Denizen Script Language Explanations


Language Explanations explain components of Denizen in a more direct and technical way than The Beginner's Guide.


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NameScript Event Switches
DescriptionModern script events support the concept of 'switches'.
A switch is a specification of additional requirements in an event line other than what's in the event label it.

A switch consists of a name and a value input, and are can be added anywhere in an event line as "name:<value>".
For example, "on delta time secondly every:5:" is a valid event, where "delta time secondly" is the event itself, and "every:<#>" is a switch available to the event.

A traditional Denizen event might look like "on <entity> damaged",
where "<entity>" can be filled with "entity" or any entity type (like "player").
A switch-using event would instead take the format "on entity damaged" with switch "type:<entity type>"
meaning you can do "on entity damaged" for any entity, or "on entity damaged type:player:" for players specifically.
This is both more efficient to process and more explicit in what's going on, however it is less clear/readable to the average user, so it is not often used.
Some events may have switches for less-often specified data, and use the event line for other options.

There are also some standard switches available to every script event, and some available to an entire category of script events.

One switch available to every event is "server_flagged:<flag_name>", which requires that there be a server flag under the given name.
For example, "on console output server_flagged:recording:" will only run the handler for console output when the "recording" flag is set on the server.
This can also be used to require the server does NOT have a flag with "server_flagged:!<flag_name>"

"chance:<percent>" is also a globally available switch.
For example, "on player breaks diamond_ore chance:25:" will only fire on average one in every four times that a player breaks a diamond ore block.

Events that have a player linked have the "flagged" and "permission" switches available.

If the switch is specified, and an event doesn't have a linked player, the event will automatically fail to match.
The "flagged:<flag_name>" switch will limit the event to only fire when the player has the flag with the specified name.
It can be used like "on player breaks block flagged:nobreak:" (that would be used alongside "- flag player nobreak").
You can also use "flagged:!<flag_name>" to require the player does NOT have the flag, like "on player breaks block flagged:!griefbypass:"

The "permission:<perm key>" will limit the event to only fire when the player has the specified permission key.
It can be used like "on player breaks block permission:denizen.my.perm:"
For multiple flag or permission requirements, just list them separated by '|' pipes, like "flagged:a|b|c". This will require all named flags/permissions to be present, not just one.

Events that have an NPC linked have the "assigned" switch available.
If the switch is specified, and an event doesn't have a linked NPC, the event will automatically fail to match.
The "assigned:<script name>" switch will limit the event to only fire when the NPC has an assignment script that matches the given advanced matcher.

Events that occur at a specific location have the "in:<area>" and "location_flagged" switches.
This switches will be ignored (not counted one way or the other) for events that don't have a known location.
For "in:<area>" switches, 'area' is any area-defining tag type - refer to Language:Advanced Object Matchables.
"location_flagged:<flag name>" works just like "server_flagged" or the player "flagged" switches, but for locations.

All script events have priority switches (see Language:script event priority),
All Bukkit events have bukkit priority switches (see Language:bukkit event priority),
All cancellable script events have cancellation switches (see Language:script event cancellation).

See also Language:Advanced Object Matching.
GroupScript Events
Sourcehttps://github.com/DenizenScript/Denizen-Core/blob/master/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/events/ScriptEvent.java#L235