From 0c54317ffb8785eb3a00a5b7fba372c5e94975c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AffectedArc07 <25063394+AffectedArc07@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:58:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Minor refactor to DMAPI (#14920)

* Minor refactor to DMAPI

* Fixes typo
---
 code/__DEFINES/_protection.dm  | 11 +++++++++++
 code/__DEFINES/_tgs_defines.dm |  4 ++--
 paradise.dme                   |  1 +
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 code/__DEFINES/_protection.dm

diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/_protection.dm b/code/__DEFINES/_protection.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e162a8b336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/_protection.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+///Protects a datum from being VV'd
+#define GENERAL_PROTECT_DATUM(Path)\
+##Path/can_vv_get(var_name){\
+    return FALSE;\
+}\
+##Path/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value){\
+    return FALSE;\
+}\
+##Path/CanProcCall(procname){\
+    return FALSE;\
+}
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/_tgs_defines.dm b/code/__DEFINES/_tgs_defines.dm
index 2cb3a1f35a6..37851d5d1b0 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/_tgs_defines.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/_tgs_defines.dm
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 #define TGS_WARNING_LOG(message) log_world("\[TGS] Warn: [##message]")
 #define TGS_ERROR_LOG(message) log_world("\[TGS] Error: [##message]")
 #define TGS_NOTIFY_ADMINS(event) message_admins(##event)
-#define TGS_CLIENT_COUNT GLOB.clients.len
-#define TGS_PROTECT_DATUM(Path)
+#define TGS_CLIENT_COUNT length(GLOB.clients)
+#define TGS_PROTECT_DATUM(Path) GENERAL_PROTECT_DATUM(##Path)
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index b4174049832..5281e747d8f 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "code\hub.dm"
 #include "code\world.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\_globals.dm"
+#include "code\__DEFINES\_protection.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\_readme.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\_spacemandmm.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\_tgs_defines.dm"