Add an Item type class and a Corpse item type

roguebasin/items.py

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+# Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Tuple
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Item:
+    '''A record of a kind of item
+
+    This class follows the "type class" pattern. It represents a kind of item, not a specific instance of that item.
+    (See `object.Item` for that.)
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    symbol : str
+        The symbol used to render this item on the map
+    foreground_color : Tuple[int, int, int]
+        The foreground color used to render this item on the map
+    background_color : Tuple[int, int, int], optional
+        The background color used to render this item on the map
+    name : str
+        The name of this item
+    description : str
+        A description of this item
+    '''
+    symbol: str
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    foreground_color: Tuple[int, int, int]
+    background_color: Tuple[int, int, int] = None
+
+Corpse = Item('%',
+              name="Corpse",
+              description="The corpse of a once-living being",
+              foreground_color=(128, 128, 255))