Custom Log Messages

[MathieuLoutre]

The built in log is great but only logs the moves made. Some moves have random consequences (following a dice roll for instance) but there's now way to know that as it's calculated by the game and not sent from the client.

Is there a way to modify the log associated to a move and add whether it's been successful or not, or add arbitrary data to it?

Right now, I have to build in my own log to display to the players what's happened but would love to leverage the existing one.

[nicolodavis]

There used to be a mechanism to add arbitrary payloads to log messages but I think it got lost after we migrated to a new plugin architecture. Do you think something like this would be helpful?

move: (G, ctx) => {
  G.roll = ctx.random.D6();
  ctx.log.custom({ roll: G.roll });  // gets added to the log message for this move
}

[MathieuLoutre]

Yes! That would be amazing. Arbitrary payloads feel like the right approach. Is this something I could help with in terms of PR? (not sure when I'll have the time but if you have a pointer for where I could start, I'd happily take a look)

[delucis]

Done in #865