From c486db5a5792eb5abe34ae8eb261f5e448a4e25a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Zed A. Shaw" <zed.shaw@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:42:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Can now export the time code/actions from Reaper as json data
 and the storyboard will play them.

---
 assets/config.json |  1 +
 components.cpp     |  1 +
 components.hpp     |  9 +++++++++
 game_level.cpp     |  3 ++-
 storyboard/ui.cpp  | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 storyboard/ui.hpp  |  6 ++++--
 6 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/assets/config.json b/assets/config.json
index 4d0d149..ad49a19 100644
--- a/assets/config.json
+++ b/assets/config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sounds": {
+    "epic_theme": "assets/sounds/epic_theme.mp3",
     "Sword_Hit_1": "assets/sounds/Creature_Sounds-Sword_Hit_1.ogg",
     "Evil_Eye_Sound_1": "assets/sounds/Creature_Sounds-Evil_Eye_Sound_1.ogg",
     "Evil_Eye_Sound_2": "assets/sounds/Creature_Sounds-Evil_Eye_Sound_2.ogg",
diff --git a/components.cpp b/components.cpp
index 8ff6b8b..a185324 100644
--- a/components.cpp
+++ b/components.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace components {
   void init() {
     if(!MAP_configured) {
       components::enroll<AnimatedScene>(MAP);
+      components::enroll<Storyboard>(MAP);
       components::enroll<Combat>(MAP);
       components::enroll<Position>(MAP);
       components::enroll<Curative>(MAP);
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index 32a5085..3a2c0f9 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace components {
     settings::Config devices;
     settings::Config bosses;
     settings::Config rituals;
+    settings::Config stories;
   };
 
   struct Personality {
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ namespace components {
     json fixtures;
   };
 
+  struct Storyboard {
+    std::string image;
+    std::string audio;
+    std::vector<std::string> layout;
+    json beats;
+  };
+
   struct Combat {
     int hp;
     int max_hp;
@@ -170,6 +178,7 @@ namespace components {
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Motion, dx, dy, random);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Combat, hp, max_hp, damage, dead);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Device, config, events);
+  ENROLL_COMPONENT(Storyboard, image, audio, layout, beats);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Animation, min_x, min_y,
       max_x, max_y, simple, frames,
       speed, easing, motion, ease_rate,
diff --git a/game_level.cpp b/game_level.cpp
index 1157660..05a81b6 100644
--- a/game_level.cpp
+++ b/game_level.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ namespace GameDB {
         settings::get("tiles"),
         settings::get("devices"),
         settings::get("bosses"),
-        settings::get("rituals")
+        settings::get("rituals"),
+        settings::get("stories")
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/storyboard/ui.cpp b/storyboard/ui.cpp
index a6183cb..f5545fb 100644
--- a/storyboard/ui.cpp
+++ b/storyboard/ui.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 #include "components.hpp"
 #include "animation.hpp"
 #include "sound.hpp"
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <locale>
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace storyboard {
   UI::UI() :
@@ -11,25 +16,26 @@ namespace storyboard {
   {
     $view_sprite.setPosition({0, 0});
     $camera.style("pan");
-    sound::play("ambient_1", true);
   }
 
   void UI::init() {
+    auto config = settings::get("stories");
+    $story = components::convert<components::Storyboard>(config["rat_king"]);
+
     $ui.position(0,0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
 
     $ui.set<guecs::Background>($ui.MAIN, {$ui.$parser, guecs::THEME.TRANSPARENT});
 
     auto& background = $ui.get<guecs::Background>($ui.MAIN);
-    background.set_sprite("test_story", true);
+    background.set_sprite($story.image, true);
 
-    $ui.layout(
-        "[a|b|c]"
-        "[*%(200,100)d|_|f]"
-        "[g|h|i]");
-
-    for(auto& [key, value] : $ui.$parser.cells) {
-      $cell_names.push_back(key);
+    for(auto& line : $story.layout) {
+      $layout.append(line);
     }
+
+    $ui.layout($layout);
+
+    sound::play($story.audio, true);
   }
 
   void UI::render(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
@@ -44,10 +50,23 @@ namespace storyboard {
     window.draw($view_sprite);
   }
 
-  void UI::track_audio() {
-    int track_head = int($audio->getPlayingOffset().asSeconds());
+  sf::Time parse_time_code(const std::string& time) {
+    std::chrono::seconds out{};
 
-    if(track_head % 3 == 0) {
+    std::istringstream is{time};
+    is >> std::chrono::parse("%M:%S", out);
+    dbc::check(!is.fail(), fmt::format("Time parse failed: {}", time));
+
+    return sf::Time(out);
+  }
+
+  void UI::track_audio() {
+    auto& beat = $story.beats[cur_beat % $story.beats.size()];
+
+    auto track_head = $audio->getPlayingOffset();
+    auto next_beat = parse_time_code(beat[0]);
+
+    if(track_head >= next_beat) {
       if($moving) return;
       $moving = true; // prevent motion until next tick
 
@@ -55,10 +74,12 @@ namespace storyboard {
       auto& cell = $ui.cell_for($zoom_target);
       $camera.position(cell.mid_x, cell.mid_y);
 
+      $zoom_target = beat[1];
+      $camera.style(beat[2]);
       // get the new target from the cell names
-      $zoom_target = $cell_names.at(track_head % $cell_names.size());
       zoom($zoom_target);
       $camera.play();
+      cur_beat++;
     } else {
       $moving = false;
     }
diff --git a/storyboard/ui.hpp b/storyboard/ui.hpp
index a0e4875..4278158 100644
--- a/storyboard/ui.hpp
+++ b/storyboard/ui.hpp
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ namespace storyboard {
     cinematic::Camera $camera;
     std::shared_ptr<sf::Sound> $audio;
     std::string $zoom_target = "a";
-    int $moving = false;
-    std::vector<std::string> $cell_names;
+    bool $moving = false;
+    int cur_beat = 0;
+    components::Storyboard $story;
+    std::string $layout;
 
     UI();