var speed = 50; var typeindex = 0; var dlgPointer = 0; var dlgFile; let dlgLines; function load() { fetch("text_horror/dialogue.json") .then(Response => Response.json()) .then(data => { dlgFile = data; changeDlg("start"); }) } function typeWriter() { if (document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML.length < dlgLines[dlgPointer].toString().length) { document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML += dlgLines[dlgPointer].toString().charAt(typeindex); typeindex++; document.getElementById("triangle").hidden = document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML.length != dlgLines[dlgPointer].length setTimeout(typeWriter, speed); //loops because of running "typeWriter" after waiting } } function nextDlg() { document.getElementById("triangle").hidden = true; if (document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML.length == dlgLines[dlgPointer].length) { //check if text is typed out document.getElementById("triangle").hidden = true; if (dlgPointer < dlgLines.length - 2) { //check if dlgPointer is not at the array end do { dlgPointer++; if (typeof dlgLines[dlgPointer] === 'number') speed = 50 / dlgLines[dlgPointer]; else if (typeof dlgLines[dlgPointer] === 'object') { } else if (typeof dlgLines[dlgPointer] === 'string' && String(dlgLines[dlgPointer]).startsWith("_")) { if (dlgLines[dlgPointer].split(":")[0] === "_title") document.getElementById("title").innerHTML = dlgLines[dlgPointer].split(':')[1]; } } while (typeof dlgLines[dlgPointer] !== 'string' || String(dlgLines[dlgPointer]).startsWith("_")) //again if it's not string typeindex = 0; document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML = ""; typeWriter(); } else { document.getElementById("bubble").hidden = true; document.getElementById("answer-box").hidden = true; } } } function changeDlg(dlgKey = "") { var dlgPointer = 0; dlgLines = dlgFile[dlgKey]; typeWriter(); }