card.transform.origin = cards[card.name]
 		cards[card.name] = card
+		text_recovery[card.name] = card.text
 	for sticky:StickyNote in card_pile["sticky_notes"]:
+		text_recovery[sticky.name] = sticky.text
 		if stickies[sticky.name] == -1:
 			add_sticky_note(sticky)
 		if stickies[sticky.name] is String:
@@ -429,3 +450,69 @@ func initialise_from_save(savegame: SaveGame):
 		else:
 			insert_area(dropzone, sticky)
 			sticky.transform.origin = stickies[sticky.name]
+
+func validate_board():
+	if current_context == NAVIGATE:
+	
+		var needs_rebuild = false
+		for node in dropzone.get_children():
+			if node is Card:
+				match validate_card(node):
+					Error.OUT_OF_BOUNDS:
+						node.position = last_save_dict[node.name]
+					Error.ILLEGAL_STATE:
+						needs_rebuild = true
+			if node is StickyNote:
+				match validate_sticky(node):
+					Error.OUT_OF_BOUNDS:
+						node.position = last_save_dict[node.name]
+					Error.ILLEGAL_STATE:
+						needs_rebuild = true
+		for panel:StickyNotePanel in sticky_note_container.get_children():
+			if panel.attached_sticky_note != null:
+				match validate_sticky(panel.attached_sticky_note):
+					Error.OUT_OF_BOUNDS:
+						panel.attached_sticky_note.position = panel.ancor_position
+					Error.ILLEGAL_STATE:
+						needs_rebuild = true
+
+		# FIXME: currently, illegal temporary state exists a lot and needs to be rectified before this can be trusted.
+		if needs_rebuild and false:
+			remove_child(board_of_devs)
+			
+			for child in dropzone.get_children(): child.free()
+			for child in sticky_note_container.get_children(): child.free()
+			
+			board_of_devs = preload("res://dev-util/board of devs.tscn").instantiate()
+			add_child(board_of_devs)
+			rebuild_from_savedict(last_save_dict)
+			
+			current_dropzone_id = 0
+			current_sticky_note_id = 0
+			focus_stickies = false
+			current_context = NAVIGATE
+		else:
+			last_save_dict = get_save_dict()
+
+func validate_sticky(note: StickyNote) -> CardBoard.Error:
+	if not get_viewport_rect().has_point(note.get_global_transform().origin):
+		return Error.OUT_OF_BOUNDS
+	if note.attached_to is StickyNotePanel:
+		if note.position != note.attached_to.ancor_position:
+			return Error.OUT_OF_BOUNDS
+	if (note.on_board and not is_in_dropzone(note)):
+		return Error.ILLEGAL_STATE
+	if not ((note.attached_to == self and dropzone.get_children().has(note)) or note.attached_to == note.get_parent()) or note.shift_tween != null:
+		return Error.ILLEGAL_STATE
+	
+	return Error.OK
+
+func validate_card(card: Card) -> CardBoard.Error:
+	if not is_in_dropzone(card):
+		return Error.OUT_OF_BOUNDS
+	if card.get_attached_sticky_note() != card.current_sticky_note:
+		#push_error("Card %s claims to have %s as current sticky note but has %s attached." % [card.name, card.current_sticky_note, card.get_attached_sticky_note()])
+		return Error.ILLEGAL_STATE
+	if not card.owner == self:
+		return Error.ILLEGAL_STATE
+	return CardBoard.Error.OK

src/logic-scenes/board/card.gd

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func remove_sticky_note() -> StickyNote:
 	former_child.reparent(get_parent())
 	former_child.owner = self.owner
 	former_child.on_board = true
-	former_child.attached_to = null
+	former_child.attached_to = owner
 	return former_child
 
 func exchange_sticky_note_with(new_note: StickyNote) -> StickyNote:

src/logic-scenes/board/physics-board.tscn

@@ -132,3 +132,5 @@ vertical_alignment = 1
 [node name="VSeparator" type="VSeparator" parent="instructions_panel/HBoxContainer"]
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(15, 0)
 layout_mode = 2
+
+[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]