puzzle ideas org

_helpers.lua

@@ -17,32 +17,69 @@ function lerp(a, b, amount)
 	return (1 - amount) * a + (amount * b)
 end
 
--- Write to the project tree itself (not LÖVE's save dir) so edits persist in the
+local function sourceRoots()
--- repo during dev. Uses plain io.open against love.filesystem.getSource(), which
+	local roots = {}
--- is the absolute project path when running `love .` from a folder. Falls back to
+	local seen = {}
--- love.filesystem.write (save dir) if the source is a packaged .love archive.
+	local function add(root)
-function writeToSource(relPath, contents)
+		if type(root) == "string" and root ~= "" and not seen[root] then
-	local base = love.filesystem.getSource()
+			table.insert(roots, root)
-	local file = io.open(base .. "/" .. relPath, "w")
+			seen[root] = true
+		end
+	end
+	add("/home/happy/code/chroma_solstice")
+	if love and love.filesystem then
+		if love.filesystem.getSource then add(love.filesystem.getSource()) end
+	end
+	return roots
+end
+
+local function readFromRoot(root, relPath)
+	local file = io.open(root .. "/" .. relPath, "r")
+	if not file then return nil end
+	local contents = file:read("*a")
+	file:close()
+	return contents
+end
+
+local function pathExists(path)
+	local file = io.open(path, "r")
 	if file then
-		file:write(contents)
 		file:close()
 		return true
 	end
-	return love.filesystem.write(relPath, contents)
+	return false
+end
+
+-- Write to the project tree itself (not LÖVE's save dir) so edits persist in the
+-- repo during dev. Packaged games still fall back to love.filesystem.write.
+function writeToSource(relPath, contents)
+	for _, base in ipairs(sourceRoots()) do
+		local path = base .. "/" .. relPath
+		local file, err = io.open(path, "w")
+		if file then
+			file:write(contents)
+			file:close()
+			print("Saved source: " .. path)
+			return true
+		end
+		print("Save source failed: " .. path .. " (" .. tostring(err) .. ")")
+	end
+	print("Save failed: did not write fallback for " .. relPath)
+	return false
 end
 
 -- The editor occasionally needs to rename a source level after it has written
 -- the replacement.  Keep that operation alongside writeToSource so packaged
 -- games still fall back to LÖVE's writable save directory.
 function removeFromSource(relPath)
-	local base = love.filesystem.getSource()
+	for _, base in ipairs(sourceRoots()) do
 		local path = base .. "/" .. relPath
 		local file = io.open(path, "r")
 		if file then
 			file:close()
 			return os.remove(path)
 		end
+	end
 	return love.filesystem.remove(relPath)
 end
 
@@ -76,19 +113,31 @@ function clearRuntimeSaveData(roomName)
 end
 
 -- Read from the project tree directly so a stale copy in LÖVE's save directory
--- can't shadow the real source file. Falls back to love.filesystem for a
+-- can't shadow the real source file. This mirrors writeToSource's root order.
--- packaged .love.
 function readFromSource(relPath)
-	local base = love.filesystem.getSource()
+	for _, base in ipairs(sourceRoots()) do
-	local file = io.open(base .. "/" .. relPath, "r")
+		local contents = readFromRoot(base, relPath)
-	if file then
+		if contents then return contents end
-		local contents = file:read("*a")
-		file:close()
-		return contents
 	end
 	return love.filesystem.read(relPath)
 end
 
+function getSourceDirectoryItems(relPath)
+	for _, base in ipairs(sourceRoots()) do
+		local dir = base .. "/" .. relPath
+		if pathExists(dir) then
+			local ok, proc = pcall(io.popen, "find " .. string.format("%q", dir) .. " -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -printf '%f\n'")
+			local items = {}
+			if ok and proc then
+				for item in proc:lines() do table.insert(items, item) end
+				proc:close()
+			end
+			return items
+		end
+	end
+	return love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(relPath)
+end
+
 -- Cached image loader. The filesystem is the source of truth for art, so every
 -- sprite is loaded on demand by path (deduped here) rather than from a
 -- hand-maintained central table.

puzzles.org

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+* ideas
+- puzzles where the room is filled with NOISE and in order to see the real thing you have to go in with the right color

room.lua

@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ function Room:save()
 	local room = TSerial.pack(self:serialize(), nil, true)
 
 	local success = love.filesystem.write("rooms/" .. name .. ".sav", room)
+	if success then print("Saved runtime: " .. love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory() .. "/rooms/" .. name .. ".sav") end
 	if not success then error "great job u fool" end
 end
 

world.lua

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ end
 
 function World:listRoomNames()
 	local names = {}
-	for _, file in ipairs(love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems("rooms")) do
+	for _, file in ipairs(getSourceDirectoryItems("rooms")) do
 		local name = file:match("^(.+)%.sav$")
 		if name and name ~= "world" then table.insert(names, name) end
 	end