Messages get queued up now if there are too many

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 extends Node
 
+var _message_queue = []
+
 
 func _ready():
         var label = Label.new()
@@ -22,14 +24,31 @@ func _ready():
 
 func showMessage(text):
         var label = self.get_node("label")
+        if label.text.count("\n") >= 9:
+                _message_queue.append(text)
+                return
+
         if !label.text == "":
                 label.text += "\n"
-        label.text += text
+                label.text += text
+                return
+
+        label.text = text
+
+        var timeout = 10.0
+        while label.text != "":
+                yield(get_tree().create_timer(timeout), "timeout")
+
+                var newline = label.text.find("\n")
+                if newline == -1:
+                        label.text = ""
+                else:
+                        label.text = label.text.substr(newline + 1)
 
-        yield(get_tree().create_timer(10.0), "timeout")
+                if !_message_queue.empty():
+                        var next_msg = _message_queue.pop_front()
+                        label.text += "\n"
+                        label.text += next_msg
 
-        var newline = label.text.find("\n")
-        if newline == -1:
-                label.text = ""
-        else:
-                label.text = label.text.substr(newline + 1)
+                if timeout > 4:
+                        timeout -= 3