README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Quickstart:
 - `@audit` to see a list of all objects you own.
 - Check `news` and `help` for LOADS MORE.
 
+(Note: You'll need to be registered as a programmer in order to create things.
+I'd like for this to be automatic, but I don't know how to do that, so
+unfortunately it's manual. Ask in #moo!)
+
 ## What is this?
 
 It's a MOO, which is a kind of text-based virtual reality. Part chatroom, part

db_setup.md

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 @make-guest Yellow
 # At least one guest needs an alias "Guest"
 @addalias "Guest" to #127
-
-# Make everyone is a programmer by default
-# Was #40  (Generic Mail Receiving Player)
-$player_class=$prog
 ```
 
 ## Other notes

improvements.md

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     - `;set_property_info(#136, "exits", {#ROOM_ID, "rwc"})`
 - [ ] Enable colors by default 
     - `@ansi-option +all`
-- [X] Make everyone programmers by default
+- [ ] Make everyone programmers by default
     - `@programmer USERNAME`
-- [X] Grant access to `curl` and `exec` by default
-    - DONE: `$tilde_utils:curl` and `$tilde_utils:exec`
+- [ ] Grant access to `curl` and `exec` by default

tilde_utils.moo

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 @property #0.tilde_utils #170
 
 @describe $tilde_utils as "This is the Tilde Utilities utility package.  See `help $tilde_utils' for more details."
-@set $tilde_utils.help_msg to {"Mirrored functions:", "  curl (STR <url> [, INT <include_headers>, INT timeout]) -- See `help curl()`", "  exec (LIST command[, STR input][, LIST environment variables]) -- See `help eval()`"}
+@set $tilde_utils.help_msg to {"Mirrored functions:", "  curl (STR <url> [, INT <include_headers>, INT timeout]) -- See `help curl()`", "  exec (LIST command[, STR input][, LIST environment variables]) -- See `help eval()`", "", "$wiz_utils:", "", ":set_programmer(object)             object.programmer = 1;","    chparent object to $prog", "    send mail to $prog_log"}
 
 @verb $tilde_utils:exec tnt
 @program $tilde_utils:exec
@@ -27,3 +27,38 @@ else
     return curl (url);
 endif
 .
+
+@verb $tilde_utils:set_programmer tnt
+@program $tilde_utils:set_programmer
+"This code is taken from $wiz_utils:set_programmer, but has the wiz check removed, and a guest check added.";
+":set_programmer(victim[,mail from])  => 1 or error.";
+"Sets victim.programmer, chparents victim to $prog if necessary, and sends mail to $new_prog_log, mail is from optional second arg or caller_perms().";
+whodunnit = caller_perms();
+{victim, ?mailfrom = whodunnit} = args;
+if (!(valid(victim) && (is_player(victim) && $object_utils:isa(victim, $player))))
+  return E_INVARG;
+elseif ($object_utils:isa(victim, $guest))
+  return E_INVARG;
+elseif (victim.programmer)
+  return E_NONE;
+elseif ($wiz_utils:check_prog_restricted(victim))
+  return E_INVARG;
+elseif (typeof(e = `victim.programmer = 1 ! ANY') == ERR)
+  return e;
+else
+  $quota_utils:adjust_quota_for_programmer(victim);
+  if (!$object_utils:isa(victim, $prog))
+    if (typeof(e = `chparent(victim, $prog) ! ANY') == ERR)
+      "...this isn't really supposed to happen but it could...";
+      player:notify(tostr("chparent(", victim, ",", $prog, ") failed:  ", e));
+      player:notify("Check for common properties.");
+    endif
+  else
+    player:notify(tostr(victim.name, " was already a child of ", parent(victim).name, " (", parent(victim), ")"));
+  endif
+  if (!$mail_agent:send_message(mailfrom, {$new_prog_log, victim}, tostr("@programmer ", victim.name, " (", victim, ")"), tostr("I just gave ", victim.name, " a programmer bit."))[1])
+    $mail_agent:send_message(mailfrom, {$new_prog_log}, tostr("@programmer ", victim.name, " (", victim, ")"), tostr("I just gave ", victim.name, " a programmer bit."));
+  endif
+  return 1;
+endif
+.