started implementing server side choice mechanics

.~lock.report.odt#

@@ -1 +1 @@
-,deadvey,linux-pc,30.04.2026 12:49,file:///home/deadvey/.config/libreoffice/4;
+,deadvey,linux-pc,03.05.2026 02:13,file:///home/deadvey/.config/libreoffice/4;

src/parsing.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::
 	Mutex,
 	info,
 	debug,
+	warn,
 };
 
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::
 // Returns success or an error string
 pub async fn token_parse(
 	tokens: &Vec<&str>,
-	mut characters: Arc<Mutex<HashMap::<String, character::Character>>>,
+	characters: Arc<Mutex<HashMap::<String, character::Character>>>,
 	data_to_send: Arc<Mutex<api::DataToSend>>,
 	rx: &Receiver<u8>,
 ) -> Result<(),String>
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ pub async fn token_parse(
 			let character_name: String = token.chars().skip(1).collect();
 			info!("Doing something with a character: {}", character_name);
 			// The index is incremented to after the character's instructions
-			index += match character_parse(index+1, &tokens, character_name, &characters, &data_to_send, &rx).await
+			index += match character_parse(index+1, &tokens, character_name, &characters, &data_to_send).await
 			{
 				Ok(increment) => increment,
 				Err(error) => return Err(error),
@@ -52,14 +53,48 @@ pub async fn token_parse(
 			continue
 		}
 		// Miscelleneous instructions
-		if token.to_lowercase() == "end"
+		match token.to_lowercase().as_str()
+		{
+			"end" =>
 			{
 				info!("END command, exiting");
 				return Ok(()) // quit
+			},
+			"choice" =>
+			{
+				index += match choice_parse(index+1, &tokens).await
+				{
+					Ok(increment) => increment,
+					Err(error) => return Err(error),
+				}
+			}
+			_ => 
+			{
+				warn!("Invalid command: {}", token);
+			}
 		}
 		index += 1;
 	}
 }
+
+// TODO underdev
+async fn choice_parse
+(
+	index: usize,
+	tokens: &Vec<&str>,
+) -> Result<usize, String>
+{
+	let mut sum_index: usize = index;
+	let mut choices: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+	// Ensure the index is valid (the index is not beyond the vector)
+	let (choice_string, counter) = strings::extract_quoted(&tokens[sum_index..])
+		.ok_or_else(|| "No choice string".to_string())?;
+	sum_index += counter;
+	choices.append(choice_string);
+	sum_index += strings::closing_char(&tokens[sum_index..], '{','}').unwrap(); //TODO eh
+	Ok(sum_index + 1)
+}
+
 // Parsing character related instructions
 async fn character_parse
 (
@@ -68,7 +103,6 @@ async fn character_parse
 	character_name: String,
 	characters: &Arc<Mutex<HashMap::<String, character::Character>>>,
 	data_to_send: &Arc<Mutex<api::DataToSend>>,
-	rx: &Receiver<u8>,
 ) -> Result<usize,String>
 {
 	let mut sum_index: usize = index;

src/parsing/strings.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
-pub fn extract_quoted(parts: &[&str]) -> Option<(String, usize)> {
+pub fn closing_char(parts: &[&str], open: char, close: char)
+-> Result<usize,()>
+{
+	let mut indentation: usize = 0;
+	for (index, part) in parts.into_iter().enumerate()
+	{
+		if part.contains(open) { indentation += 1; }
+		if part.contains(close) { indentation -= 1; }
+		if indentation == 0 { return Ok(index); }
+	}
+	Err(())
+}
+pub fn extract_quoted(parts: &[&str])
+-> Option<(String, usize)>
+{
 	let mut vec_string = Vec::new();
 	let mut counter: usize = 0;
 	for part in parts

stories/story.ha

@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 @tim says "hello world, it's a good day"
+choice "choice numero uno" {
+	@tim says "super sad"
+}
+or "choice numero duo" {
+	@tim says "super unsad"
+}
 END