Server-side changes being considered
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Sat, 11/22/2008 - 18:45
I've been pondering changes to the server itself, and here's some of the things I've been pondering.
A server-side change is a "major deal". But, some things that are very very hard can be done in the server in less work than many people might think.
Some of the server-side changes in my brain:
- Have exits with no @osucc/@odrop cause normal arrive/depart to indicate better messages
- Have an "XML mode" to make things easier for bot writers (we've got bots coming in for web-gateways and just players who think it's cool to make bots)
- move MUF source from muf/* directory into properties
- compile MPI and have it delegate to MUF for execution
- Enable anyone to use MUF and still have it obey the proper permissions
- Update commands to have "call-outs" or "hooks" so that instead of re-writing built-in commands they can be extended dynamically
- Provide "rich styles" to strings so that color, font, etc. data is "implicit" in the string instead of "embedding markup" which has to be manually processed around
Some of those descriptions are insanely technical, but that's OK. If you would like to see some server changes made, explain what you'd like (and how it would be intended to be used, what problem it solves, etc.) so that we can add it to the list.
Soon the NMC site will be moved over to Drupal and this will end up over there.
Keep the Light,
Otter
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