vba - keyboard input optimization

extras/vba.py

@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ Gb.loadVBA()
 
 from vba_config import *
 
+try:
+    import vba_keyboard as keyboard
+except ImportError:
+    print "Not loading the keyboard module (which uses networkx)."
+
 if not os.path.exists(rom_path):
     raise Exception("rom_path is not configured properly; edit vba_config.py?")
 
@@ -163,6 +168,10 @@ def button_combiner(buttons):
             buttons.replace("select", "")
             result |= button_masks["select"]
 
+    if isinstance(buttons, list):
+        if len(buttons) > 9:
+            raise Exception("can't combine more than 9 buttons at a time")
+
     for each in buttons:
         result |= button_masks[each]
 
@@ -826,6 +835,25 @@ class crystal:
 
         return output
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def keyboard_apply(button_sequence):
+        """
+        Applies a sequence of buttons to the on-screen keyboard.
+        """
+        for buttons in button_sequence:
+            press(buttons)
+            nstep(2)
+            press([])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def write(something="TrAiNeR"):
+        """
+        Uses a planning algorithm to type out a word in the most efficient way
+        possible.
+        """
+        button_sequence = keyboard.plan_typing(something)
+        crystal.keyboard_apply([[x] for x in button_sequence])
+
     @staticmethod
     def set_partymon2():
         """
@@ -896,6 +924,14 @@ class TestEmulator(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertTrue("TRAINER" in text)
 
+class TestWriter(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_very_basic(self):
+        button_sequence = keyboard.plan_typing("an")
+        expected_result = ["select", "a", "d", "r", "r", "r", "r", "a"]
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(expected_result), len(button_sequence))
+        self.assertEqual(expected_result, button_sequence)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()