sporel-lib-core.composition/init.lua

-- =====================================================================
-- lib-core.composition v0.1.0 — Template + Instantiation + Tag-Index
-- See: meta/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-09-phase-A-inactive-entities-...
--
-- v0.1.0 Template-Only-Subset:
--   - composition.define_template{id, properties, tags} — registers a
--     template; auto-declares all properties as inert via
--     domain.contribute. Nested tables (e.g. position = {x, y}) are
--     flattened to dotted keys (position.x, position.y).
--   - composition.create{template, properties} — instantiates an
--     engine.entity, applies template-defaults + per-instance overrides
--     via set_property. Registers entity in template-index + tag-index.
--   - composition.list_by_template(id) -> {entity, ...}
--   - composition.list_by_tag(tag) -> {entity, ...}
--   - composition.destroy(entity) — removes from indices + destroys
--     engine.entity.
--
-- DEFERRED (loud-error if attempted in v0.1):
--   - slots         → Phase D Trigger (Composite Items with Sub-Items)
--   - container     → Phase B Trigger (Items + Inventory)
--   - quality       → Phase J Trigger (Damage / Wear)
--   - condition     → Phase J Trigger (Damage / Wear)
--   - parent:       → Template-Inheritance, no consumer yet
--   - composite-property values (e.g. position = {x, y} as single
--     property) — engine PROPERTY_TABLE doesn't exist; nested-tables
--     are auto-flattened to dotted scalar keys.
-- =====================================================================

local M = {}

-- ---------- internal state ----------

-- template_id (string) → template-record:
--   { id, properties_flat (key → default-value), tags (set) }
local templates = {}

-- template_id (string) → list of engine.entity handles
local index_by_template = {}

-- tag (string) → list of engine.entity handles
local index_by_tag = {}

-- weak reverse-lookup: entity → { template, tags } (for destroy())
-- Lua-tables can't key on userdata reliably across GC, so we store
-- by stable entity-id derived from get_property("id"). engine assigns id.
-- For v0.1 we keep the parallel structure simpler: each entity records
-- its own template + tags in a Lua-side table keyed by a per-entity
-- monotonic registration-id we issue in create().
local entity_meta = {}     -- reg_id → { template_id, tags, handle }
local next_reg_id = 1

-- ---------- internal helpers ----------

local function is_array(t)
    if type(t) ~= "table" then return false end
    local n = 0
    for k, _ in pairs(t) do
        if type(k) ~= "number" then return false end
        n = n + 1
    end
    return n == #t
end

-- Flatten nested-table property-values into dotted scalar keys.
-- Input: { position = {x=144, y=200}, text = "Hi" }
-- Output: { ["position.x"] = 144, ["position.y"] = 200, text = "Hi" }
-- Arrays inside properties (e.g. tags) are NOT flattened; they belong
-- in `tags`, not `properties`. Reject arrays here loudly.
local function flatten_props(t, prefix, out)
    out = out or {}
    for k, v in pairs(t) do
        if type(k) ~= "string" then
            error(string.format(
                "composition: property keys must be strings, got %s",
                type(k)))
        end
        local key = prefix and (prefix .. "." .. k) or k
        if type(v) == "table" then
            if is_array(v) then
                error(string.format(
                    "composition: property '%s' is an array; arrays in " ..
                    "properties are not supported (use tags=... at " ..
                    "template-level for tag-lists)", key))
            end
            flatten_props(v, key, out)
        elseif type(v) == "number" or type(v) == "string" or type(v) == "boolean" then
            out[key] = v
        elseif v == nil then
            -- nil default means "declared but no default" — skip
        else
            error(string.format(
                "composition: property '%s' has unsupported value-type '%s' " ..
                "(supported: number, string, boolean, or nested table for flattening)",
                key, type(v)))
        end
    end
    return out
end

-- Infer the engine property-type from a default-value.
local function infer_type(v)
    local t = type(v)
    if t == "number"  then return "number"  end
    if t == "string"  then return "string"  end
    if t == "boolean" then return "boolean" end
    error("composition: cannot infer property type from value of type " .. t)
end

-- Set the engine property using the auto-detected setter (engine handles
-- typed writes via set_property based on Lua type).
local function set_prop(entity, key, value)
    entity:set_property(key, value)
end

-- Declare a property via domain.contribute if not already declared.
-- Type is inferred from the default-value. inert=true so subsequent
-- set_property writes are accepted (per engine §11 inert-write rule).
local declared = {}   -- "key" → true, idempotent across multiple templates
local function declare_inert(key, default_value)
    if declared[key] then return end
    domain.contribute("property", {
        id    = key,
        type  = infer_type(default_value),
        inert = true,
    })
    declared[key] = true
end

-- ---------- public API ----------

function M.define_template(def)
    if type(def) ~= "table" then
        error("composition.define_template: expected table, got " .. type(def))
    end
    if type(def.id) ~= "string" or def.id == "" then
        error("composition.define_template: 'id' must be a non-empty string")
    end
    if templates[def.id] then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.define_template: template '%s' already defined",
            def.id))
    end

    -- Phase B/D/J reject — explicit Loud-Error pointing to re-entry phase.
    if def.slots ~= nil then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.define_template '%s': 'slots' block is Phase-D " ..
            "trigger (Composite Items with Sub-Items); not supported in v0.1",
            def.id))
    end
    if def.container ~= nil then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.define_template '%s': 'container' block is " ..
            "Phase-B trigger (Items + Inventory); not supported in v0.1",
            def.id))
    end
    if def.quality ~= nil or def.condition ~= nil then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.define_template '%s': 'quality' / 'condition' " ..
            "are Phase-J triggers (Damage / Wear); not supported in v0.1",
            def.id))
    end
    if def.parent ~= nil then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.define_template '%s': 'parent:' inheritance has " ..
            "no consumer in v0.1; declare inline until a real use-case appears",
            def.id))
    end

    -- Properties block (optional but recommended).
    local props_in = def.properties or {}
    if type(props_in) ~= "table" then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.define_template '%s': 'properties' must be a table",
            def.id))
    end
    local props_flat = flatten_props(props_in)

    -- Tags block (optional list of strings).
    local tags_set = {}
    if def.tags ~= nil then
        if type(def.tags) ~= "table" or not is_array(def.tags) then
            error(string.format(
                "composition.define_template '%s': 'tags' must be an array " ..
                "of strings",
                def.id))
        end
        for _, tag in ipairs(def.tags) do
            if type(tag) ~= "string" or tag == "" then
                error(string.format(
                    "composition.define_template '%s': tag entries must be " ..
                    "non-empty strings",
                    def.id))
            end
            tags_set[tag] = true
        end
    end

    -- Declare each property as inert via domain.contribute. Type inferred
    -- from default-value. nil-defaults skipped (no inference possible).
    for key, val in pairs(props_flat) do
        declare_inert(key, val)
    end

    templates[def.id] = {
        id          = def.id,
        props_flat  = props_flat,
        tags        = tags_set,
    }
    index_by_template[def.id] = index_by_template[def.id] or {}
end

function M.create(spec)
    if type(spec) ~= "table" then
        error("composition.create: expected table, got " .. type(spec))
    end
    if type(spec.template) ~= "string" or spec.template == "" then
        error("composition.create: 'template' must be a non-empty string")
    end
    local tpl = templates[spec.template]
    if not tpl then
        error(string.format(
            "composition.create: unknown template '%s' (was define_template " ..
            "called?)",
            spec.template))
    end

    -- Build flat merged property-bag: template-defaults overridden by
    -- per-instance properties. Nested-tables in overrides are flattened
    -- too. Override-flatten happens AFTER template-flatten, so nested
    -- overrides naturally land on dotted keys.
    local overrides_flat = {}
    if spec.properties ~= nil then
        if type(spec.properties) ~= "table" then
            error("composition.create: 'properties' must be a table")
        end
        overrides_flat = flatten_props(spec.properties)
    end

    -- Any override-key that wasn't declared via define_template gets
    -- declared on-the-fly with type inferred from the override value.
    -- This lets per-instance properties live without forcing the template
    -- to enumerate every possible override.
    for key, val in pairs(overrides_flat) do
        if templates[spec.template].props_flat[key] == nil then
            declare_inert(key, val)
        end
    end

    -- Spawn engine entity.
    local entity = entity.create()

    -- Apply template defaults first.
    for key, val in pairs(tpl.props_flat) do
        local final = overrides_flat[key]
        if final == nil then final = val end
        set_prop(entity, key, final)
    end
    -- Apply override-only properties (those not in template defaults).
    for key, val in pairs(overrides_flat) do
        if tpl.props_flat[key] == nil then
            set_prop(entity, key, val)
        end
    end

    -- Register in indices + meta.
    local reg_id = next_reg_id
    next_reg_id = next_reg_id + 1
    entity_meta[reg_id] = { template_id = tpl.id, tags = tpl.tags, handle = entity }

    table.insert(index_by_template[tpl.id], entity)
    for tag, _ in pairs(tpl.tags) do
        index_by_tag[tag] = index_by_tag[tag] or {}
        table.insert(index_by_tag[tag], entity)
    end

    -- Stash reg_id on the entity via a reserved property so destroy()
    -- can find the meta-record. We use a composition-internal key.
    declare_inert("composition.reg_id", 0)
    set_prop(entity, "composition.reg_id", reg_id)

    return entity
end

function M.list_by_template(id)
    if type(id) ~= "string" then
        error("composition.list_by_template: 'id' must be a string")
    end
    local list = index_by_template[id]
    if not list then return {} end
    -- Return a shallow copy so callers can't mutate our index.
    local out = {}
    for i, e in ipairs(list) do out[i] = e end
    return out
end

function M.list_by_tag(tag)
    if type(tag) ~= "string" then
        error("composition.list_by_tag: 'tag' must be a string")
    end
    local list = index_by_tag[tag]
    if not list then return {} end
    local out = {}
    for i, e in ipairs(list) do out[i] = e end
    return out
end

-- Remove entity from indices + destroy engine-side. Idempotent.
local function remove_from_list(list, entity)
    if not list then return end
    for i, e in ipairs(list) do
        if e == entity then
            table.remove(list, i)
            return
        end
    end
end

function M.destroy(target_entity)
    if not target_entity then return end
    local reg_id = target_entity:get_property("composition.reg_id")
    if not reg_id or reg_id == 0 then
        -- Not composition-created or already destroyed.
        entity.destroy(target_entity)
        return
    end
    local meta = entity_meta[reg_id]
    if meta then
        remove_from_list(index_by_template[meta.template_id], target_entity)
        for tag, _ in pairs(meta.tags) do
            remove_from_list(index_by_tag[tag], target_entity)
        end
        entity_meta[reg_id] = nil
    end
    entity.destroy(target_entity)
end

-- ---------- introspection (debug/testing) ----------

-- Returns the set of declared template-ids (for tests + debug).
function M.list_templates()
    local out = {}
    for id, _ in pairs(templates) do
        table.insert(out, id)
    end
    return out
end

return M