public boolean execute(MOB mob, Vector commands, int metaFlags) throws java.io.IOException {
boolean quiet = false;
if (mob == null) return false;
Room R = mob.location();
if (R == null) return false;
if ((commands.size() > 2)
&& (commands.lastElement() instanceof String)
&& (((String) commands.lastElement()).equalsIgnoreCase("UNOBTRUSIVELY"))) {
commands.removeElementAt(commands.size() - 1);
quiet = true;
}
if ((commands.size() > 1) && (commands.elementAt(1) instanceof MOB))
return processFollow(mob, (MOB) commands.elementAt(1), quiet);
if (commands.size() < 2) {
mob.tell("Follow whom?");
return false;
}
String whomToFollow = CMParms.combine(commands, 1);
if ((whomToFollow.equalsIgnoreCase("self") || whomToFollow.equalsIgnoreCase("me"))
|| (mob.name().toUpperCase().startsWith(whomToFollow))) {
nofollow(mob, true, quiet);
return false;
}
MOB target = R.fetchInhabitant(whomToFollow);
if ((target == null) || (!CMLib.flags().canBeSeenBy(target, mob))) {
mob.tell("I don't see them here.");
return false;
}
if ((target.isMonster()) && (!mob.isMonster())) {
mob.tell("You cannot follow '" + target.name() + "'.");
return false;
}
if (CMath.bset(target.getBitmap(), MOB.ATT_NOFOLLOW)) {
mob.tell(target.name() + " is not accepting followers.");
return false;
}
MOB ultiTarget = target.amUltimatelyFollowing();
if ((ultiTarget != null) && (CMath.bset(ultiTarget.getBitmap(), MOB.ATT_NOFOLLOW))) {
mob.tell(ultiTarget.name() + " is not accepting followers.");
return false;
}
processFollow(mob, target, quiet);
return false;
}
