Silicon mob types can now speak languages

code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var/global/list/joblist = list()					//list of all jobstypes, minus borg and AI
 //Languages/species/whitelist.
 var/global/list/all_species[0]
 var/global/list/all_languages[0]
+var/global/list/language_keys[0]					//table of say codes for all languages
 var/global/list/whitelisted_species = list("Human")
 
 // Posters
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ var/global/list/backbaglist = list("Nothing", "Backpack", "Satchel", "Satchel Al
 	for(var/T in paths)
 		var/datum/language/L = new T
 		all_languages[L.name] = L
+	
+	for (var/datum/language/L in all_languages)
+		language_keys[L.key] = L
 
 	var/rkey = 0
 	paths = typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species

code/modules/mob/language.dm

@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
 
 	return 0
 
+// Can we speak this language, as opposed to just understanding it?
+/mob/proc/can_speak(datum/language/language)
+
+	return (universal_speak || language in src.languages)
+
 //TBD
 /mob/verb/check_languages()
 	set name = "Check Known Languages"

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 		alt_name = "(as [get_id_name("Unknown")])"
 	
 	//parse the radio code and consume it
-	var/message_mode = parse_message_mode(message)
+	var/message_mode = parse_message_mode(message, "headset")
 	if (message_mode)
 		if (message_mode == "headset")
-			message = copytext(message,2)
+			message = copytext(message,2)	//it would be really nice if the parse procs could do this for us.
 		else
 			message = copytext(message,3)
 	

code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm

@@ -60,27 +60,25 @@
 		return
 
 	var/verb = say_quote(message)
-	var/message_mode = null
-
-
-	if(copytext(message,1,2) == ";")
-		message_mode = "general"  			// I don't know why but regular radio = fuck you we ain't broadcasting, pAI mode was what was in old say code.
-		message = trim(copytext(message,2))
-
-	else if(length(message) >= 2)
-		var/channel_prefix = copytext(message, 1 ,3)
-		if(!message_mode)
-			message_mode = department_radio_keys[channel_prefix]
-
-	if(message_mode && bot_type == IS_ROBOT)
-		if(message_mode != "binary" && !R.is_component_functioning("radio"))
-			src << "\red Your radio isn't functional at this time."
-			return
-			
-
-	if(message_mode && message_mode != "general")
-		message = trim(copytext(message,3))
-
+	
+	//parse radio key and consume it
+	var/message_mode = parse_message_mode(message, "general")
+	if (message_mode)
+		if (message_mode == "general")
+			message = trim(copytext(message,2))
+		else
+			message = trim(copytext(message,3))
+	
+	if(message_mode && bot_type == IS_ROBOT && message_mode != "binary" && !R.is_component_functioning("radio"))
+		src << "\red Your radio isn't functional at this time."
+		return
+	
+	//parse language key and consume it
+	var/datum/language/speaking = parse_language(message)
+	if (speaking)
+		verb = speaking.speech_verb
+		message = copytext(message,3)
+	
 	switch(message_mode)
 		if("department")
 			switch(bot_type)
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@
 				return
 		
 
-	return ..(message,null,verb)
+	return ..(message,speaking,verb)
 
 //For holopads only. Usable by AI.
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/holopad_talk(var/message)

code/modules/mob/say.dm

@@ -143,11 +143,12 @@
 		return "2"
 	return "0"
 
-//parses the message mode code (e.g. :h, ;) from text, such as that supplied to say.
+//parses the message mode code (e.g. :h, :w) from text, such as that supplied to say.
 //returns the message mode string or null for no message mode.
-/mob/proc/parse_message_mode(var/message)
+//standard mode is the mode returned for the special ';' radio code.
+/mob/proc/parse_message_mode(var/message, var/standard_mode="headset")
 	if(length(message) >= 1 && copytext(message,1,2) == ";")
-		return "headset"
+		return standard_mode
 
 	if(length(message) >= 2)
 		var/channel_prefix = copytext(message, 1 ,3)
@@ -156,12 +157,13 @@
 	return null
 
 //parses the language code (e.g. :j) from text, such as that supplied to say.
-//returns the language object only if the code corresponds to a language that src knows, otherwise null.
+//returns the language object only if the code corresponds to a language that src can speak, otherwise null.
 /mob/proc/parse_language(var/message)
 	if(length(message) >= 2)
 		var/language_prefix = lowertext(copytext(message, 1 ,3))
-		for(var/datum/language/L in src.languages)
-			if(language_prefix == ":[L.key]")
-				return L
+		var/datum/language/L = language_keys[language_prefix]
+		if (can_speak(L))
+			return L
+	
 	return null