BGE Python API

- initialize pythons sys.argv in the blenderplayer
- ignore all arguments after a single " - " in the blenderplayer (like in blender), so args can be passed to the game.
- add a utility function PyOrientationTo() - to take a Py euler, quat or 3x3 matrix and convert into a C++ MT_Matrix3x3.
- add utility function ConvertPythonToMesh to get a RAS_MeshObject from a KX_MeshProxy or a name.
- Added error prefix arguments to ConvertPythonToGameObject, ConvertPythonToMesh and PyOrientationTo so the error messages can include what function they came from.
- deprecated brick.getOwner() for the "owner" attribute.
 

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PyMath.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PyMath.cpp
index cceb7a12446..0093a72808e 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PyMath.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PyMath.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "ListValue.h"
 
 #include "KX_Python.h"
+#include "KX_PyMath.h"
 
 bool PyObject_IsMT_Matrix(PyObject *pymat, unsigned int rank)
 {
@@ -74,6 +75,39 @@ bool PyObject_IsMT_Matrix(PyObject *pymat, unsigned int rank)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool PyOrientationTo(PyObject* pyval, MT_Matrix3x3 &mat, const char *error_prefix)
+{
+	MT_Matrix3x3 rot;
+	int size= PySequence_Size(pyval);
+	
+	if (size == 4)
+	{
+		MT_Quaternion qrot;
+		if (PyVecTo(pyval, qrot))
+		{
+			rot.setRotation(qrot);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (size == 3) {
+		/* 3x3 matrix or euler */
+		MT_Vector3 erot;
+		if (PyVecTo(pyval, erot))
+		{
+			rot.setEuler(erot);
+			return true;
+		}
+		PyErr_Clear();
+		
+		if (PyMatTo(pyval, rot))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "%s, could not set the orientation from a 3x3 matrix, quaternion or euler sequence", error_prefix);
+	return false;
+}
 
 PyObject* PyObjectFrom(const MT_Matrix4x4 &mat)
 {