Function BuddyBotDownloadData

Descent3/buddymenu.cpp:373–439

downloads data for the buddybot on return: if 1, process data if 0, abort if -1, no guidebot

//				if 0, abort
//				if -1, no guidebot
int BuddyBotDownloadData(void) {
  if ((!(Game_mode & GM_MULTI)) || (Netgame.local_role != LR_CLIENT)) {
    // no need to download data, we already have access to it
    // fill in Guidebot_menu_data and leave
    object *b_obj = ObjGet(Buddy_handle[Player_object->id]);
    ASSERT(b_obj);

    gb_com command;
    command.action = COM_GET_MENU;
    command.ptr = (void *)&Guidebot_menu_data;

    AINotify(b_obj, AIN_USER_DEFINED, (void *)&command);

    if (Guidebot_menu_data.num_commands == 0) {
      AddHUDMessage(TXT_NOGUIDEBOT);
      return -1;
    }

    return 1;
  }

  // we are a client in a multiplayer game, we must request from the server
  Guidebot_data_download_status = 0; // processesing
  MultiAskforGuidebotMenu();

  // now we must 'process' until Guidebot_data_download_status no longer is 0
  newuiTiledWindow hwnd;
  newuiSheet *sheet;
  hwnd.Create(TXT_GUIDEBOT, 0, 0, 288, 128);
  sheet = hwnd.GetSheet();
  sheet->NewGroup(NULL, 5, 10);
  sheet->AddText(TXT_ACCESSGUIDEBOT);
  sheet->NewGroup(NULL, 40, 30);
  sheet->AddText(TXT_ESCTOCANCEL);
  hwnd.AddAcceleratorKey(KEY_ESC, UID_CANCEL);

  hwnd.Open();
  while (Guidebot_data_download_status == 0) {
    int res = hwnd.DoUI();

    switch (res) {
    case UID_OK:
    case UID_CANCEL:
    case NEWUIRES_FORCEQUIT:
      if (Guidebot_data_download_status == 1) {
        // we recieved data
        Multi_bail_ui_menu = false;
      } else {
        Guidebot_data_download_status = -1;
      }
      break;
    default:
      break;
    }
  }
  hwnd.Close();
  hwnd.Destroy();