BattleData can hold a limited number of characters

server/characters/character_api.cpp

@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ static int setRoom(lua_State* L) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int getIndex(lua_State* L) {
+	CharacterData* character = static_cast<CharacterData*>(lua_touserdata(L, 1));
+	lua_pushinteger(L, character->GetIndex());
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int getOwner(lua_State* L) {
 	CharacterData* character = static_cast<CharacterData*>(lua_touserdata(L, 1));
 	lua_pushinteger(L, character->GetOwner());
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ static int getAvatar(lua_State* L) {
 
 static const luaL_Reg characterLib[] = {
 	{"SetRoom", setRoom},
+	{"GetIndex", getIndex},
 //	{"GetOwner", getOwner}, //unusable without account API
 	{"GetHandle", getHandle},
 	{"GetAvatar", getAvatar},

server/characters/character_data.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ CharacterData::CharacterData(): Entity("character") {
 	});
 }
 
+//-------------------------
+//database stuff
+//-------------------------
+
 int CharacterData::GetIndex() {
 	return index;
 }

server/characters/character_data.hpp

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	friend class CharacterManager;
 
+	//database stuff
 	int index = -1;
 	int owner = -1;
 	std::string handle;