Setting up the groundwork for handling paper under a DLL call to properly

format it utilizing the https://github.com/hoedown/hoedown library.

code/controllers/configuration.dm

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 	var/ghost_interaction = 0
 
 	var/comms_password = ""
+	var/paperwork_library = 0 //use the library DLL.
 
 	var/use_irc_bot = 0
 	var/irc_bot_host = "localhost"
@@ -475,6 +476,9 @@
 
 				if("comms_password")
 					config.comms_password = value
+					
+				if("paperwork_library")
+					config.paperwork_library = 1
 
 				if("irc_bot_host")
 					config.irc_bot_host = value

code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm

@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_debug = list(
 	/client/proc/qdel_toggle,              // /vg/
 	/client/proc/cmd_admin_dump_instances, // /vg/
 	/client/proc/cmd_admin_dump_machine_type_list, // /vg/
-	/client/proc/disable_bloodvirii,       // /vg/
+	/client/proc/disable_bloodvirii,       // /vg
+	/client/proc/handle_paperwork, //this is completely experimental
 	/client/proc/reload_style_sheet,
 	/client/proc/reset_style_sheet,
 	/client/proc/test_movable_UI,

code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // This WAS a macro, but BYOND a shit.
 /proc/REG_BBTAG(x)
 	return "\\\[[x]\\\]"
-
+	
 // [x]blah[/x]
 /proc/REG_BETWEEN_BBTAG(x)
 	return "[REG_BBTAG(x)]([REG_NOTBB])[REG_BBTAG("/[x]")]"
@@ -67,17 +67,69 @@
 	// Fallthrough just fucking kills the tag
 	addReplacement(REG_BBTAG("\[^\\\]\]"), "")
 	return
+	
+//var/stdshellout_dllFile = 'byond_markdown.dll'
+var/paperwork = 0
+var/paperwork_library
 
+/client/proc/handle_paperwork()
+
+	set category = "Debug"
+	set name = "Modify Paperwork Mode"
+	
+	if(!check_rights(R_DEBUG)) return
+	
+	if(!paperwork)
+		paperwork_setup()
+	else
+		paperwork_stop()
+		paperwork = 0
+
+/proc/paperwork_setup()
+	if(config.paperwork_library)
+		if(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)
+			paperwork_library = "markdown_byond.dll"
+		else
+			paperwork_library = "markdown_byond.so"
+		world.log << "Setting up paperwork..."
+		if(!fexists(paperwork_library))
+			world.log << "Paperwork was not properly setup, please notify a coder/host about this issue."
+			return
+		world.log << call(paperwork_library, "init_renderer")()
+		paperwork = 1
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	return 0
+	
+/proc/paperwork_stop()
+	if(!fexists(paperwork_library))
+		world.log << "Paperwork file may be missing or something terrible has happened, don't panic and notify a coder/host about this issue."
+		return
+	if(paperwork)
+		call(paperwork_library, "free_memory")()
+		return
+	else
+		return
+	
+/datum/writing_style/proc/parse_markdown(command_args)
+//	if(!fexists("byond_markdown.dll")){fcopy(stdshellout_dllFile,"[stdshellout_dllFile]")}
+	return call(paperwork_library,"render_html")(command_args)
+
+	
 /datum/writing_style/proc/Format(var/t, var/obj/item/weapon/pen/P, var/mob/user, var/obj/item/weapon/paper/paper)
-	if(expressions.len)
-		for(var/key in expressions)
-			var/datum/speech_filter_action/SFA = expressions[key]
-			if(SFA && !SFA.broken)
-				t = SFA.Run(t,user,paper)
-	t = replacetext(t, "\[sign\]", "<font face=\"Times New Roman\"><i>[user.real_name]</i></font>")
-	t = replacetext(t, "\[field\]", "<span class=\"paper_field\"></span>")
-	return "<span style=\"[style];color:[P.colour]\">[t]</span>"
-
+	if(paperwork) 
+		t = parse_markdown(t)
+	else
+		if(expressions.len)
+			for(var/key in expressions)
+				var/datum/speech_filter_action/SFA = expressions[key]
+				if(SFA && !SFA.broken)
+					t = SFA.Run(t,user,paper)
+		t = replacetext(t, "\[sign\]", "<font face=\"Times New Roman\"><i>[user.real_name]</i></font>")
+		t = replacetext(t, "\[field\]", "<span class=\"paper_field\"></span>")
+	return "<span style=\"[style];color:[P.color]\">[t]</span>"
+	
 /datum/writing_style/pen/New()
 	addReplacement(REG_BBTAG("*"), "<li>")
 	addReplacement(REG_BBTAG("hr"), "<HR>")

config-example/config.txt

@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ RESPAWN_AS_MOMMI
 ##Remove the # to let ghosts spin chairs
 #GHOST_INTERACTION
 
+## Uncomment to use the paperwork library
+#PAPERWORK_LIBRARY
+
 ## Uncomment to enable sending data to the IRC bot.
 #USE_IRC_BOT