// selectCharacter.js

(function() {
  /*global adventurejs A*/ 
  "use strict";

	var p = adventurejs.Parser.prototype;

  /**
   * Exclude from a list of assets all assets that are not characters.
   * @method adventurejs.Parser#selectCharacter
   * @memberOf adventurejs.Parser
   * @param {Array} list 
   * @returns {Array}
   */
   p.selectCharacter = function Parser_selectCharacter(list) 
  {
		if(typeof list !== "object" ) 
    {
			console.warn("selectCharacter received non-array", list);
			return [];
		}
		var foundObjects = [];
		for(var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) 
    {
			var object = this.game.getAsset( list[i] );
      if( object instanceof adventurejs.Character ) 
      {
        foundObjects.push( list[i] );
			}

			// TODO sentient vs non-sentient characters?

		}
		return foundObjects;
	}
  
}());