progress towards character creation

src/data/classes.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ local utility = require "lib.utility"
 local classes = utility.load_data("classes.json")
 
 -- TODO abstract out since this is shared between classes and races
+local class_names = {}
 for name, data in pairs(classes) do
+  class_names[#class_names + 1] = name
+
   if type(data.tasks) == "string" then
     data.tasks = { data.tasks }
   elseif not data.tasks then
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ for name, data in pairs(classes) do
       local time = #task * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task}
-    if #task == 1 then
+    elseif #task == 1 then
       local time = #task[1] * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task[1]}
@@ -29,4 +32,6 @@ for name, data in pairs(classes) do
   end
 end
 
-return classes
+table.sort(class_names)
+
+return classes, class_names

src/data/races.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ local utility = require "lib.utility"
 local races = utility.load_data("races.json")
 
 -- TODO abstract out since this is shared between classes and races
+local race_names = {}
 for name, data in pairs(races) do
+  race_names[#race_names + 1] = name
+
   if type(data.tasks) == "string" then
     data.tasks = { data.tasks }
   elseif not data.tasks then
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ for name, data in pairs(races) do
       local time = #task * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task}
-    if #task == 1 then
+    elseif #task == 1 then
       local time = #task[1] * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task[1]}
@@ -29,4 +32,6 @@ for name, data in pairs(races) do
   end
 end
 
-return races
+table.sort(race_names)
+
+return races, race_names