Refactored Special Abilities Object to be used as a middleware function for UI and other classes

Phase2/Godot_Toolset/Main/middleware/specialabliities/SpecialAbility.gd

@@ -1,48 +1,22 @@
-extends Object
+extends Node
 
 #This class, is used to define special ability data. Such as for attacks like shooting fireballs.
 #This is the middle ware, to define the structure of the data, before it is accesable by the character sheet.
 #This class is also used to define the structure, as to make it normalized for the database / XML layers.
 
 # Luke, 12/10/2023, Godot 3.5+
-	
-	
-var Name: String
 
-var Attribute: Array
-
-var Cost: int
-
-var Damage: int
-
-var LevelRequirement: int
-
-var Duration: float
-
-var AffectedAttribute: String
-
-var DiceRules: Vector3
-
-func _init(initName: String, initAttribute: Array, initCost: int, initDamage: int, 
-initLevelRequirement: int, initDuration: float, initAffectedAttribute: String,
-initDiceRules: Vector3):
-	
-	Name = initName
-#	Attribute = initAttribute
-	Cost = initCost
-	Damage = initDamage
-	LevelRequirement = initLevelRequirement
-	Duration = initDuration
-	AffectedAttribute = initAffectedAttribute
-	DiceRules = initDiceRules
-	
-	Attribute = []
-	for element in initAttribute:
-		if typeof(element) == TYPE_STRING:
-			Attribute.append(element)
-		else:
-			print("Warning: Ignoring non-string element in StringArray.")
-
-# Custom method to convert the object to a string
-func to_string() -> String:
-	return "SpecialAbility(Name: {Name}, Attribute: {Attribute}, Cost: {Cost}, Damage: {Damage}, LevelRequirement: {LevelRequirement}, Duration: {Duration}, AffectedAttribute: {AffectedAttribute}, DiceRules: {DiceRules})"
+func create_ability(AbilityName: String, Attribute: Array, Cost: int, Damage: int, 
+LevelRequirement: int, Duration: float, AffectedAttribute: String,
+DiceRules: Vector3) -> Dictionary:
+	var data = {
+		"AbilityName": AbilityName,
+		"Attribute": Attribute,
+		"Cost": Cost,
+		"Damage": Damage,
+		"LevelRequirement": LevelRequirement,
+		"Duration": Duration,
+		"AffectedAttribute": AffectedAttribute,
+		"DiceRules": DiceRules,
+	  }
+	return data

Phase2/Godot_Toolset/Main/middleware/specialabliities/testblank.gd

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-
-extends Node
-
-func _ready():
-	var SpecialAbility = preload("res://middleware/specialabliities/SpecialAbility.gd")
-	var special_ability = SpecialAbility.new("Fireball", ["Fire Type", "Projectile"], 1, 10, 0, 5.0, "strength", Vector3(1, 1, 1))
-	print(special_ability.to_string())

Phase2/Godot_Toolset/Main/screens/TestScreen/test_scene.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends Node
+
+
+func _ready():
+	print(SpecialAbility.create_ability("Fireball",
+	["Fire Type", "Projectile"],
+	1,
+	10,
+	5,
+	3.0,
+	"strength",
+	Vector3(1, 2, 3)
+))

Phase2/Godot_Toolset/Main/screens/TestScreen/test_scene.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://screens/TestScreen/test_scene.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+
+[node name="Node2D" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )