Modding Discussion Complete object name list and (almost) every object brush for Starstructor

I decided to stop modding for a bit and actually use my programming and Windows OS knowledge to help the community somehow.
So I used some windows tricks to get an (almost) full list of objects names and I'm sharing with you guys.

Object names list: http://pastebin.com/SBq045gx


Also, I coded a small C++ algorythm to automatically write a JSON raw code for .structure brushes for Startructor.

Brushes lists: http://pastebin.com/gW90Bj2m (make sure that none of them conflicts their unique RGB with brushes in the file you are going to add)


Keep in mind:This code is far from perfection. I scratched and compiled it in around 10 minutes and can be improved in many ways, but it served its purpose. So I don't need to ever use it again, however, if you guys want it, I'm sharing with you.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main(){
  using namespace std;
  int g=0,b=0,i=0,a=0; // green, blue, counter for array and counter for array output
  string sArray[984]; //number of objects
  ifstream file("filename.txt"); //object names file path
  if(file.is_open()){
      for(int i = 1; i <= 984; i++){
        file >> sArray[i]; // read file "line" and allocate into array position
      }
  }        
  while(g<=4){ //green loop
      for(b=1;b<=255;b++){ // blue will run from 1 to 255, everytime it reaches 255, it will add 1 to green value and reset blue value. Looping until green loop is finished.
        cout << "{\n      $value$ : [0, "<< g <<", "<< b <<", 255],\n      $foregroundBlock$ : false,\n      $backgroundBlock$ : true,\n      $object$ : $"<< sArray[a] <<"$\n    }," << endl;
        a++;
        if(b==255){
            g++;
        }
      }
  }
  //this loop will make the algorythm crash at the end for obvious reasons. But it doesn't matter since we get all the output we need from it.
  return 0;
}

Also, I'm including a mini tutorial on how to paste the result into a .txt file without having to code anything else

change this code to suit your needs
compile it
place its .exe on desktop (only for this tutorial)
run cmd.exe and type:

cd Desktop
yourcodefilename.exe > anothername.txt
quit

PS: use any software like notepad++ to edit the .txt file and replace every " $ " to " " " (there's a function for this)
And it's done. Now you have a piece of code of .structure file that you can add
to any .structure files to open and edit in Starbound.

if you want to continue this project, a cool place to start would be to make this code work for .dungeon files too
it won't be that hard at all.

 

The first reply thanks again

 

It is nice to have this list all in one place.
All of these names can be found in the asset folders, but as I said - Great to have them in one place!
Now if only we can get placeobject to work

 

Is there a mod that I can craft all the objects/furniture in Starbound? ( for building purpose )

 

I can not do it, because this step is too complicated, could help me to complete this step, give me the download.

 

By crafting you mean placing stuff around the map? If yes, try Starstructor.

What part you didn't understand? There's no need to download anything at all, just copy and place it. If you can't do this, you probably want to wait until Starstructor get some updates or someone else create another mod with an intuitive interface.

 

I just want to point out a few things:
1. You're going out of bounds of your sArray. Array indices start at 0. Your for loop is causing a problem there by starting at 1 and including 984. It may be responsible for your crash.
2. Can object names have spaces? Your loop doesn't read the lines in the file, it reads the words (up to whitespace).
3. You are already using namespace std, you don't need it again. Same with #include <iostream>
4. Consider using vectors. Consider your code's readability, don't put everything all on one line if you can split it up.
5. You can escape quotations in strings using \".

Here is my implementation/understanding of it. I instead just read from cin and don't store all the object names.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

/** Simple class for storing an RGB triplet.
 */
class Color
{
public:
  /** Expected constructor. Takes an integral value and splits it into r,g,b values.
   */
  Color(unsigned value) : r((value>>16)%256), g((value>>8)%256), b(value%256) {}
  /** Data members for holding the red, green, and blue values respectively.
   *  Public for quick access.
   */
  int r,g,b;
};

/** Entry point.
 */
int main()
{
  std::string object_name;
  for ( unsigned value = 1; cin >> object_name; ++value )
  {
    Color col(value); // turn the value into a colour
   
    cout << "{\n"
         << "      \"value\" : [" << col.r << ", " << col.g << ", " << col.b << ", 255],\n"
         << "      \"foregroundBlock\" : false,\n"
         << "      \"backgroundBlock\" : true,\n"
         << "      \"object\" : \"" << object_name <<"\"\n"
         << "}," << endl;
  }
}

Usage:
Same as before except for.
yourcodefilename.exe <filename.txt >anothername.txt

 

Want to update it as soon as possible

 

me too

 

That's pretty well implemented. I could've sharpened the entire code, probably wouldn't be as good as yours, but I would have fixed many things you mentioned, including the array issue and the double namespace std/include iostream. As I said, this wasn't a fine piece of code at all, I just scratched it pretty fast and since it worked for what I needed, I just posted it right here and documented the issues.

Thanks for contributing to the thread.