Merge pull request #16376 from ShadowLarkens/autopunct

Automatic Punctuation pref

code/modules/client/preferences/types/misc.dm

@@ -75,3 +75,9 @@
 	savefile_key = "MessengerEmbeds"
 	default_value = TRUE
 	savefile_identifier = PREFERENCE_PLAYER
+
+/datum/preference/toggle/autopunctuation
+	category = PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_GAME_PREFERENCES
+	savefile_key = "AutoPunctuation"
+	default_value = FALSE
+	savefile_identifier = PREFERENCE_PLAYER

code/modules/mob/living/say.dm

@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ var/list/channel_to_radio_key = new
 		return
 	// VOREStation Edit End
 
+	// If the message ends in an alphanumeric character (therefore, not punctuation),
+	// and autopunctuation is turned on, add a period.
+	// This must be done right here, before parse_languages is called, to make sure it's in the last multilingual say piece.
+	if(contains_az09(copytext(message, length(message))))
+		if(client?.prefs?.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/autopunctuation))
+			message += "."
+
 	//Parse the language code and consume it
 	var/list/message_pieces = parse_languages(message)
 	if(istype(message_pieces, /datum/multilingual_say_piece)) // Little quark for dealing with hivemind/signlang languages.

tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/PreferencesMenu/preferences/features/game_preferences/misc.tsx

@@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ export const MessengerEmbeds: FeatureToggle = {
     'When enabled, PDAs and Communicators will attempt to embed links from discord & imgur.',
   component: CheckboxInput,
 };
+
+export const AutoPunctuation: FeatureToggle = {
+  name: 'Automatic Punctuation',
+  category: 'GAMEPLAY',
+  description:
+    'When enabled, if your message ends in a letter with no punctuation, a period will be added.',
+  component: CheckboxInput,
+};