diff --git a/dist/bitburner.d.ts b/dist/bitburner.d.ts
index a367eec97..a65fbd25b 100644
--- a/dist/bitburner.d.ts
+++ b/dist/bitburner.d.ts
@@ -651,39 +651,42 @@ export declare interface BladeburnerCurAction {
name: string;
}
-/**
- * Options to affect the behavior of {@link CodingContract} attempt.
- * @public
- */
-export declare interface CodingAttemptOptions {
- /** If truthy, then the function will return a string that states the contract’s reward when it is successfully solved. */
- returnReward: boolean;
-}
-
/**
* Coding Contract API
* @public
*/
export declare interface CodingContract {
/**
- * Attempts a coding contract.
+ * Attempts a coding contract, returning a reward string on success or empty string on failure.
* @remarks
* RAM cost: 10 GB
*
* Attempts to solve the Coding Contract with the provided solution.
*
- * @param answer - Solution for the contract.
+ * @example
+ * ```js
+ * // NS1
+ * var reward = codingcontract.attempt(yourSolution, filename, hostname);
+ * if (reward) {
+ * tprint("Contract solved successfully! Reward: " + reward)
+ * } else tprint("Failed to solve contract.")
+ * ```
+ * @example
+ * ```js
+ * // NS2
+ * const reward = codingcontract.attempt(yourSolution, filename, hostname);
+ * if (reward) {
+ * ns.tprint(`Contract solved successfully! Reward: ${reward}`)
+ * } else ns.tprint("Failed to solve contract.")
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param answer - Attempted solution for the contract.
* @param filename - Filename of the contract.
- * @param host - Hostname of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.
- * @param opts - Optional parameters for configuring function behavior.
- * @returns True if the solution was correct, false otherwise. If the returnReward option is configured, then the function will instead return a string. If the contract is successfully solved, the string will contain a description of the contract’s reward. Otherwise, it will be an empty string.
+ * @param host - Hostname of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not
+ * provided.
+ * @returns A reward description string on success, or an empty string on failure.
*/
- attempt(
- answer: string | number | any[],
- filename: string,
- host?: string,
- opts?: CodingAttemptOptions,
- ): boolean | string;
+ attempt(answer: string | number | any[], filename: string, host?: string): string;
/**
* Get the type of a coding contract.
diff --git a/markdown/bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md b/markdown/bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f8b5bca22..000000000
--- a/markdown/bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-
-
-[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [CodingAttemptOptions](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md)
-
-## CodingAttemptOptions interface
-
-Options to affect the behavior of [CodingContract](./bitburner.codingcontract.md) attempt.
-
-Signature:
-
-```typescript
-interface CodingAttemptOptions
-```
-
-## Properties
-
-| Property | Type | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| [returnReward](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.returnreward.md) | boolean | If truthy, then the function will return a string that states the contract’s reward when it is successfully solved. |
-
diff --git a/markdown/bitburner.codingattemptoptions.returnreward.md b/markdown/bitburner.codingattemptoptions.returnreward.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f97ed6959..000000000
--- a/markdown/bitburner.codingattemptoptions.returnreward.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-
-[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [CodingAttemptOptions](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md) > [returnReward](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.returnreward.md)
-
-## CodingAttemptOptions.returnReward property
-
-If truthy, then the function will return a string that states the contract’s reward when it is successfully solved.
-
-Signature:
-
-```typescript
-returnReward: boolean;
-```
diff --git a/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md b/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md
index 7737da8fa..8372562f2 100644
--- a/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md
+++ b/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md
@@ -4,33 +4,27 @@
## CodingContract.attempt() method
-Attempts a coding contract.
+Attempts a coding contract, returning a reward string on success or empty string on failure.
Signature:
```typescript
-attempt(
- answer: string | number | any[],
- filename: string,
- host?: string,
- opts?: CodingAttemptOptions,
- ): boolean | string;
+attempt(answer: string | number | any[], filename: string, host?: string): string;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
-| answer | string \| number \| any\[\] | Solution for the contract. |
+| answer | string \| number \| any\[\] | Attempted solution for the contract. |
| filename | string | Filename of the contract. |
| host | string | Hostname of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided. |
-| opts | [CodingAttemptOptions](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md) | Optional parameters for configuring function behavior. |
Returns:
-boolean \| string
+string
-True if the solution was correct, false otherwise. If the returnReward option is configured, then the function will instead return a string. If the contract is successfully solved, the string will contain a description of the contract’s reward. Otherwise, it will be an empty string.
+A reward description string on success, or an empty string on failure.
## Remarks
@@ -38,3 +32,25 @@ RAM cost: 10 GB
Attempts to solve the Coding Contract with the provided solution.
+## Example 1
+
+
+```js
+// NS1
+var reward = codingcontract.attempt(yourSolution, filename, hostname);
+if (reward) {
+ tprint("Contract solved successfully! Reward: " + reward)
+} else tprint("Failed to solve contract.")
+```
+
+## Example 2
+
+
+```js
+// NS2
+const reward = codingcontract.attempt(yourSolution, filename, hostname);
+if (reward) {
+ ns.tprint(`Contract solved successfully! Reward: ${reward}`)
+} else ns.tprint("Failed to solve contract.")
+```
+
diff --git a/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.md b/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.md
index 1f1bf1ed3..ed16e523f 100644
--- a/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.md
+++ b/markdown/bitburner.codingcontract.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface CodingContract
| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
-| [attempt(answer, filename, host, opts)](./bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md) | Attempts a coding contract. |
+| [attempt(answer, filename, host)](./bitburner.codingcontract.attempt.md) | Attempts a coding contract, returning a reward string on success or empty string on failure. |
| [createDummyContract(type)](./bitburner.codingcontract.createdummycontract.md) | Generate a dummy contract. |
| [getContractType(filename, host)](./bitburner.codingcontract.getcontracttype.md) | Get the type of a coding contract. |
| [getContractTypes()](./bitburner.codingcontract.getcontracttypes.md) | List all contract types. |
diff --git a/markdown/bitburner.md b/markdown/bitburner.md
index e1ace781c..6f3c0c0e3 100644
--- a/markdown/bitburner.md
+++ b/markdown/bitburner.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
| [BitNodeMultipliers](./bitburner.bitnodemultipliers.md) | All multipliers affecting the difficulty of the current challenge. |
| [Bladeburner](./bitburner.bladeburner.md) | Bladeburner API |
| [BladeburnerCurAction](./bitburner.bladeburnercuraction.md) | Bladeburner current action. |
-| [CodingAttemptOptions](./bitburner.codingattemptoptions.md) | Options to affect the behavior of [CodingContract](./bitburner.codingcontract.md) attempt. |
| [CodingContract](./bitburner.codingcontract.md) | Coding Contract API |
| [Corporation](./bitburner.corporation.md) | Corporation API |
| [CorporationInfo](./bitburner.corporationinfo.md) | General info about a corporation |
diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts b/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts
index 3336fa7bc..cbd91a712 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions/CodingContract.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
import { Player as player } from "../Player";
import { CodingContract } from "../CodingContracts";
-import { CodingAttemptOptions, CodingContract as ICodingContract } from "../ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions";
+import { CodingContract as ICodingContract } from "../ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions";
import { InternalAPI, NetscriptContext } from "../Netscript/APIWrapper";
-import { helpers, assertObjectType } from "../Netscript/NetscriptHelpers";
+import { helpers } from "../Netscript/NetscriptHelpers";
import { codingContractTypesMetadata } from "../data/codingcontracttypes";
import { generateDummyContract } from "../CodingContractGenerator";
@@ -18,18 +18,16 @@ export function NetscriptCodingContract(): InternalAPI {
};
return {
- attempt: (ctx) => (answer, _filename, _hostname?, opts?) => {
+ attempt: (ctx) => (answer, _filename, _hostname?) => {
const filename = helpers.string(ctx, "filename", _filename);
const hostname = _hostname ? helpers.string(ctx, "hostname", _hostname) : ctx.workerScript.hostname;
const contract = getCodingContract(ctx, hostname, filename);
- const optsValidator: CodingAttemptOptions = { returnReward: true };
- opts ??= optsValidator;
- assertObjectType(ctx, "opts", opts, optsValidator);
if (typeof answer !== "number" && typeof answer !== "string" && !Array.isArray(answer))
throw new Error("The answer provided was not a number, string, or array");
// Convert answer to string.
+ // Todo: better typing for contracts, don't do this weird string conversion of the player answer
const answerStr = typeof answer === "string" ? answer : JSON.stringify(answer);
const creward = contract.reward;
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ export function NetscriptCodingContract(): InternalAPI {
const reward = player.gainCodingContractReward(creward, contract.getDifficulty());
helpers.log(ctx, () => `Successfully completed Coding Contract '${filename}'. Reward: ${reward}`);
serv.removeContract(filename);
- return opts.returnReward ? reward : true;
+ return reward;
} else {
++contract.tries;
if (contract.tries >= contract.getMaxNumTries()) {
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ export function NetscriptCodingContract(): InternalAPI {
);
}
- return opts.returnReward ? "" : false;
+ return "";
}
},
getContractType: (ctx) => (_filename, _hostname?) => {
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
index e42295e10..ad78cd053 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
@@ -250,15 +250,6 @@ interface BasicHGWOptions {
stock?: boolean;
}
-/**
- * Options to affect the behavior of {@link CodingContract} attempt.
- * @public
- */
-interface CodingAttemptOptions {
- /** If truthy, then the function will return a string that states the contract’s reward when it is successfully solved. */
- returnReward: boolean;
-}
-
/**
* Return value of {@link Sleeve.getSleevePurchasableAugs | getSleevePurchasableAugs}
* @public
@@ -3149,24 +3140,36 @@ export interface Bladeburner {
*/
export interface CodingContract {
/**
- * Attempts a coding contract.
+ * Attempts a coding contract, returning a reward string on success or empty string on failure.
* @remarks
* RAM cost: 10 GB
*
* Attempts to solve the Coding Contract with the provided solution.
*
- * @param answer - Solution for the contract.
+ * @example
+ * ```js
+ * // NS1
+ * var reward = codingcontract.attempt(yourSolution, filename, hostname);
+ * if (reward) {
+ * tprint("Contract solved successfully! Reward: " + reward)
+ * } else tprint("Failed to solve contract.")
+ * ```
+ * @example
+ * ```js
+ * // NS2
+ * const reward = codingcontract.attempt(yourSolution, filename, hostname);
+ * if (reward) {
+ * ns.tprint(`Contract solved successfully! Reward: ${reward}`)
+ * } else ns.tprint("Failed to solve contract.")
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param answer - Attempted solution for the contract.
* @param filename - Filename of the contract.
- * @param host - Hostname of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.
- * @param opts - Optional parameters for configuring function behavior.
- * @returns True if the solution was correct, false otherwise. If the returnReward option is configured, then the function will instead return a string. If the contract is successfully solved, the string will contain a description of the contract’s reward. Otherwise, it will be an empty string.
+ * @param host - Hostname of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not
+ * provided.
+ * @returns A reward description string on success, or an empty string on failure.
*/
- attempt(
- answer: string | number | any[],
- filename: string,
- host?: string,
- opts?: CodingAttemptOptions,
- ): boolean | string;
+ attempt(answer: string | number | any[], filename: string, host?: string): string;
/**
* Get the type of a coding contract.