X-Git-Url: https://plomlompom.com/repos/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=SERVER_COMMANDS;h=0a011ce322b1cf6f4f497e144922ce73eefa69e5;hb=436d36515ec10f31ab89e6867f59023177f560a2;hp=c9468e9c2979c5ae3161c6b516dfeb1b10f79bbe;hpb=40c0a0a1ec601efd0bce1fe331d2888aeff9ef6f;p=plomrogue diff --git a/SERVER_COMMANDS b/SERVER_COMMANDS index c9468e9..0a011ce 100644 --- a/SERVER_COMMANDS +++ b/SERVER_COMMANDS @@ -4,33 +4,34 @@ Command reading and writing Normal mode ----------- -In normal mode, the server on start up checks for the existence of ./savefile -and, on success, reads all commands from it. If no savefile exists, commands -from ./confserver/world are read instead – and written to the file ./record. +In normal mode, the server on start up checks for the existence of ./save and, +on success, reads all commands from it. If no save file exists, commands from +./confserver/world are read instead – and written to the file ./record_save. Afterwards, the command "MAKE_WORLD" with the current Unix time as argument is -interpreted (and also written to ./record). +interpreted (and also written to ./record_save). In any case, from then on, further commands are read in from ./server/in. New commands must be appended to the file – which is what the client does. All -commands from ./server/in except meta commands are also written to ./record. +commands from ./server/in except meta commands are also written to +./record_save. -Every fifteen seconds, if any turns have passed, ./savefile is written – with a -list of all god commands necessary to recreate the current world state. On each -world state change, ./server/worldstate is updated and a message "WORLD_UPDATED" +Every fifteen seconds, if any turns have passed, ./save is written – with a list +of all god commands necessary to recreate the current world state. On each world +state change, ./server/worldstate is updated and a message "WORLD_UPDATED" written to ./server/out. Replay mode ----------- -In replay mode, commands from ./record are read. If a turn number is given as an -argument, the file is read until the given turn is reached, or, if the turn -number is higher than the last turn of the recorded play, the last turn. If no -turn number is given as argument, the record file is replayed until turn 1 is -reached. Meta commands in ./record are not understood. +In replay mode, commands from ./record_save are read. If a turn number is given +as an argument, the file is read until the given turn is reached, or, if the +turn number is higher than the last turn of the recorded play, the last turn. If +no turn number is given as argument, the record file is replayed until turn 1 is +reached. Meta commands in ./record_save are not understood. From then on, ./server/in is also read. Meta commands sent by the client are interpreted normally, but any player and god command merely furthers reading of -./record by one line and is otherwise ignored. +./record_save by one line and is otherwise ignored. Command list ============