the-obelisk/app/World/Classes/Action/ActionExamine.ts

/// <reference path="../Action.ts" />
/// <reference path="../Rule.ts" />
/// <reference path="../Rulebook.ts" />
/// <reference path="../../../Elements/Classes/Say/SayBold.ts" />

class ActionExamine extends Action {
    public requiresTurn = false;

    public static check = new Rulebook<ActionExamine>("Check Examining");
    public static carry = new Rulebook<ActionExamine>("Carry out Examining");

    /**
     * Needs to return a string explaining what the player will do if he does this action.
     * For instance, ActionTaking should return something like return "take " + this.nouns[0].getName(),
     *   which would read as "take thing".
     *   remember that things implement PRINTABLE interface, so you can get their names.
     * @returns {Say}
     */
    public getCommandText () {
        if (this.getNoun(0) == WorldState.player) {
            return "examine myself";
        }
        return "examine " + (this.getNoun(0) != undefined ? this.getNoun(0).getPrintedName() : "");
    }

    public static PrintDescriptionOfExaminedThingRule = ActionExamine.carry.createAndAddRule({
        name : "Examine - Print Description of Examined Thing",
        code : (rulebook) => {
            let action = rulebook.noun;

            let noun = action.getNoun(0);
            if (noun instanceof Thing && (<Thing> noun).image != undefined) {
                action.say.add((<Thing> noun).image, Say.PARAGRAPH_BREAK);
            }

            action.say.add((<Thing> action.getNoun(0)).getPrintedDescription());
        }
    });
}

Elements.HyperlinkHandler.CommonActionsRulebook.addRule(new Rule({
    name : "Look at me!",
    firstPriority : Rule.PRIORITY_LOWEST,
    priority : Rule.PRIORITY_HIGH,
    code : (rulebook : RulebookRunner<void>) => {
        Elements.HyperlinkHandler.addCommonAction("Inspect", new ActionExamine(WorldState.player, WorldState.player));
    }
}));