move repeatedly in direction

input.lua

@@ -3,8 +3,48 @@ Input = {}
 Input.playermovekeys = { up = "up", down = "down", left = "left", right = "right" }
 Input.playerswitchkeys = { ["1"] = "1", ["2"] = "2", ["3"] = "3"}
 Input.colorfromkey = {"red", "green", "blue"}
+Input.moveRepeatDelay = .28
+Input.moveRepeatInterval = .09
+Input.heldMoveKey = nil
+Input.moveRepeatElapsed = 0
+Input.moveRepeatStarted = false
 
 function Input:handler(dt)
+	local key = self.heldMoveKey
+	if key and not love.keyboard.isDown(key) then
+		key = nil
+		for _, candidate in ipairs({"up", "down", "left", "right"}) do
+			if love.keyboard.isDown(candidate) then key = candidate; break end
+		end
+		self.heldMoveKey = key
+		self.moveRepeatElapsed = 0
+		self.moveRepeatStarted = false
+	end
+
+	if not key then return nil end
+	self.moveRepeatElapsed = self.moveRepeatElapsed + dt
+	if not self.moveRepeatStarted then
+		if self.moveRepeatElapsed >= self.moveRepeatDelay then
+			self.moveRepeatElapsed = 0
+			self.moveRepeatStarted = true
+			return key
+		end
+	elseif self.moveRepeatElapsed >= self.moveRepeatInterval then
+		self.moveRepeatElapsed = 0
+		return key
+	end
+end
+
+function Input:beginMove(key)
+	self.heldMoveKey = key
+	self.moveRepeatElapsed = 0
+	self.moveRepeatStarted = false
+end
+
+function Input:stopMoveRepeat()
+	self.heldMoveKey = nil
+	self.moveRepeatElapsed = 0
+	self.moveRepeatStarted = false
 
 end
 

main.lua

@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ function love.load()
 end
 
 function love.update(dt)
-	Input:handler(dt)
+	if editorView == "world" then
+		Input:stopMoveRepeat()
+	else
+		local repeatedMove = Input:handler(dt)
+		if repeatedMove then currentRoom:movePlayer(repeatedMove) end
+	end
 	currentRoom:update(dt)
 
 	-- if love.keyboard.isDown("w") then worldSha = worldSha + 1 end
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ end
 
 function love.keypressed(key)
 	if editorView ~= "world" and Input.isPlayerMove(key) then
+		Input:beginMove(key)
 		currentRoom:movePlayer(key)
 	elseif editorView ~= "world" and Input.isPlayerSwitch(key) then
 		local c = Input.playerColor(key)

room.lua

@@ -489,7 +489,10 @@ function Room:switchCheck()
 		local onSwitches = {}
 		for _, switch in pairs(switchArray) do
 			local targetCell = self:getCellInMatrix(self.collidableMatrices[color], switch:getGridPos())
-			if targetCell then
+			local player = self.player[color]
+			-- Players are not stored in collidableMatrices, but a colour copy
+			-- standing on its matching switch presses it just like a block does.
+			if targetCell or (player and player:occupiesCell(switch:getGridPos())) then
 				--switch is on
 				switch:activate()
 				table.insert(onSwitches, switch) --doesn't rly matter what we put here as long as it's true-y

rooms/room_11_09.sav

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+objects={
+	{
+		y=1,
+		class="player",
+		color="red",
+		x=1
+	}
+}
+}

rooms/world.sav

@@ -1,146 +1,151 @@
 {
-width=18,
-height=18,
 rooms={
 	{
 		y=11,
-		x=9,
+		name="start",
-		name="start"
+		x=9
 	},
 	{
 		y=10,
-		x=10,
+		name="3",
-		name="3"
+		x=10
 	},
 	{
 		y=10,
-		x=11,
+		name="4",
-		name="4"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=10,
-		x=12,
+		name="5",
-		name="5"
+		x=12
 	},
 	{
 		y=9,
-		x=12,
+		name="village_1",
-		name="village_1"
+		x=12
 	},
 	{
 		y=8,
-		x=12,
+		name="village_2",
-		name="village_2"
+		x=12
 	},
 	{
 		y=8,
-		x=13,
+		name="village_3",
-		name="village_3"
+		x=13
 	},
 	{
 		y=8,
-		x=11,
+		name="village_4",
-		name="village_4"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=7,
-		x=11,
+		name="yellow_1",
-		name="yellow_1"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=6,
-		x=11,
+		name="yellow_3",
-		name="yellow_3"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=7,
-		x=12,
+		name="yellow_2",
-		name="yellow_2"
+		x=12
 	},
 	{
 		y=5,
-		x=11,
+		name="yellow_4",
-		name="yellow_4"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=4,
-		x=11,
+		name="yellow_5",
-		name="yellow_5"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=5,
-		x=10,
+		name="yellow_6",
-		name="yellow_6"
+		x=10
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=1,
+		name="default",
-		name="default"
+		x=1
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=3,
+		name="old_yellow_3",
-		name="old_yellow_3"
+		x=3
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=5,
+		name="test_patt",
-		name="test_patt"
+		x=5
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=7,
+		name="test_patt_update",
-		name="test_patt_update"
+		x=7
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=9,
+		name="white_asymmetrical",
-		name="white_asymmetrical"
+		x=9
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=11,
+		name="white_ok",
-		name="white_ok"
+		x=11
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=13,
+		name="white_primary",
-		name="white_primary"
+		x=13
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=15,
+		name="yellow_arches",
-		name="yellow_arches"
+		x=15
 	},
 	{
 		y=1,
-		x=17,
+		name="yellow_asymmetrical",
-		name="yellow_asymmetrical"
+		x=17
 	},
 	{
 		y=3,
-		x=1,
+		name="yellow_cc_moustache",
-		name="yellow_cc_moustache"
+		x=1
 	},
 	{
 		y=3,
-		x=3,
+		name="yellow_color_changing_levvel_1",
-		name="yellow_color_changing_levvel_1"
+		x=3
 	},
 	{
 		y=3,
-		x=5,
+		name="yellow_skull",
-		name="yellow_skull"
+		x=5
 	},
 	{
 		y=3,
-		x=7,
+		name="yellow_smile",
-		name="yellow_smile"
+		x=7
 	},
 	{
 		y=10,
-		x=9,
+		name="2",
-		name="2"
+		x=9
-	}
+	},
+	{
+		y=9,
+		name="room_11_09",
+		x=11
 	}
+},
+width=18,
+height=18
 }