Pop-Up FIFO Pile

[Misamor98]

Hello,

this is kind of a continuation of a previous topic I made where I asked about a timer in a label. Since I found out that I can't use timers in labels and while loops in screens, I'm kind of in a pickle... So here's my issue:
I'm trying to make a pile of PopUps, so that if the player makes 2 consecutive actions that grants him a PopUp, they will have time to read them both. To that effect I wanna make a loop that will go through the Pop-up pile, doing one loop every 6 seconds, and allowing for an entry to enter the pile at any moment during the scroll-through of the loop. I'm joining my original code, which I know has mistakes but I feel it's more clear this way.
Also I should mention, I have tried using a single screen statement with a "for" loop going through the pile (without a "label" to manage all that like I have now) but this didn't allow the latest point I need the "allowing for an entry" part, the loop would reset).

I think that's all the information, do ask if you need more.

[enaielei]

I suggest to probably keep a showing screen that watches for the elements in a popup list. You can do so by adding that screen, for example, in the overlay screens.

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init python:
  config.overlay_screens.append("popup")
  
  def add_popup(*popups):
    for popup in popups:
      store.popups.insert(0, popup)

default popups = []

screen popup():
  default time = 6
  default popup = None

  timer 0.01:
    repeat True
    action (SetScreenVariable("popup", popups.pop(len(popups) - 1)) if popups and not popup else NullAction())

  if popup:
    timer time action SetScreenVariable("popup", None)
    
    text popup: # the actual popup display itself, style according to what you want...
      align (0.5, 0.5)

label start:
  $ popups.insert(0, "Pop up 1")
  "Queue Pop up 1"
  $ popups.insert(0, "Pop up 2")
  "Queue Pop up 2"
  $ add_popup("Pop up 3", "Pop up 4") # you can also queue single or multiple popups using the helper function add_popup
  "Queue Pop up 3 and 4"

[Misamor98]

Thank you for your answer, I will try that ASAP

[Misamor98]

I got a "nonetype object is not callable" error by inserting your code into mine. I tried using the add_popup function. Also half your code doesn't make any sense to me

action (SetScreenVariable("popup", popups.pop(len(popups) - 1)) if popups and not popup else NullAction())

What are you doing on that line ? you're writing "popup" with something that is not a value but a list function ? and that if block after on the same line doesn't have an action at the condition true but on the else it has ?

[enaielei]

I tested this code before I posted it in here. It worked alright for me.
What's your code now?
You can copy and paste the whole code in a blank project to see it for yourself.

[enaielei]

action (SetScreenVariable("popup", popups.pop(len(popups) - 1)) if popups and not popup else NullAction())

What are you doing on that line ?

That line specifically caters the removal of a popup from the queue.
As long as there are popups in the queue and no new popup is being shown it will remove a popup from the queue and display it as the current popup.

[Misamor98]

To answer your question, my code looks like it first did with the integration of those lines at the beginning:

init python:
config.overlay_screens.append("PopUpManagerScreen")

I'm currently trying to intergrate some of your logic to my own code to make it work, like where you placed your timer, because my last attempts failed.

[enaielei]

I can't help you with those few lines of codes that you're sharing.
Especially that you only integrated it partially with your main code.
I suggest trying the whole code first in a blank project. Then try to piece out what's happening from there so that you can plan on what parts only do you need to integrate in your main code.

[Misamor98]

It works now !

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class PopUpAnnoucement(object):
        def __init__(self, Message, PopUpType):
            self.Message = Message
            self.PopUpType = PopUpType

class FunctionsLibrary(object):
        def __init__(self, Blank):
        self.Blank = Blank
	
        def PopUp(self, Message, PopUpType):
                PopUpPile.insert(0, PopUpAnnoucement(Message, PopUpType))
                
default MAIN_FunctionsClass = FunctionsLibrary()
                
init python:
  config.overlay_screens.append("PopUpManagerScreen")

transform PopUpFade():
    xpos 1920
    alpha 1.0
    linear 1.0 xpos 1490
    pause 3.0
    linear 2.0 alpha 0.0
    
screen PopUpManagerScreen():

    layer "notifications"

    default popup = None

    timer 0.1:
        repeat True
        action (SetScreenVariable("popup", PopUpPile.pop(len(PopUpPile) - 1)) if PopUpPile and not popup else NullAction())

    if popup:
        timer 6 action SetScreenVariable("popup", None)

        fixed at PopUpFade ypos 425:
            if popup.PopUpType == False:
                add "gui/PopUps/QuestUpdatedPopUp.png"
            else:
                add "gui/PopUps/NewAchievementPopUp.png"
            text popup.Message xpos 145 ypos 80 size 25 italic True

Thank you for your help.