Add building blit priorities in the json building file. Reorganized building coordinates processing code a little.

config/buildings.json

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-// Buildings coordinates inside a city, ordered by city type (0 to 8)
+// Town properties, ordered by city type (0 to 8)
+
+//  defnames: Buildings coordinates inside a city
+//  blit_order: Buildings not mentioned in the file will be blitted first.
+//              Then buildings in the list will be drawn in that order.
+
 {
 	"town_type":
 		[
@@ -41,7 +46,10 @@
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBCSUP_5.def", "x": 160, "y": 190 },
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBCSUP_6.def", "x": 303, "y": 0 },
 			{ "id": 20, "defname": "TBCSBOAT.def", "x": 478, "y": 134 },
-		] },
+			],
+
+		  "blit_order": [ 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 5, 22, 30, 37, 16, 6, 20, 18, 19, 34, 41 ]	
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBRMBLAK.def", "x": 558, "y": 105 },
@@ -86,7 +94,10 @@
 			{ "id": 13, "defname": "TBRMHAL4.def", "x": 534, "y": 187 },
 			{ "id": 12, "defname": "TBRMHAL3.def", "x": 538, "y": 187 },
 			{ "id": 11, "defname": "TBRMHAL2.def", "x": 538, "y": 187 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+
+		  "blit_order": [ 33, 40, 35, 42, 16, 32, 39, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 31, 18, 38, 19, 34, 24, 41, 25, 5, 30, 37, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 21, 22, -1, 27, 28, 29, 15 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBTWBLAK.def", "x": 478, "y": 211 },
@@ -126,7 +137,9 @@
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBTWUP_5.def", "x": 681, "y": 157 },
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBTWUP_6.def", "x": 75, "y": 91 },
 			{ "id": 8, "defname": "TBTWCAS2.def", "x": 301, "y": 0 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ 36, 43, 32, 39, 10, 11, 12, 13, 32, 35, 42, 15, 5, 18, 19 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBINBLAK.def", "x": 684, "y": 253 },
@@ -167,7 +180,9 @@
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBINUP_5.def", "x": 220, "y": 282 },
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBINUP_6.def", "x": 420, "y": 105 },
 			{ "id": 8, "defname": "TBINCAS2.def", "x": 222, "y": 44 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ 26, 21, 7, 8, 9, 22, 31, 38, 36, 43, 10, 11, 12, 13, 5, 32, 39, 24, 25, 33, 40, 34, 41, 30, 37, 18, 19, 14, 15, 16, 35, 42 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBNCBLAK.def", "x": 382, "y": 252 },
@@ -212,7 +227,9 @@
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBNCUP_5.def", "x": 0, "y": 30 },
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBNCUP_6.def", "x": 662, "y": 23 },
 			{ "id": 20, "defname": "TBNCBOAT.def", "x": 617, "y": 265 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ 17, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 32, 39, 26, 15, 14, 34, 41, 16, 5, 33, 40, 31, 38, 6, 30, 18, 37, 19, 22, 20 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBDNBLAK.def", "x": 544, "y": 248 },
@@ -252,7 +269,9 @@
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBDNUP_5.def", "x": 270, "y": 253 },
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBDNUP_6.def", "x": 550, "y": 0 },
 			{ "id": 8, "defname": "TBDNCAS2.def", "x": 363, "y": 87 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 21, 35, 42, 5, 30, 18, 37, 19, 32, 39, 26, 7, 8, 9, 23 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 31, "defname": "TBSTDW_1.def", "x": 266, "y": 246 },
@@ -291,7 +310,9 @@
 			{ "id": 41, "defname": "TBSTUP_4.def", "x": 129, "y": 15 },
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBSTUP_5.def", "x": 616, "y": 93 },
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBSTBLAK.def", "x": 660, "y": 286 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ 33, 40, 30, 18, 37, 19, 31, 38, 23, 26, 5, 32, 39, 15, 14, 21, 16, 22 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBFRBLAK.def", "x": 360, "y": 160 },
@@ -332,7 +353,9 @@
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBFRUP_6.def", "x": 587, "y": 263 },
 			{ "id": 29, "defname": "TBFRWTRW.def", "x": 320, "y": 141 },
 			{ "id": 20, "defname": "TBFRBOAT.def", "x": 197, "y": 294 },
-		], },
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ 16, 15, 14, 34, 41, 31, 38, 10, 11, 12, 13, 29, 0, 1, 2, 33, 40, 30, 18, 37, 19, 5, 36, 43, 26 ]
+		},
 
 		{ "defnames": [
 			{ "id": 16, "defname": "TBELBLAK.def", "x": 449, "y": 151 },
@@ -377,6 +400,8 @@
 			{ "id": 42, "defname": "TBELUP_5.def", "x": 394, "y": 283 },
 			{ "id": 43, "defname": "TBELUP_6.def", "x": 43, "y": 0 },
 			{ "id": 20, "defname": "TBELBOAT.def", "x": 239, "y": 215 }
-		] ]
+		  ],
+		  "blit_order": [ -1, 27, 28, 16, 34, 41, 6, 20, 33, 40, 36, 43, 21, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 14, 17, 35, 42, 30, 18, 37, 19, 10, 11, 12, 13, 29 ]
+		}
 	]
 }

config/buildings2.txt

@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
-0 0
-CASTLE 0
-0
-1
-2
-3
-10
-11
-12
-13
-5
-22
-30
-37
-16
-6
-20
-18
-19
-34
-41
-END
-CASTLE 1
-33
-40
-35
-42
-16
-32
-39
-0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-31
-18
-38
-19
-34
-24
-41
-25
-5
-30
-37
-14
-10
-11
-12
-13
-17
-21
-22
--1
-27
-28
-29
-15
-END
-CASTLE 2
-36
-43
-32
-39
-10
-11
-12
-13
-32
-35
-42
-15
-5
-18
-19
-END
-CASTLE 3
-26
-21
-7
-8
-9
-22
-31
-38
-36
-43
-10
-11
-12
-13
-5
-32
-39
-24
-25
-33
-40
-34
-41
-30
-37
-18
-19
-14
-15
-16
-35
-42
-END
-CASTLE 4
-17
-0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-7
-8
-9
-32
-39
-26
-15
-14
-34
-41
-16
-5
-33
-40
-31
-38
-6
-30
-18
-37
-19
-22
-20
-END
-CASTLE 5
-0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-21
-35
-42
-5
-30
-18
-37
-19
-32
-39
-26
-7
-8
-9
-23
-END
-CASTLE 6
-33
-40
-30
-18
-37
-19
-31
-38
-23
-26
-5
-32
-39
-15
-14
-21
-16
-22
-END
-CASTLE 7
-16
-15
-14
-34
-41
-31
-38
-10
-11
-12
-13
-29
-0
-1
-2
-33
-40
-30
-18
-37
-19
-5
-36
-43
-26
-END
-CASTLE 8
--1
-27
-28
-16
-34
-41
-6
-20
-33
-40
-36
-43
-21
-0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-15
-14
-17
-35
-42
-30
-18
-37
-19
-10
-11
-12
-13
-29
-END
-EOD
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-//File format:
-
-0 0 //for further use - format version and ID mode
-
-
-	CASTLE [Castle ID]
-		[ID] //Building showed on the top (blitted later)
-		[ID] //Building showed later...
-		...
-		[ID] //even later...
-	END //end of buildings for this castle
-
-
-	[...] //info for more castles
-
-EOD
-
-Buildings not mentioned in the file will be blitted as first. File can contain data for any count of castles.

lib/CTownHandler.cpp

@@ -130,65 +130,53 @@ void CTownHandler::loadStructures()
 
 	structures.resize(F_NUMBER);
 
-	//read buildings coords
+	// read city properties
 	const JsonNode config(DATA_DIR "/config/buildings.json");
-	const JsonVector &vector1 = config["town_type"].Vector();
+	const JsonVector &town_type_vec = config["town_type"].Vector();
-	int townid=0;
+	int townID=0;
 
-	for (JsonVector::const_iterator it = vector1.begin(); it!=vector1.end(); ++it, ++townid) {
+	// Iterate for each city type
+	for (JsonVector::const_iterator it = town_type_vec.begin(); it!=town_type_vec.end(); ++it, ++townID) {
+		std::map<int, Structure*> &town = structures[townID];
 		const JsonNode &node = *it;
-		const JsonVector &vector2 = node["defnames"].Vector();
+		const JsonVector &defnames_vec = node["defnames"].Vector();
 
-		for (JsonVector::const_iterator it2 = vector2.begin(); it2!=vector2.end(); ++it2) {
+		// Read buildings coordinates for that city
+		for (JsonVector::const_iterator it2 = defnames_vec.begin(); it2!=defnames_vec.end(); ++it2) {
 			const JsonNode &ai = *it2;
 			Structure *vinya = new Structure;
 
 			vinya->group = -1;
-			vinya->townID = townid;
+			vinya->townID = townID;
 			vinya->ID = ai["id"].Float();
 			vinya->defName = ai["defname"].String();
 			vinya->name = vinya->defName; //TODO - use normal names
 			vinya->pos.x = ai["x"].Float();
 			vinya->pos.y = ai["y"].Float();
 			vinya->pos.z = 0;
-			structures[vinya->townID][vinya->ID] = vinya;
+			town[vinya->ID] = vinya;
+		}
+
+		// Read buildings blit order for that city
+		const JsonVector &blit_order_vec = node["blit_order"].Vector();
+		int itr = 1;
+
+		for (JsonVector::const_iterator it2 = blit_order_vec.begin(); it2!=blit_order_vec.end(); ++it2) {
+			const JsonNode &ai = *it2;
+			int buildingID = ai.Float();
+
+			/* Find the building and set its order. */
+			std::map<int, Structure*>::iterator i2 = town.find(buildingID);
+			if (i2 != (town.end()))
+				i2->second->pos.z = itr++;
+			else
+				tlog3 << "Warning1: No building " << buildingID << " in the castle " << townID << std::endl;
 		}
 	}
 	
-	//read building priorities
-	of.open(DATA_DIR "/config/buildings2.txt");
-	int format, idt;
-	std::string s;
-	of >> format >> idt;
-	while(!of.eof())
-	{
-		std::vector<std::map<int, Structure*> >::iterator i;
-		std::map<int, Structure*>::iterator i2;
-		int itr=1, buildingID;
-		int castleID;
-		of >> s;
-		if (s != "CASTLE")
-			break;
-		of >> castleID;
-		while(1)
-		{
-			of >> s;
-			if (s == "END")
-				break;
-			else
-				if( (i=structures.begin() + castleID) != structures.end() )
-					if( (i2 = i->find( buildingID = atoi(s.c_str()) )) != (i->end()) )
-						i2->second->pos.z=itr++;
-					else
-						tlog3 << "Warning1: No building "<<buildingID<<" in the castle "<<castleID<<std::endl;
-				else
-					tlog3 << "Warning1: Castle "<<castleID<<" not defined."<<std::endl;
-		}
-	}
-	of.close();
-	of.clear();
-
 	//read borders and areas names
+	int format;
+	std::string s;
 	of.open(DATA_DIR "/config/buildings3.txt");
 	while(!of.eof())
 	{