Right click menus and resource consumption

[Aniruddh]

Hi, I'm creating a custom plugin and I want to know how to create a toggle button on a part's right click menu, a simple 'on/off' button that the user can click on to activate the next part of my code. I also want to output (display) things onto a part's context menu.

I also want to know how to get resource consumption and production on a vessel, and store that value as a variable to work on later. I have very little experience with modding in general, let alone ksp modding, so a simple guide will be more useful.

Thanks. 

[HebaruSan]

Basically you need two C# attributes on a public bool, KSPField and UI_Toggle. An example:

https://github.com/HebaruSan/SmartTank/blob/791600cbd6ab7ab6fda2a0d64feb96455bf3e6a4/src/DiameterMatcher.cs#L63-L74

[Aniruddh]

2 hours ago, HebaruSan said:

Basically you need two C# attributes on a public bool, KSPField and UI_Toggle. An example:

https://github.com/HebaruSan/SmartTank/blob/791600cbd6ab7ab6fda2a0d64feb96455bf3e6a4/src/DiameterMatcher.cs#L63-L74

In that example, could I change 'UI_Scene.Editor' to UI_Scene.Flight', as I need the button on a part right-click menu during flight.

[HebaruSan]

27 minutes ago, Aniruddh said:

In that example, could I change 'UI_Scene.Editor' to UI_Scene.Flight', as I need the button on a part right-click menu during flight.

Yup, that's what that parameter is for. That link was to a mod that only has a UI in the VAB/SPH.

[Aniruddh]

Continuing with this project...

Does anyone know where I can get the source code for the 'generator' part module used in things like RTGs? Is it publicly available?

Edited July 20, 2020 by Aniruddh

[wasml]

Unfortunately the Squad code is not publicly available but the API is listed here.

[Aniruddh]

13 hours ago, wasml said:

Unfortunately the Squad code is not publicly available but the API is listed here.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I looked at that earlier and it is not very intuitive for complete beginners to ksp code. There is also so much in that API that it is hard to search through I think.

EDIT: Okay, I found this method on the API:

this.vessel.Parts[n].Resources.GetFlowing(EChash, false)

Does this give EC production per second? If so, how do I use it?

Edited July 25, 2020 by Aniruddh
Found something

[wasml]

Your best bet would be to look at the code for a mod that does something similar - Nertea's Dynamic Battery Storage is one that comes to mind. The API mentioned above and other modder's code are the really the only documentation available. That and asking or looking for similar questions on this forum.

[severedsolo]

On 7/25/2020 at 11:16 AM, Aniruddh said:

Yes, I looked at that earlier and it is not very intuitive for complete beginners to ksp code. There is also so much in that API that it is hard to search through I think.

Welcome to the wonderful world of KSP modding

What I tend to do in these cases, is find something that looks like it does what I want to do, then search it on Github to see how other modders have used it.