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# Sapling: A Dialogue Tree CLI Utility
[![Gem
Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/sapling-dialogue.svg)](
https://badge.fury.io/rb/sapling-dialogue) [![Build
Status](
https://travis-ci.org/VagabondAzulien/sapling.svg?branch=master)](
https://travis-ci.org/VagabondAzulien/sapling)
Sapling allows for easy creation and use of dialogue trees.
A dialogue tree is a series of dialogues which follow sequentially, though with
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through leafs, which are the actual choices.
You can experience this yourself, by loading "Example Quest! - A Meta Dialogue
Tree!". You can find the tree itself at [trees/example\_quest.yaml](
var/trees/example_quest.yaml). To run it, just type `sapling -t
trees/example_quest.yaml`.
Tree!". You can find the tree itself at [var/trees/example\_quest.yaml](
https://github.com/VagabondAzulien/sapling/blob/master/var/trees/example_quest.yaml).
To run it, just type `sapling read path/to/example_quest.yaml`.
## Building a New Tree
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file, or go through the construction wizard. Either way, the end result is a
plain-text configuration file, which can be easily shared, edited, and viewed.
For more details on the configuration file itself, check out the [Configuration
File documentation](var/docs/config_file.md), or the self-documented
[configuration file example](var/docs/config_file_example.yaml). Alternatively,
you can checkout [Example Quest](var/trees/example_quest.yaml) for a complete
tree.
File documentation](
http://www.theinternetvagabond.com/sapling/file.config_file.html), or the
self-documented [configuration file example](
http://www.theinternetvagabond.com/sapling/file.config_file_example.html).
Alternatively, you can checkout [Example Quest](
https://github.com/VagabondAzulien/sapling/blob/master/var/trees/example_quest.yaml)
for a complete tree.
### Manual Edit
1. Open your preferred text editor.
2. Refer to the [Configuration File documentation](var/docs/config_file.md)
2. Refer to the [Configuration File documentation](
http://www.theinternetvagabond.com/sapling/file.config_file.html)
3. Make your changes.
4. Save your changes.
### Automatic Edit -- Coming Soon(tm)!
1. Run the configuration editor: `sapling --edit [--new][--file FILE]`
2. If you choose to create a new dialogue, `sapling` will generate a new file in
your current directory.
1. Run the configuration editor: `sapling edit [TREE]`
2. If you don't include a TREE, `sapling` will create a new tree in the current
directory.
3. If you choose to modify an existing file, `sapling` will open the tree at the
trunk, and show you the first branch.
4. Make your changes.
5. Save your changes.
More details on the editor can be found in the [Editor
documentation](var/docs/editor.md).
documentation](
http://www.theinternetvagabond.com/sapling/file.editor.html).
## Contributing
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1. Fork this repository.
2. In your fork, make your changes.
3. Make sure your changes respect the [contribution
guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
guidelines](
http://www.theinternetvagabond.com/sapling/file.CONTRIBUTING.html).
4. Submit a pull request.
## License
Sapling is licensed under the MIT license. The full text can be found in
[LICENSE](LICENSE).
[LICENSE](
http://www.theinternetvagabond.com/sapling/file.LICENSE.html).