Function ReadMessageFile

scripts/merc5.cpp:1089–1154

Read in the Messages

// Read in the Messages
int ReadMessageFile(const char *filename) {
  void *infile;
  char filebuffer[MAX_MSG_FILEBUF_LEN + 1];
  char *line, *msg_start;
  int line_num;
  bool next_msgid_found;

  // Try to open the file for loading
  infile = File_Open(filename, "rt");
  if (!infile)
    return false;

  line_num = 0;
  next_msgid_found = true;

  // Clear the message list
  ClearMessageList();

  // Read in and parse each line of the file
  while (!File_eof(infile)) {

    // Clear the buffer
    strcpy(filebuffer, "");

    // Read in a line from the file
    File_ReadString(filebuffer, MAX_MSG_FILEBUF_LEN, infile);
    line_num++;

    // Remove whitespace padding at start and end of line
    RemoveTrailingWhitespace(filebuffer);
    line = SkipInitialWhitespace(filebuffer);

    // If line is a comment, or empty, discard it
    if (strlen(line) == 0 || strncmp(line, "//", 2) == 0)
      continue;

    if (!next_msgid_found) { // Parse out the last message ID number

      // Grab the first keyword, make sure it's valid
      line = strtok(line, WHITESPACE_CHARS);
      if (line == NULL)
        continue;

      // Grab the second keyword, and assign it as the next message ID
      line = strtok(NULL, WHITESPACE_CHARS);
      if (line == NULL)
        continue;

      next_msgid_found = true;
    } else { // Parse line as a message line

      // Find the start of message, and mark it
      msg_start = strchr(line, '=');
      if (msg_start == NULL)
        continue;
      msg_start[0] = '\0';
      msg_start++;