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/*
    Copyright (C) 2014 - 2024
    by Chris Beck <render787@gmail.com>
    Part of the Battle for Wesnoth Project https://www.wesnoth.org/
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
 
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*/
 
#include "units/filter.hpp"
 
#include "log.hpp"
 
#include "display_context.hpp"
#include "config.hpp"
#include "game_data.hpp"
#include "game_version.hpp" // for version_info
#include "map/map.hpp"
#include "map/location.hpp"
#include "scripting/game_lua_kernel.hpp" //Needed for lua kernel
#include "side_filter.hpp"
#include "team.hpp"
#include "terrain/filter.hpp"
#include "units/unit.hpp"
#include "units/types.hpp"
#include "variable.hpp" // needed for vconfig, scoped unit
#include "formula/callable_objects.hpp"
#include "formula/formula.hpp"
#include "formula/function_gamestate.hpp"
#include "formula/string_utils.hpp"
#include "resources.hpp"
#include "deprecation.hpp"
 
static lg::log_domain log_config("config");
#define ERR_CF LOG_STREAM(err, log_config)
#define WRN_CF LOG_STREAM(warn, log_config)
#define DBG_CF LOG_STREAM(debug, log_config)
 
static lg::log_domain log_wml("wml");
#define ERR_WML LOG_STREAM(err, log_wml)
 
using namespace unit_filter_impl;
 
unit_filter::unit_filter(const vconfig& cfg)
    : cfg_(cfg)
    , fc_(resources::filter_con)
    , use_flat_tod_(false)
    , impl_(cfg_)
    , max_matches_(-1)
{
}
 
bool unit_filter::matches(const unit& u) const {
    return impl_.matches(unit_filter_impl::unit_filter_args{u, u.get_location(), nullptr, fc_, use_flat_tod_});
}
 
bool unit_filter::matches(const unit & u, const unit & u2) const {
    return impl_.matches(unit_filter_impl::unit_filter_args{u, u.get_location(), &u2, fc_, use_flat_tod_});
}
 
std::vector<const unit *> unit_filter::all_matches_on_map(const map_location* loc, const unit* other_unit) const
{
    std::vector<const unit *> ret;
    int max_matches = max_matches_;
 
    for (const unit & u : fc_->get_disp_context().units()) {
        if (impl_.matches(unit_filter_impl::unit_filter_args{u, loc ? *loc : u.get_location(), other_unit, fc_, use_flat_tod_})) {
            if(max_matches == 0) {
                return ret;
            }
            --max_matches;
            ret.push_back(&u);
        }
    }
    return ret;
}
 
unit_const_ptr unit_filter::first_match_on_map() const {
    const unit_map & units = fc_->get_disp_context().units();
    for(unit_map::const_iterator u = units.begin(); u != units.end(); ++u) {
        if (matches(*u, u->get_location())) {
            return u.get_shared_ptr();
        }
    }
    return unit_const_ptr();
}
 
namespace {
 
struct unit_filter_xy : public unit_filter_base
{
    unit_filter_xy(const std::string& x, const std::string& y) : x_(x), y_(y) {}
 
    virtual bool matches(const unit_filter_args& args) const override
    {
        std::string x = utils::interpolate_variables_into_string(x_, *(resources::gamedata));
        std::string y = utils::interpolate_variables_into_string(y_, *(resources::gamedata));
 
        if(x.empty() && y.empty()) {
            return false;
        }
        else if(x == "recall" && y == "recall") {
            return !args.context().get_disp_context().map().on_board(args.loc);
        }
        else {
            return args.loc.matches_range(x, y);
        }
    }
 
    const std::string x_;
    const std::string y_;
};
 
struct unit_filter_adjacent : public unit_filter_base
{
    unit_filter_adjacent(const vconfig& cfg)
        : child_(cfg)
        , cfg_(cfg)
    {
    }
 
    virtual bool matches(const unit_filter_args& args) const override
    {
        const unit_map& units = args.context().get_disp_context().units();
        const auto adjacent = get_adjacent_tiles(args.loc);
        int match_count=0;
 
        config::attribute_value i_adjacent = cfg_["adjacent"];
        std::vector<map_location::direction> dirs;
        if (i_adjacent.empty()) {
            dirs = map_location::all_directions();
        } else {
            dirs = map_location::parse_directions(i_adjacent);
        }
        for (map_location::direction dir : dirs) {
            unit_map::const_iterator unit_itor = units.find(adjacent[static_cast<int>(dir)]);
            if (unit_itor == units.end() || !child_.matches(unit_filter_args{*unit_itor, unit_itor->get_location(), &args.u, args.fc, args.use_flat_tod} )) {
                continue;
            }
            auto is_enemy = cfg_["is_enemy"];
            if (!is_enemy.empty() && is_enemy.to_bool() != args.context().get_disp_context().get_team(args.u.side()).is_enemy(unit_itor->side())) {
                continue;
            }
            ++match_count;
        }
 
        static std::vector<std::pair<int,int>> default_counts = utils::parse_ranges_unsigned("1-6");
        config::attribute_value i_count = cfg_["count"];
        return in_ranges(match_count, !i_count.blank() ? utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(i_count) : default_counts);
    }
 
    const unit_filter_compound child_;
    const vconfig cfg_;
};
 
 
template<typename F>
struct unit_filter_child_literal : public unit_filter_base
{
    unit_filter_child_literal(const vconfig& v, const F& f) : v_(v) , f_(f) {}
    virtual bool matches(const unit_filter_args& args) const override
    {
        return f_(v_, args);
    }
    vconfig v_;
    F f_;
};
 
template<typename T, typename F>
struct unit_filter_attribute_parsed : public unit_filter_base
{
    unit_filter_attribute_parsed(T&& v, F&& f) : v_(std::move(v)), f_(std::move(f)) {}
    virtual bool matches(const unit_filter_args& args) const override
    {
        return f_(v_, args);
    }
    T v_;
    F f_;
};
 
template<typename C, typename F>
struct unit_filter_attribute_literal : public unit_filter_base
{
    unit_filter_attribute_literal(std::string&& v, C&& c, F&& f) : v_(std::move(v)), c_(std::move(c)), f_(std::move(f)) {}
    virtual bool matches(const unit_filter_args& args) const override
    {
        config::attribute_value v;
        v = utils::interpolate_variables_into_string(v_, *(resources::gamedata));
        return f_(c_(v), args);
    }
    std::string v_;
    C c_;
    F f_;
};
 
class contains_dollar_visitor
#ifdef USING_BOOST_VARIANT
    : public boost::static_visitor<bool>
#endif
{
public:
    contains_dollar_visitor() {}
 
 
    template<typename T>
    bool operator()(const T&) const { return false; }
 
    bool operator()(const t_string&)    const { return true; }
 
    bool operator()(const std::string& s) const
    {
        return s.find('$') != std::string::npos;
    }
};
 
}
 
 
unit_filter_compound::unit_filter_compound(const vconfig& cfg)
    : children_()
    , cond_children_()
{
    fill(cfg);
}
 
bool unit_filter_compound::matches(const unit_filter_args& args) const
{
    bool res;
 
    if(args.loc.valid()) {
        scoped_xy_unit auto_store("this_unit", args.u.get_location(), args.context().get_disp_context().units());
        if (args.u2) {
            const map_location& loc2 = args.u2->get_location();
            scoped_xy_unit u2_auto_store("other_unit", loc2, args.context().get_disp_context().units());
            res = filter_impl(args);
        } else {
            res = filter_impl(args);
        }
    } else {
        // If loc is invalid, then this is a recall list unit (already been scoped)
        res = filter_impl(args);
    }
 
    // Handle [and], [or], and [not] with in-order precedence
    for(const auto & filter : cond_children_) {
        switch (filter.first) {
        case conditional_type::type::filter_and:
            res = res && filter.second.matches(args);
            break;
        case conditional_type::type::filter_or:
            res = res || filter.second.matches(args);
            break;
        case conditional_type::type::filter_not:
            res = res && !filter.second.matches(args);
            break;
        }
    }
    return res;
}
 
bool unit_filter_compound::filter_impl(const unit_filter_args& args) const
{
    for(const auto & filter : children_) {
        if (!filter->matches(args)) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}
 
template<typename F>
void unit_filter_compound::create_child(const vconfig& c, F func)
{
    children_.emplace_back(new unit_filter_child_literal<F>(c, func));
}
 
template<typename C, typename F>
void unit_filter_compound::create_attribute(const config::attribute_value v, C conv, F func)
{
    if(v.blank()) {
    }
    else if(v.apply_visitor(contains_dollar_visitor())) {
        children_.emplace_back(new unit_filter_attribute_literal<C, F>(std::move(v.str()), std::move(conv), std::move(func)));
    }
    else {
        children_.emplace_back(new unit_filter_attribute_parsed<decltype(conv(v)), F>(std::move(conv(v)), std::move(func)));
    }
}
 
namespace {
 
    struct ability_match
    {
        std::string tag_name;
        const config* cfg;
    };
 
    void get_ability_children_id(std::vector<ability_match>& id_result,
                               const config& parent, const std::string& id) {
        for (const auto [key, cfg] : parent.all_children_view())
        {
            if(cfg["id"] == id) {
                ability_match special = { key, &cfg };
                id_result.push_back(special);
            }
        }
    }
}
 
void unit_filter_compound::fill(const vconfig& cfg)
    {
        const config& literal = cfg.get_config();
 
        //optimisation
        if(literal.empty()) { return; }
 
        create_attribute(literal["name"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.t_str(); },
            [](const t_string& str, const unit_filter_args& args) { return str == args.u.name(); }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["id"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& id_list, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return std::find(id_list.begin(), id_list.end(), args.u.id()) != id_list.end();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["type"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& types, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return std::find(types.begin(), types.end(), args.u.type_id()) != types.end();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["type_adv_tree"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& types, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                std::set<std::string> types_expanded;
                for(const std::string& type : types) {
                    if(types_expanded.count(type)) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    if(const unit_type* ut = unit_types.find(type)) {
                        const auto& tree = ut->advancement_tree();
                        types_expanded.insert(tree.begin(), tree.end());
                        types_expanded.insert(type);
                    }
                }
                return types_expanded.find(args.u.type_id()) != types_expanded.end();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["variation"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& types, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return std::find(types.begin(), types.end(), args.u.variation()) != types.end();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["has_variation"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& types, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                // If this unit is a variation itself then search in the base unit's variations.
                const unit_type* const type = args.u.variation().empty() ? &args.u.type() : unit_types.find(args.u.type().parent_id());
                assert(type);
 
                for(const std::string& variation_id : types) {
                    if (type->has_variation(variation_id)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["ability"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& abilities, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                for(const std::string& ability_id : abilities) {
                    if (args.u.has_ability_by_id(ability_id)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["ability_type"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& abilities, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                for(const std::string& ability : abilities) {
                    if (args.u.has_ability_type(ability)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["ability_id_active"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& abilities, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                const unit_map& units = args.context().get_disp_context().units();
                for(const std::string& ability : abilities) {
                    std::vector<ability_match> ability_id_matches_self;
                    get_ability_children_id(ability_id_matches_self, args.u.abilities(), ability);
                    for(const ability_match& entry : ability_id_matches_self) {
                        if (args.u.get_self_ability_bool(*entry.cfg, entry.tag_name, args.loc)) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
 
                    const auto adjacent = get_adjacent_tiles(args.loc);
                    for(unsigned i = 0; i < adjacent.size(); ++i) {
                        const unit_map::const_iterator it = units.find(adjacent[i]);
                        if (it == units.end() || it->incapacitated())
                            continue;
                        if (&*it == (args.u.shared_from_this()).get())
                            continue;
 
                        std::vector<ability_match> ability_id_matches_adj;
                        get_ability_children_id(ability_id_matches_adj, it->abilities(), ability);
                        for(const ability_match& entry : ability_id_matches_adj) {
                            if (args.u.get_adj_ability_bool(*entry.cfg, entry.tag_name,i, args.loc, *it)) {
                                return true;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["ability_type_active"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& abilities, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                for(const std::string& ability : abilities) {
                    if (!args.u.get_abilities(ability, args.loc).empty()) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["trait"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c)
            {
                auto res = utils::split(c.str());
                std::sort(res.begin(), res.end());
                return res;
 
            },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& check_traits, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
 
                std::vector<std::string> have_traits = args.u.get_traits_list();
                std::vector<std::string> isect;
                std::sort(have_traits.begin(), have_traits.end());
                std::set_intersection(check_traits.begin(), check_traits.end(), have_traits.begin(), have_traits.end(), std::back_inserter(isect));
                return !isect.empty();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["race"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& races, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return std::find(races.begin(), races.end(), args.u.race()->id()) != races.end();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["gender"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return string_gender(c.str()); },
            [](unit_race::GENDER gender, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return gender == args.u.gender();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["upkeep"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) -> unit::upkeep_t
            {
                try {
                    return c.apply_visitor(unit::upkeep_parser_visitor());
                } catch(std::invalid_argument&) {
                    return unit::upkeep_full();
                }
            },
            [](unit::upkeep_t upkeep, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return args.u.upkeep() == utils::visit(unit::upkeep_value_visitor{args.u}, upkeep);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["side"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c)
            {
                std::vector<int> res;
                for(const std::string& s : utils::split(c.str())) {
                    try {
                        res.push_back(std::stoi(s));
                    } catch(std::invalid_argument&) {
                        WRN_CF << "ignored invalid side='" << s << "' in filter";
                    }
                }
                return res;
            },
            [](const std::vector<int>& sides, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return std::find(sides.begin(), sides.end(), args.u.side()) != sides.end();
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["status"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& statuses, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                for(const std::string& status : statuses) {
                    if (args.u.get_state(status)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["has_weapon"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.str(); },
            [](const std::string& weapon, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
 
                for(const attack_type& a : args.u.attacks()) {
                    if(a.id() == weapon) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["role"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.str(); },
            [](const std::string& role, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return args.u.get_role() == role;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["alignment"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.str(); },
            [](const std::string& alignment, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return unit_alignments::get_string(args.u.alignment()) == alignment;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["ai_special"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.str(); },
            [](const std::string& ai_special, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return (ai_special == "guardian") == args.u.get_state(unit::STATE_GUARDIAN);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["usage"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::split(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::string>& usages, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                for(const std::string& usage : usages) {
                    if(args.u.usage() == usage) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["canrecruit"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.to_bool(); },
            [](bool canrecruit, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return args.u.can_recruit() == canrecruit;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["recall_cost"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& ranges, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return in_ranges(args.u.recall_cost(), ranges);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["level"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& ranges, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                return in_ranges(args.u.level(), ranges);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["defense"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& ranges, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                int actual_defense = args.u.defense_modifier(args.context().get_disp_context().map().get_terrain(args.loc));
                return in_ranges(actual_defense, ranges);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["movement_cost"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& ranges, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                int actual_cost = args.u.movement_cost(args.context().get_disp_context().map().get_terrain(args.loc));
                return in_ranges(actual_cost, ranges);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["vision_cost"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& ranges, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                int actual_cost = args.u.vision_cost(args.context().get_disp_context().map().get_terrain(args.loc));
                return in_ranges(actual_cost, ranges);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["jamming_cost"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return utils::parse_ranges_unsigned(c.str()); },
            [](const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& ranges, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                int actual_cost = args.u.jamming_cost(args.context().get_disp_context().map().get_terrain(args.loc));
                return in_ranges(actual_cost, ranges);
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["lua_function"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.str(); },
            [](const std::string& lua_function, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                if (game_lua_kernel * lk = args.context().get_lua_kernel()) {
                    return lk->run_filter(lua_function.c_str(), args.u);
                }
                return true;
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["formula"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c)
            {
                //TODO: catch syntax error.
                return wfl::formula(c, new wfl::gamestate_function_symbol_table());
            },
            [](const wfl::formula& form, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                try {
                    const wfl::unit_callable main(args.loc, args.u);
                    wfl::map_formula_callable callable(main.fake_ptr());
                    if (args.u2) {
                        auto secondary = std::make_shared<wfl::unit_callable>(*args.u2);
                        callable.add("other", wfl::variant(secondary));
                        // It's not destroyed upon scope exit because the variant holds a reference
                    }
                    if(!form.evaluate(callable).as_bool()) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    return true;
                } catch(const wfl::formula_error& e) {
                    lg::log_to_chat() << "Formula error in unit filter: " << e.type << " at " << e.filename << ':' << e.line << ")\n";
                    ERR_WML << "Formula error in unit filter: " << e.type << " at " << e.filename << ':' << e.line << ")";
                    // Formulae with syntax errors match nothing
                    return false;
                }
            }
        );
 
        create_attribute(literal["find_in"],
            [](const config::attribute_value& c) { return c.str(); },
            [](const std::string& find_in, const unit_filter_args& args)
            {
                // Allow filtering by searching a stored variable of units
                if (const game_data * gd = args.context().get_game_data()) {
                    try
                    {
                        for (const config& c : gd->get_variable_access_read(find_in).as_array())
                        {
                            if(c["id"] == args.u.id()) {
                                return true;
                            }
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                    catch(const invalid_variablename_exception&)
                    {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }
        );
 
        if (!literal["x"].blank() || !literal["y"].blank()) {
            children_.emplace_back(new unit_filter_xy(literal["x"], literal["y"]));
        }
 
        for(auto child : cfg.all_ordered()) {
            auto cond = conditional_type::get_enum(child.first);
            if(cond) {
                cond_children_.emplace_back(std::piecewise_construct_t(), std::tuple(*cond), std::tuple(child.second));
            }
            else if (child.first == "filter_wml") {
                create_child(child.second, [](const vconfig& c, const unit_filter_args& args) {
                    config fwml = c.get_parsed_config();
 
                    /* Check if the filter only cares about variables.
                       If so, no need to serialize the whole unit. */
                    config::all_children_itors ci = fwml.all_children_range();
                    if (fwml.all_children_count() == 1 && fwml.attribute_count() == 1 && ci.front().key == "variables") {
                        return args.u.variables().matches(ci.front().cfg);
                    } else {
                        config ucfg;
                        args.u.write(ucfg);
                        return ucfg.matches(fwml);
                    }
                });
            }
            else if (child.first == "filter_vision") {
                create_child(child.second, [](const vconfig& c, const unit_filter_args& args) {
                    std::set<int> viewers;
                    side_filter ssf(c, args.fc);
                    std::vector<int> sides = ssf.get_teams();
                    viewers.insert(sides.begin(), sides.end());
 
                    for (const int viewer : viewers) {
                        bool fogged = args.context().get_disp_context().get_team(viewer).fogged(args.loc);
                        // Check is_enemy() before invisible() to prevent infinite recursion in [abilities][hides][filter_self][filter_vision]
                        bool hiding = args.context().get_disp_context().get_team(viewer).is_enemy(args.u.side()) && args.u.invisible(args.loc);
                        bool unit_hidden = fogged || hiding;
                        if (c["visible"].to_bool(true) != unit_hidden) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                    return false;
                });
            }
            else if (child.first == "filter_adjacent") {
                children_.emplace_back(new unit_filter_adjacent(child.second));
            }
            else if (child.first == "filter_location") {
                create_child(child.second, [](const vconfig& c, const unit_filter_args& args) {
                    return terrain_filter(c, args.fc, args.use_flat_tod).match(args.loc);
                });
            }
            else if (child.first == "filter_side") {
                create_child(child.second, [](const vconfig& c, const unit_filter_args& args) {
                    return side_filter(c, args.fc).match(args.u.side());
                });
            }
            else if ((child.first == "filter_ability") || (child.first == "experimental_filter_ability")) {
                if(child.first == "experimental_filter_ability"){
                    deprecated_message("experimental_filter_ability", DEP_LEVEL::INDEFINITE, "", "Use filter_ability instead.");
                }
                create_child(child.second, [](const vconfig& c, const unit_filter_args& args) {
                    if(!(c.get_parsed_config())["active"].to_bool()){
                        for(const auto [key, cfg] : args.u.abilities().all_children_view()) {
                            if(args.u.ability_matches_filter(cfg, key, c.get_parsed_config())) {
                                return true;
                            }
                        }
                    } else {
                        const unit_map& units = args.context().get_disp_context().units();
                        for(const auto [key, cfg] : args.u.abilities().all_children_view()) {
                            if(args.u.ability_matches_filter(cfg, key, c.get_parsed_config())) {
                                if (args.u.get_self_ability_bool(cfg, key, args.loc)) {
                                    return true;
                                }
                            }
                        }
 
                        const auto adjacent = get_adjacent_tiles(args.loc);
                        for(unsigned i = 0; i < adjacent.size(); ++i) {
                            const unit_map::const_iterator it = units.find(adjacent[i]);
                            if (it == units.end() || it->incapacitated())
                                continue;
                            if (&*it == (args.u.shared_from_this()).get())
                                continue;
 
                            for(const auto [key, cfg] : it->abilities().all_children_view()) {
                                if(it->ability_matches_filter(cfg, key, c.get_parsed_config())) {
                                    if (args.u.get_adj_ability_bool(cfg, key, i, args.loc, *it)) {
                                        return true;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                return false;
                });
            }
            else if (child.first == "has_attack") {
                create_child(child.second, [](const vconfig& c, const unit_filter_args& args) {
                    for(const attack_type& a : args.u.attacks()) {
                        if(a.matches_filter(c.get_parsed_config())) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                    return false;
                });
            }
            else {
                std::stringstream errmsg;
                errmsg << "encountered a child [" << child.first << "] of a standard unit filter, it is being ignored";
                DBG_CF << errmsg.str();
            }
 
        }
    }