Getting current tags in external function call (ink integration)

[nehvaleem]

I am wondering is it possible to get the current tags of a line that has attached external function call using ink integration?

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* [Sentry: We might be ronin, but we still walk the path of honor.] {SetCharacterAttribute("sentry","ronin",1, true)} # LineTag_002_0201_6B477ABA_Sentry

I don't want to alter my SetCharacterAttribute calls, but instead in the SetCharacterAttribute call I would love to get current text and tags.

But when I do it the direct way I am getting empty strings only.

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Debug.Log($"Curernt tags: {string.Join(",", activeStory.currentTags)}");

this gives me empty results, despite the activeStory being ok. Am I missing something?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Is activeStory the one in DialogueSystemInkIntegration? If so, then as you said it should be valid, and the tags should be correct. Are the tags perhaps being applied to the line before or after that one?

[nehvaleem]

Yes, the activeStory is as follows:

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var activeStory = stories[0];
            
if (!activeStory || lastInkConversation == null) return;
            
Debug.Log($"tags: {string.Join(",",activeStory.currentTags)}, text: {activeStory.currentText}");

And in this case the both tags and currenttext returns empty string. I am using the tags for example in OnPrepareConversationLine and it is working there without any issues. Every line in my file has tags, so I should be able to get "something" and not empty strings. I am using 2.2.45 if that matters.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

I don't know. I'll need to look into this. The integration isn't doing anything particularly special with tags or activeStory, as you can see because it's good in OnPrepareConversationLine.

In your SetCharacterAttribute() method, does the rest of activeStory look correct?

[nehvaleem]

In your SetCharacterAttribute() method, does the rest of activeStory look correct?

I don't think it does. But it is exactly the same way as I accessing it in different places (like in OnPrepareConversationLine) that's why I am kind of lost here

[Tony Li]

I'll try to reproduce the issue and see if I can figure out what's going on.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

It looks like Ink processes things in order, so at the time SetCharacterAttribute() is called the story will not have the tag #LineTag_002_0201_6B477ABA_Sentry:

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* [Sentry: We might be ronin, but we still walk the path of honor.] {SetCharacterAttribute("sentry","ronin",1, true)} # LineTag_002_0201_6B477ABA_Sentry

Try putting the tag first, like:

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#LineTag_002_0201_6B477ABA_Sentry
* [Sentry: We might be ronin, but we still walk the path of honor.] {SetCharacterAttribute("sentry","ronin",1, true)} 

This worked in my simpler test.