From bd648a936a43516b15123a2b204c745ac789c8d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nat Quayle Nelson <natquaylenelson@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 19:55:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] quick implementation of previewing dialogxml for #564

---
 src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.cpp | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.hpp |  3 +++
 src/game/boe.actions.cpp         |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.cpp b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.cpp
index 1979c3279..039a95da6 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.cpp
@@ -1147,3 +1147,16 @@ void cDialogIterator::increment() {
 		parent = nullptr;
 	}
 }
+
+void preview_dialog_xml() {
+	fs::path dialog_xml = nav_get_rsrc({"xml"});
+	std::unique_ptr<DialogDefn> defn(load_dialog_defn(dialog_xml));
+	cDialog dialog(*defn);
+	// Make every control's click event close the dialog
+	for (auto control : dialog){
+		control.second->attachClickHandler([](cDialog& me, std::string item_hit, eKeyMod mod) -> bool {
+			me.toast(false);
+		});
+	}
+	dialog.run();
+}
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.hpp b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.hpp
index a93b799f8..eac29fd76 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.hpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/dialog.hpp
@@ -377,4 +377,7 @@ public:
 //	}
 //}
 
+// For development/debugging only.
+void preview_dialog_xml();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/game/boe.actions.cpp b/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
index 7a758b937..487083aee 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
@@ -2367,6 +2367,9 @@ void init_debug_actions() {
 	add_debug_action({'H'}, "Heal", debug_heal);
 	// This one was missing from the old help dialog:
 	add_debug_action({'I'}, "Give item", debug_give_item);
+	// TODO this is not recorded or replayed because the rsrc you pick might not even be packaged
+	// in the build
+	add_debug_action({'J'}, "Preview a dialog's layout", preview_dialog_xml);
 	add_debug_action({'K'}, "Kill everything", debug_kill);
 	add_debug_action({'N'}, "End scenario", []() -> void {handle_victory(true);});
 	add_debug_action({'O'}, "Print your location", debug_print_location);