gui.py

from enum import Enum
import os
import global_variables
import sys
import string
import pygame
import datetime
import math
import company
import primitives
import gui_components
import random
import time

from solarsystem import solarsystem
from display import Display, raise_not_implemented_display, Direction

import logging

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)



class gui():
    """
    This class holds all the top-level gui stuff, such as functions to distribute clicks and the commandbox buttons on the right side and such
    """
    def __init__(self,right_side_surface, message_surface, action_surface, solar_system_object: solarsystem):
        """
        Here the commandbox is started initialized. In addition all the other GUI elements is started up, to keep it at one place
        """


        # defining
        command_box_left = right_side_surface.get_offset()[0]
        command_width = right_side_surface.get_size()[0]
        infobox_top = 0
        command_top = 70
        subcommand_top = 470


        self.action_rect = pygame.Rect(0,0, action_surface.get_size()[0], action_surface.get_size()[1])
        self.infobox_rect = pygame.Rect(command_box_left, infobox_top, command_width, command_top)
        self.command_rect =  pygame.Rect(command_box_left, command_top, command_width, subcommand_top-command_top)
        self.subcommand_rect = pygame.Rect(command_box_left, subcommand_top, command_width, global_variables.window_size[1] -subcommand_top)

        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.infobox_surface = right_side_surface.subsurface(pygame.Rect(0, infobox_top, command_width, command_top))
        self.command_surface =  right_side_surface.subsurface(pygame.Rect(0, command_top, command_width, subcommand_top-command_top))
        self.subcommand_surface = right_side_surface.subsurface(pygame.Rect(0, subcommand_top, command_width, global_variables.window_size[1] -subcommand_top))


        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object


        self.active_window = None

        self.all_windows = {}

        self.all_windows["Messages"] = message_bar(solar_system_object, action_surface, message_surface)
        self.all_windows["Company menu"] = company_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["Trade menu"] = trade_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["Base overview"] = base_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["Map overlays"] = overlay_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["Planet shortcuts"] = planet_jump_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
#        self.all_windows["Navigation"] = navigation_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["File menu"] = file_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["Technology"] = tech_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)

        self.all_windows["base_population_info"] = base_population_info(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["base_list_of_companies"] = base_list_of_companies(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["base_list_of_firms"] = base_list_of_firms(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["base_and_firm_market_window"] = base_and_firm_market_window(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["base_build_menu"] = base_build_menu(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["company_ownership_info"] = company_ownership_info(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["company_financial_info"] = company_financial_info(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["company_list_of_firms"] = company_list_of_firms(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["firm_trade_partners_info"] = firm_trade_partners_info(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["firm_process_info"] = firm_process_info(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["firm_process_info"] = firm_process_info(solar_system_object, action_surface)
        self.all_windows["construct_base_menu"] = construct_base_menu(solar_system_object, action_surface)

        self.create_infobox()
        self.create_commandbox()
        self.create_subcommandbox()




    def receive_click(self,event):
        """
        Function that distributes clicks where necessary
        """

        #Checking where the click is located
        if self.command_rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            for button in list(self.command_buttons.values()):
                if button.rect.collidepoint((event.pos[0] - global_variables.window_size[0] + self.command_rect[2], event.pos[1] - self.command_rect[1])) == 1:
                    button.activate(None)
                    return

        if self.subcommand_rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            for button in list(self.subcommand_buttons.values()):
                if button.rect.collidepoint((event.pos[0] - global_variables.window_size[0] + self.subcommand_rect[2], event.pos[1] - self.subcommand_rect[1])) == 1:
                    button.activate(None)
                    return


        elif self.action_rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            if self.active_window is not None:
                if self.active_window.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    return_value = self.active_window.receive_click(event)
                    if return_value is not None:
                        if return_value == "clear":
                            self.clear_screen()
                        elif return_value == "population transfer":
                            self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.PLANETARY
                            self.solar_system_object_link.build_base_mode = True
                            self.solar_system_object_link.building_base = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
                            print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: unknown display mode passed to infobox","type":"debugging"}
                            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                            pygame.mouse.set_cursor(*pygame.cursors.diamond)
                            print_dict = {"text":"Select destination for population transfer: new or existing base","type":"general gameplay info"}
                            self.clear_screen()
                            self.active_window = None
                            pygame.display.flip()
                        else:
                            raise Exception("Receive click got this, return value: " + str(return_value))
                    return

        self.click_in_action_window(event)


        #updating the infobox in any case
        self.create_infobox()
        self.all_windows["Messages"].create()
        pygame.display.flip()




    def clear_screen(self):
        """
        Function that takes care of clearing screen, by drawing whatever planet or solar system or base window that is supposed
        to be on it, thus overwriting what gui-box might be there
        """
        self.active_window = None
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
        match sol.display_mode:
            case Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM:
                self.action_surface.blit(sol.draw_solar_system(zoom_level=sol.solar_system_zoom,date_variable=sol.current_date,center_object=sol.current_planet.planet_name),(0,0))
            case Display.PLANETARY:
                self.action_surface.blit(sol.current_planet.draw_entire_planet(sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination,sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,sol.current_planet.projection_scaling),(0,0))
            case Display.BASE:
                if sol.current_planet.current_base is not None:
                    self.going_to_base_mode_event(sol.current_planet.current_base)
            case Display.FIRM:
                if sol.firm_selected is not None:
                    self.going_to_firm_window_event(sol.firm_selected)
            case Display.COMPANY:
                if sol.company_selected is not None:
                    self.going_to_company_window_event(sol.company_selected)
            case Display.TECHTREE:
                pass
            case _:
                raise NotImplementedError(f"The mode: {sol.display_mode} is unknown")

        self.create_subcommandbox()
        pygame.display.flip()


    def draw_display(self, display: Display) -> pygame.Surface:
        """Draw the display according to the given mode."""
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link

        surface = None

        logger.debug(f"Drawing display {display=}")

        match display:
            case Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM:
                surface = sol.draw_solar_system(
                    zoom_level=sol.solar_system_zoom,
                    date_variable=sol.current_date,
                    center_object=sol.current_planet.planet_name
                )
            case Display.PLANETARY:
                surface = sol.current_planet.draw_entire_planet(
                    sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination,
                    sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,
                    sol.current_planet.projection_scaling
                )
            case Display.TECHTREE:
                surface = sol.technology_tree.draw()

            case _:
                raise_not_implemented_display(display)

        if surface is None:
            raise RuntimeError("No surface was created")
        return surface


    def zoom(self, out: bool = False):
        """Zoom in or out."""
        self.clear_screen()
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link

        logger.debug(f"Zooming {out=}, {sol.display_mode=}")

        match sol.display_mode, out:
            case Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM, True:
                if sol.solar_system_zoom >= 2:
                    # Zoom out if not already on max
                    sol.solar_system_zoom = int(sol.solar_system_zoom / 2)
                else:
                    # No update
                    return
            case Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM, False:
                if sol.solar_system_zoom > 2000000:
                    # Go to planet
                    sol.display_mode = Display.PLANETARY
                else:
                    # Zoom
                    sol.solar_system_zoom = int(sol.solar_system_zoom * 2)

            case Display.PLANETARY, True:
                if sol.current_planet.projection_scaling >= 90:
                    sol.current_planet.projection_scaling = int(sol.current_planet.projection_scaling / 2)
                else:
                    sol.solar_system_zoom = 300000000 / max(sol.current_planet.planet_diameter_km, 2000)
                    sol.current_planet.unload_from_drawing()
                    sol.display_mode = Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM
            case Display.PLANETARY, False:
                if sol.current_planet.projection_scaling < 720:
                    sol.current_planet.projection_scaling = int(sol.current_planet.projection_scaling * 2)
                else:
                    if sol.current_planet.current_base is not None:
                        # if a base is selected on this planet, we'll zoom in on it
                        sol.display_mode = Display.BASE
                        self.going_to_base_mode_event(sol.current_planet.current_base)
                    return

            case Display.FIRM | Display.COMPANY | Display.BASE, True:
                # Use the planetary surface
                sol.display_mode = Display.PLANETARY
                self.create_subcommandbox()

            case Display.TECHTREE, _:
                sol.technology_tree.zoom(out=out)
            case _:
                # No update
                return

        surface = self.draw_display(sol.display_mode)
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()




    def click_in_action_window(self,event):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
        position = event.pos
        button = event.button
        click_spot = pygame.Rect(position[0]-3,position[1]-3,6,6)

        logger.debug(f"Click in action window {sol.display_mode=}")

        surface = None

        match sol.display_mode:
            case Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM:

                collision_test_result = click_spot.collidedict(sol.areas_of_interest)

                if collision_test_result != None:
                    sol.current_planet = sol.planets[collision_test_result[1]]

                else:
                    return

            case Display.PLANETARY:

                if sol.build_base_mode:
                    #if we are in the special build base mode, there should be a base creation instead.
                    sphere_coordinates = sol.current_planet.check_base_position(position)

                    if sphere_coordinates[0:19] == "transfer population" or isinstance(sphere_coordinates, tuple) or sphere_coordinates == "space base": #if the selection was correctly verified by check_base_position we send it back to the GUI for further processing
                        sol.build_base_mode = False
                        pygame.mouse.set_cursor(*pygame.cursors.arrow)
                        self.all_windows["construct_base_menu"].new_base_ask_for_name(sphere_coordinates)
                        self.active_window = self.all_windows["construct_base_menu"]
                    return

                else:
                    #if we are not in build_base_mode we work as normally
                    indexes = (sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination, int(sol.current_planet.projection_scaling))
                    try:
                        areas_of_interest = sol.current_planet.areas_of_interest[indexes]
                    except (IndexError, KeyError):
                        logger.error(f'Problem with the area of interest for index {indexes}')
                        return

                    collision_test_result = click_spot.collidedict(areas_of_interest)
                    if collision_test_result != None:
                        current_base = sol.current_planet.bases[collision_test_result[1]]
                        logger.debug(f"{current_base=}")
                        sol.current_planet.current_base = current_base
                        if button == 1:
                            surface = sol.current_planet.draw_entire_planet(sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination,sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,sol.current_planet.projection_scaling)
                        elif button == 3:
                            self.going_to_base_mode_event(current_base)
                            return
                        else:
                            logger.error(f"Unkonw button action {button}")
                            return
                    else:
                        return

            case Display.TECHTREE:
                surface = sol.technology_tree.receive_click(event)

            case _:
                # No update
                return

        if surface is None:
            logger.error(f"No surface received to update after click in action window")
            return

        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()

    def go_any_direction(self, direction: Direction):
        """Move the display to the requested direction."""
        self.clear_screen()
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link

        logger.debug(f"Moving {direction=}, {sol.display_mode=}")

        match sol.display_mode:
            case Display.PLANETARY:
                self._go_planet_direction(direction)
            case Display.TECHTREE:
                sol.technology_tree.move(direction)
            case _:
                return

        surface = self.draw_display(sol.display_mode)
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()

    def _go_planet_direction(self, direction: Direction):
        """Move the planet accordint to the direction."""

        sol = self.solar_system_object_link

        match direction:
            case Direction.LEFT:
                sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination  -= 30
                if sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination <= -180:
                    sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination += 360
            case Direction.RIGHT:
                sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination += 30
                if sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination > 180:
                    sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination -= 360
            case Direction.UP:
                sol.current_planet.northern_inclination += 30
                if sol.current_planet.northern_inclination > 90:
                    sol.current_planet.northern_inclination = 90
            case Direction.DOWN:
                sol.current_planet.northern_inclination -= 30
                if sol.current_planet.northern_inclination < -90:
                    sol.current_planet.northern_inclination = -90
            case _:
                raise ValueError(f"Unknown direction {direction}")




    def going_to_company_window_event(self,company_selected):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
#        company_selected = event.data
#        mode_before_change = sol.display_mode
        sol.display_mode = Display.COMPANY
        surface = company_selected.draw_company_window()
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()

    def going_to_firm_window_event(self,firm_selected):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
        sol.display_mode = Display.FIRM
        surface = firm_selected.draw_firm_window()
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()

    def going_to_base_mode_event(self,base_selected):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
#        mode_before_change = sol.display_mode
        sol.current_planet.current_base = base_selected
        sol.current_planet = base_selected.home_planet
        sol.display_mode = Display.BASE
        surface = base_selected.draw_base_window()
        self.create_subcommandbox()
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()

















#


    def create_infobox(self):
        self.infobox_surface.fill((150,150,150))

        # creating the date string
        date_string = str(self.solar_system_object_link.current_date)
        rendered_date_string = global_variables.standard_font.render(date_string,True,(0,0,0))
        self.infobox_surface.blit(rendered_date_string, (10,10))

        # creating the env string
        env_string = ""
        match self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode:
            case Display.SOLAR_SYSTEM:
                env_string = "Solar system -" + self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.planet_name.upper()
            case Display.PLANETARY:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base == None:
                    env_string = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.planet_name
                else:
                    env_string = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.planet_name + " - " + self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.name
            case Display.COMPANY:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected is not None:
                    env_string = self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected.name
            case Display.FIRM:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected is not None:
                    env_string = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected.name
            case Display.BASE:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base is not None:
                    env_string = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.name
            case Display.TECHTREE:
                env_string = "technology tree"
            case _:
                raise_not_implemented_display(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode)

        rendered_env_string = global_variables.standard_font.render(env_string,True,(0,0,0))
        self.infobox_surface.blit(rendered_env_string, (10,30))


        #creating the capital string
        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_player is not None:
            capital_string = str(primitives.nicefy_numbers(int(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.capital))) + " $"
            rendered_capital_string = global_variables.standard_font.render(capital_string,True,(0,0,0))
            self.infobox_surface.blit(rendered_capital_string, (10,50))



    def commandbox_button_activate(self,label, function_parameter):
        """
        Function that decides what to do if a commandbox button is pressed
        """
        if label == "Technology":
            if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.TECHTREE:
                self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = self.all_windows["Technology"].display_mode_before
                self.clear_screen()
                return
            else:
                self.all_windows["Technology"].display_mode_before = self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode



        self.clear_screen()
        self.active_window = self.all_windows[label]
        self.all_windows[function_parameter].create()


    def create_commandbox(self):
        """
        Creates the right-side menu command box
        """
        self.command_surface.fill((150,150,150))
#        pygame.draw.rect(self.command_surface, (150,150,150), self.command_rect)

        labels = ["Map overlays","Planet shortcuts","Company menu","Base overview","Technology","Trade menu","File menu"]
        self.command_buttons = {}
        for i, label in enumerate(labels):
            self.command_buttons[label] = gui_components.button(label,
                                                                self.command_surface,
                                                                self.commandbox_button_activate,
                                                                function_parameter = label,
                                                                fixed_size = (self.command_rect[2]-20,35), topleft = (10, i * 40 + 10))



    def subcommandbox_button_activate(self, nicelabel, label):
        """
        Activates the right-side menu lower subcommand box. This is specific for the navigation window context
        such as for example base information and such
        """
        self.all_windows[label].create()
        self.active_window = self.all_windows[label]

    def create_subcommandbox(self):
        """
        Creates the right-side menu lower subcommand box. This is specific for the navigation window context
        such as for example base information and such
        """
        self.subcommand_surface.fill((150,150,150))
        self.subcommand_buttons = {}
#        pygame.draw.rect(self.subcommand_surface, (150,150,150), self.subcommand_rect)

        if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
            self.buttonlinks = ["base_population_info","base_list_of_companies","base_list_of_firms","base_and_firm_market_window","base_build_menu"]
            self.buttonnicenames = ["Population","Companies","Firms","Market","Build"]
        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
            self.buttonlinks = ["firm_process_info","base_and_firm_market_window","firm_trade_partners_info"]
            self.buttonnicenames = ["Production","Market","Trade partners"]
        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.COMPANY:
            self.buttonlinks = ["company_ownership_info","company_financial_info","company_list_of_firms"]
            self.buttonnicenames = ["Ownership info","Financial info","Owned firms"]

        else:

            pygame.display.flip()
            return

        self.subcommand_buttons = {}
        for i, label in enumerate(self.buttonlinks):
            self.subcommand_buttons[label] = gui_components.button(self.buttonnicenames[i], self.subcommand_surface,
                                                                self.subcommandbox_button_activate, function_parameter = label,
                                                                fixed_size = (self.subcommand_surface.get_width()-20,35),
                                                                topleft = (10, i * 40 + 10))

        pygame.display.flip()









class message_bar():
    """
    Class that receives messages for the player and prints them.
    It will show the message depending on the type. Types are:
    general gameplay info
    company_generation
    and more

    The message bar is visible at all times in the bottom of the screen.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface,message_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.message_surface = message_surface

        self.messages = []
        self.max_print_length = 6 #how many lines of text to print in standard viewing of the window
        self.max_save_length = 500 #how many lines of text to save in memory
        self.max_string_length = 140#how many letters is maximally allowed to be printed in the message window

        self.create()




    def create(self):
        """
        Function that will update the text field
        """
        self.message_surface.fill((212,212,212))
        pygame.draw.line(self.message_surface, (255,255,255), (0, 0), (self.message_surface.get_size()[0],0),2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.message_surface, (255,255,255), (0, 0), (0,self.message_surface.get_size()[1]),2)


        #first trim the message list down to the number indicated to be max
        if len(self.messages) > self.max_save_length:
            surplus = len(self.messages) - self.max_save_length
            del self.messages[0:surplus]


        messages = []

        range_here = list(range(0,len(self.solar_system_object_link.messages)))
        range_here.reverse()

        for i in range_here:
            message = self.solar_system_object_link.messages[i]
            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing[message["type"]]:
                messages.append(message)
            if len(messages) >= self.max_print_length:
                break
        messages.reverse()


        i = 0
        for message in messages:
            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing[message["type"]]:
                if len(message["text"]) > self.max_string_length:
                    message_text = message["text"][0:self.max_string_length]
                else:
                    message_text = message["text"]
                rendered_message_string = global_variables.standard_font_small.render(message_text,True,(0,0,0))
                self.message_surface.blit(rendered_message_string, (10,10 + i * 15))
                i = i + 1










class navigation_window():
    """
    The navigation window. Is controlled by a togglebutton in the commandbox. When visible it can be used for zooming and rotating.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(500,50,190,170)
        self.action_surface = action_surface



    def zoom_in(self,label,function_parameter):
        return "zoom_in"

    def zoom_out(self,label,function_parameter):
        return "zoom_out"

    def rotate_west(self,label,function_parameter):
        return "go_west"

    def rotate_east(self,label,function_parameter):
        return "go_east"

    def rotate_south(self,label,function_parameter):
        return "go_south"

    def rotate_north(self,label,function_parameter):
        return "go_north"


    def receive_click(self,event):
        if pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 70, self.rect[1] + 10, 50, 30).collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.button_north.activate(event.pos)
        if pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1] + 40, 50, 30).collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.button_west.activate(event.pos)
        if pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 70, self.rect[1] + 70, 50, 30).collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.button_south.activate(event.pos)
        if pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 120, self.rect[1] + 40, 50, 30).collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.button_east.activate(event.pos)


        if pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 120, 80, 30).collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.button_zoom_in.activate(event.pos)
        if pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 100, self.rect[1] + 120, 80, 30).collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.button_zoom_out.activate(event.pos)



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """

        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

        self.button_north = gui_components.button("N", self.action_surface, self.rotate_north, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 70, self.rect[1] + 10),fixed_size = (50,30))
        self.button_west = gui_components.button("W", self.action_surface, self.rotate_west, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1] + 40),fixed_size = (50,30))
        self.button_south = gui_components.button("S", self.action_surface, self.rotate_south, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 70, self.rect[1] + 70),fixed_size = (50,30))
        self.button_east = gui_components.button("E", self.action_surface, self.rotate_east, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 120, self.rect[1] + 40),fixed_size = (50,30))

        self.button_zoom_in = gui_components.button("Zoom in", self.action_surface, self.zoom_in, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 120),fixed_size = (80,30))
        self.button_zoom_out = gui_components.button("Zoom out", self.action_surface, self.zoom_out, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 100, self.rect[1] + 120),fixed_size = (80,30))



class overlay_window():
    """
    The overlay control window. Can be toggled from commandbox. When visible it can be used to control which visual overlays
    that can be seen in planet mode (topographical maps, resource maps etc)
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(500,50,200,250)
        self.action_surface = action_surface

    def overlay_set(self,type_of_overlay, function_parameter):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
        sol.current_planet.planet_display_mode = type_of_overlay
        surface = sol.current_planet.draw_entire_planet(sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination,sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,sol.current_planet.projection_scaling)
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        self.create()
        pygame.display.flip()

#    def (self,button_name,function_parameter):
#        print "emitted display overlay with " + str(button_name)


    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.radiobuttons.activate(event.pos)



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function. Doesn't return anything.
        """

        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

        labels = ["visible light","trade network","topographical"] + self.solar_system_object_link.mineral_resources

        self.radiobuttons = gui_components.radiobuttons(
                                                        labels,
                                                        self.action_surface,
                                                        self.overlay_set,
                                                        function_parameter = None,
                                                        topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10 , self.rect[1] + 10),
                                                        selected = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.planet_display_mode)





class planet_jump_window():
    """
    The planet jump window. Can be toggled from commandbox. When visible it can be used as shortcut to planet view
    for the different planets
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(500,50,100,250)
        self.action_surface = action_surface



    def planet_jump(self,planet_name,function_parameter):
        planet = self.solar_system_object_link.planets[planet_name]
        self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet = planet
        planet.load_for_drawing()
        self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.PLANETARY
        surface = planet.draw_entire_planet(planet.eastern_inclination,planet.northern_inclination,planet.projection_scaling)
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()




    def receive_click(self,event):
        offset = event.pos[1] - self.rect[1]
        index = (offset - 5) // 30
        if 0 <= index < len(self.button_labels):
            selection = self.buttons[self.button_labels[index]].activate(event.pos)
            if selection in list(self.solar_system_object_link.planets.keys()):
                return self.solar_system_object_link.planets[selection]
            else:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                    print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: The planet jump function asked to go to a non-recognised planet","type":"debugging"}
                    self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)


    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

        self.button_labels = ["mercury","venus","earth","mars","jupiter","saturn","uranus","neptune"]

        self.buttons = {}
        for i, button_label in enumerate(self.button_labels):
            self.buttons[button_label] = gui_components.button(button_label, self.action_surface, self.planet_jump, topleft = (self.rect[0] + 5, self.rect[1] + 5 + i * 30),fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 10, 25))









class tech_window():
    """
    Class for the tech tree. Most of the actual algorithms are in techtree.py - this is just a shell for holding
    the notify system in the same structure as other GUI elements
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object, action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.display_mode_before = Display.PLANETARY
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(0,0,0,0)


    def create(self):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
        sol.display_mode = Display.TECHTREE
        surface = sol.technology_tree.plot_total_tree(sol.technology_tree.vertex_dict,sol.technology_tree.zoomlevel,center = sol.technology_tree.center)
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()

    def receive_click(self,event):
        if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
            print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: tech window received a direct click. This should not be possible","type":"debugging"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)


class base_window():
    """
    This window shows an overview of all bases with options for fast jumping.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface





    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function. '
        """

        base_data = {}
        for planet_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.planets.values()):
            for base_instance in list(planet_instance.bases.values()):

                if base_instance.for_sale:
                    for_sale = "For sale"
                else:
                    for_sale = ""

                data_here = {"Location":planet_instance.name,"Population":base_instance.population,"For sale":for_sale}

                base_data[base_instance.name] = data_here

        column_order = ["rownames","Location","Population","For sale"]

        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, base_data, self.rect, column_order)

    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        if event.button == 3:
            base_selected = None
            for planet_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.planets.values()):
                for base_instance in list(planet_instance.bases.values()):
                    if base_instance.name == self.fast_list.selected_name:
                        base_selected = base_instance

            if base_selected is None:
                raise Exception("The base sought after (" + str(self.fast_list.selected_name) + ") was not found in the base list of the solar_system_object_link")

            self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base = base_selected
            self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.BASE
            return "clear"






class trade_window():
    """
    This windows shows an overview of all assets (bases and firms) and tech that is for sale, ie. all non-location specific offers.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(25,50,825,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.text_receiver = None
        self.menu_position = "root"
        self.selections = {}


    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function. Doesn't return anything.
        """
        self.text_receiver = None
        self.menu_position = "root"
        self.selections = {}

        asset_and_tech_data = {}
        for planet_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.planets.values()):
            for base_instance in list(planet_instance.bases.values()):
                if base_instance.for_sale:

                    data_here = {"Type":"base","Best price":"for auction (pop: " + str(base_instance.population) + ")","For sale by":base_instance.owner.name,"for_sale_by_link":[base_instance.owner],"object":base_instance}

                    asset_and_tech_data[base_instance.name] = data_here

        #for company_instance in self.solar_system_object_link.companies.values():
            #pass #FIXME add firms for sale here, whenever that is implemented

        for technology in list(self.solar_system_object_link.technology_tree.vertex_dict.values()):
            if len(technology["for_sale_by"]) > 0:
                prices = list(technology["for_sale_by"].values())
                prices.sort()
                best_price = prices[0]

                if len(technology["for_sale_by"]) == 1:
                    for_sale_by = str(list(technology["for_sale_by"].keys())[0].name)
                else:
                    for_sale_by = str(len(technology["for_sale_by"])) + " companies"
                for_sale_by_link = list(technology["for_sale_by"].keys())

                check_result = self.solar_system_object_link.technology_tree.check_technology_bid(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.known_technologies,technology)
                if check_result != "already known": #only include if we don't already know it
                    if not check_result == "ok": #include it as a sales-piece if too advaned, but not possible to buy
                        type = "advanced tech."
                    else:
                        type = "technology"

                    data_here = {"Type":type,"Best price":best_price,"For sale by":for_sale_by,"for_sale_by_link":for_sale_by_link,"object":technology}
                    asset_and_tech_data[technology["technology_name"]] = data_here

        if len(asset_and_tech_data) == 0:
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (224,218,213), self.rect)
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
            pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
            pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

            warning = global_variables.standard_font.render("Nothing is for sale on the tech and asset market.",True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(warning, (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2] /2 - warning.get_width() / 2, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3] / 2 - warning.get_height() /2))


        else:

            column_order = ["rownames","Type","Best price","For sale by"]
            self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, asset_and_tech_data, rect = self.rect, column_order = column_order)

    def receive_click(self,event):
        #if event.button == 1:
        if self.menu_position == "root":
            self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        elif self.menu_position == "pick_seller":
            self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        elif self.menu_position == "base bidding":
            if self.bid_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                return self.bid_button.activate(event)
        else:
            raise Exception("Unknown menu_position: " + str(self.menu_position))

        if event.button == 3:
            if self.fast_list.selected_name is not None:
                if self.menu_position == "root":
                    return self.process_bid(self.fast_list.selected_name)
                elif self.menu_position == "pick_seller":
#                    print self.fast_list.selected_name
                    return self.perform_bid(self.fast_list.selected_name)
                else:
                    raise Exception("Unknown menu_position: " + str(self.menu_position))



    def process_bid(self, bid_on):
        """
        Where clicks from the initial menu should be send. Bid_on is the name given in this first menu

        """
        self.selections["for_sale_by"] = self.fast_list.original_tabular_data[bid_on]["for_sale_by_link"]
        self.selections["sale_object"] = self.fast_list.original_tabular_data[bid_on]["object"]
        self.selections["type"] = self.fast_list.original_tabular_data[bid_on]["Type"]
        self.selections["price"] = self.fast_list.original_tabular_data[bid_on]["Best price"]
        self.selections["bid_on"] = bid_on

        if self.selections["type"] in ["technology","advanced tech."]:
            current_player_tech = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.known_technologies
            check_result = self.solar_system_object_link.technology_tree.check_technology_bid(current_player_tech,self.selections["sale_object"] )
            if check_result != "ok":
                print_dict = {"text":"Can not bid for " + self.selections["bid_on"] + " because it is " + check_result,"type":"general gameplay info"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                return None


        if len(self.selections["for_sale_by"]) > 1:
            if self.selections["type"] not in ["technology","advanced tech."]:
                raise Exception("A bid was made for a type: " + str(self.selections["type"]) + " asset, with more than one seller. This should not be possible")
            self.menu_position = "pick_seller"
            sellers_data = {}
            for seller in self.selections["sale_object"]["for_sale_by"]:
                price_here = self.selections["sale_object"]["for_sale_by"][seller]
                sellers_data[seller.name] = {"Price":price_here,"seller_link":seller}

            column_order = ["rownames","Price"]
            self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface,sellers_data,self.rect,column_order)

        else: #only one seller - just go for standard algorithm
            return self.perform_bid(self.selections["for_sale_by"][0].name) #chose the only one




    def perform_bid(self, chosen_seller_name):
        """
        Function that allows the player to bid on an asset or technology
        """
        if chosen_seller_name not in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.keys()):
            print_dict = {"text": str(chosen_seller_name) + " was not found - perhaps it was shut down recently.","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
#            print "We had an instance of an unknown name: " + str(chosen_seller_name)
        else:
            chosen_seller = self.solar_system_object_link.companies[chosen_seller_name]
            current_player = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player




            if self.selections["type"] == "base":
                self.menu_position = "base bidding"
                pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (224,218,213), self.rect)
                pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
                pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
                pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

                instruction = global_variables.standard_font.render("Enter bid for " + self.selections["bid_on"] + " (pop:" + str(self.selections["sale_object"].population) + ") with deadline " + str(self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_deadline),True,(0,0,0))
                self.action_surface.blit(instruction, (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 10))


                # estimating a value of the base
                potential_base = self.selections["sale_object"]
                if potential_base.is_on_dry_land == "Yes":
                    dry_term = 1
                else:
                    dry_term = 0.01
                mining_values = []
                for resource in potential_base.mining_opportunities:
                    mining_opportunity = potential_base.mining_opportunities[resource]
                    price_of_resource = []
                    for trade_route in list(potential_base.trade_routes.values()):
                        if trade_route["endpoint_links"].index(potential_base) == 1:
                            neighbour = trade_route["endpoint_links"][0]
                        else:
                            neighbour = trade_route["endpoint_links"][1]
                        try: neighbour.market["buy_offers"][resource]
                        except:
                            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                                print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: When calculating bid, we did not find a market in neighbour " + str(neighbour.name),"type":"debugging"}
                                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                        else:
                            if len(neighbour.market["buy_offers"][resource]) > 0:
                                price_of_resource.append(neighbour.market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"])
                    if len(price_of_resource) > 0:
                        mean_price_of_resource = sum(price_of_resource) / len(price_of_resource)
                        value = mining_opportunity * mean_price_of_resource
                        mining_values.append(value)
                mining_value_term = sum(mining_values)
                population_term = potential_base.population
                company_term = current_player.company_database["buy_out_tendency"]
                base_value = int(dry_term * mining_value_term * population_term * company_term * 0.00000001)

                #start the entry box
                self.text_receiver = gui_components.entry(self.action_surface,
                                     (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 40),
                                     300, 32,
                                     starting_text = str(base_value))


                self.bid_button = gui_components.button(
                                    "Bid",
                                    self.action_surface,
                                    self.effectuate_base_bid,
                                    function_parameter = None,
                                    topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 100)
                                    )
                return None


            if current_player.capital > self.selections["price"]:
                if self.selections["type"] in ["technology","advanced tech."]:
                        self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.known_technologies[self.selections["bid_on"]] = self.selections["sale_object"]
                        current_player.capital = current_player.capital - self.selections["price"]
                        chosen_seller.capital = chosen_seller.capital + self.selections["price"]
                        print_dict = {"text":str(self.selections["bid_on"]) + " was bought for " + str(self.selections["price"]) + " from " + str(chosen_seller.name),"type":"general gameplay info"}
                        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)


                elif self.selections["type"] == "base":
                        print_dict = {"text":"base buying not implemented yet","type":"general gameplay info"}
                        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

                else:
                    raise Exception("Unknown type: " + str(self.selections["type"]) + " asked for in the asset sales GUI")


            else:
                print_dict = {"text":current_player.name + " has a capital of " + str(current_player.capital) + " and can't bid " + str(self.selections["price"]),"type":"general gameplay info"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

        return "clear"


    def effectuate_base_bid(self, label, function_parameters):

        price_string = self.text_receiver.text
        try: int(price_string)
        except:
            print_dict = {"text":"The bid: " + str(price_string) + " was not a number","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            return None
        else:
            price = int(price_string)

        if 3 * price > self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.capital:
            print_dict = {"text":"The bid: " + str(price_string) + " was too expensive - more than 3 times capital is required","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            return None
#        else:
#            print str(price) + " is ok within capital"


        if self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_deadline is not None:
            if self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_deadline <= self.solar_system_object_link.current_date:
                print_dict = {"text":"You are too late for the bidding deadline, which was " + str(self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_deadline),"type":"general gameplay info"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                return "clear"
#            else:
#                print str(self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_deadline) + " is ok within time-limit"
        else:
            print_dict = {"text":"You are too late for the bidding deadline","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            return "clear"


        self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_bids[self.solar_system_object_link.current_player] = price
        print_dict = {"text":"You have bid " + str(price) + " for " + str(self.selections["bid_on"]) + " - the auction will run till: " + str(self.selections["sale_object"].for_sale_deadline),"type":"general gameplay info"}
        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
        return "clear"



class company_window():
    """
    The company overview window. Can be toggled from commandbox. Shows all companies in the solarsystem, along with some info
    about them. Can be used as shortcut to the company of interest.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface


    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """

        company_data = {}
        for company_name in self.solar_system_object_link.companies:
            company_instance = self.solar_system_object_link.companies[company_name]
            capital = company_instance.capital
            no_of_firms = len(company_instance.owned_firms)
            no_of_cities = len(company_instance.home_cities)
            data_here = {"capital":capital,"owned firms":no_of_firms,"home cities":no_of_cities}
            if len(company_name)> global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                    print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: Shortened " + str(company_name) + " to " + str(company_name[0:30]),"type":"debugging"}
                    self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                company_name = company_name[0:global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names]
            company_data[company_name] = data_here

        column_order = ["rownames","capital","owned firms","home cities"]

        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, company_data, rect = self.rect, column_order = column_order)



    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        if event.button == 3:

            if self.fast_list.selected_name in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.keys()):
                selected_company = self.solar_system_object_link.companies[self.fast_list.selected_name]
                self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.COMPANY
                self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected = selected_company
                return "clear"

            else:
                print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING:  " + str(self.fast_list.selected_name) + " was not found in company database","type":"debugging"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)












class file_window():
    """
    The file window. Can be toggled from commandbox. Quitting, saving, loading, settings and all the usual stuff you'd
    expect to find such a place.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,400,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.text_receiver = None
        self.distribute_click_to_subwindow = None


        self.button_structure = {
                           "File menu":{
                                   "Save game":self.select_save_name,
                                   "Load game":self.select_game_to_load,
                                   "New game":self.new_game,
                                   "Automation settings":self.automation_settings,
                                   "Message settings":self.message_settings,
                                   "Quit game":"Quit game",
                                   "Game speed":self.game_speed_settings,
                                   "Catastrophes":"Catastrophe window"},
                           "Quit game":{
                                        "Ok":self.quit,
                                        "Cancel":"File menu",
                                        "Save first":self.select_save_name
                                    },
                           "Catastrophe window":{
                                                 "Global warming":self.raise_waters,
                                                 "Global cooling":self.lower_waters,
                                                 "Meteor strike":"Catastrophe window",
                                                 "Nuclear war":self.nuclear_war,
                                                 "Lunar explosion":self.nuclear_war,
                                                 "Skynet uprising":"Catastrophe window"
                                                 }

                           }




    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        self.button_instances_now = {}
        self.button_list_now = []
        self.distribute_click_to_subwindow = None
        self.position = "File menu"
        self.text_receiver = None
        self.draw()

    def draw(self):
        self.button_instances_now = {}
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (150,150,150), self.rect)

        self.button_list_now = list(self.button_structure[self.position].keys())
        self.button_list_now.sort()

        for i, button_name in enumerate(self.button_list_now):
            if isinstance(self.button_structure[self.position][button_name], str): # has a submenu
                self.button_instances_now[button_name] = gui_components.button(button_name,
                                                    self.action_surface,
                                                    self.go_to_submenu,
                                                    function_parameter = self.button_structure[self.position][button_name],
                                                    fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 20, 35),
                                                    topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], i * 40 + 10 + self.rect[1])
                                                    )
            else: # has a subfunction
                self.button_instances_now[button_name] = gui_components.button(button_name,
                                                    self.action_surface,
                                                    self.button_structure[self.position][button_name],
                                                    function_parameter = None,
                                                    fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 20, 35),
                                                    topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], i * 40 + 10 + self.rect[1])
                                                    )


        pygame.display.flip()


    def go_to_submenu(self, label, function_parameter):
        """
        Function that accepts activations from buttons that leads to submenus
        """
        self.position = function_parameter
        self.draw()


    def receive_click(self,event):
        if self.distribute_click_to_subwindow is None:
            if isinstance(event.pos[1],int):
                index = int((event.pos[1] - self.rect[1] - 10) / 40)
                if index >= 0 and index < len(self.button_list_now):
                    button_pressed = self.button_list_now[index]
                    if button_pressed != "Empty space":
                        self.button_instances_now[button_pressed].activate(event.pos)
        else:
            self.distribute_click_to_subwindow.receive_click(event)
            if event.button == 3:
                if self.position == "Load menu":
                    self.solar_system_object_link.load_solar_system(os.path.join("savegames",self.distribute_click_to_subwindow.selected))




    def quit(self,label,function_parameter):
        sys.exit(0)





    def select_save_name(self,label, function_parameter):
        """
        Prompts the player to input the name of the savegame file
        """

        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (150,150,150), self.rect)
        description = global_variables.standard_font.render("Enter savegame name:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(description, (10 + self.rect[0], 10 + self.rect[1]))

        self.button_list_now = ["Empty space","Name box","Ok"]
        self.button_instances_now = {}
        self.button_instances_now["Name box"] = gui_components.entry(self.action_surface,
                             topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], 10 + 40 + self.rect[1]),
                             width = self.rect[2] - 20,
                             max_letters = global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names)

        self.text_receiver = self.button_instances_now["Name box"]
        self.button_instances_now["Name box"].active = True

        self.button_instances_now["Ok"] = gui_components.button(
                                    "Ok",
                                    self.action_surface,
                                    self.effectuate_save,
                                    function_parameter = None,
                                    fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 20, 35),
                                    topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], 80 + 10 + self.rect[1])
                                    )
        pygame.display.flip()


    def effectuate_save(self,label,function_parameter):
        save_game_name = self.button_instances_now["Name box"].text
        self.solar_system_object_link.save_solar_system(os.path.join("savegames",save_game_name))
        self.create()


    def select_game_to_load(self, label, function_parameter):
        self.position = "Load menu"
        load_window = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, os.listdir("savegames"), rect = self.rect)
        self.distribute_click_to_subwindow = load_window


#    def effectuate_load(self):



    def new_game(self, label, function_parameter):
        raise Exception("should start new game, but this has not been implemented yet FIXME")







    def automation_settings(self,label,function_parameter):
        """
        The window that is shown when asking for automation_settings.
        First destroys the previous file window
        """



        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_player is None:
            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: Game is in simulation mode so no changes can be made","type":"debugging"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
        else:
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (150,150,150), self.rect)

            self.button_instances_now = {}
            self.button_list_now = []

            button_names = list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.automation_dict.keys())

            for i, button_name in enumerate(button_names):
                self.button_list_now.append(button_name)

                self.button_instances_now[button_name] = gui_components.togglebutton(button_name,
                                                          self.action_surface,
                                                          self.change_automation,
                                                          function_parameter = button_name,
                                                          fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 20, 35),
                                                          topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], i * 40 + 10 + self.rect[1]),
                                                          pressed = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.automation_dict[button_name]
                                                    )


            self.button_list_now.append("Decision variables")
            self.button_instances_now["Decision variables"] = gui_components.button(
                                                                           "Decision variables",
                   self.action_surface,
                   self.decision_variables,
                   function_parameter = None,
                   fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 20, 35),
                   topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], (i + 1) * 40 + 10 + self.rect[1]),
                   )




    def change_automation(self,label,function_parameter):
        """
        Function that will effectuate the change of automation status
        """
        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_player is None:
            raise Exception("No player selected")
        if function_parameter not in list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.automation_dict.keys()):
            raise Exception("The automation_type " + str(function_parameter) + " was not found in the automation_dict")
        previous_setting = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.automation_dict[function_parameter]
        self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.automation_dict[function_parameter] = not previous_setting

        print_dict = {"text":"For " + self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.name + " the " + str(function_parameter) + " was changed from " + str(previous_setting) + " to " + str(not previous_setting),"type":"general company info"}
        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
#        self.manager.emit("update_infobox", None)



    def decision_variables(self,label,function_parameter):
        """
        The window that is shown when asking for decision_variables.
        """

        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_player is None:
            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: Game is in simulation mode so no changes can be made","type":"debugging"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
        else:
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (150,150,150), self.rect)
            decision_variables_window = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface,
                                                                 list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.company_database.keys()),
                                                                 rect = self.rect)

            self.distribute_click_to_subwindow = decision_variables_window





    def check_and_save_decision_variables(self):
        """
        Function that checks that all variables in the entry boxes of the automation settings are integers between 1-100,
        and saves them if this is correct
        """

#        table = self.window
        all_passed_check = True
        for column_offset in [0,2]:
            for row_index in range(0,self.window.rows - 1): #don't count the last row with buttons
                if self.window.grid[(row_index, column_offset)] is not None:
                    name = self.window.grid[(row_index, column_offset)].text
                    value = self.window.grid[(row_index, column_offset + 1)].text
                    try:    int(value)
                    except:
                        print_dict = {"text":"The value " + str(value) + " at " + str(name) + " is not integer","type":"general gameplay info"}
                        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                        self.manager.emit("update_infobox", None)
                        all_passed_check = False
                        break
                    else:
                        pass

                    value_as_int = int(value)

                    if 1 <= value_as_int <= 100:
                        pass
                    else:
                        print_dict = {"text":"The value " + str(value) + " at " + str(name) + " is not between 1 and 100","type":"general gameplay info"}
                        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                        self.manager.emit("update_infobox", None)
                        all_passed_check = False
                        break

        if all_passed_check:
            print_dict = {"text":"The decision matrix has been updated for " + self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.name,"type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            self.manager.emit("update_infobox", None)
            for column_offset in [0,2]:
                for row_index in range(0,self.window.rows - 1): #don't include rows with buttons
                    if self.window.grid[(row_index, column_offset)] is not None:
                        name = self.window.grid[(row_index, column_offset)].text
                        value = self.window.grid[(row_index, column_offset + 1)].text
                        value_as_int = int(value)

                        self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.company_database[name] = value_as_int

            self.exit(True)



    def message_settings(self, label, function_parameter):
        """
        Function that decides what messages should be shown
        """
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (150,150,150), self.rect)

        button_names = list(self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing.keys())

        self.button_instances_now = {}
        self.button_list_now = []

        for i, button_name in enumerate(button_names):
            self.button_list_now.append(button_name)

            self.button_instances_now[button_name] = gui_components.togglebutton(button_name,
                                                      self.action_surface,
                                                      self.change_message_setting,
                                                      function_parameter = button_name,
                                                      fixed_size = (self.rect[2] - 20, 35),
                                                      topleft = (10 + self.rect[0], i * 40 + 10 + self.rect[1]),
                                                      pressed = self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing[button_name]
                                                )


    def change_message_setting(self, label, function_parameter):
        """
        Function that will effectuate the change of message settings
        """
        if function_parameter not in list(self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing.keys()):
            raise Exception("The message type " + str(function_parameter) + " was not found in the message_printing dict")
        previous_setting = self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing[function_parameter]
        self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing[function_parameter] = not previous_setting

        print_dict = {"text":"The show-settings for " + str(function_parameter) + " was changed from " + str(previous_setting) + " to " + str(not previous_setting),"type":"general gameplay info"}
        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
#        self.manager.emit("update_infobox", None)







    def game_speed_settings(self, label, function_parameter):
        """
        The window that is shown when asking for time delay settings
        Time delay settings is defined as a value between 0 and 100 with 100 being the fastest.
        It translates into the self.solar_system_object_link.step_delay_time
        which is a value between 0 (perform game-iteration at every loop-iteration) and infinity (but then the game will stop)
        a loop-iteration is the time it takes to react to clicks etc + 15 milliseconds (but check value pygame.time.delay in main
        document to be sure). A game-iteration is all the movement of planets, thinking of companies etc.

        We here define the range of self.solar_system_object_link.step_delay_time as given in step_delay_time_range. This is certainly up to testing.
        In any case it means that the lowest value of step_delay_time_range equals time delays settings of 100 (max speed) and the highest
        value of step_delay_time_range equals time delay settings of 0 (slowest speed)
        """
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (150,150,150), self.rect)

        delay_range = (10,500)

        old_game_speed = self.solar_system_object_link.step_delay_time

        button_names = list(self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing.keys())


        fastest = global_variables.standard_font.render("Fastest",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(fastest, (self.rect[0] + 50, self.rect[1] + 40))

        slowest = global_variables.standard_font.render("Slowest",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(slowest, (self.rect[0] + 50, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]-  50))


        def execute(label, function_parameter):
            game_speed = self.distribute_click_to_subwindow.position / 30
            self.solar_system_object_link.step_delay_time = self.distribute_click_to_subwindow.position

        self.distribute_click_to_subwindow = gui_components.vscrollbar (self.action_surface,
                                                execute,
                                                topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 30),
                                                length_of_bar_in_pixel = self.rect[3] - 60,
                                                range_of_values = delay_range,
                                                start_position = old_game_speed
                                                )

#    def catastrophe_window(self, label, function_parameter):
#        """
#        The window that is shown when asking for catastrophes
#        """
#
#        button_names = ["Global warming","Global cooling","Meteor strike","Nuclear war","Lunar explosion","Skynet uprising"]
#        button_functions = [self.raise_waters,self.lower_waters,self.exit,self.nuclear_war,self.exit,self.exit]
#
#        for i, button_name in enumerate(button_names):
#            temp_button = Button(button_name)
#            temp_button.connect_signal(SIG_CLICKED,button_functions[i])
#            max_width = max(max_width,temp_button.width)
#            list_of_children.append(temp_button)
#
#        for button in list_of_children:
#            button.set_minimum_size(max_width,button.size[1])
#
#        ok_button = Button("Ok")
#        ok_button.connect_signal(SIG_CLICKED,self.exit,True)
#
#        self.window.set_children(list_of_children + [Label(""), ok_button])
#
#        self.renderer.add_widget(self.window)

    def raise_waters(self,label,function_parameter):
        """
        Function to raise waters
        """
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link

        if sol.display_mode == Display.PLANETARY:
            sol.current_planet.change_water_level(sol.current_planet.water_level + 0.5)
            surface = sol.current_planet.draw_entire_planet(sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination,sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,sol.current_planet.projection_scaling)
        else:
            return
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()


    def lower_waters(self,label,function_parameter):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link

        if sol.display_mode == Display.PLANETARY:
            sol.current_planet.change_water_level(sol.current_planet.water_level - 0.5)
            surface = sol.current_planet.draw_entire_planet(sol.current_planet.eastern_inclination,sol.current_planet.northern_inclination,sol.current_planet.projection_scaling)
        else:
            return
        self.action_surface.blit(surface,(0,0))
        pygame.display.flip()


    def nuclear_war(self,label,function_parameter):
        sol = self.solar_system_object_link
        if sol.display_mode == Display.PLANETARY:
            earth = sol.planets["earth"]
            base_names_chosen = ["stockholm","glasgow","bremen","rotterdam","stuttgart","genoa"]
            bases_chosen = {}
            for base_name_chosen in base_names_chosen:
                bases_chosen[base_name_chosen] = earth.bases[base_name_chosen]
            earth.explode(56,10,bases_chosen,self.action_surface)
        else:
            return



    def quit_dialog(self):
        """
        The window that is shown when quittting.
        """
        def _result (result, dialog):
            if result == DLGRESULT_OK:
                sys.exit(0)
            elif result == DLGRESULT_CANCEL:
                dialog.destroy ()
            elif result == DLGRESULT_USER:
                dialog.destroy ()
        buttons = [Button ("#OK"), Button ("#Cancel"), Button ("#Save first")]
        results = [DLGRESULT_OK, DLGRESULT_CANCEL, DLGRESULT_USER]
        dialog = GenericDialog ("Generic dialog", buttons, results)
        lbl = Label ("Do you really want to quit?")
        dialog.content.add_child (lbl)
        dialog.connect_signal (SIG_DIALOGRESPONSE, _result, dialog)
        dialog.topleft = 30, 30
        dialog.depth = 1
        return dialog

















class base_population_info():
    """
    Subview of the base view. Shows miscellanous information about a base, such as stock, trade routes and population.
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface

    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)

    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        base_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        if base_selected is not None:
            base_population_dict= {}
            base_population_dict["Owner"] = {"info":base_selected.owner.name}
            base_population_dict["GDP per capita"] = {"info":base_selected.gdp_per_capita_in_dollars}
            base_population_dict["Position: east"] = {"info":str(base_selected.position_coordinate[0])}
            base_population_dict["Position: north"] = {"info":str(base_selected.position_coordinate[1])}
            base_population_dict["Population"] = {"info":base_selected.population}
            base_population_dict["Bitternes"] = {"info":base_selected.bitternes_of_base}
            base_population_dict["Wages"] = {"info":base_selected.wages}

            for resource in base_selected.mining_opportunities:
                 base_population_dict["Mining: " + resource] = {"info":base_selected.mining_opportunities[resource]}

            for resource in base_selected.stock_dict:
                 base_population_dict["Stock: " + resource] = {"info":base_selected.stock_dict[resource]}

            for resource in base_selected.input_output_dict["input"]:
                 base_population_dict["Input: " + resource] = {"info":base_selected.input_output_dict["input"][resource]}


            base_population_dict["Trade routes, number of"] = {"info":str(len(base_selected.trade_routes))}
            if 0 < len(base_selected.trade_routes) < 6:
                trade_route_list = ""
                for trade_route in list(base_selected.trade_routes.keys()):
                    trade_route_list = trade_route_list + trade_route + ", "
                trade_route_list = trade_route_list.rstrip(", ")
                base_population_dict["Trade routes"] = {"info":trade_route_list}


            self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, base_population_dict, rect = self.rect, column_order = ["rownames","info"])
        else:
            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: Base selected was None","type":"debugging"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)







class base_list_of_companies():
    """
    Subview of the base view. Shows a list of all companies operating in the base. Shortcut button to zoom in on one of these companies.
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface


    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        if event.button == 3:

            if self.fast_list.selected_name in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.keys()):
                selected_company = self.solar_system_object_link.companies[self.fast_list.selected_name]
                self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.COMPANY
                self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected = selected_company
                return "clear"

            else:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                    print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING:  " + str(self.fast_list.selected_name) + " was not found in company database","type":"debugging"}
                    self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)




    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """

        company_data = {}
        for company_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.values()):
            if self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.name in list(company_instance.home_cities.keys()):
                company_data[company_instance.name] = {}
                company_data[company_instance.name]["capital"] = company_instance.capital

                owned_firms_here = 0
                for firm_instance in list(company_instance.owned_firms.values()):
                    if firm_instance.location == self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base:
                         owned_firms_here = owned_firms_here + 1

                company_data[company_instance.name]["local firms"] = owned_firms_here


        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, company_data, rect = self.rect)



class base_list_of_firms():
    """
    Subview of the base view. Shows a list of all firms operating in the base. Shortcut button to zoom in on one of these firms.
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface







    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        list_of_firms_in_base = []
        for company_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.values()):
            for firm_instance in list(company_instance.owned_firms.values()):
                if not isinstance(firm_instance, company.merchant):
                    if firm_instance.location == self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base:
                        list_of_firms_in_base.append(firm_instance)
                else:
                    if firm_instance.from_location == self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base or firm_instance.to_location == self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base:
                        list_of_firms_in_base.append(firm_instance)
#        print list_of_firms_in_base
        firm_data = {}
        self.links = {}
        for firm_instance in list_of_firms_in_base:
            firm_data[firm_instance.name] = {}
            try: firm_instance.last_profit
            except:
                firm_data[firm_instance.name]["last profit"] = "NA"
            else:
                firm_data[firm_instance.name]["last profit"] = firm_instance.last_profit

            firm_data[firm_instance.name]["owner"] = firm_instance.owner.name
            self.links[firm_instance.name] = firm_instance

            stock_amount = 0
            for stock_item in list(firm_instance.stock_dict.values()):
                stock_amount = stock_amount + stock_item
            firm_data[firm_instance.name]["stock size"] = stock_amount

        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface,
                                                  firm_data,
                                                  rect = self.rect,
                                                  column_order = ["rownames","owner","stock size","last profit"]
                                                  )


    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        if event.button == 3:
            firm_selected = self.links[self.fast_list.selected_name]
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.base): #in this case we are already in the base, so we do nothing.
                return "clear"
            else:
                self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.FIRM
                self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected = firm_selected
                return "clear"




class base_and_firm_market_window():
    """
    Subview of the base view and also of the firm view. Shows information about the market in the base. For a chosen resource this can be either
    a history of what transactions has been made, or an overview of the bids currently in effect.

    This is also the interface where manual bids can be made
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface


        self.resource_selected = list(self.solar_system_object_link.trade_resources.keys())[0]
        self.graph_rect = pygame.Rect(200,100,400,400)


        self.frame_size = 40
        self.blank_area_in_middle_height = 30 #the middle area in the market bid mode
        self.graph_selected = "history"
        self.positional_database = {"bidding_mode":{},"non_bidding_mode":{}} #can be filled with information about clicks that the graphs receive
        self.highlighted_transactions = []
        self.bidding_mode = False #if click on the map should result in bidding


    def trade_resource_set_callback(self,label,function_parameter):
        self.resource_selected = label
        self.update_data(None, None)

    def graph_mode_callback(self,label,function_parameter):
        self.graph_selected = label
        self.update_data(None, None)


    def market_selection_callback(self,label,function_parameter):
        self.base_selected_for_merchant = function_parameter[label]
        self.update_data(None, None)
#
    def place_bid_callback(self,label,function_parameter):
        self.bidding_mode = label


    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function. Doesn't return anything, but saves and renders using the self.renderer.
        """
        if self.graph_selected == "place bid mode":
            self.graph_selected = "history"


        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

        #first making a list of the resources that should be displayed
        if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
            resource_button_names = list(self.solar_system_object_link.trade_resources.keys())
        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                resource_button_names = [firm_selected.resource, firm_selected.transport_type]
            else:
                resource_button_names = []
                for put in ["input","output"]:
                    for resource in firm_selected.input_output_dict[put]:
                        resource_button_names.append(resource)
        else:
            raise Exception("The display mode " + str(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode) + " is not supposed to show market data")

        if self.resource_selected not in resource_button_names:
            self.resource_selected = resource_button_names[0]

        #for each resource to be displayed we make a radio button
        self.resource_buttons = gui_components.radiobuttons(
                                                        resource_button_names,
                                                        self.action_surface,
                                                        function = self.trade_resource_set_callback,
                                                        function_parameter = None,
                                                        topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10 , self.rect[1] + 10),
                                                        selected = self.resource_selected)


        self.graph_buttons = gui_components.radiobuttons(
                                                        ["history","market bids"],
                                                        self.action_surface,
                                                        function = self.graph_mode_callback,
                                                        function_parameter = None,
                                                        topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10 , self.rect[1] + 40 + self.resource_buttons.rect[3]),
                                                        selected = self.graph_selected)



        #in case it is a merchant selected we have to also pick the markets looked upon.
        if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                self.market_selection_buttons = gui_components.radiobuttons(
                                                        ["From: " + firm_selected.from_location.name,"To: " + firm_selected.to_location.name],
                                                        self.action_surface,
                                                        function = self.market_selection_callback,
                                                        function_parameter = {"From: " + firm_selected.from_location.name:firm_selected.from_location,"To: " + firm_selected.to_location.name:firm_selected.to_location},
                                                        topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10 , self.graph_buttons.rect[1] + self.graph_buttons.rect[3] + 40),
                                                        selected = "From: " + firm_selected.from_location.name)

                self.base_selected_for_merchant = firm_selected.from_location


            else:
                self.market_selection_buttons = None

        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
            self.market_selection_buttons = None
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        else:
            raise_not_implemented_display(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode)

        #Add an update button that allows for updates to be done
        try:    self.market_selection_buttons.rect
        except: update_button_topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.graph_buttons.rect[1]+ self.graph_buttons.rect[3] + 20)
        else:   update_button_topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.market_selection_buttons.rect[1]+ self.market_selection_buttons.rect[3] + 20)


        self.update_button = gui_components.button("Update",
                                                   self.action_surface,
                                                   function = self.update_data,
                                                   function_parameter = None,
                                                   topleft = update_button_topleft,
                                                   fixed_size = None)




        #Finally, in case the firm selected is owned by the player, we add a "make market bid button"
        if firm_selected.name in list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.owned_firms.keys()):
            self.bid_button = gui_components.togglebutton("Make market bid",
                                           self.action_surface,
                                           function = self.place_bid_callback,
                                           function_parameter = None,
                                           topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.update_button.rect[1] + self.update_button.rect[3] +20),
                                           fixed_size = None)


            self.bidding_mode = False
        else:
            self.bid_button = None
            self.bidding_mode = False

        self.update_data(None, None)


    def update_data(self, label, function_parameter):
        """
        Function to update the data in the market analysis window. Its most important function is that it calls the relevant
        analysis function (market bids or market history) depending on the self.graph_selected variable.
        """

        self.highlighted_transactions = []
        if self.graph_selected == "market bids":
            surface = self.update_data_market_bids()
        elif self.graph_selected == "history":
            surface = self.update_data_history()
        elif self.graph_selected == "place bid mode":
            return None
        else:
            raise Exception("Unknown graph type " + self.graph_selected)

        if not isinstance(surface,pygame.Surface):
            print(self.graph_selected)
            print(surface)
            print(self.update_data_history())
            print(self.update_data_market_bids())
            raise Exception("The surface returned in the market window was not recognised")

        self.action_surface.blit(surface, (self.graph_rect[0],self.graph_rect[1]))
        pygame.display.flip()


    def update_data_market_bids(self):
        """
        Function that draws a stock-market style surface with all the sell and buy bids that currently exists for a given resource
        """
        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base is None:
            raise Exception("A market bid window was requested at a time when the selected base was None")
        else:
            resource = self.resource_selected


            #first determining which market to look at. If in base mode it is obvious which. In firm for non-merchants it is home city, and for merchant it should be selectable
            if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
                market = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.market
            elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
                firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
                if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                    market = self.base_selected_for_merchant.market
                else:
                    market = firm_selected.location.market
            else:
                raise Exception("The display mode " + str(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode) + " is not supposed to show market data")

            #painting the basic market_analysis surface
            market_analysis_surface = pygame.Surface((self.graph_rect[2],self.graph_rect[3]))
            market_analysis_surface.fill((212,212,212))
            pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(50,50,50),(0,self.graph_rect[3]*0.5+7),(self.graph_rect[3],self.graph_rect[3]*0.5+7),3)
            pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(50,50,50),(0,self.graph_rect[3]*0.5-7),(self.graph_rect[3],self.graph_rect[3]*0.5-7),3)

            #making lists of quantitites, prices and providers
            quantities = []
            prices = []
            provider = []
            for offer_type in ["sell_offers","buy_offers"]:
                offers = market[offer_type][resource]
                for offer in offers:
                    quantities.append(offer["quantity"])
                    prices.append(offer["price"])
                    if "seller" in list(offer.keys()):
                        provider.append(offer["seller"])
                    elif "buyer" in list(offer.keys()):
                        provider.append(offer["buyer"])
                    else:
                        raise Exception("An offer was found in which there was neither seller nor buyer")


            if len(prices)==0:
                market_price_label = global_variables.standard_font.render("No " + resource + " on market",True,(0,0,0))
                market_analysis_surface.blit(market_price_label,(0,self.graph_rect[3]*0.5-5))
            else:
                #calculating max price and market price. Adding these as labels if relevant.
                max_price = max(prices)
                min_price = min(prices)
                max_quantity = max(quantities)
                sell = global_variables.standard_font.render("Max sell price: " + "%.5g" % max_price,True,(0,0,0))
                buy = global_variables.standard_font.render("Min buy price: " + "%.5g" % min_price,True,(0,0,0))
                if len(market["buy_offers"][resource]) == 0:
                    market_price = market["sell_offers"][resource][0]["price"]
                    market_price_description = "Only sell offers. Lowest is: " + "%.5g" % market["sell_offers"][resource][0]["price"]
                    market_analysis_surface.blit(sell,(0,0))
                elif len(market["sell_offers"][resource]) == 0:
                    market_price = market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"]
                    market_price_description = "Only buy offers. Highest is: " + "%.5g" % market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"]
                    market_analysis_surface.blit(buy,(0,self.graph_rect[3]-15))

                else:
                    market_price_description = "Highest buy offer: " + "%.5g" % market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"] + ". Lowest sell offer: " + "%.5g" % market["sell_offers"][resource][0]["price"]
                    market_price = (market["sell_offers"][resource][0]["price"] + market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"]) * 0.5
                    market_analysis_surface.blit(sell,(0,0))
                    market_analysis_surface.blit(buy,(0,self.graph_rect[3]-15))
                market_price_label = global_variables.standard_font.render(market_price_description,True,(0,0,0))
                market_analysis_surface.blit(market_price_label,(self.graph_rect[2]/100,self.graph_rect[3]*0.5-4))

                if market_analysis_surface is None:
                    raise Exception("After plotting the mean price on the market_analysis_surface it suddenly became None")


                #calculating the span of the y_axis and the x_axis. The y_axis is special because it needs to be same scale on
                #both sellers and buyers side, even if one is entirely empty. That's the reason for the 'sell_offers_have_higher_span'
                if max_price - market_price > market_price - min_price:
                    sell_offers_have_higher_span = True
                    ylim = (- max_price + 2 * market_price, max_price)
                else:
                    sell_offers_have_higher_span = False
                    ylim = (min_price,market_price * 2 - min_price)


                xlim = (0,max_quantity)
                if ylim[0] == ylim[1]:
                    ylim = (ylim[0]-1,ylim[1]+1)
                y_position_here = self.frame_size
                self.positional_database = {"bidding_mode":{},"non_bidding_mode":{}}
                self.positional_database["bidding_mode"]["price"] = ylim
                self.positional_database["bidding_mode"]["quantity"] = xlim

                #plotting all data points. The reason it is divided by _next, _here, and _before is that it is faster to make a positional database that way
                # ie. to delineate where a click reacts to what. In sparse plots it is okay with plenty of imprecision, but if there are many bids the precision in clicking is of course
                #required to be higher
                for i in range(0,len(prices)):

                    plotting_area_height = self.graph_rect[3] - self.frame_size * 2 - self.blank_area_in_middle_height
                    y_position_before = y_position_here
                    if i == 0:
                        y_position_here = (self.graph_rect[3] - self.frame_size) - (((prices[i] - ylim[0]) / ( ylim[1] - ylim[0])) * plotting_area_height )
                    else:
                        y_position_here = y_position_next

                    if i == len(prices)-1:
                        y_position_next = self.graph_rect[3] - self.frame_size
                    else:
                        y_position_next = (self.graph_rect[3] - self.frame_size) - (((prices[i+1] - ylim[0]) / ( ylim[1] - ylim[0])) * plotting_area_height )

                    x_length = int((self.graph_rect[3]) * math.log10(quantities[i]) / math.log10(xlim[1]) )

                    if ((prices[i] - ylim[0]) / ( ylim[1] - ylim[0])) > 0.5: #ie if this is a sell offer
                        y_position_here = y_position_here - self.blank_area_in_middle_height
                    pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(50,50,50),(0,y_position_here),(x_length,y_position_here))

                    #making positional database for linking clicking on the graph
                    max_width_of_selection_area = 10
                    top_border_length = min((y_position_here - y_position_before)/2,max_width_of_selection_area)
                    bottom_border_length = min((y_position_next - y_position_here)/2,max_width_of_selection_area)
                    top_border = y_position_here - top_border_length + self.graph_rect[1]
                    height = top_border_length + bottom_border_length
                    if height == 0: height = 1
                    left_border = self.graph_rect[0]
                    width = x_length
                    #debugging_info = "exact y_pos: " + str(y_position_here + self.rect[1] + 21) + " top border: +" + str(top_border_length) + " bottom border: -" + str(bottom_border_length)
                    self.positional_database["non_bidding_mode"][(left_border,top_border,width,height)] = {"linkto":provider[i],"text":provider[i].name + ": " + "%.5g" % prices[i],"figure":((left_border,y_position_here + self.graph_rect[1]),(left_border + width,y_position_here + self.graph_rect[1]))}


                #making x-axis scale
                x_axis_vertical_position_percent_of_frame = 0.9 # in percent of lower frame where 1 is at top of frame
                x_axis_vertical_position = self.graph_rect[3]-int(self.frame_size*x_axis_vertical_position_percent_of_frame)
                pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(0,0,0),(0,x_axis_vertical_position),(self.graph_rect[2],x_axis_vertical_position),3)
                pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(0,0,0),(0,self.graph_rect[3] - x_axis_vertical_position),(self.graph_rect[2],self.graph_rect[3] - x_axis_vertical_position),3)
                pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(0,0,0),(0,x_axis_vertical_position),(0,self.graph_rect[3] - x_axis_vertical_position),3)
                pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(0,0,0),(self.graph_rect[2],x_axis_vertical_position),(self.graph_rect[2],self.graph_rect[3] - x_axis_vertical_position),3)
                max_x_axis_mark = 10 ** math.floor(math.log10(max_quantity)) #the value of the maximal x-axis mark. If eg. max_quantity is 1021, the max_x_axis_mark is 10^4
                if (max_quantity / max_x_axis_mark) < 6: # because then there is no room for the "units" marker
                    max_x_axis_mark = max_x_axis_mark / 10
                max_x_axis_mark_pos = int((self.graph_rect[3]) * math.log10(max_x_axis_mark) / math.log10(xlim[1]) )
                mark_height = self.graph_rect[3] / 50
                for i in range(0,10): #iterating "downwards" so to speak, because the x_mark_line will give the lineage of 10fold lower marks
                    x_mark_here = int(max_x_axis_mark / (10**i))
                    if x_mark_here < 10: #we stop the show at 10
                        break
                    x_pos_here = int((self.graph_rect[3]) * math.log10(x_mark_here) / math.log10(xlim[1]) )
                    pygame.draw.line(market_analysis_surface,(0,0,0),(x_pos_here,x_axis_vertical_position + mark_height/2),(x_pos_here,x_axis_vertical_position - mark_height/2))
                    x_mark_label_text = "10^"+str(int(math.log10(x_mark_here)))
                    if i == 0:
                        x_mark_label_text = x_mark_label_text + " units"
                    x_mark_label = global_variables.standard_font.render(x_mark_label_text,True,(0,0,0))
                    market_analysis_surface.blit(x_mark_label,(x_pos_here-self.graph_rect[2]/100,x_axis_vertical_position + (mark_height)))
                    if market_analysis_surface is None:
                        raise Exception("At the end of the market_analysis_surface section, the surface had become None")

        return market_analysis_surface






    def update_data_history(self):
        history_surface = pygame.Surface((self.graph_rect[2],self.graph_rect[3]))
        history_surface.fill((212,212,212))
        resource = self.resource_selected

        #determining which market to look at. If in base mode it is obvious which. In firm for non-merchants it is home city, and for merchant it should be selectable
        if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
            market = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.market
        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                market = self.base_selected_for_merchant.market
            else:
                market = firm_selected.location.market
        else:
            raise Exception("The display mode " + str(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode) + " is not supposed to show market data")

        if len(market["transactions"][resource])==0:
            no_history_label = global_variables.standard_font.render("No " + resource + " sold on market",True,(0,0,0))
            history_surface.blit(no_history_label,(0,self.graph_rect[3]*0.5-4))
        else:
            start_date = market["transactions"][resource][0]["date"]
            end_date = market["transactions"][resource][-1]["date"]
            relative_numeric_start_date = (start_date - self.solar_system_object_link.start_date).days
            relative_numeric_end_date = (end_date - self.solar_system_object_link.start_date).days
            xlim = (relative_numeric_start_date,relative_numeric_end_date)
            dates = []
            price = []
            quantity = []
            seller = []
            buyer = []
            for transaction in market["transactions"][resource]:
                dates.append((transaction["date"] - self.solar_system_object_link.start_date).days)
                price.append(transaction["price"])
                quantity.append(transaction["quantity"])
                seller.append(transaction["seller"])
                buyer.append(transaction["buyer"])
            ylim = (0,max(price))
            if ylim[0] == ylim[1]:
                ylim = (ylim[0]-1,ylim[1]+1)
            if xlim[0] == xlim[1]:
                xlim = (xlim[0]-1,xlim[1]+1)

            history_surface = primitives.make_linear_y_axis(history_surface, self.frame_size, ylim, self.solar_system_object_link, unit ="price")
            history_surface = primitives.make_linear_x_axis(history_surface, self.frame_size, xlim, solar_system_object_link = self.solar_system_object_link, unit = "date")


            self.positional_database = {"bidding_mode":{},"non_bidding_mode":{}}
            self.positional_database["bidding_mode"]["price"] = ylim

            for i in range(0,len(price)):
                x_position = int(self.frame_size + ((self.graph_rect[2]-self.frame_size*2) * (dates[i] - xlim[0])) / (xlim[1]-xlim[0]))
                y_position = int(self.graph_rect[3] - (self.frame_size + ( (self.graph_rect[3]-self.frame_size*2) * (price[i] - ylim[0]) / (ylim[1]-ylim[0]) )))
                try: dot_size = int(math.log10(quantity[i]))
                except:
                    dot_size = 1
                pygame.draw.circle(history_surface,(0,0,0),(x_position,y_position),dot_size)


                left_border = x_position + self.graph_rect[0] - dot_size
                top_border = y_position + self.graph_rect[1] - dot_size
                if seller[i] is not None and buyer[i] is not None: #can happen with the empty startup transactions
                    self.positional_database["non_bidding_mode"][(left_border,top_border,2*dot_size,2*dot_size)] = {"linkto":seller[i],"text":str(seller[i].name) + " to " + str(buyer[i].name) + ": 10^" + str(dot_size) + "units","figure":((dot_size),(x_position + self.graph_rect[0],y_position + self.graph_rect[1])),"debug":left_border- dot_size}

            if len(price) != len(quantity) or len(price) != len(dates):
                raise Exception("DEBUGGING WARNING: There is a problem with unequal length in the markethistoryplotter")

        return(history_surface)





    def make_manual_bid(self,initial_price = None,initial_quantity = None):
        """
        Function that will give the player the option to place a manual bid.
        First pre-selected parameters for resource-choice, initial choice and range of price, intial choice and range of quantity
        #transaction-direction (buy or sell), and for location choices (for merchants) are choosen.
        """

        self.graph_selected = "place bid mode"
        resource = self.resource_selected

        if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
        else:
            raise Exception("The display mode " + str(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode) + " is not supposed to show market data")




        #seller or buyer
        if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
            if self.base_selected_for_merchant == firm_selected.from_location:
                direction = "buy"
            else:
                direction = "sell"
        elif isinstance(firm_selected, company.base_construction):
            direction = "buy"
        elif resource in list(firm_selected.input_output_dict["input"].keys()):
            direction = "buy"
        elif resource in list(firm_selected.input_output_dict["output"].keys()):
            direction = "sell"
        else:
            raise Exception("Oddly the resource " + str(resource) + " was neither found in the input or output of " + str(firm_selected.name))




        #quantity
        quantity_max = 0
        if direction == "sell": #in this case we are mostly interested in the stock
            #sell quantity
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                if self.base_selected_for_merchant == firm_selected.from_location:
                    quantity_max = max(quantity_max, firm_selected.from_stock_dict[resource])
                elif self.base_selected_for_merchant == firm_selected.to_location:
                    quantity_max = max(quantity_max, firm_selected.to_stock_dict[resource])
                else:
                    raise Exception("The self.base_selected_for_merchant " + str(self.base_selected_for_merchant.name) + " was neither in the from or the to_location of " + str(firm_selected.name))
            else:
                quantity_max = max(quantity_max, firm_selected.stock_dict[resource])


        else:
            #buy quantity
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                quantity_max = max(quantity_max, (firm_selected.from_location.population + firm_selected.to_location.population) / 2)
            else:
                quantity_max = max(quantity_max, firm_selected.input_output_dict["input"][resource] * 50)


        if initial_quantity is not None:
            quantity_max = max(initial_quantity, quantity_max)


        if isinstance(firm_selected, company.base_construction):
            quantity_max = firm_selected.input_output_dict["input"][resource]

        if initial_quantity is None:
            initial_quantity = quantity_max


        quantity_max = int(quantity_max)
        quantity_range = (0,quantity_max)

        if initial_quantity is not None:
            pre_selected_quantity = int(initial_quantity)
        else:
            pre_selected_quantity = int(quantity_max / 2)

        #marketsetting
        if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
            market = self.base_selected_for_merchant.market
        else:
            market = firm_selected.location.market




        max_price = 0

        if initial_price is not None:
            max_price = max(initial_price, max_price)

        if len(market["buy_offers"][resource]) > 0:
            max_price = max(market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"], max_price)

        for transaction in market["transactions"][resource]:
            max_price = max(max_price, transaction["price"])


        price_range = (0,int(max_price * 2))


#        print "initial_quantity: " + str(initial_quantity)
#        print "quantity_range: " + str(quantity_range)
#        print "initial_price: " + str(initial_price)
#        print "price_range: " + str(price_range)


        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface,(212,212,212),self.graph_rect)
        height_to_draw = 10



        #row 1 set the price
        fixed_price_text = global_variables.standard_font.render("Set the price:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(fixed_price_text, (self.graph_rect[0], self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw))
        price_rect = pygame.Rect(self.graph_rect[0] + fixed_price_text.get_width(), self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw,self.graph_rect[2] - fixed_price_text.get_width(),fixed_price_text.get_height())
        variable_price_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(str(int(initial_price)),True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(variable_price_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1]))


        def price_execute(label, price_rect):
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface,(212,212,212),price_rect)
            variable_price_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(str(self.price_bar.position),True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(variable_price_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1]))
            pygame.display.update(price_rect)

        if price_range[0] > int(initial_price) or int(initial_price) > price_range[1]:
            print(int(max_price))
            print(price_range)
            raise Exception("This has been observed before... check print outs")


        self.price_bar = gui_components.hscrollbar(self.action_surface,
                                  price_execute,
                                  (self.graph_rect[0] + 10, self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw + 20),
                                  self.graph_rect[2]-20,
                                  price_range,
                                  start_position = int(max_price),
                                  function_parameter=price_rect)



        #row 2 set the quantity
        height_to_draw = height_to_draw + 60

        fixed_quantity_text = global_variables.standard_font.render("Set the quantity:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(fixed_quantity_text, (self.graph_rect[0], self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw))
        quantity_rect = pygame.Rect(self.graph_rect[0] + fixed_quantity_text.get_width(), self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw,self.graph_rect[2] - fixed_quantity_text.get_width(),fixed_quantity_text.get_height())
        variable_quantity_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(str(initial_quantity),True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(variable_quantity_text, (quantity_rect[0], quantity_rect[1]))



        def quantity_execute(label, quantity_rect):
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface,(212,212,212),quantity_rect)
            variable_quantity_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(str(self.quantity_bar.position),True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(variable_quantity_text, (quantity_rect[0], quantity_rect[1]))
            pygame.display.update(quantity_rect)

        self.quantity_bar = gui_components.hscrollbar(self.action_surface,
                                  quantity_execute,
                                  (self.graph_rect[0] + 10, self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw + 20),
                                  self.graph_rect[2]-10,
                                  quantity_range,
                                  start_position = pre_selected_quantity,
                                  function_parameter=quantity_rect)





        #row 3: direction info
        height_to_draw = height_to_draw + 50
        direction_text  = global_variables.standard_font.render("Transaction type:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(direction_text, (self.graph_rect[0], self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw))

        def direction_execute(label, function_parameter):
#            print "direction"
#            print label
#            print function_parameter
            pass


        self.direction_buttons = gui_components.radiobuttons(["buy","sell"],
                                   self.action_surface,
                                   direction_execute,
                                   function_parameter = None,
                                   topleft = (self.graph_rect[0] + 10, self.graph_rect[1] + height_to_draw + 20),
                                   selected = direction)




        #effectuate buttons
        self.ok_button = gui_components.button("ok",
                                                self.action_surface,
                                                self.effectuate_market_bid,
                                                function_parameter = market,
                                                fixed_size = (100,35),
                                                topleft = (self.graph_rect[0] + self.graph_rect[2] - 110, self.graph_rect[1] + self.graph_rect[3] - 40)
                                                )





    def effectuate_market_bid(self, label, market):
        """
        Function that will check if the given numbers are ok, and if so effectuate the market bid
        """

#        all_ok = True
        if self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.BASE:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        elif self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode == Display.FIRM:
            firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
        else:
            raise Exception("The display mode " + str(self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode) + " is not supposed to show market data")
        price = self.price_bar.position
        quantity = self.quantity_bar.position

        #determining direction
        direction = self.direction_buttons.selected

        #determining resource
        resource = self.resource_selected

        #determining unit
        unit = self.solar_system_object_link.trade_resources[resource]["unit_of_measurment"]

        if direction == "buy":
            if price * quantity > firm_selected.owner.capital:
                print_dict = {"text":"Too low capital to bid for " + str(quantity) + " " + str(unit) + " of " + str(resource) + " at price " + str(price),"type":"general gameplay info"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                return
            own_offer = {"resource":resource,"price":float(price),"buyer":firm_selected,"name":firm_selected.name,"quantity":int(quantity),"date":self.solar_system_object_link.current_date}
        elif direction == "sell":
            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                if market == firm_selected.from_location.market:
                    quantity_available = firm_selected.from_stock_dict[resource]
                elif market == firm_selected.to_location.market:
                    quantity_available = firm_selected.to_stock_dict[resource]
                else:
                    raise Exception("Unknown direction for merchant type firm")
            else:
                quantity_available = firm_selected.stock_dict[resource]
            if quantity > quantity_available:
                print_dict = {"text":firm_selected.name + " only has " + str(firm_selected.stock_dict[resource]) + " " + str(unit) + " and can't offer " + str(quantity) + " for sale","type":"general gameplay info"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                return
            own_offer = {"resource":resource,"price":float(price),"seller":firm_selected,"name":firm_selected.name,"quantity":int(quantity),"date":self.solar_system_object_link.current_date}
        else:
            raise Exception("Unknown direction " + str(direction))

        firm_selected.make_market_bid(market,own_offer)

        print_dict = {"text":firm_selected.name + " succesfully made a " + str(direction) + " bid for " + str(quantity) + " " + str(unit) + " of " + str(resource) + " at price " + str(price),"type":"general gameplay info"}
        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
        self.graph_selected = "market bids"
        return "clear"






    def receive_click(self,event):
        """
        Function that will take the position of a mouse click and check if any market-window variables (either history or market bids)
        are present at that position. If so, it will highlight these with further info on first click and provide a link on second click
        """
        #transposing position to take the main window rect into account

        position = event.pos
        if self.graph_rect.collidepoint(position) == 1:
            if self.graph_selected == "place bid mode": #if we are in bidding mode

                if self.price_bar.rect.collidepoint(position) == 1:
                    self.price_bar.activate(position)
                if self.quantity_bar.rect.collidepoint(position) == 1:
                    self.quantity_bar.activate(position)
                if self.direction_buttons.rect.collidepoint(position) == 1:
                    self.direction_buttons.activate(position)
                if self.ok_button.rect.collidepoint(position) == 1:
                    return self.ok_button.activate(position)




            else: #if we are in history or market mode
                if self.bidding_mode: #if the graphs accept bids we start the bidding sections up

                    if self.graph_selected == "market bids":
                        top_of_plot = self.rect[1] + self.frame_size  + 21
                        self.blank_area_in_middle_height
                        y_position =  position[1] - top_of_plot
                        if y_position > (self.graph_rect[3] - 2 * self.frame_size) / 2 + self.blank_area_in_middle_height/2:
                            y_position = y_position - self.blank_area_in_middle_height #more than half - correct and move on
                        elif y_position > (self.graph_rect[3] - 2 * self.frame_size) / 2 - self.blank_area_in_middle_height/2:
                            return None #Hit half - don't continue
                        height_of_plot = self.graph_rect[3] - 2 * self.frame_size - self.blank_area_in_middle_height
                        y_relative_position = 1.0 - (y_position / float(height_of_plot))
                    else: #in history graph
                        y_relative_position =  ((self.graph_rect[3] - self.frame_size) - (position[1] - self.rect[1] - 21)) / float(self.graph_rect[3] - self.frame_size)




                    x_relative_position =  (position[0] - self.rect[0] - 150) / float(self.graph_rect[2])
                    if 0 < x_relative_position < 1:
                        if 0 < y_relative_position < 1:
                            if "price" in list(self.positional_database["bidding_mode"].keys()):
                                min_price = self.positional_database["bidding_mode"]["price"][0]
                                max_price = self.positional_database["bidding_mode"]["price"][1]
                                price = y_relative_position * (max_price - min_price) + min_price
                                if price < 0:
                                    price = 0
                                    if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                                        print_dict = {"text":"Changed price from " + str(price) + " to 0","type":"debugging"}
                                        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

                            else:
                                price = None

                            if "quantity" in list(self.positional_database["bidding_mode"].keys()):
                                max_qt = self.positional_database["bidding_mode"]["quantity"][1]
                                try:    math.log10(max_qt)
                                except:
                                    if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                                        print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: no good selection of log10 max_qt","type":"debugging"}
                                        self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                                    quantity = None
                                else:
                                    quantity = int(10 ** (math.log10(max_qt) * x_relative_position))
                            else:
                                quantity = None

#                            print "click at " + str((x_relative_position,y_relative_position)) + " gives price: " + str(price) + " and qt: " + str(quantity)
                            self.make_manual_bid(price,quantity)


                else:  #if the graphs do not accept bids we only display some information
                    click_spot = pygame.Rect(position[0]-1,position[1]-1 ,2,2)
                    click_spot_result = click_spot.collidedict(self.positional_database["non_bidding_mode"])
                    if click_spot_result is not None:
                        if event.button == 3:
                            if not isinstance(click_spot_result[1]["linkto"],company.base): #if it was a base there would be no point, since it would already in zoom
                                linkto = click_spot_result[1]["linkto"]
                                if isinstance(linkto, company.base):
                                    self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.BASE
                                    self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base = linkto
                                elif isinstance(linkto, company.firm) or isinstance(linkto, company.merchant) or isinstance(linkto, company.research):
                                    self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.FIRM
                                    self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected = linkto
                                else:
                                    raise Exception("The class of " + linkto.name + " was " + linkto.__class__)
                                return "clear"
                        else:
                            self.highlighted_transactions.append(click_spot_result[1])

                            text_size = global_variables.standard_font_small.size(click_spot_result[1]["text"])
                            text = global_variables.standard_font_small.render(click_spot_result[1]["text"],True,(0,0,0))

                            text_position = (click_spot_result[1]["figure"][1][0]-text_size[0] / 2,click_spot_result[1]["figure"][1][1])

                            if text_position[0] < self.graph_rect[0] + self.frame_size:
                                text_position = (self.graph_rect[0] + self.frame_size, text_position[1])
                            if text_position[0] + text_size[0] > self.graph_rect[0] + self.graph_rect[2]:
                                text_position = (self.graph_rect[0] + self.graph_rect[2] - text_size[0], text_position[1])


                            self.action_surface.blit(text,text_position)

                            if self.graph_selected == "market bids":
                                pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface,(100,100,255),click_spot_result[1]["figure"][0],click_spot_result[1]["figure"][1])
                            elif self.graph_selected == "history":
                                pygame.draw.circle(self.action_surface,(100,100,255),click_spot_result[1]["figure"][1],click_spot_result[1]["figure"][0])
                            else:
                                raise Exception("Unknown graph type " + self.graph_selected)

                            pygame.display.flip()



        else: #if the click is elsewhere than the graph window
            if self.graph_selected != "place bid mode":
                if self.update_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    self.update_button.activate(event.pos)
                if self.resource_buttons.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    self.resource_buttons.activate(event.pos)
                if self.graph_buttons.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    self.graph_buttons.activate(event.pos)
                if "activate" in dir(self.market_selection_buttons):
                    if self.market_selection_buttons.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                        self.market_selection_buttons.activate(event.pos)
                if "activate" in dir(self.bid_button):
                    if self.bid_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                        self.bid_button.activate(event.pos)








class base_build_menu():
    """
    Subview of the base view. Shows all options regarding building firms and other bases from the current base.

    The first list is derived from the list of currently known technologies + options to build research, merchants and new bases.

    The actions from choosing a commodity producer from the known technologies is to create that firm in the current city. Likewise, more
    or less, for research firms. Choosing merchant brings up question boxes about where the destination and what resource should be traded.
    Choosing new base building brings zooms out to base position mode.


    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface

        self.menu_position = "root"
        self.selections = {}
        self.text_receiver = None



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        self.text_receiver = None
        self.menu_position = "root"
        self.selections = {}


        buildoption_data = {}
        for technology_name in self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.known_technologies:
            if technology_name != "common knowledge":
                technology = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.known_technologies[technology_name]

                buildoption_data[technology_name] = {}


                #nicefying input output
                nice_input_output_line = ""
                for put in ["input","output"]:
                    if put == "output":
                        nice_input_output_line = nice_input_output_line + "-> "
                    for resource in list(technology["input_output_dict"][put].keys()):
                        value = technology["input_output_dict"][put][resource]
                        nice_input_output_line = nice_input_output_line + resource + ": " + str(value) + " "

                buildoption_data[technology_name]["input and output"] = str(nice_input_output_line)



        buildoption_data["research"] = {}
        buildoption_data["research"]["input and output"] = "labor: 1 -> research points"

        buildoption_data["merchant"] = {}
        buildoption_data["merchant"]["input and output"] = "transport: 1 -> movement of goods"

        buildoption_data["population transfer"] = {}
        buildoption_data["population transfer"]["input and output"] = "To existing or new base - costs depends on distance"

        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, buildoption_data, rect = self.rect)


    def receive_click(self,event):


        if event.button == 1:
            if self.menu_position == "pick name":
                if self.ok_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    self.ok_button.activate(event)
                    return "clear"
            elif self.menu_position == "commodity size":
                if self.slider.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    self.slider.activate(event.pos)
                if self.ok_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
                    return self.ok_button.activate(event.pos)

            else:
                self.fast_list.receive_click(event)


        if event.button == 3:
            if self.menu_position in ["root","pick destination","pick resource"]:
                self.fast_list.receive_click(event)


            if self.menu_position == "root":
                if self.fast_list.selected_name is not None:
                    if self.fast_list.selected_name == "merchant":
                        self.merchant_pick_destination()
                    elif self.fast_list.selected_name == "population transfer":
                        return "population transfer"
                    else:
                        self.commodity_size_selection(self.fast_list.selected_name)

            elif self.menu_position == "pick destination":
                if self.fast_list.selected_name is not None:
                    self.merchant_pick_resource(self.fast_list.selected_name)

            elif self.menu_position == "pick resource":
                if self.fast_list.selected_name is not None:
                    self.merchant_pick_name(self.fast_list.selected_name)








    def merchant_pick_destination(self):
        """
        Function to ask what destination the merchant should trade with
        """
        self.menu_position = "pick destination"
        destination_data = {}
        location = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        for destination_name in location.trade_routes:
            destination = location.trade_routes[destination_name]

            destination_data[destination_name] = {}
            destination_data[destination_name]["distance"] = destination["distance"]
            destination_data[destination_name]["type"] = destination["transport_type"]

        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, destination_data, rect = self.rect)




    def merchant_pick_resource(self, destination_name):
        """
        Function to ask what resource the merchant should trade in
        """
        self.menu_position = "pick resource"


        from_location = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        trade_route_selected = from_location.trade_routes[destination_name]

        #prepare direct links to the other endpoint location
        for endpoint in trade_route_selected["endpoint_links"]:
            if endpoint != from_location:
                to_location = endpoint

        #prepare resource data
        resource_data = {}
        for resource in list(self.solar_system_object_link.trade_resources.keys()):
            if self.solar_system_object_link.trade_resources[resource]["transportable"]:
                resource_data[resource] = {}

                quantity_offered_here = 0
                prices = []
                for sell_offer in from_location.market["sell_offers"][resource]:
                    quantity_offered_here = quantity_offered_here + sell_offer["quantity"]
                    prices.append(sell_offer["price"])
                if len(prices) == 0:
                    cheapest_sell_price = None
                else:
                    cheapest_sell_price = min(prices)

                if len(to_location.market["buy_offers"][resource]) > 0:
                    best_buy_price = to_location.market["buy_offers"][resource][0]["price"]
                else:
                    best_buy_price = None

                resource_data[resource]["Qt on market here"] = quantity_offered_here
                resource_data[resource]["Best sell price"] = cheapest_sell_price
                resource_data[resource]["Best buy price"] = best_buy_price

        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, resource_data, rect = self.rect)





        from_location = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        trade_route_selected = from_location.trade_routes[destination_name]
        for endpoint in trade_route_selected["endpoint_links"]:
            if endpoint != from_location:
                to_location = endpoint
        self.selections = {"to_location":to_location,"from_location":from_location,"trade_route_selected":trade_route_selected}


    def merchant_pick_name(self,resource,give_length_warning=False):
        """
        Function to get the name of the merchant
        give_length_warning         If true, this will specify the max text size as part of the title.
        """
        self.menu_position = "pick name"

        self.selections["resource"] = resource


        #check that this does not already exist
        exists = False
        for firm_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.owned_firms.values()):
            if isinstance(firm_instance, company.merchant):
                if firm_instance.from_location == self.selections["from_location"]:
                    if firm_instance.to_location == self.selections["to_location"]:
                        if firm_instance.resource == resource:
                            exists = True
        if exists:
            print_dict = {"text":"A merchant from " + str(self.selections["from_location"].name) + " to " + str(self.selections["to_location"].name) + " trading " + str(resource) + " does already exist","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)


        else:

            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
            pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
            pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))

            text = global_variables.standard_font.render("Choose name for merchant:",True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(text, (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 10))



            if give_length_warning:
                warning = global_variables.standard_font.render("Name must be unique",True,(0,0,0))
                self.action_surface.blit(warning, (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 50))


            self.text_receiver = gui_components.entry(self.action_surface,
                                 topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 90),
                                 width = self.rect[3] - 20,
                                 max_letters = global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names)
            self.text_receiver.active = True

            self.ok_button = gui_components.button("ok",
                                                    self.action_surface,
                                                    self.merchant_build,
                                                    function_parameter = None,
                                                    fixed_size = (100,35),
                                                    topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 150)
                                                    )






    def merchant_build(self,label,function_parameter):
        """
        Function to build the merchant
        """
        for test in ["to_location","from_location","trade_route_selected","resource"]:
            if test not in list(self.selections.keys()):
                raise Exception("The " + test + " was not properly selected")

        resource = self.selections["resource"]


        name = self.text_receiver.text

        #test if name is unique
        unique = True
        for company_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.values()):
            if name in list(company_instance.owned_firms.keys()):
                unique = False

        if 0 < len(name) <= global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names and unique:
            owner = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player
            input_output_dict = {"input":{},"output":{},"timeframe":30,"byproducts":{}}
            distance = self.selections["trade_route_selected"]["distance"]
            transport_type = self.selections["trade_route_selected"]["transport_type"]
            new_merchant_firm = company.merchant(self.solar_system_object_link,
                                                 self.selections["from_location"],
                                                 self.selections["to_location"],
                                                 input_output_dict,
                                                 owner,
                                                 name,
                                                 transport_type,
                                                 distance,
                                                 self.selections["resource"])
            owner.owned_firms[name] = new_merchant_firm
            print_dict = {"text":"Built a merchant named " + str(name) + " between " + str(self.selections["from_location"].name) + " and " + str(self.selections["to_location"].name) + " trading in " + str(self.selections["resource"]),"type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            self.selections = {}
            self.menu_position = "root"
        else:
            print_dict = {"text":"the selected name " + str(name) + " was too long. Has to be less than " + str(global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names) + " characters","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            self.merchant_pick_name(self.selections["resource"],give_length_warning=True)



    def commodity_size_selection(self, firm_type):
        """
        This function creates a dialog asking the size of the firm to be built
        The range of the size is from "1" where the it is just the input_output_dict
        to the integer at which the sum of the inputs are equal to 10% the population of the city (FIXME this rule is not implemented for AI - also note that it is more like 101% of the sum at present)

        """
        self.menu_position = "commodity size"

        self.selections = {}
        self.selections["firm_type"] = firm_type

        if firm_type in ["population transfer","merchant"]:
            raise Exception("This should have been distributed correctly already at the select_button_callback step")
        elif firm_type == "research":
            technology = {}
            technology["input_output_dict"] = {}
            technology["input_output_dict"]["input"] = {"labor":1}
            technology["input_output_dict"]["output"] = {"research:":1}
            technology["technology_name"] = "research"
        else:
            technology = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.known_technologies[firm_type]

        input_size = 0


        #calculate the range allowed
        for input in list(technology["input_output_dict"]["input"].values()):
            input_size = input_size + input
        if input_size < 2:
            input_size = 2
        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base is None:
            raise Exception("very weird - there was no base selected")
        population = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.population
        max_size = max(int(population * 0.05 / float(input_size)),1)


        #check if the current_player already owns a company of that technology in the current base
        existing_firm = None
        for firm_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.owned_firms.values()):
            if firm_instance.location == self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base:
                if firm_instance.technology_name == firm_type:
                    existing_firm = firm_instance
                    break


        #clean up the act
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))




        if existing_firm is None:
            start_value = 1
            existing_firm_rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render("Choose name of firm:",True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(existing_firm_rendered_text, (self.rect[0] + 90, self.rect[1] + 70))
            self.text_receiver = gui_components.entry(self.action_surface,
                     topleft = (self.rect[0] + 100, self.rect[1] + 90, self.rect[2] - 100, self.rect[3] - 150),
                     width = 300,
                     max_letters = global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names)
            self.text_receiver.active = True


        else:

            start_value = existing_firm.size


            existing_firm_rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render("An existing size " + str(existing_firm.size) + " firm of this type already owned here.",True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(existing_firm_rendered_text, (self.rect[0] + 130, self.rect[1] + 70))
            existing_firm_rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render("Select new size and press ok if new size is required.",True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(existing_firm_rendered_text, (self.rect[0] + 130, self.rect[1] + 85))


        text = global_variables.standard_font.render("Choose size of firm:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(text, (self.rect[0] + 90, self.rect[1] + 150))


        fastest = global_variables.standard_font.render("Smallest",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(fastest, (self.rect[0] + 40, self.rect[1] + 40))

        slowest = global_variables.standard_font.render("Largest",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(slowest, (self.rect[0] + 40, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]-  50))


        def execute(label, technology):
            """
            This function is activated on scrollbar value change on the size selection box, and updates the input_output_dict
            """

            update_rect = pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 50, self.rect[1] + 170, self.rect[2] - 100, self.rect[3] - 250)
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), update_rect)

            size_info = global_variables.standard_font_small.render("size: " + str(self.slider.position),True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(size_info, (self.rect[0] + 130, self.rect[1] + 170))
            lineno = 0
            for put in ["input","output"]:
                lineno = lineno + 1
                direction_info = global_variables.standard_font_small.render(put+":",True,(0,0,0))
                self.action_surface.blit(direction_info, (self.rect[0] + 130, self.rect[1] + 170 + lineno * 20))
#                print technology.keys()
                for resource in list(technology["input_output_dict"][put].keys()):
                    lineno = lineno + 1
                    if resource in self.solar_system_object_link.mineral_resources + ["food"] and put == "output":
                        mining_opportunity = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base.get_mining_opportunities(self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet, resource)
                        unmodified_output = technology["input_output_dict"]["output"][resource]
                        value = (mining_opportunity / 10) * unmodified_output
                        value = int(value * self.slider.position)
                        value_info = global_variables.standard_font_small.render(resource + ": " + str(value) + " (location modifier: " + str(round(mining_opportunity,2)) + ")",True,(0,0,0))

                    else:
                        value = technology["input_output_dict"][put][resource]
                        value = value * self.slider.position
                        value_info = global_variables.standard_font_small.render(resource + ": " + str(value),True,(0,0,0))


                    self.action_surface.blit(value_info, (self.rect[0] + 150, self.rect[1] + 170 + lineno * 20))





            self.ok_button = gui_components.button("ok",
                                        self.action_surface,
                                        self.commodity_build_firm,
                                        function_parameter = existing_firm,
                                        fixed_size = (100,35),
                                        topleft = (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2] - 110, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3] - 40))


            pygame.display.flip()

        if 1 >  start_value or max_size < start_value:
            print(start_value)
            print(max_size)
            print(firm_type)
            raise Exception("This has been observed before. See printout")

        self.slider = gui_components.vscrollbar (self.action_surface,
                                                execute,
                                                topleft = (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 30),
                                                length_of_bar_in_pixel = self.rect[3] - 60,
                                                range_of_values = (1,max_size),
                                                start_position = start_value,
                                                function_parameter = technology
                                                )
        execute(None,technology)

        self.selections["technology"] = technology






#
#
#
#
#    def commodity_ask_for_name(self,label,existing_firm,give_length_warning=False):
#        """
#        This command is called after the size selection box has been accepted
#        """
#        size_requested = self.slider.position
##        print "commodity_ask_for_name and existing_firm is " + str(existing_firm)
#        self.menu_position = "commodity name"
#        update_rect = pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 50, self.rect[1] + 70, self.rect[2] - 100, self.rect[3] - 150)
#        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), update_rect)
#
#
#        if existing_firm is None:
#            name = self.text_receiver.text
#
#        else: #in cases where the firm already exists, we preserve the name
#
#
##            existing_info = global_variables.standard_font_small.render("Updating firm size",True,(0,0,0))
##            self.action_surface.blit(existing_info, (self.rect[0] + 130, self.rect[1] + 70))
##            pygame.display.flip()
##            print "commodity_ask_for_name knows that existing firm is not none but " + str(existing_firm)
#            self.commodity_build_firm(None, existing_firm)
#            return "clear"
#
#
#
##            self.commodity_build_firm(technology, self.size_requested, existing_name = existing_firm.name)
#
#
#



    def commodity_build_firm(self,label,existing_firm):
        """
        The effectuating function for building commodity firms.
            either takes a name for a new firm
            or the instance for an existing firm
        """


        if existing_firm is None:
            name = self.text_receiver.text
            unique = True
            for company_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.companies.values()):
                if name in list(company_instance.owned_firms.keys()):
                    unique = False

            if not (0 < len(name) <= global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names and unique):
                print_dict = {"text":"the selected name " + str(name) + " was too long and/or not unique. Has to be less than " + str(global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names) + " characters","type":"general gameplay info"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                self.commodity_size_selection(self.selections["firm_type"])
                return None

        else: #if existing name exists, we use that
            name = existing_firm.name



        technology = self.selections["technology"]
        location = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base
        owner = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player
        size = self.slider.position

        owner.change_firm_size(location,size,technology["technology_name"], name)
        if isinstance(name, str) or isinstance(name, str):
            print_dict = {"text":str(name) + ", a " + self.selections["firm_type"] + " firm of size " + str(size) + " was built at " + str(location.name) + " for " + str(owner.name),"type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

        else:
            print(name)
            print(name.__class__)
            raise Exception("The name used: " + str(name) + " was of class " + str(name.__class__) + " but should have been a string")
        return "clear"




class company_ownership_info():
    """
    Subview of the company view. Shows miscellanous information about a company, such as decision parameters, capital and number of firms.
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface


    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)






    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        company_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected
        if company_selected is not None:
            company_ownership_dict = {}

            for company_database_variable in company_selected.company_database:
                company_database_variable_name_here = company_database_variable
                if len(company_database_variable_name_here) > global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names:
                    company_database_variable_name_here = company_database_variable_name_here[0:global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names]
                company_ownership_dict["parameter: " + company_database_variable_name_here] = {"info":str(company_selected.company_database[company_database_variable])}

            company_ownership_dict["capital"] = {"info":company_selected.capital}

            company_ownership_dict["home cities, number of"] = {"info":str(len(company_selected.home_cities))}
            if 0 < len(company_selected.home_cities) < 4:
                list_value = str(list(company_selected.home_cities.keys()))
                list_value = list_value.rstrip("]")
                list_value = list_value.lstrip("[")
                company_ownership_dict["home cities"] = {"info":list_value}

            company_ownership_dict["last_firm_evaluation"] = {"info":str(company_selected.last_firm_evaluation)}
            company_ownership_dict["last_market_evaluation"] = {"info":str(company_selected.last_market_evaluation)}
            company_ownership_dict["last_demand_evaluation"] = {"info":str(company_selected.last_demand_evaluation)}
            company_ownership_dict["last_supply_evaluation"] = {"info":str(company_selected.last_supply_evaluation)}

            company_ownership_dict["research"] = {"info":str(company_selected.research)}

            company_ownership_dict["firms owned, number of"] = {"info":str(len(company_selected.owned_firms))}

            self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, company_ownership_dict, rect = self.rect)
        else:
            if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                print_dict = {"text":"DEBUGGING: Company selected was None","type":"debugging"}
                self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)








class company_financial_info():
    """
    Subview of the company view. Shows a graph of the capital of the company as it has been over the past years.
    """


    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.frame_size = 80



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """

        company_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected
        company_accounting = company_selected.company_accounting

        blank_surface = pygame.Surface((self.rect[2], self.rect[3]))
        blank_surface.fill((150,150,150))
#        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(blank_surface, (255,255,255), (0, 0), (self.rect[2], 0))
        pygame.draw.line(blank_surface, (255,255,255), (0, 0), (0, self.rect[3]))
        pygame.draw.line(blank_surface, (0,0,0), (self.rect[2], 0), (self.rect[2], self.rect[3]))
        pygame.draw.line(blank_surface, (0,0,0), (0, self.rect[3]), (self.rect[2], self.rect[3]))


        if len(company_selected.company_accounting) == 0:
            no_history_label = global_variables.standard_font.render("No history for " + company_selected.name,True,(0,0,0))
            blank_surface.blit(no_history_label,(20,20))
        else:
            start_date = company_accounting[0]["date"]
            end_date = company_accounting[len(company_accounting)-1]["date"]
            relative_numeric_start_date = (start_date - self.solar_system_object_link.start_date).days
            relative_numeric_end_date = (end_date - self.solar_system_object_link.start_date).days

            dates = []
            capital = []
            for account_report in company_accounting:
                dates.append((account_report["date"] - self.solar_system_object_link.start_date).days)
                capital.append(account_report["capital"])

            xlim = (min(dates),max(dates))
            ylim = (0,max(capital))
            if ylim[0] == ylim[1]:
                ylim = (ylim[0]-1,ylim[1]+1)
            if xlim[0] == xlim[1]:
                xlim = (xlim[0]-1,xlim[1]+1)


            blank_surface = primitives.make_linear_y_axis(blank_surface, self.frame_size, ylim, solar_system_object_link=self.solar_system_object_link, unit = "capital")
            blank_surface = primitives.make_linear_x_axis(blank_surface,self.frame_size,xlim, solar_system_object_link=self.solar_system_object_link, unit="date")
#            print "(self.graph_rect[2]-self.frame_size*2): " + str((self.graph_rect[2]-self.frame_size*2))
            for i in range(1,len(capital)):
                x1_position = int(self.frame_size + ((self.rect[2]-self.frame_size*2) * (dates[i-1] - xlim[0])) / (xlim[1]-xlim[0]))
                y1_position = int(self.rect[3] - (self.frame_size + ( (self.rect[3]-self.frame_size*2) * (capital[i-1] - ylim[0]) / (ylim[1]-ylim[0]) )))
                x2_position = int(self.frame_size + ((self.rect[2]-self.frame_size*2) * (dates[i] - xlim[0])) / (xlim[1]-xlim[0]))
                y2_position = int(self.rect[3] - (self.frame_size + ( (self.rect[3]-self.frame_size*2) * (capital[i] - ylim[0]) / (ylim[1]-ylim[0]) )))
#                print "From (" + str(x1_position) + "," + str(y1_position) + ") to (" + str(x2_position) + "," +str(y2_position) + ") - the date was: " + str(dates[i]) + " and the capital was " + str(capital[i])

                pygame.draw.line(blank_surface,(0,0,0),(x1_position,y1_position),(x2_position,y2_position))


        self.action_surface.blit(blank_surface,(self.rect[0],self.rect[1]))
        pygame.display.flip()



    def receive_click(self,event):
        if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
            print_dict = {"text":"Nothing should happen now in company_financial_info","type":"debugging"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)


class company_list_of_firms():
    """
    Subview of the company view. Shows a list of all firms owned by the company. A shortcut button allows quick zoom to the firm page of these firms.
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """
        company_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected
        if company_selected is None:
            raise Exception("A list of firms was requested, but no company was selected")

        firm_data = {}
        for firm_instance in list(company_selected.owned_firms.values()):
            firm_data[firm_instance.name] = {}
            try: firm_instance.last_profit
            except:
                firm_data[firm_instance.name]["last profit"] = "NA"
            else:
                firm_data[firm_instance.name]["last profit"] = firm_instance.last_profit

            firm_data[firm_instance.name]["location"] = firm_instance.location.name

            stock_amount = 0
            for stock_item in list(firm_instance.stock_dict.values()):
                stock_amount = stock_amount + stock_item
            firm_data[firm_instance.name]["stock size"] = stock_amount
        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, firm_data, rect = self.rect)


    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)
        if event.button == 3:
            firm_selected = None
            for firm in list(self.solar_system_object_link.company_selected.owned_firms.values()):
                if firm.name == self.fast_list.selected_name:
                    firm_selected = firm
            if firm_selected is None:
                if self.solar_system_object_link.message_printing["debugging"]:
                    print_dict = {"text":"POSSIBLE DEBUGGING: - the firm asked for was of None type","type":"debugging"}
                    self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

            else:
                if isinstance(firm_selected, company.base):
                    self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.BASE
                    self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.current_base = firm_selected

                else:
                    self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.FIRM
                    self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected = firm_selected
                return "clear"




class firm_trade_partners_info():
    """
    Subview of the firm view. Shows a list of past trading transactions for the firm.
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function. Doesn't return anything, but saves self.window_transactions variable and renders using the self.renderer.
        """

        firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected
        if isinstance(firm_selected,company.merchant):
            location_list = [firm_selected.from_location, firm_selected.to_location]

        else:
            location_list = [firm_selected.location]


        transactions = {}
        for k, location_instance in enumerate(location_list):

            market = location_instance.market
            for i, resource in enumerate(market["transactions"]):

                for j, transaction in enumerate(market["transactions"][resource]):

                    date = transaction["date"]
                    if transaction["buyer"] is not None:
                        buyer = transaction["buyer"].name
                    else:
                        buyer = None
                    if transaction["seller"] is not None:
                        seller = transaction["seller"].name
                    else:
                        seller = None
                    price = transaction["price"]
                    #print "The price is of class " + str(price.__class__)
                    quantity = transaction["quantity"]
                    if firm_selected.name in [buyer,seller]:
                        transactions[(i+1)*(j+1)*(k+1)] =  {"date":date,"buyer":buyer,"seller":seller,"price":price,"quantity":quantity}
#                        print "no this was it"
#                        print location_instance.name + " name of market"
#                        print "for the " + str(i) + " resource which is " + str(resource)
#                        print "for the " + str(j) + " transaction which is " + str(transaction)


#        print "transaction keys " + str(transactions.keys())
#        print "transactions: " + str(transactions)
        self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(
                                                  self.action_surface,
                                                  transactions,
                                                  rect = self.rect,
                                                  sort_by = "date",
                                                  column_order = ["date","buyer","seller","price","quantity"])

    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)




class firm_process_info():
    """
    Subview of the firm view. Shows a list of the resources of interest for the firm. Both the stock and the production rate is shown.
    """

    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(50,50,700,500)
        self.action_surface = action_surface



    def receive_click(self,event):
        self.fast_list.receive_click(event)



    def create(self):
        """
        The creation function.
        """

        firm_selected = self.solar_system_object_link.firm_selected


        if firm_selected is not None:

            if isinstance(firm_selected, company.merchant):
                process_and_stock_dict = {}
                for direction_name in ["destination","origin"]:
                    if direction_name == "destination":
                        base = firm_selected.to_location
                    else:
                        base = firm_selected.from_location

                    direction = "in " + base.name
                    for resource in [firm_selected.resource, firm_selected.transport_type]:
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource + " at " + direction_name] = {}
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource + " at " + direction_name]["direction"] = direction
                         if direction_name == "destination":
                             process_and_stock_dict[resource + " at " + direction_name]["current stock"] = firm_selected.to_stock_dict[resource]
                         else:
                             process_and_stock_dict[resource + " at " + direction_name]["current stock"] = firm_selected.from_stock_dict[resource]
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource + " at " + direction_name]["rate"] = "NA"

            else:
                process_and_stock_dict = {}
                for direction in ["input","output"]:
                    for resource in firm_selected.input_output_dict[direction]:
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource] = {}
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource]["direction"] = direction
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource]["current stock"] = firm_selected.stock_dict[resource]
                         process_and_stock_dict[resource]["rate"] = firm_selected.input_output_dict[direction][resource]

            self.fast_list = gui_components.fast_list(self.action_surface, process_and_stock_dict, rect = self.rect,column_order = ["rownames","direction","rate","current stock"])
















class construct_base_menu():
    """
    The functions in which new bases can be build
    """
    def __init__(self,solar_system_object,action_surface):
        self.solar_system_object_link = solar_system_object
        self.rect = pygame.Rect(150,150,300,400)
        self.action_surface = action_surface
        self.text_receiver = None




    def receive_click(self,event):
        if self.ok_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.ok_button.activate(None)
        if self.cancel_button.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            return self.cancel_button.activate(None)
        if self.population_bar.rect.collidepoint(event.pos) == 1:
            self.population_bar.activate(event.pos)



    def exit(self, label, function_parameter):
        return "clear"


    def new_base_ask_for_name(self,sphere_coordinates, give_length_warning = False):
        """
        Function that prompts the user for a name of the new base
        Optional argument give_length_warning includes a label that specifies max " + str(global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names) + " characters
        """

        #first we calculate the distance
        building_base = self.solar_system_object_link.building_base

        if self.solar_system_object_link.current_player != building_base.owner:
            print_dict = {"text":"Could not transfer population from " + str(building_base.name) + " because it is not owned by you.","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
            pygame.mouse.set_cursor(*pygame.cursors.arrow)
            return

        if sphere_coordinates[0:19] == "transfer population":
            if sphere_coordinates[23:] in list(self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.bases.keys()):
                destination_base = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.bases[sphere_coordinates[23:]]
                sphere_coordinates = destination_base.position_coordinate
                if self.solar_system_object_link.current_player != destination_base.owner:
                    print_dict = {"text":"Could not transfer population to " + str(destination_base.name) + " because it is not owned by you.","type":"general gameplay info"}
                    self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)
                    self.solar_system_object_link.build_base_mode = True
                    pygame.mouse.set_cursor(*pygame.cursors.diamond)
                    return

            else:
                raise Exception("The destination base " + str(sphere_coordinates[23:]) + "was not found in base dict of " + str(self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.name))
        else:
            destination_base = None

        if sphere_coordinates == (None, None): #
            sphere_coordinates = "space base"

        gravitational_constant = 40
        if building_base.home_planet == self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet: #intraplanetary
            if building_base.terrain_type != "Space" and sphere_coordinates != "space base": #ground based
                transport_type = "ground transport"
                distance = int(building_base.home_planet.calculate_distance(sphere_coordinates, building_base.position_coordinate)[0]) / 100
            else: #space based intraplanetary
                if building_base.terrain_type != "Space" and sphere_coordinates == "space base": #ground to space building - mostly depends on escape velocity
                    transport_type = "space transport"
                    distance = (self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.gravity_at_surface * gravitational_constant) ** 2
                else: #space-to-ground or space-to-space (cheap)
                    transport_type = "space transport"
                    distance = 10.0
        else: #inter-planetary -- one fixed part and one part ground escape velocity
            transport_type = "space transport"
            distance = 100.0

            #adding an extra for travels between far-away planets
            endpoint_distances = []
            for endpoint in [building_base.home_planet, self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet]:
                while endpoint.planet_data["satellite_of"] != "sun":
                    endpoint = self.solar_system_object_link.planets[endpoint.planet_data["satellite_of"]]
                endpoint_distances.append(endpoint.planet_data["semi_major_axis"])
            distance = distance + int(abs(endpoint_distances[0] - endpoint_distances[1]) ** 0.5) / 50

            if building_base.terrain_type != "Space":
                distance = distance + int((building_base.home_planet.gravity_at_surface*gravitational_constant) ** 2)
                distance = distance * 2 #because it is generally more difficult to have to launch from surface of planet

#        print "distance is " + str(distance) + " using " + transport_type
        self.pricing = {
                        "steel_cost_per_person" : 0.51 + distance / 100,
                        "power_cost_per_person" : 0.5 + distance / 100,
                        "transport_cost_per_person" : distance,
                        "electronics_cost_per_person" : 0.01 + distance / 2000,
                        "transport_type":transport_type,
                        "distance":distance
        }

        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (212,212,212), self.rect)
        pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface, (0,0,0), self.rect, 2)
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2], self.rect[1]))
        pygame.draw.line(self.action_surface, (255,255,255), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1]), (self.rect[0], self.rect[1] + self.rect[3]))


        if destination_base is not None:
            location_description = "Transfering population to " + destination_base.name
        else:
            if sphere_coordinates == "space base":
                location_description = "Building a base in orbit around " + self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.name
            else:
                location_description = "Building a base at (" + str(round(sphere_coordinates[0]))+ "," + str(round(sphere_coordinates[1])) + ") on "+ self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet.name

        description = global_variables.standard_font.render(location_description,True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(description, (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1]  + 20))


        if destination_base is None:
            description = global_variables.standard_font.render("Enter name",True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(description, (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1]  + 40))

            if give_length_warning:
                warning = global_variables.standard_font.render("Name must be unique",True,(0,0,0))
                self.action_surface.blit(warning, (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1] + 50))


            self.text_receiver = gui_components.entry(self.action_surface,
                                 topleft = (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2]/2 - 100, self.rect[1] + 70),
                                 width = 200,
                                 max_letters = global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names)
            self.text_receiver.active = True
        else:
            assert self.text_receiver == None

        description = global_variables.standard_font.render("Population to transfer:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(description, (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1]  + 120))


        price_rect = pygame.Rect(self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 210, self.rect[2] - 20, 80)

        def population_execute(label,price_rect):
            pygame.draw.rect(self.action_surface,(212,212,212),price_rect)

            text = primitives.nicefy_numbers(int(self.population_bar.position)) + " people"
            rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(text,True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(rendered_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1]))

            text = primitives.nicefy_numbers(int(self.population_bar.position * self.pricing["steel_cost_per_person"])) + " steel"
            rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(text,True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(rendered_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1] + 15))

            text = primitives.nicefy_numbers(int(self.population_bar.position * self.pricing ["power_cost_per_person"])) + " power"
            rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(text,True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(rendered_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1] + 30))

            text = primitives.nicefy_numbers(int(self.population_bar.position * self.pricing["transport_cost_per_person"])) + " " + transport_type
            rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(text,True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(rendered_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1] + 45))

            text = primitives.nicefy_numbers(int(self.population_bar.position * self.pricing ["electronics_cost_per_person"])) + " electronics"
            rendered_text = global_variables.standard_font.render(text,True,(0,0,0))
            self.action_surface.blit(rendered_text, (price_rect[0], price_rect[1] + 60))

            pygame.display.update(price_rect)



        max_size = min(10000,building_base.population)
        min_size = min(max_size/2, 100)
        self.population_bar = gui_components.hscrollbar(
                                                        self.action_surface,
                                                        population_execute,
                                                        (self.rect[0] + 10, self.rect[1] + 140),
                                                        self.rect[2]-20,
                                                        (min_size,max_size),
                                                        start_position = 100,
                                                        function_parameter=price_rect)

        description = global_variables.standard_font.render("Price of transfer:",True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(description, (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1]  + 170))
        description = global_variables.standard_font.render("Calculated on a cost-distance of " + str(int(distance)),True,(0,0,0))
        self.action_surface.blit(description, (self.rect[0] + 20, self.rect[1]  + 185))


        population_execute(None,price_rect)

        if destination_base is None:
            self.ok_button = gui_components.button("ok",
                                                    self.action_surface,
                                                    self.new_base_build,
                                                    function_parameter = sphere_coordinates,
                                                    fixed_size = (100,35),
                                                    topleft = (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2] - 110, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3] - 40))
        else:
            self.ok_button = gui_components.button("ok",
                                                    self.action_surface,
                                                    self.new_base_build,
                                                    function_parameter = destination_base,
                                                    fixed_size = (100,35),
                                                    topleft = (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2] - 110, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3] - 40))


        self.cancel_button = gui_components.button("cancel",
                                                self.action_surface,
                                                self.exit, function_parameter = None,
                                                fixed_size = (100,35),
                                                topleft = (self.rect[0] + self.rect[2] - 220, self.rect[1] + self.rect[3] - 40))

    def new_base_build(self,label,function_parameter):

        if self.text_receiver is not None:
            destination_base = None
            name = self.text_receiver.text
            construction_name = name + " construction"
            sphere_coordinates = function_parameter
            if sphere_coordinates == "space base":
                location_description = " in space"
            else:
                location_description = " at (" + str(round(sphere_coordinates[0]))+ "," + str(round(sphere_coordinates[1])) + ")"

        else:
            destination_base = function_parameter
            name = destination_base.name
            construction_name = name + " transfer"
            sphere_coordinates = destination_base.position_coordinate
            location_description = ""


        size = self.population_bar.position

        #test if name is unique
        unique = True
        if destination_base is None:
            for planet_instance in list(self.solar_system_object_link.planets.values()):
                if name in list(planet_instance.bases.keys()):
                    unique = False

        if 0 < len(name) <= global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names and unique:


            home_planet = self.solar_system_object_link.current_planet
            owner = self.solar_system_object_link.current_player
            building_base = self.solar_system_object_link.building_base
            self.solar_system_object_link.building_base = None


            if sphere_coordinates == "space base":
                northern_loc = None
                eastern_loc = None
            else:
                northern_loc = sphere_coordinates[1]
                eastern_loc = sphere_coordinates[0]


            input_output_dict = {"input":{
                                          "steel":int(self.pricing["steel_cost_per_person"] * size),
                                          "power":int(self.pricing["power_cost_per_person"] * size),
                                          self.pricing["transport_type"]:int(self.pricing["transport_cost_per_person"] * size),
                                          "electronics":int(self.pricing["electronics_cost_per_person"] * size)
                                          },
                                      "output":{},
                                      "timeframe":30,
                                      "byproducts":{}
            }


            base_to_be_build_data = {
                         "destination_base":destination_base,
                         "northern_loc":northern_loc,
                         "eastern_loc":eastern_loc,
                         "population":size,
                         "country":self.solar_system_object_link.current_player.name,
                         "GDP_per_capita_in_dollars":building_base.gdp_per_capita_in_dollars,
                         "home_planet":home_planet,
                         "owner":owner,
                         "name":name,
                         "distance_to_origin":self.pricing["distance"],
                         "transport_type_to_origin":self.pricing["transport_type"]
                         }


            base_construction = company.base_construction(
                                                          solar_system_object = self.solar_system_object_link,
                                                          input_output_dict = input_output_dict,
                                                          location = building_base,
                                                          name = construction_name,
                                                          home_planet = building_base.home_planet,
                                                          base_to_be_build_data = base_to_be_build_data,
                                                          owner = owner,
                                                          size = size)


            owner.owned_firms[construction_name] = base_construction


            print_dict = {"text":"The preparation of " + construction_name + location_description + " has started in " + str(building_base.name),"type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

            #clear up everything to make space
            self.solar_system_object_link.display_mode = Display.PLANETARY
            return "clear"

        else:
            print_dict = {"text":"the selected name " + str(name) + " was too long. Has to be less than " + str(global_variables.max_letters_in_company_names) + " characters","type":"general gameplay info"}
            self.solar_system_object_link.messages.append(print_dict)

            self.new_base_ask_for_name(sphere_coordinates,give_length_warning=True)