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This is either a very trivial task or something incredibly difficult. If you suck at Python, this may not work for you.

I wrote about this in coderbus, but no one got back to me (probably because I sent a wall of text), so I'm going to rescue it out of there in the hopes that one brave coder will accomplish this:

Does anyone know if it's possible to retool the UpdatePaths tool to allow multiple paths in the input field? I was able to find Spacemaniac have it work for multiple outputs back in 2018 via https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/40072 . The reason I ask was because that same PR mentioned in the body of the one previously linked (tgstation/40065) introduced a behavior where it would add multiple corners onto one tile, causing much larger map files. I've introduced turf decals to rectify and reconcile such behavior (https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/65290 and https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/65455), but it will continue to be CBT until an UpdatePaths Script can be written. This is an example map key:
(if you have absolutely zero clue what a map key even is, you can read a little bit about it here: https://hackmd.io/@tgstation/ry4-gbKH5# ... lds-barred

Basically, in short terms, I want to reaccommodate this file: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/ ... _main__.py to accomodate such a line in a script:
Then, hopefully get the following map key output:
However, I do not know even a penny's worth of python. In my test example, I'd probably have to layer the way that I run such scripts (to prevent false/incorrect matching), but that's a later issue.

There are a few issues with this:

Firstly, DMM files format themselves in different manners. That example I posted above with the pre-update map key "qp" could potentially be layered as such:
I know that UpdatePaths is written for the TGM format, but I am not sure if it is able to fully parse a key to ensure that no matter what order the paths in a key are located that it would still catch, match, and replace it accordingly. Do keep in mind that in my test example (which I eventually want to make scripts for to happen for real), turf_decal objects are 99% of the time formatted like the first example given. The change that I want does not really "break" maps, but it is definitely something that should be kept in mind.

This whole thing will probably require a bit of time, and I appear to be the only person who wants it (aside from a potential case in https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/66044). It will likely require completely new functionality not seen in UpdatePaths, and it is unlikely to be trivial.

I have money, but I am going to start it off by setting the floor for this bounty at $15. Please do feel free to DM me via Discord at (@san7890#7890) if you would like to ask for a higher rate, because I do not feel it would be fair to make someone do something that I have absolutely no idea how to accomplish with a meager salary. I can use PayPal, Apple Cash, Venmo, or maybe some gift card to something if you'd rather that for any reason. Thank you for your time.

I sat down for a solid hour trying to see if I could do this myself and I have realized that I can not.

beestation already made a tool that does the exact thing i wanted now so i'll be closing this bounty. thanks for your interest https://github.com/BeeStation/BeeStatio ... regator.py

(i ported it over in https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/74169)