RGSS scripting dissections and explinations

[kyonides]

hmm the "super" statements... its like small bakesale!
the original list of items for sale would be muffins and cupcakes and brownies! BUT somewhere down the line a new seller in the bakesale comes in with cookies and tarts! instead of going to the computer and building up a whole new list from scratch and then having to print everything out and replace the old sign they just take a pen and add the new items on at the bottom of the list!
right?

$save_point.members << @Siletrea << @Kyonides
Girls.add(@siletrea, @another_girl)

Those lines would be quite similar to what you described above, even if they handle people or cats.

Continuing with your bakery example...

Code:

class Business
  def initialize
    @open_store = true
  end

  def prepare_products
    @list_of_available_products = [ ]
  end
end

Code:

class FlourDistribuitor < Business
  def prepare_products
    super
    @list_of_available_products << "Flour"
  end

  def deliver_product
    @received_phone_call = true
    @loaded_truck = true
    @drive_off_to_bakery = true
    @leave_flour_there = true
  end
end

Code:

class Bakery < Business
  def prepare_products
    super
    @list_of_available_products << "Last Bread" << "Last Muffin"
    @new_list_of_ingredients = ["Flour", "Sugar"]
    @clean_tools = true
  end

  def call_flour_distributor
    @call_flour_distributor = true
    @send_them_list_of_ingredients = true
  end
end

Code:

@flour_distributor = FlourDistributor.new
@puma_bakery = Bakery.new
@puma_bakery.prepare_products #=> Siletrea finds out she needs more flour!
@puma_bakery.call_flour_distributor #=>  She calls the flour distributor then
@flour_distributor.prepare_products
@flour_distributor.deliver_product

As you can see both the flour distributor and Puma's Bakery are businesses so they both need to do one thing in common, to prepare their products for distribution or sale at the store. There we called super to let both of them create a new list of products available at the time. It's like a distributor and a bakery sharing the same purchase / stock software like some basic system based on Excel? to make lists. Take into account that both have their own procedures meaning they don't need to do the same steps another business did. So super allowed us to complete a series of required steps to keep both businesses running smoothly.