help.js

// how the hell do I do this

function script() {
    this.turn_player() // instant action, so it's cool
    this.speak("Hello!") // blocking - must wait for user input
    answer = this.ask("Are you feeling well?") // uh oh...
    if (answer) { // runtime condition
        this.speak("That's nice!") //welp.
    }
    else {
        this.speak("Unfortunate.  Have money.")
        this.give_gold(500)
    }
}

// when Javascript is fundamentally asynch.  how do I do a game script.
// no, the following are NOT good solutions:

// callback hell
function script() {
    this.turn_player(function(){
        this.speak("Hello!", function() {
            this.ask("Are you feeling well?", function(answer) {
                if (answer) {
                    this.speak("That's nice!")
                }
                else {
                    this.speak("Unfortunate.  Have money.", function() {
                        this.give_gold(500)
                    })
                }
            })
        })
    })
}

// token array
script = [function(){this.turn_player()}, function(){this.speak("Hello")}, function(){this.ask("Are you feeling well?"}, function(){ if (answer) { this.speak("That's nice!")  } else { this.speak("Unfortunate. Have money.", function(){ this.give_gold(500) })}}]

// nor this nicer one.
script = [this.turn_player, [this.speak, "Hello"], [this.ask, "Are you feeling well?", [[this.speak, "That's nice!"]], [[this.speak, "Unfortunate.  Have money."], [this.give_gold, 500]]]

// nor any kinda stupid custom script syntax.  I want to write javascript dammit.
script = 'turn_player \n\
speak "Hello!" \n\
ask "Are you feeling well?" \n\
yes: \n\
    speak "That\'s nice!" \n\
no: \n\
    speak "Unfortunate.  Have money." \n\
    give_gold 500'

// yield attempt (am I doing it right?)
function script(params) {
    yield this.turn_player() // instant action, so it's cool
    yield this.speak("Hello!") // blocking - must wait for user input
    yield this.ask("Are you feeling well?") // uh oh...
    
    if (params.answer) { // runtime condition
        yield this.speak("That's nice!") //welp.
    }
    else {
        yield this.speak("Unfortunate.  Have money.")
        yield this.give_gold(500)
    }
}