Script to place a card IN a deck either on top or bottom?

[Tragic]

is there a way to script an object to be placed INTO a existing deck.. either on top or bottom or w/e?

Like do I have to physically pick up the dekc and drop it on the card to put on bottom or draw the top 5 cards, place the can on the deck and then drop those 5 cards back on top to place a card in 6 position of deck?

Of can you just place it directly into the deck at a given point?

[onelivesleft]

AFAIK the former; you have to manually pick up the cards you want over it, put it over the rest, and let them all fall together.

(it'd be really nice if putObject would take an optional position parameter...)

[gamaralf]

(it'd be really nice if putObject would take an optional position parameter...)

+1

[cche]

With decks, you can use deck.cut() to divide the deck at an arbitrary location, and then reassemble the pieces with the new items. See https://api.tabletopsimulator.com/object/#cut for details.

[groovyclam]

Please someone add an API function to slide a card into position X of a deck e.g. "position zero" could be add to the top and no specified position ( or a number greater than the number of cards in the deck ) would be add to the bottom

[cche]

function insertInto(container, obj, offset) 
    if container != nil then -- we have a bag or deck
        local contents = container.getData()
        -- container.destroy() -- enable once test log shows correct result
        log(contents) -- check the exact name of the contained objects table
        local items = contents.contained_objects  -- might need to check if contained_objects is missing...
        if offset > #items then
            offset = #items + 1
        table.insert(items, obj, offset) -- this actually inserts obj into contents.contained_items because items is a reference.
        return spawnObjectData(contents) -- returns reference to new bag with additional object.
    else
        print(logString(container), ": not a container")
        return nil
    end
end

purports to do the trick; no special API needed.
end

[groovyclam]

That code would be good for a lot of circumstances but you are actually destroying the original deck and replacing it with a new one which could cause some problems in some situations if not kept track of properly.

It would still be nice to have an official TTS function to do the job without destroying the original container.

[Oops I baked a pie]

https://api.tabletopsimulator.com/object/#putobject

"When you call this putObject() to put a card into a deck, the card goes into the end of the deck which is closest to it in Y elevation. So, if both the card and the deck are resting on the table, the card will be put at the bottom of the deck. if the card is hovering above the deck, it will be put at the top."

-- puts card on bottom of deck
deckPos = deck.getPosition()
card.setPosition({x=deckPos.x,y=deckPos.y-3,z=deckPos.z})
Wait.frames(function() card.putObject(deck) end, 1)  -- adding a frame to wait for the above card teleport to happen

-- puts card on top of deck
deckPos = deck.getPosition()
card.setPosition({x=deckPos.x,y=deckPos.y+3,z=deckPos.z})
Wait.frames(function() card.putObject(deck) end, 1)  -- adding a frame to wait for the above card teleport to happen

You could also use deck.getBounds() and calculate a more precise location of the deck's top and bottom and just teleport the card there. TTS engine will then add the card to the deck on it's own.