rewrite dependency logic to resolve dependency loops by disabling the affected mods (#285)

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModDependencyStatus.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModDependencyStatus.cs
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+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
+{
+    /// <summary>The status of a given mod in the dependency-sorting algorithm.</summary>
+    internal enum ModDependencyStatus
+    {
+        /// <summary>The mod hasn't been visited yet.</summary>
+        Queued,
+
+        /// <summary>The mod is currently being analysed as part of a dependency chain.</summary>
+        Checking,
+
+        /// <summary>The mod has already been sorted.</summary>
+        Sorted,
+
+        /// <summary>The mod couldn't be sorted due to a metadata issue (e.g. missing dependencies).</summary>
+        Failed
+    }
+}