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--- mod-management-functions [2020/07/07 17:16] – maxime
+++ mod-management-functions [2020/07/08 10:37] – maxime
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 Register a new game asset
-''void **myMod:register**(//assetData//])''
+''void **myMod:register**(//assetData//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
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 Override an existing game asset (see [[:asset-override|Asset Override]] for a complete explanation)
-''void **myMod:override**(//assetData//])''
+''void **myMod:override**(//assetData//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
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 Assign an asset ID to an asset in the mod's directory
-''void **myMod:registerAssetId**(//assetPath//, //assetId//])''
+''void **myMod:registerAssetId**(//assetPath//, //assetId//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
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 Registers a component to a prefab (see [[:components|Components]] for a complete explanation)
-''void **myMod:registerPrefabComponent**(//prefabPath//, //componentData//])''
+''void **myMod:registerPrefabComponent**(//prefabPath//, //componentData//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
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 Registers an asset processor to a file (see [[:building-asset-processor|Building Asset Processor]] for a complete explanation)
-''void **myMod:registerAssetProcessor**(//filePath//, //processorData//])''
+''void **myMod:registerAssetProcessor**(//filePath//, //processorData//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
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 Configure a prefab with a list of flags
-''void **myMod:configurePrefabFlagList**(//prefabPath//, //flagArray//])''
+''void **myMod:configurePrefabFlagList**(//prefabPath//, //flagArray//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
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 local flagArray = { "BRIDGE", "PLATFORM" }
 myMod:configurePrefabFlagList(prefabPath, flagArray)
+</code>
+----
+===== registerClass =====
+Registers a new data type, or a new type extending an existing one
+''void **myMod:registerClass**(//classInfo//)''
+^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^
+| //''classInfo''// | ''table'' | a table containing all info about the new type |
+==== Example ====
+Definition of a new component type with two properties, and an init function
+<code lua>
+local newClassInfo = {
+    TypeName = "MY_CUSTOM_COMPONENT",
+    ParentType = "COMPONENT", -- if this field is missing, the new type will be a data type
+    Properties = {
+        { Name = "CurrentRotation", Type = "float", Default = 0.0, Flags = { "SAVE_GAME" } },
+        { Name = "CurrentPosition", Type = "vec3f" }
+    }
+}
+function newClassInfo:init()
+    self.CurrentPosition = self:getOwner():getGlobalPosition()
+end
+myMod:registerClass(newClassInfo)
 </code>
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 Registers a new dynamic enumeration value
-''void **myMod:registerEnumValue **(//enumeration//, //stringValue//)''
+''void **myMod:registerEnumValue**(//enumeration//, //stringValue//)''
 ^ Name ^ Type ^ Description ^