Wrayth protocol

The StormFront protocol is the XML protocol used to pass information between the game and a front end. It is currently used by the official StormFront front end as well as the unofficial front ends Nexus and EclipseFE.

Tags

Tag name	Description	Parameters	Example	Contents	Notes
<a>	Displays a link that is clickable to obtain a menu of interaction options or to send a command	exist - A unique identifier for the object, for use in menus noun - The noun of the object, for use in menus or commands coord - An identifier for a command (optional)	a <a exist="-26211" noun="door">heavy ironwood door</a> <a exist="-10374531" coord="2524,1741" noun="ARMOR">ARMOR</a>	Displays the contents as a clickable link	Does not suppress following newlines If coord is not specified, it is a menu, and exist and noun refer to the target of the menu. If it is specified, it is a command, and the exist and noun may be used in the command.
<clearContainer>	Removes all text within the specified container window	id - The id of the container window	<clearContainer id="stow"/>	No contents
<clearStream>	Removes all text within the specified window	id - The identifier for the window to remove text from	<clearStream id="spellfront"/>	No contents
<d>	Displays a link that is clickable to send a command to the game	cmd - The command to send to the game (optional)	<d cmd='gaze Ildran'>GAZE {self}</d>	Displays the contents as a clickable link	If the cmd parameter is omitted, will send the contents of the tag
<inv>	Adds text to a container window	id - The id of the container window	<inv id='stow'> a <a exist="675003" noun="cards">deck of red and green cards</a></inv>	Appends contents (plus a newline) to the container window specified
<left> <right>	Changes the text of the left and right hand panels	exist - Same as in <a> noun - Same as in <a>	<right exist="674831" noun="dagger">dagger</right>	Sends the contents to the left or right hand panel
<menu>	Designates a menu	id - A numerical id for the menu path - A path to the object being specified cat_list - The ordering of the menu item categories	<menu id="0" path=" in #84744238" cat_list="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13"><mi coord="2524,1613"/><mi coord="2524,1651"/>...<mi coord="2524,1740"/></menu>	The contents should be a sequence of <mi> tags	id appears to cycle through the numbers 0-9 The path is the location of the item
<mi>	Designates an item in a menu	coord - The command to be executed, same as in <a>	<mi coord="2524,1573"/>	No contents
<mode>	Changes the execution mode	id - The id of the new mode	<mode id="CMGR"/>	No contents	Valid modes appear to be "GAME" (the usual execution mode) and "CMGR" (ignore all tags except another <mode> tag)
<output>	Changes the typeface	class - The typeface to be used	<output class="mono"/>	No contents	Only valid values for class appear to be "mono" (fixed-width font) and "" (normal font)
<prompt>	Signals a prompt	time - A timestamp for the prompt	<prompt time="1134928732">R&gt;</prompt>	Sends the contents to the story window
<pushBold> <popBold>	Makes text bold until a matching <popBold> tag	None	<pushBold/>You have unread news articles.<popBold/>	No contents	Does not suppress following newlines May nest
<pushStream> <popStream>	Sends text to specified window if it exists (story window instead) until next <popStream> tag	id - The identifier of the window to send text to	<pushStream id="logons"/> * <a exist="-10374531" noun="Ildran">Ildran</a> joins the adventure. <popStream/>	No contents	May nest
<spell>	Changes the text of the prepared spell panel	exist - Same as in <a>	<spell exist='spell'>Spirit Warding I</spell>	Sends the contents to the prepared spell panel

Special handling

• Tags followed by newlines suppress the newline output to the screen except where noted above.