def lookup(keylist):
"""
key is of type list
"""
args = []
table = TABLE[str(keylist[0])]
length = len(keylist)
i = 1
while i in range(1, length):
if keylist[i] == WILDCARD:
# allow for wildcard rolling
randomkey = random.choice(table.keys())
table = table[randomkey]
keylist[i] = randomkey
elif keylist[i] == ARG_BEGIN:
# remove the "("
keylist.pop(i)
# we are in arguments
while True:
if keylist[i] != ARG_END:
args.append(keylist[i])
keylist.pop(i)
length -= 1
if keylist[i] == ARG_END:
keylist.pop(i)
length -= 1
break
else:
table = table[keylist[i]]
i += 1
# find proper item subclass
lastfound = ITEMCLASS
for j in range(1, len(keylist)):
keylist_ = keylist[0:j]
if Item.list_to_dict_key(keylist_) in ITEMSUBCLASS:
lastfound = ITEMSUBCLASS[Item.list_to_dict_key(keylist_)]
# if no special class, use base class
return lastfound(table, keylist, args=args)
