User.requestIdentity - invoke host function

[Xarxus]

If I understand correctly how User.requestIdentity works, it is used when it is necessary to generate a record. From what I've seen, the idea behind its use is that the creation is always done by the host, I imagine to avoid the generation of duplicate IDs.

The behavior should be this:

Event
--> if Host --> record generation
--> if client --> generation request to the host with indication of the host function that must perform the activity. The host function receives two parameters indicating whether it succeeded in creating a new ID and the ID to use.

Did I get it right?

Assuming that I have understood correctly how the code should be organized if instead of creating a single record, the request must perform the creation of n records (perhaps with a loop)?
I imagine if the event occurs on the host there would be no problem, but what about the client? Should the client make the request to generate inside a loop? And what happens if for each record generated, other subrecords must be generated (a nested list)?

What I need to generate I have a structure like this:

<mylist1>
	<id-00001>
		... fields
		<mylist2>
			<id-00001>
				... other fields
			</id-00001>
			<id-00002>
				... other fields
			</id-00002>
		</mylist2>
	</id-00001>
	<id-00002>
		... fields
		<mylist2>
			<id-00001>
				... other fields
			</id-00001>
		</mylist2>
	</id-00002>
	<id-00003>
		... fields
		<mylist2>
			<id-00001>
				... other fields
			</id-00001>
			<id-00002>
				... other fields
			</id-00002>
			<id-00003>
				... other fields
			</id-00003>
		</mylist2>
	</id-00003>
	...
</mylist1>

I think it's simple to add an element to mylist2 using User.requestIdentity, just pass it the correct node (e.g.: node -_> mylist1.id00002.mylist2), but what if I wanted to add an element to mylist1 and inside it n elements to mylist2?

And what if I have to generate the entire mylist1 structure with all elements (id0001, id0002, etc.)?

Is there a way to invoke a function on the host, regardless of generating an ID? If that were the case, the host function would do the generation, so I wouldn't have to worry about duplicate IDs.

[Moon Wizard]

You should not use the User.requestIdentity for anything. It is purely a simple API to generate new character sheets, based on a few other settings.

If you want a Player client to send a request to the Host client to generate a record on a record not owned by the player, you should use a OOB message to send a request to the host, which the host can then use to add a new sub-record using the information in the OOB message. (For consistency, you can send the message on both Host and Player instances with a target of Host only; and the Host will handle either source.) There are many examples of that in the existing rulesets (in CoreRPG, it's used in DiceTowerManager, EffectManager, ItemManager, LanguageManager, and more.)

Regards,
JPG

[Xarxus]

So, if the record is owned by the client, it can be generated directly?
Is there a function to get a new ID?

[Trenloe]

Is there a function to get a new ID?

Are you referring to the database id-XXXXX intermediate node name? If so, use DB.createChild without a "type": https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassia...DB#createChild

[Xarxus]

Yes, I am referring to id-xxxxx. If I don't specify the name, does createChild increase the id by itself?

[Trenloe]

If I don't specify the name, does createChild increase the id by itself?

Yes (kinda): "If this parameter is omitted, a new unique node name will be generated." Usually it will increase the ID number, but if there is an earlier "space" then that may be used instead.

[Xarxus]

That's good!

Ty