Add Moves - How to Add a New Type

Moves - How to Add a New Type.-.md

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+1. In the folder _/scripts/objects/moves_, create a new .cs file corresponding to the proper type of move (for example, PhysicalMove.cs).
+2. Within the constructor, inherit the original Move class, and override the string Type to set to the moves name (see example below).
+
+```
+public class PhysicalMove : Move
+{
+    public override string Type => "PhysicalMove";
+
+    public PhysicalMove(string name, string description, int power, string action) : base(name, description)
+    {
+        Action = action;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+3. Next, within the MoveConverter.cs class (_/scripts/loaders/_), add an entry into the switch statement that matches the Type string that you set up in the class. In addition, set up a blank object as well (see example below).
+
+```
+public class MoveConverter : JsonConverter<Move>
+{
+    //Overrides the ReadJson function.
+    public override Move ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Move? existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+    {
+        //Load the raw JSON object from the reader.
+        JObject obj = JObject.Load(reader);
+
+        // Read the "Type" field
+        string? type = obj["Type"]?.ToString();
+
+        //Create a temporary item object.
+        Move move;
+
+        //Uses the Type field to determine what kind of object to create, to allow for a mixed list.
+        switch (type)
+        {
+            case "PhysicalMove":
+                move = new PhysicalMove("", "", 0, "");
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                throw new JsonSerializationException($"Unknown item type: {type}");
+        }
+
+        // Populate the item with values from JSON
+        serializer.Populate(obj.CreateReader(), move);
+        return move;
+    }
+```
+
+After doing so, you should be able to create and add Moves of that type, and have them inside of generic Move Lists as well, allowing for a mixed List of different kinds of Moves.