Add HintPopup and set hint_type on Hint* classes

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/server/hints.py b/server/hints.py
index 872827f..4c97510 100644
--- a/server/hints.py
+++ b/server/hints.py
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 # Hint.instantiate takes a hint object (dictionary) to be sent to the client
 # and sets additional fields based on previously sent hints.
 
-# Simple hint: don't do anything.
+# Simple hint: don't do anything on instantiation.
 class Hint(object):
+    hint_type = 'static'
+
     def __init__(self, name):
         self.name = name
 
     def instantiate(self, hint, prev_hints):
         pass
 
-# Hint sequence: each time this hint is sent, increase the message index until
-# the last message is reached, then repeat that.
+# Hint sequence: static type, but each time a hint is sent, increase the
+# message index until the last message is reached, then repeat that.
 class HintSequence(Hint):
     def __init__(self, name, length):
         self.name = name
@@ -25,3 +27,13 @@ class HintSequence(Hint):
                 index = max(index, prev_hint['indices'][0]+1)
         index = min(index, self.length-1)
         hint['indices'] = [index]
+
+# Popup hints: don't do anything on instantiation.
+class HintPopup(Hint):
+    hint_type = 'popup'
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+
+    def instantiate(self, hint, prev_hints):
+        pass