On_Input excutes without input on startup

Questions
1

I’m trying to create a cost for objects but for some reason when it initializes it runs the on_input function and passes the check as if the object is bought upon initialization.

Why does this fire as if I touch/click and release even though I haven’t done so? It actually hits buy_garden function even though I haven’t touched/released anything. Also the check_grid_boundary would return false.

function on_input(self, action_id, action)
	if action_id == hash("touch") and action.released then
		check_grid_boundary(self)
		--check if enough money to buy garden if not reset position
		if self.cost <= bank_balance.balance and self.initialized then
			buy_garden(self)
		else
			reset_position(self)
		end
	elseif action_id == hash("right_mouse") then
		check_grid_boundary(self)
	end
end
2

You check for release only. Shouldn’t you check for both press and release in the same script? The press could happen in one script and the release in the one you are showing.

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3

Thanks. Let me try that.

4

Clearly I’m doing something wrong. It’s basically saying I touched something (even when nothing is touched/clicked). It’s never saying I pressed a button though. But it goes to released and runs that part upon loading the main collection.

I do have a separate drag&drop script. Maybe this is interfering somehow. But I’m confused if I’m not touching/clicking anything why is this happening?

EBUG:SCRIPT: I touched it
DEBUG:SCRIPT: poly ID: 	3
DEBUG:SCRIPT: cost: 	3
DEBUG:SCRIPT: balance: 	10
DEBUG:SCRIPT: initialized: 	true
DEBUG:SCRIPT: off-grid: 	true
DEBUG:SCRIPT: on-grid: 	false

function on_input(self, action_id, action)
	if action_id == hash("touch") then
		print("I touched it")
		if action.pressed then 
			print("Now I pressed it")
		end
		if action.released then
			check_grid_boundary(self)
			--check if enough money to buy garden if not reset position
			print("poly ID: " , self.polyomino_id)
			print("cost: ", self.cost)
			print("balance: ", bank_balance.balance)
			print("initialized: ", self.initialized)
			print("off-grid: ", self.off_grid)
			print("on-grid: ", self.on_grid)
			print("------------------------------------")
			if self.cost <= bank_balance.balance and self.initialized and self.off_grid == false then
				buy_garden(self)
			else
				reset_position(self)
				--self.initialized = true
			end
		end
	elseif action_id == hash("right_mouse") then
		check_grid_boundary(self) 
	end
end
5

Ok, I think I found it. I now go right to main collection from the bootloader and this doesnt’ happen. So the click on my start screen is bleeding over to my main collection somehow. Well at least I know where the issue is and can target a fix.

6

You can consume an input event so that it doesn’t propagate to other scripts with acquired input:

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