Auto-Observe!

code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Turf and target are separate in case you want to teleport some distance from a t
 	return .
 
 //Returns a list of all items of interest with their name
-/proc/getpois(mobs_only=0,skip_mindless=0)
+/proc/getpois(mobs_only = FALSE, skip_mindless = FALSE, specify_dead_role = TRUE)
 	var/list/mobs = sortmobs()
 	var/list/namecounts = list()
 	var/list/pois = list()
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ Turf and target are separate in case you want to teleport some distance from a t
 
 		if(M.real_name && M.real_name != M.name)
 			name += " \[[M.real_name]\]"
-		if(M.stat == DEAD)
+		if(M.stat == DEAD && specify_dead_role)
 			if(isobserver(M))
 				name += " \[ghost\]"
 			else

code/datums/components/orbiter.dm

@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@
 	if(!istype(A) || !get_turf(A) || A == src)
 		return
 
+	orbit_target = A
 	return A.AddComponent(/datum/component/orbiter, src, radius, clockwise, rotation_speed, rotation_segments, pre_rotation)
 
 /atom/movable/proc/stop_orbit(datum/component/orbiter/orbits)
+	orbit_target = null
 	return // We're just a simple hook
 
 /atom/proc/transfer_observers_to(atom/target)

code/game/atoms.dm

@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
 	///Mobs that are currently do_after'ing this atom, to be cleared from on Destroy()
 	var/list/targeted_by
 
+	///Reference to atom being orbited
+	var/atom/orbit_target
+
 /**
  * Called when an atom is created in byond (built in engine proc)
  *

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm

@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		var/list/dest = list() //List of possible destinations (mobs)
 		var/target = null	   //Chosen target.
 
-		dest += getpois(mobs_only=1) //Fill list, prompt user with list
+		dest += getpois(mobs_only = TRUE) //Fill list, prompt user with list
 		target = input("Please, select a player!", "Jump to Mob", null, null) as null|anything in dest
 
 		if (!target)//Make sure we actually have a target
@@ -893,7 +893,9 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	if (!eye_name)
 		return
 
-	var/mob/mob_eye = creatures[eye_name]
+	do_observe(creatures[eye_name])
+
+/mob/dead/observer/proc/do_observe(mob/mob_eye)
 	//Istype so we filter out points of interest that are not mobs
 	if(client && mob_eye && istype(mob_eye))
 		client.eye = mob_eye

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/orbit.dm

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /datum/orbit_menu
 	var/mob/dead/observer/owner
+	var/auto_observe = FALSE
 
 /datum/orbit_menu/New(mob/dead/observer/new_owner)
 	if(!istype(new_owner))
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 	return GLOB.observer_state
 
 /datum/orbit_menu/ui_interact(mob/user, datum/tgui/ui)
+	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui)
 	if (!ui)
 		ui = new(user, src, "Orbit")
 		ui.open()
@@ -18,15 +20,35 @@
 	if (..())
 		return
 
-	if (action == "orbit")
-		var/ref = params["ref"]
-		var/atom/movable/poi = (locate(ref) in GLOB.mob_list) || (locate(ref) in GLOB.poi_list)
-		if (poi != null)
+	switch(action)
+		if ("orbit")
+			var/ref = params["ref"]
+			var/atom/movable/poi = (locate(ref) in GLOB.mob_list) || (locate(ref) in GLOB.poi_list)
+			if (poi == null)
+				. = TRUE
+				return
 			owner.ManualFollow(poi)
+			owner.reset_perspective(null)
+			if (auto_observe)
+				owner.do_observe(poi)
+			. = TRUE
+		if ("refresh")
+			update_static_data(owner, ui)
+			. = TRUE
+		if ("toggle_observe")
+			auto_observe = !auto_observe
+			if (auto_observe && owner.orbit_target)
+				owner.do_observe(owner.orbit_target)
+			else
+				owner.reset_perspective(null)
 
 /datum/orbit_menu/ui_data(mob/user)
 	var/list/data = list()
+	data["auto_observe"] = auto_observe
+	return data
 
+/datum/orbit_menu/ui_static_data(mob/user)
+	var/list/data = list()
 	var/list/alive = list()
 	var/list/antagonists = list()
 	var/list/dead = list()
@@ -34,7 +56,7 @@
 	var/list/misc = list()
 	var/list/npcs = list()
 
-	var/list/pois = getpois(skip_mindless = 1)
+	var/list/pois = getpois(skip_mindless = TRUE, specify_dead_role = FALSE)
 	for (var/name in pois)
 		var/list/serialized = list()
 		serialized["name"] = name
@@ -80,7 +102,7 @@
 	data["npcs"] = npcs
 
 	return data
-	
+
 /datum/orbit_menu/ui_assets()
 	. = ..() || list()
 	. += get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/simple/orbit)

tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/Orbit.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { createSearch } from 'common/string';
+import { multiline } from 'common/string';
 import { resolveAsset } from '../assets';
 import { useBackend, useLocalState } from '../backend';
-import { Box, Button, Flex, Icon, Input, Section } from '../components';
+import { Box, Button, Divider, Flex, Icon, Input, Section } from '../components';
 import { Window } from '../layouts';
 
-const PATTERN_DESCRIPTOR = / \[(?:ghost|dead)\]$/;
 const PATTERN_NUMBER = / \(([0-9]+)\)$/;
 
 const searchFor = searchText => createSearch(searchText, thing => thing.name);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const BasicSection = (props, context) => {
       {things.map(thing => (
         <Button
           key={thing.name}
-          content={thing.name.replace(PATTERN_DESCRIPTOR, "")}
+          content={thing.name}
           onClick={() => act("orbit", {
             ref: thing.ref,
           })} />
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const Orbit = (props, context) => {
   const {
     alive,
     antagonists,
+	auto_observe,
     dead,
     ghosts,
     misc,
@@ -139,6 +140,27 @@ export const Orbit = (props, context) => {
                 value={searchText}
                 onInput={(_, value) => setSearchText(value)}
                 onEnter={(_, value) => orbitMostRelevant(value)} />
+            </Flex.Item>
+			<Flex.Item>
+              <Divider vertical />
+            </Flex.Item>
+            <Flex.Item>
+              <Button
+                inline
+                color="transparent"
+                tooltip={multiline`Toggle Auto-Observe. When active, you'll
+                see the UI / full inventory of whoever you're orbiting. Neat!`}
+                tooltipPosition="bottom-left"
+                selected={auto_observe}
+                icon={auto_observe ? "toggle-on" : "toggle-off"}
+                onClick={() => act("toggle_observe")} />
+              <Button
+                inline
+                color="transparent"
+                tooltip="Refresh"
+                tooltipPosition="bottom-left"
+                icon="sync-alt"
+                onClick={() => act("refresh")} />
             </Flex.Item>
           </Flex>
         </Section>
@@ -161,7 +183,7 @@ export const Orbit = (props, context) => {
           </Section>
         )}
 
-        <Section title="Alive">
+        <Section title={`Alive - (${alive.length})`}>
           {alive
             .filter(searchFor(searchText))
             .sort(compareNumberedText)
@@ -174,7 +196,7 @@ export const Orbit = (props, context) => {
         </Section>
 
         <BasicSection
-          title="Ghosts"
+          <Section title={`Ghosts - (${ghosts.length})`}>
           source={ghosts}
           searchText={searchText}
         />