#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Dialoop: Branching dialogue system. Player says X -> NPC says Y. O(1) lookup. No conversation tree. No dependencies. Pure Python. """ import time # === THE LATTICE: dialogue atoms === NPCS = { "village_elder": { "name": "Village Elder", "mood": {"first_meeting": "neutral", "quest_active": "concerned", "quest_complete": "grateful", "insulted": "cold"} }, "tavern_keeper": { "name": "Tavern Keeper", "mood": {"first_meeting": "friendly", "bought_drink": "happy", "insulted": "wary", "complimented": "talkative"} }, "mysterious_stranger": { "name": "Mysterious Stranger", "mood": {"first_meeting": "wary", "paid_attention": "intrigued", "ignored": "gone", "quest_offered": "mysterious"} }, "court_mage": { "name": "Court Mage", "mood": {"first_meeting": "aloof", "showed_magic": "impressed", "quest_active": "collaborative", "quest_complete": "approving"} }, "goblin_trader": { "name": "Goblin Trader", "mood": {"first_meeting": "calculating", "gold_offered": "eager", "insulted": "hostile", "complimented": "friendly"} } } DIALOGUE_ATOMS = { "greet": { "neutral": "Hail, traveler. What brings you to our village?", "friendly": "Welcome! Take a seat, the ale is cold!", "wary": "You walk in shadow. Speak your purpose.", "aloof": "The court has no time for wanderers. State your business.", "calculating": "Hehehe... what you want? Maybe we trade, yes?", "concerned": "Thank the spirits you have come. We have need of you.", "happy": "Ah, a new friend! What can I get for you?", "grateful": "You saved us. The village owes you a great debt.", "cold": "I have nothing more to say to you.", "intrigued": "You have the look of one who seeks... more.", "gone": "*The stranger has vanished*", "mysterious": "There is a thing that must be done. Few would dare.", "impressed": "Your command of the arcane is... noteworthy.", "collaborative": "Together we may yet avert the coming darkness.", "approving": "The court is pleased. You have proven your worth.", "eager": "Yes yes! Gold! Show me!", "hostile": "You dare insult me?! Guards!", "talkative": "Sit, sit! Let me tell you about the old days...", "wary_unknown": "...I am listening." }, "ask_quest": { "neutral": "The roads are not safe. Goblins trouble the merchant paths.", "friendly": "Well, the cellar's haunted. But the pay's good!", "wary": "There are... things in the forest. The old shrine calls.", "aloof": "The king has decreed a search for the lost artifact.", "calculating": "Goblins want shiny. You bring shiny, goblin give quest.", "concerned": "Please, traveler. The beast takes our livestock. Help us.", "happy": "Hmm... my daughter is sick. No healer for three days' ride.", "grateful": "The last quest you did saved my son. Bless you.", "cold": "I will not burden you with our problems.", "intrigued": "There is a door in the mountains. It has not opened in ages.", "gone": "*silence*", "mysterious": "Find the three keys. Open the door. Do not ask why.", "impressed": "The archmage's tower is sealed. Few dare to enter.", "collaborative": "The ancient library holds the key. I need your skills.", "approving": "The court has a task worthy of your talents.", "eager": "Giant rats in basement! Kill, yes? I pay good!", "hostile": "You want a quest? Prove you are not all insult!", "talkative": "Oh, quests? The old mill is alive at night. Strange sounds...", "wary_unknown": "Ask again, and I may answer." }, "compliment": { "neutral": "You are kind. The village is fortunate to have you.", "friendly": "Ha! A charmer, you are! First drink's on the house!", "wary": "Pretty words. But will they hold when steel is drawn?", "aloof": "Flattery gains you nothing in these halls.", "calculating": "Hehe, you like goblin goods? Big sale today!", "concerned": "Your words warm an old heart. But deeds are needed.", "happy": "Oh stop, you'll make me blush! Another round!", "grateful": "There are no words for what you have done. But thank you.", "cold": "...", "intrigued": "You see more than most. Perhaps you are worthy.", "gone": "*silence*", "mysterious": "Recognition. The rarest currency.", "impressed": "Even the court mages speak well of you. High praise.", "collaborative": "Your skill is matched only by your grace.", "approving": "The court recognizes your contributions.", "eager": "Goblins love compliments! Now buy something!", "hostile": "Insult me with kindness now? Begone!", "talkative": "A fellow appreciator of fine things! Let me pour you one!", "wary_unknown": "I... thank you." }, "insult": { "neutral": "Such words have no place here. Leave.", "friendly": "Now see here! I was being nice! Out!", "wary": "You show your true face. I will remember.", "aloof": "Guards! Remove this wretch from the court!", "calculating": "You insult goblin?! Goblin not forget!", "concerned": "I... I thought you were different. I was wrong.", "happy": "Get out of my tavern! And don't come back!", "grateful": "After all I said? Begone, ungrateful cur.", "cold": "I have nothing more to say.", "intrigued": "The mask slips. You are not what you seem.", "gone": "*already gone*", "mysterious": "So. The real you. Interesting.", "impressed": "Even the court has its limits. Leave.", "collaborative": "Then our business is concluded. Farewell.", "approving": "The court's patience has run out.", "eager": "Goblins not forget insult! Trade over!", "hostile": "GUARDS! KILL THE INSULTER!", "talkative": "Out! Out of my tavern, you wretch!", "wary_unknown": "..." }, "farewell": { "neutral": "Safe travels, stranger.", "friendly": "Come back anytime! The door's always open!", "wary": "Until we meet again... and we will.", "aloof": "The court dismisses you.", "calculating": "Come back with more gold, yes?", "concerned": "Go with our blessing. And our prayers.", "happy": "Safe roads, friend! And remember the cellar...", "grateful": "May the gods watch over you, hero.", "cold": "Leave.", "intrigued": "The door in the mountains awaits you.", "gone": "*already gone*", "mysterious": "When the time comes, you will know.", "impressed": "The court will remember your service.", "collaborative": "Until the next chapter is written.", "approving": "The court's gratitude follows you.", "eager": "Bring more gold next time, friend!", "hostile": "And do not return.", "talkative": "Mind the wolves on the road!", "wary_unknown": "..." } } def get_dialogue(npc_id: str, action: str, state: str = "first_meeting") -> str: """O(1) dialogue lookup. NPC + action + state -> line.""" npc = NPCS.get(npc_id) if not npc: return "..." mood = npc["mood"].get(state, npc["mood"].get("first_meeting", "neutral")) return DIALOGUE_ATOMS.get(action, {}).get(mood, "...") # === DEMO === def demo(): print("=" * 50) print(" Dialoop: Branching dialogue, O(1) lookup") print("=" * 50) print() print(" Conversations with NPCs...") print() scenarios = [ ("village_elder", "greet", "first_meeting"), ("village_elder", "ask_quest", "concerned"), ("village_elder", "compliment", "grateful"), ("tavern_keeper", "greet", "friendly"), ("tavern_keeper", "ask_quest", "happy"), ("tavern_keeper", "compliment", "talkative"), ("mysterious_stranger", "greet", "wary"), ("mysterious_stranger", "ask_quest", "mysterious"), ("mysterious_stranger", "compliment", "intrigued"), ("court_mage", "greet", "aloof"), ("court_mage", "ask_quest", "collaborative"), ("court_mage", "compliment", "approving"), ("goblin_trader", "greet", "calculating"), ("goblin_trader", "ask_quest", "eager"), ("goblin_trader", "insult", "hostile") ] for npc_id, action, state in scenarios: start = time.perf_counter_ns() line = get_dialogue(npc_id, action, state) elapsed = time.perf_counter_ns() - start npc_name = NPCS[npc_id]["name"] print(f" {npc_name:25s} [{action:10s}] [{state:15s}]") print(f" -> \"{line}\" [{elapsed}ns]") print() print("=" * 50) print(" 5 NPCs, 5 actions, 19 moods. O(1) lookup.") print("=" * 50) if __name__ == "__main__": demo()