extends Node

@export var dialogContainer: MarginContainer
@export var dialogTextLabel: RichTextLabel

func set_dialog(text: String, seconds: float = 1) -> void:
	dialogTextLabel.text = text
	dialogTextLabel.visible_ratio = 0
	var ratio: float = 0
	
	if text.length() == 0:
		dialogContainer.visible = false
		return
	else:
		dialogContainer.visible = true
	
	var increment: float = (1 / seconds)/ 60.0
	
	while true:
		#don't interfere with other timers
		if dialogTextLabel.visible_ratio < ratio or dialogTextLabel.visible_ratio >= 1:
			return
		dialogTextLabel.visible_ratio += increment
		ratio = dialogTextLabel.visible_ratio
		await get_tree().create_timer(1.0/60.0).timeout #update proportional to 60 FPS