Multi-threading preference

* Implemented multi-threading preference option
* Adjusted code to make asynchronous calls optional
* Fixed initialization order for certain tasks

game/scripts/doll/clothes.rpy

@@ -281,11 +281,19 @@ init python:
             thread = DollThread(target=_func, args=(self, self._hash))
             thread.start()
 
-        @property
-        def button(self):
-            return self._button.get_with_default(self._loading)
+        if settings.get("multithreading"):
+            @property
+            def button(self):
+                return self._button.get_with_default(self._loading)
+        else:
+            @property
+            def button(self):
+                return self._build_button(self._hash)
 
         def clear_button_cache(self):
+            if not settings.get("multithreading"):
+                return
+
             self.build_button.cache_clear()
 
         def apply_color(self, img, n, maxsize):

game/scripts/doll/common.rpy

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ init -1 python:
         for i in states.dolls:
             doll = getattr(store, i)
             doll.build_image()
+        renpy.restart_interaction()
 
     config.after_load_callbacks.append(DollRebuild)
     # end_skip_callbacks.append(DollRebuild)

game/scripts/doll/main.rpy

@@ -141,17 +141,22 @@ init python:
 
             return Fixed(*sprites, self.emote, fit_first=True)
 
-        def build_image(self):
+        if settings.get("multithreading"):
+            def build_image(self):
 
-            def _func(self, hash):
-                result = self._build_image(hash)
-                self._sprite.put(result)
+                def _func(self, hash):
+                    result = self._build_image(hash)
+                    self._sprite.put(result)
 
-            thread = DollThread(target=_func, args=(self, self._hash))
-            thread.start()
+                thread = DollThread(target=_func, args=(self, self._hash))
+                thread.start()
+        else:
+            def build_image(self):
+                self._sprite.put(self._build_image(self._hash))
+                renpy.restart_interaction()
 
         def _image(self, st, at):
-            return self._sprite.get_with_default(None), None
+            return self._sprite.get_with_default(Null()), None
 
         @property
         def image(self):
@@ -619,6 +624,8 @@ init python:
             self.is_stale()
 
         def clear_outfit_button_cache(self):
+            if not settings.get("multithreading"):
+                return
 
             DollThread.stop_all()
 

game/scripts/doll/outfits.rpy

@@ -180,9 +180,15 @@ init python:
             thread = DollThread(target=_func, args=(self, self._hash, subcat))
             thread.start()
 
-        @property
-        def button(self):
-            return self._button.get_with_default(self._loading)
+        if settings.get("multithreading"):
+            @property
+            def button(self):
+                return self._button.get_with_default(self._loading)
+        else:
+            @property
+            def button(self):
+                global current_subcategory
+                return self._build_button(self._hash, current_subcategory)
 
         def clear_button_cache(self):
             self.build_button.cache_clear()

game/scripts/gui/preferences.rpy

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ screen preferences_visuals():
                 textbutton _("Transitions") action Preference("transitions", "toggle")
                 textbutton _("Videos") action InvertSelected(Preference("video sprites", "toggle"))
                 textbutton _("Power-saving") action Preference("gl powersave", "toggle")
+                textbutton _("multithreading") action settings.Toggle("multithreading") tooltip "Improves performance by executing tasks asynchronously. (Requires restart)"
                 #if not renpy.mobile:
                     #textbutton _("Preserve Aspect Ratio") action [settings.Toggle("preserve_aspect_ratio"), _DisplayReset()]
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ screen preferences_visuals():
 
             hbox:
                 bar value DictValue(persistent.custom_settings, "image_cache_size", range=1792, max_is_zero=False, style="slider", offset=256, step=128, force_step=True, action=Notify("Restart the game to apply image cache size changes.")) tooltip "Improves performance at a cost of higher memory usage."
-
+        
         text get_gpu_info() yalign 1.0 size 10
 
 screen preferences_sound():

game/scripts/options.rpy

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ default preferences.renderer = "auto"
 default preferences.gl_powersave = False
 default preferences.audio_when_minimized = False
 
-init python:
+init -5 python:
     settings.default("theme", "auto")
     settings.default("text_color_day", "#402313ff")
     settings.default("text_color_night", "#341c0fff")
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ init python:
     settings.default("animations", True)
     settings.default("updates", True)
     settings.default("image_cache_size", 512)
+    settings.default("multithreading", True)
 
     renpy.music.register_channel("background", "sfx", True)
     renpy.music.register_channel("sound2", "sfx", False)

game/scripts/utility/settings.rpy

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ init offset = -10
 default persistent.custom_settings = {}
 default persistent.custom_settings_default = {}
 
-init python in settings:
+init -10 python in settings:
     from store import persistent, Action, DictEquality
 
     not_set = object()

game/scripts/wardrobe/wardrobe.rpy

@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ init python:
 
                     rebuild_wardrobe_icons(category_items, current_subcategory)
 
-        thread = DollThread(target=_func, args=(cloth,), interval=0.05)
-        thread.start()
+        if settings.get("multithreading"):
+            thread = DollThread(target=_func, args=(cloth,), interval=0.05)
+            thread.start()
+        else:
+            _func(cloth)
+            renpy.restart_interaction()
 
-    @functools.cache # Cache resets on wardrobe exit
+    # @functools.cache # Cache resets on wardrobe exit
     def set_wardrobe_categories(current_category):
         category_items = OrderedDict(
             sorted(
@@ -425,6 +429,8 @@ label wardrobe_menu():
 
                 current_item = char_active.get_equipped_wardrobe_item(category_items, current_subcategory)
 
+            category_items = set_wardrobe_categories(current_category)
+
     elif _choice[0] == "deloutfit":
         python:
             _confirmed = wardrobe_suppress_warnings or renpy.call_screen("confirm", "Delete this outfit?")
@@ -580,7 +586,7 @@ label wardrobe_menu():
                 renpy.music.play(last_track)
 
             DollThread.stop_all()
-            set_wardrobe_categories.cache_clear()
+            # set_wardrobe_categories.cache_clear()
             char_active.build_image()
 
             enable_game_menu()