-- v 2022.11.15 import function for data import into Bandit's map
function importArea(area)

  local areaId = getRoomAreaName(area.name)
  if areaId == -1 then areaId = addAreaName(area.name) end
  cecho("AREA: "..areaId.." "..area.name.."\n")

  -- create rooms and set properties
  for k,v in pairs(area.rooms) do
    cecho("ROOM: "..k.."\n")
    addRoom(k)
    setRoomName(k,v.name)
    setRoomArea(k,areaId)
    setRoomCoordinates(k,v.coords.x,v.coords.y,v.coords.z)
    setRoomEnv(k,271)
  end

  -- set exits only after all the rooms have been created
  for k,v in pairs(area.rooms) do
    for k2,v2 in pairs(v.exits) do
      setExit(k,v2,k2)
    end
  end
end