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Verb: swing_to_on structures phrases params phases actions methods properties

Instance of: adventurejs.Verb

Defined in: adventure/dictionary/verbs/~swing_to_on.js, line 7

More info: VerbSubscriptions VerbAnatomy VerbProcess ModifyVerbs WriteVerbs

Runtime node: game.dictionary.verbs.swing_to_on 

> swing to stalactite on root
You swing to the stalactite on the hanging root.

swing_to_on has two distinct interpretations:

  • Player is nested on a Tangible Asset that swings, such as hanging from a vine
    ex: swing to branch on vine
  • Player is holding a Tangible Asset that can be swung on (which needs to be tested)
    ex: "hold vine then swing to branch on vine"
    • If player is nested on something other than the swingable, the verb redirects to swing_from_to_on.

    swing_to_on sentence structures

    The Adventurejs parser uses multiple filtering methods to try to interpret player input. Sentence structures are defined for each verb in order to narrow down the sentence structures that a verb can accept. For example, the verb "hit" might accept "verb noun" as in "hit troll", or "verb noun preposition noun" as in "hit troll with sword", whereas an intransitive verb like "jump" might accept "verb" as a complete sentence. This helps to filter player input. Input that isn't accepted will return a warning to the player.

    • It is possible for authors to modify a verb's structures through the use of patchVerb.
    • To learn more about modifying verbs, see Modify Verbs.

    swing_to_on phrases

    The Adventurejs parser uses multiple filtering methods to try to interpret player input. Phrases are defined for each verb in order to narrow down the words that a verb can accept. This applies to preposition/noun pairs: from zero in the case of intransitive verbs, up to three in the case of verbs that can handle input such as "pour water from jug into basin". The nested noun_must_be object sets conditional qualifiers for nouns, that helps narrow down game objects that the verb might act upon. Input that isn't accepted will return a warning to the player.

    • It is possible for authors to modify a verb's phrases through the use of patchVerb.
    • To see a list of properties that can be set for phrases, see the Phrase class.
    • To see a list of properties that can be set for phrase.noun_must_be, see the NounMustBe class.
    • To learn more about modifying verbs, see Modify Verbs.

    swing_to_on params

    Some verbs have custom params which are mirrored in the properties of any asset subscribed to the verb.

    For example, consider this setting of the verb plugIn:

    MyGame.dictionary.verbs.plugIn.with_params.max_connections = 1

    By default, assets that can be plugged in will take this setting and can only be plugged in to one other asset. Now imagine that an author wants to create a power cord that needs to be plugged in to both a computer and an outlet. 

    MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Cable",
  name: "power cord",
  dov: { plugIn: { with_assets: ['computer','outlet'], with_params: { max_connections: 2 }, }, },
})
MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Computer",
  name: "PC",
  iov: { plugIn: { with_assets: ['power cord'], }, },
})
MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "ElectricalOutlet",
  name: "outlet",
  iov: { plugIn: { with_assets: ['power cord'], }, },
})

    The power cord's max_connections setting overrides the verb's max_attachment setting, allowing the player to plug the power cord into two assets, while the computer and the outlet can still have only one asset plugged into them.

    • It is possible for authors to modify a verb's params through the use of patchVerb.
    • To learn more about modifying verbs, see Modify Verbs.

    swing_to_on verb phases

    Verb Phases allow an author to override how a verb is applied to any given asset. This is a broad method for exercising control over verb/noun interactions that allows for custom per-asset verb logic. For example, an author might supply completely different logic for "throw feather" vs "throw baseball" vs "throw anvil". This works by overriding portions of asset verb subscriptions. When a verb is applied to an asset, its do() method is called. For most (but not all) verbs, do() acts as a sequencer that moves the verb through six distinct phases.

    • doTry handles all the conditional logic to determine whether a verb can be applied to an asset.
    • doSuccess handles output and state changes.
    • doBeforeTry, doAfterTry, doBeforeSuccess and doAfterSuccess don't do anything by themselves, but provide opportunities for authors to inject custom code at various stages of a verb action.

    do

    • doBeforeTry
    • doTry
    • doAfterTry
    • doBeforeSuccess
    • doSuccess
    • doAfterSuccess

    For example, consider the verb "take" as applied to this singing sword. Imagine that an author wants the game to print a custom message when the player tries to take the sword, and a different message when the player succeeds in taking it. 

    MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Sword",
  name: "singing sword",
  dov: {
    take: 
    {
      doAfterTry: function( params )
      {
        let msg = "The sword begins to vibrate as your hand curls around its haft. ";
        MyGame.print( msg );
      },
      doAfterSuccess: function( params )
      {
        let msg = "The sword bursts into song in your hand. ";
        MyGame.print( msg );
      },
    },
  },
});

    Please note that verb subscriptions are set distinctly for direct objects and indirect objects. All of the prior examples show verb phases applied to direct object verb subscriptions. Verb phases can also be applied to indirect object subscriptions. For example, perhaps our swinging sword had to be removed from a stone. We might want to hook into the stone's indirect object verb subscription for "remove". 

    MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Thing",
  name: "stone",
  iov: {
    remove: 
    {
      doBeforeTry: function( params )
      {
        let msg = "Will the stone judge you worthy enough to remove the sword? "
        MyGame.print( msg );
      },
      doAfterSuccess: function( params )
      {
        let msg = "With the sword removed, the stone bursts into rubble! ";
        MyGame.print( msg );
        this.destroy();
      },      
    },
  },
});
    • To learn more, see Verb Phases.
    • Verb Phases are related to but distinct from Verb Actions, which offers a more surgical method to hook into the doTry and doSuccess phases, on a per object basis.

    swing_to_on verb actions

    Verb actions provide hooks for injecting custom code into very specific verb actions (or reactions). It works by looking for custom functions attached to the assets that the verb is being applied to, and calling any function that it finds. It's a fine-grained way to tailor specific verb/noun interactions. Each verb has a unique set of actions. For instance, the verb lock has onTryLock and onTryLockThisWithThat and several other lock-specific hooks, whereas the verb climb has onTryClimb and onTryClimbFromThisToThat, etc.

    Expand any item to see a code example.

    Each of the items above can be expanded to show a specific example, but here is a generic example. 

    MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Player",
  name: "Elvis",  
});
MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Weapon",
  name: "pistol",
});
MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Electronics",
  name: "television",
  doShootThisWithThat:{
    "pistol": function {
      let msg = "You fire the pistol at the television, which explodes with a screech of static and sparks. ";
      this.game.print(msg);
    },
  },
});
    • To learn more, see Verb Actions.
    • Some hooks are not tied to any specific verbs and though these are technically identical, we refer to them as verb reactions. See Verb Reactions for a list of them.
    • Verb actions are related to but distinct from verb phases, which allow authors to broadly override entire phases of a verb.

    swing_to_on verb reactions

    None available for swing_to_on

    Verb reactions provide a hook for authors to inject custom code into specific interactions between assets. They are identical to verb actions but for one thing: while verb actions are called during a verb's doTry or doSuccess phases, verb reactions are called as a secondary effect, or result, of doSuccess. For example, take lantern results in moving the lantern to the player from its original parent. Drop lantern results in moving the lantern from the player to the room. In both cases, the lantern leaves one place and enters another, so both verbs result in calling these four verb reactions:

    lantern.doRemoveThisFromThat(player),
    player.doRemoveThatFromThis(lantern),
    lantern.doMoveThisToThat(room), and
    room.doMoveThatToThis(lantern).

    OMG you may exclaim. Why four reactions? Technically, two reactions are occurring – the lantern leaves the player and enters the room – but because we want to give authors maximum flexibility to organize code however makes sense to them, we check both assets for code relative to the other.

    In this example, imagine that an author would like the game to print a custom message whenever a certain asset enters or leaves another asset, by any method. 

    MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "NPC",
  name: "Elvis",
}),
MyGame.createAsset({
  class: "Room",
  name: "The Building",
  doMoveThatToThis: 
  {
    "Elvis": function() 
    {
      MyGame.print("Elvis has entered The Building! ");
    }
  },
  doRemoveThatFromThis: 
  {
    "Elvis": function() 
    {
      MyGame.print("Elvis has left The Building! ");
    }
  },
}),
    • To learn more, see Verb Reactions.
    • Hooks that are tied directly to verbs are called verb actions. See Verb Actions for more information.
    • Verb reactions are related to but distinct from verb phases, which allow authors to broadly override entire phases of a verb.

    swing_to_on verb logic

    Verb logic falls into a few recognizable patterns. Direction verbs tend to be simple. Manipulation verbs do a lot of testing to see whether one asset is allowed to interact with another asset. Many verbs are similar, but no two verbs are identical. Each verb has its quirks. If you would like to learn more about verb logic, we recommend you see the Verb Anatomy and Verb Process pages. If you find that you want more than you can get from verb phases and verb actions / reactions / you may want to investigate the patchVerb method, which lets you replace entire blocks of verb code. You can also write verbs from scratch if you're so inclined. See Modify Verbs for a complete list of verb modification methods.

    Private Constructor:

    MyGame.createVerb({ "name": "swing_to_on", [...] });

    swing_to_on is a predefined instance of Verb that gets constructed automatically at runtime. It is defined in the library as a generic object, and then passed to Dictionary#createVerb for construction, validation, and initialization. Because this is predefined, authors should not need to create new instances. For information on modifying predefined Verbs, see Modify Verbs.

    Inherited Overrides

    Index

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    canBeIntransitive()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1905

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#canBeIntransitive

    Verb can be intransitive if it doesn't require a noun.
    do()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 968

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#do

    Verb.do is a coordinating method that sequences six other submethods in a series. In the case of Verb instances that can act on a collection of Assets in a single turn, Verb.do only fires once, but it loops through the Asset collection and calls each submethod for every Asset in the collection. The sequence is:

    do -> The two key submethods are Verb.doTry and Verb.doSuccess. For most Verb instances, these two methods contain the bulk of the logic particular to this Verb. Verb.doTry determines whether a Verb can act on an Asset, and if it can't, prints an error message to Display. Verb.doSuccess applies the Verb to the Asset: updates the game state, assembles dynamic output, and prints the results to Display.

    A Verb instance isn't required to use all of these methods. Some Verbs may bypass Verb.doTry because no special conditions are required to apply the Verb. Some specialized Verbs such as oops and undo override Verb.do entirely and don't use any submethods.

    The other four submethods – Verb.doBeforeTry, Verb.doAfterTry, Verb.doBeforeSuccess, and Verb.doAfterSuccess – exist to provide optional hooks for authors to add custom interactions with individual Assets. For more information about Verb Actions and Verb Phases, see Verb Actions and Verb Phases.

    And so, the first thing Verb.do does is to verify that each method exists on the Verb instance. If the submethod exists, it is called. Each submethod sends a return to Verb.do.

    If the Verb is acting on a collection, a false return means that the Asset currently being acted on has responded in a way that blocks further parsing, and brings this turn to a halt. A null return means that the Asset currently being acted on has concluded its own parsing, but not in such a way as to block further parsing, and Verb.do moves on to the next Asset.
    doSuccess()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1233

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doSuccess

    doSuccess typically contains all the code needed to apply this Verb to the specified Asset once it has successfully passed through all of our conditional logic. doBeforeSuccess and doAfterSuccess are provided so that authors can apply custom success code on an item-by-item basis, but it is also possible to globally modify doSuccess. For information about modifying verbs, see Modify Verbs.
    doTry()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1138

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doTry

    doTry typically contains all the specific logic needed to determine if this Verb can act on the specified Asset. (We already applied some general logic supplied by NounMustBe before arriving here.) For information about modifying verbs, see Modify Verbs.
    enqueueCollection()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1582

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#enqueueCollection

    enqueueCollection takes a collection of Assets and enqueues them to game.parser for sequential handling.
    getState()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1923

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#getState

    Get this verb's state or unstate.
    handleActions()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1153

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#handleActions

    handleActions attempts to call any verb actions that match the current assets and sentence structure.
    handleFailure()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1620

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#handleFailure

    handleFailure prints either a given fail message or a generic fail msg if one is specified.
    handleSuccess()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1718

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#handleSuccess

    handleSuccess prints the provided success message or a generic one that has been defined by author. It also checks direct and indirect objects for custom verb subscription on_success results and tryDestroy results.
    hasState()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1914

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#hasState

    Does this verb have state or unstate?
    hasVerbSubscriptionConnection()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 2064

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#hasVerbSubscriptionConnection

    Test whether two assets are connected by this verb, for example a rope tied to a tree, or a computer plugged into a socket.
    initialize()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1547

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#initialize

    Todos: How does patchVerb handle initialization?

    If Verb is a direction, initialize adds it to game.dictionary.directionLookup.
    set(props) → {adventurejs.Verb}

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1608

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#set

    Parameters:

    • props Object
      A generic object containing properties to copy to the DisplayObject instance.
    Provides a chainable shortcut method for setting a number of properties on the instance.

    Returns:

    adventurejs.Verb Returns the instance the method is called on (useful for chaining calls.)
    setState()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1932

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#setState

    Apply this verb's state or unstate to an asset.
    setVerbSubscriptionConnection()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1941

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#setVerbSubscriptionConnection

    Connect two assets that share a connection when acted upon by this verb. For example, in the case of 'plug computer into socket', each asset has the other asset's ID saved to its verb subscription like this:

    computer.dov.plugIn.with_params.connections = ['socket']
    socket.iov.plugIn.with_params.connections = ['computer']

    This is one of two verb subscription properties that are related and very similar, and it's important to understand the distinction between them. ...with_assets defines which assets CAN BE connected. ...with_params.connections stores which assets ARE connected.

    with_assets: computer.dov.plugIn.with_assets = ['socket']
    connections: computer.dov.plugIn.with_params.connections = ['socket']
    tryDestroyAfterUsing(object_of, asset) → {Object}

    Defined in: adventure/asset/tryDestroyAfterUsing.js, line 7

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryDestroyAfterUsing

    Parameters:

    • object_of String
    • asset Object
    tryDestroyAfterUsing is the underlying function for tryDestroyDirectObjectAfterUsing and tryDestroyIndirectObjectAfterUsing.

    Returns:

    Object
    tryDestroyDirectObjectAfterUsing(asset) → {Boolean|string}

    Defined in: adventure/asset/tryDestroyDirectObjectAfterUsing.js, line 7

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryDestroyDirectObjectAfterUsing

    Parameters:

    • asset Object
    tryDestroyDirectObjectAfterUsing checks to see if the specified asset can only be used directly once with this verb by checking for asset.dov[this.name].then_destroy. This is intended to provide a hook for authors to easily destroy an object after a single use, such as a key that only works once and then breaks or disappears.

    Returns:

    Boolean | string
    tryDestroyIndirectObjectAfterUsing(asset) → {Boolean|string}

    Defined in: adventure/asset/tryDestroyIndirectObjectAfterUsing.js, line 7

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryDestroyIndirectObjectAfterUsing

    Parameters:

    • asset Object
    tryDestroyIndirectObjectAfterUsing checks to see if the specified asset can only be used indirectly once with this verb by checking for asset.iov[this.name].then_destroy. This is intended to provide a hook for authors to easily destroy an object after a single use, such as a key that only works once and then breaks or disappears.

    Returns:

    Boolean | string
    tryToInferIndirectObject(direct_object, handle_input) → {Object}

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1292

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryToInferIndirectObject

    Parameters:

    • direct_object Object
    • handle_input Boolean
      If true, updates the global input object per standard specs used by most (but not all) of the verb instances that call this method.
    tryToInferIndirectObject is called by some verbs when they receive a direct object with no indirect object, to test whether an indirect object can be inferred. In order to be inferred, indirect object must be in player inventory. If player hasn't already interacted with direct object and game.settings.infer_indirect_objects_only_after_interaction is true, tryToInferIndirectObject will fail regardless of other circumstances.

    Returns:

    Object
    tryToPutThisInThatAspect(direct_object, preposition, indirect_object) → {Object}

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1369

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryToPutThisInThatAspect

    Parameters:

    • direct_object Object
    • preposition String
    • indirect_object Object
    tryToPutThisInThatAspect checks to see if a asset can be placed within the specified aspect of another specified asset. For example, "put sword in stone" and "push stone into depression" would both be tested with this function.

    Returns:

    Object
    unsetVerbSubscriptionConnection()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 2009

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#unsetVerbSubscriptionConnection

    Disconnect two assets that share a connection when acted upon by this verb. For example, in the case of 'plug computer into socket', each asset has the other asset's ID saved to its verb subscription like this:

    computer.dov.plugIn.with_params.connections = ['socket']
    socket.iov.plugIn.with_params.connections = ['computer']
    validate()

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 1540

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#validate

    Unused.

    Properties  | 

    accepts_direction :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Phrase.js, line 27

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#accepts_direction

    Currently unused.
    accepts_number :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Phrase.js, line 41

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#accepts_number

    Currently unused.
    accepts_string :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Phrase.js, line 20

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#accepts_string

    Currently unused.
    adjectives :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 251

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#adjectives

    Verb.adjectives are for direction verbs so that, for example, 'south' can be associated with 'southern' and 'southernly'.
    article :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 328

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#article

    Default value: false

    Set whether a direction can be referred to with an article, as in "there is a door to the north" vs "there is a door to starboard". This is a bit of mixed purpose because this property doesn't apply to the verb, but is stored in directionLookup for reference with directions.
    dictionary :Object

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 144

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#dictionary

    Default value: {}

    A shortcut to the main Game Dictionary.
    direction_preposition :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 340

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#direction_preposition

    Default value: ""

    When player travels, this string may be prepended before the verb name, such as "you walk to the north"
    doVerb :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 487

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerb

    Returns "do[Verb]This" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbFromThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 503

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbFromThis

    Returns "do[Verb]FromThis" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbThatFromThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 543

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbThatFromThis

    Returns "do[Verb]ThatFromThis" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbThatWithThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 527

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbThatWithThis

    Returns "do[Verb]ThatWithThis" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 495

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbThis

    Returns "do[Verb]This" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbThisFromThat :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 535

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbThisFromThat

    Returns "do[Verb]ThisFromThat" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbThisWithThat :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 519

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbThisWithThat

    Returns "do[Verb]ThisWithThat" for consistency with callAction()
    doVerbWithThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 511

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#doVerbWithThis

    Returns "do[Verb]WithThis" for consistency with callAction()
    enqueue_collections :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 406

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#enqueue_collections

    Default value: false

    enqueue_collections if true allows a verb to unbundle the members of a collection in order to queue up separate actions for each. For example, "gems" is a collection that refers to three unique assets; "diamond", "emerald" and "ruby". If take.enqueue_collections is true, "take gems" will act individually on the diamond, the emerald and the ruby. Only applies to direct object.
    extends :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 165

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#extends

    Default value: ""

    Extension verbs may perform some contextual logic before forwarding to another verb for the bulk of logic, such as "crawl" -> "go".
    game :Object

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 137

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#game

    Default value: {}

    A reference back to the main Game object.
    in_can_mean_on :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 295

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#in_can_mean_on

    Default value: false

    Some types of objects can accept 'in' for 'on' interchangeably, such as 'sit in chair' / 'sit on chair', or 'lie in bed' / 'lie on bed'.
    input_substitutions :Object

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 357

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#input_substitutions

    Default value: {}

    To simplify identifying verbs in input, specifically with regards to adverbs & prepositions, we can provide a list of synonyms for the verb. The parser will look for these synonyms in the input and replace them with the verb name. Then, the verb can handle the adverb/preposition as it sees fit.
    is_compass_direction :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 311

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#is_compass_direction

    Default value: false

    Set whether direction verb is a compass direction, meaning, it can be found on a compass rose.
    is_direction :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 304

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#is_direction

    Default value: false

    Set whether verb is a direction verb.
    is_spatial_direction :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 319

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#is_spatial_direction

    Default value: false

    Set whether direction verb is a relative direction such as those used on ships: port, starboard, etc. Also applies to left, right, forward, back, etc.
    let_verb_handle_disambiguation :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 275

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#let_verb_handle_disambiguation

    Default value: false

    Setting this to true allows you to write your own disambiguation script. Warning: going off road! Recommended for experienced Javascript users.
    let_verb_handle_remaining_input :Boolean

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 284

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#let_verb_handle_remaining_input

    Default value: false

    When input is parsed, parse the verb and then pass the remainder of the input to the verb as a string, for the verb to act on. Chief example is: "oops xxx" where we don't want to parse xxx, we just want to let oops use it as a substitute for last turn's unknown input.
    name :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 174

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#name

    Default value: ""

    String provided in Verb definition file (aka preverb).
    Name :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 422

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#Name

    Default value: []

    Return uppercase name of the verb.
    override_verb_failure_msg :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 369

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#override_verb_failure_msg

    Default value: undefined

    Provides a simple method for an author to override all failure messages for a verb with one generic string.
    override_verb_success_msg :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 378

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#override_verb_success_msg

    Default value: undefined

    Provides a simple method for an author to override success messages for a verb with one generic string.
    past_tense :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 191

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#past_tense

    The past tense of the verb. May be used in output strings.
    player_must_be :Object

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 259

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#player_must_be

    Default value: {}

    player_must_be sets conditions that the Player Character must meet in order for the Verb to act.
    prettyname :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 182

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#prettyname

    String provided in verb definition file. The prettyname is used for printing, and can include spaces, ie ask prints as "ask about".
    related :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 390

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#related

    related is an array of related verbs, intended for use with tryToInferIndirectObject. Depending on a game's settings, some verbs may be applied automatically, but only when a user has already applied the verb themselves. For example, an author might not want a door to be opened automatically because the player should bring intention to the action of opening it, in order to appreciate the consequences. tryToInferIndirectObject considers whether a verb has previously been applied to an asset. In some cases, the verb's opposing verb may also be considered. For example, whether the player unlocked a door, or picked it, or locked it themselves, we consider them to have interacted with it.
    requires_number :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Phrase.js, line 48

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#requires_number

    Currently unused.
    requires_string :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Phrase.js, line 34

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#requires_string

    Currently unused.
    state :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 198

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#state

    state is an optional property for verbs that apply state to assets, such as close and lock. For example, "close door" will set door.is.closed to true. When used, state will contain the state to be set true on an asset. In the case of close, its state would be "closed".
    state_strings :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 218

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#state_strings

    state_strings is an optional property for verbs that is used to provide string substitutions for authors using the string substitution form of $(sink drain is| plugged or| unplugged). Because "unplugged" isn't a proper verb state, we'll use this as a reverse lookup to test whether the asset, sink_drain in this case, is subscribed to the relevant verb and has the specified state. state_strings only apply to direct objects.
    synonyms :Getter/Setter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 551

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#synonyms

    Default value: []

    synonyms provide alternate words for verbs, such as "get" for "take".
    tryVerbFromThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 447

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbFromThis

    Returns "try[Verb]FromThis" for consistency with callAction()
    tryVerbThatFromThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 479

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbThatFromThis

    Returns "try[Verb]ThatFromThis" for consistency with callAction()
    tryVerbThatWithThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 463

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbThatWithThis

    Returns "try[Verb]ThatWithThis" for consistency with callAction()
    tryVerbThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 431

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbThis

    Returns "try[Verb]This" for consistency with callAction()
    tryVerbThisFromThat :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 471

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbThisFromThat

    Returns "try[Verb]ThisFromThat" for consistency with callAction()
    tryVerbThisWithThat :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 455

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbThisWithThat

    Returns "try[Verb]ThisWithThat" for consistency with callAction()
    tryVerbWithThis :Getter

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 439

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#tryVerbWithThis

    Returns "try[Verb]WithThis" for consistency with callAction()
    type :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 152

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#type

    Default value: ""

    May be used to help narrow verb selections in ambiguous situations.
    unstate :String

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 208

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#unstate

    unstate is an optional property for verbs that unset state from assets, such as open and unlock. For example, "open door" will set door.is.closed to false. When used, unstate will contain the state to be set false on an asset. In the case of open, its unstate would be "closed".
    verb_noun_prep :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 617

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_noun_prep

    Default value: []

    For verb/noun pairs with a trailing preposition, or more likely a direction, such as "push bed north". When player input is parsed, they'll be concatenated, eg to "pushnorth bed".
    verb_noun_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 781

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_noun_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For verb/preposition pairs separated by another word, usually a noun, such as "lock door with key" or "take sword from stone". When player input is parsed, they'll be concatenated, eg to "lockwith door key" or "takefrom sword stone".

    Though verb_prep_noun and verb_noun_prep_noun look similar, the reason they are separate fields is because we have to use different regex patterns to find each type in user input.
    verb_noun_prep_noun_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 870

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_noun_prep_noun_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For a verb phrase with three nouns and two prepositions. For example, in the phrase "tie boat to pier with rope", we're looking for "tie" and "to" and "with", and we would parse the phrase as "tietowith boat pier rope"
    verb_noun_prep_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 828

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_noun_prep_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For a verb phrase with two nouns and two prepositions. For example, in the phrase "take skateboard from under bed", we're looking for "take" and "from" and "under", and we would parse the phrase as "takefromunder skateboard bed"
    verb_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 658

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For verb/preposition pairs separated by a space, such as "go to" or "look at". When player input is parsed, they'll be concatenated, eg "go to" to "goTo".
    verb_prep_noun_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 575

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_prep_noun_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For phrases like "jump from branch to vine" or "look at sun with glasses", where we have a verb + preposition followed by a noun and then another preposition
    verb_prep_noun_prep_noun_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 916

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_prep_noun_prep_noun_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For a verb phrase with three nouns and three prepositions. For example, in the phrase "swing from branch to tree on vine", we're looking for "swing from with on".
    verb_prep_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 699

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_prep_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For compound preps separated by spaces, verb/prep/prep, such as "get out of"
    verb_prep_prep_prep_noun :Array

    Defined in: adventure/dictionary/Verb.js, line 740

    Inherited from: adventurejs.Verb#verb_prep_prep_prep_noun

    Default value: []

    For three part compound preps, verb/prep/prep/prep, such as "get out from behind"