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File: FEATURES.txt
Role: Documentation
Content type: text/plain
Description: Current list of features and usage
Class: Weller MUD Area Loader
Parse and manipulate Weller MUD map area files
Author: By
Last change: more info on caching feature
Date: 10 years ago
Size: 3,158 bytes
 

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** new: 10/19/2013 add a writeable directory called [area_edit_cache] in the same directory as area_edit.php -- this should result in around a 40x speed improvement in room->area lookup. -- look at function draw_rooms() in class.weller.mud.render.php -- you can also activate the benchmark just before the return of that function. Can load and integrate change files to an area. This allows for non-destructive area editing. You can do this by making a changes file in the area's directory that you wish to change/add data too. eg) wellermud.changes.rooms.php would be where you would add/change rooms; wellermud.changes.mobs.php would be where you would add/change mobs; etc... I recommend putting new data in the changes file, so that if you regenerate the area with say a more recent parser, your changes won't be wiped out. I'm also working on a history system for the changes files, so occasionally you can archive the past changes and remove redundancy. Example [wellermud.changes.resets.php] <?php $area["chapel.are"]["resets"][] = array ( 'comment' => 'the priest', 'command' => 'load mobile room', 'vnum' => array ( 'mob' => '3405', 'room' => '3405', ), 'data' => 'M 0 3405 1 3405 1' ); // leave end of php open so that data can keep being appended to the change file. // it won't mess anything up l You can generate a world from a stock ROM MUD install using [class.load.rom.area.php] @ http://www.phpclasses.org/package/8282-PHP-Load-ROM-MUD-area-map-files-into-arrays.html [class.weller.mud.php] Basic Usage: <?php include_once('class.weller.mud.php'); $wmud = new weller_mud_world('test_world/'); // make object and set world data directory $area_list = $wmud->get_area_list(); // loads the area list into an array in $area_list $wmud->load_area('midgaard.are'); // load some area $wmud->load_area('midennir.are'); // load some more areas $wmud->process_area_resets('midgaard.are'); // load objects, mobs, doors into their places in the area // you can also fetch data individually like so... $aroom = $wmud->get_room(3001); // load midgaard.are for this # fetch a single room $aobject = $wmud->get_object(3000); // load midgaard.are for this # fetch a single object $amob = $wmud->get_mob(3000); // load midgaard.are for this # fetch a single mob ?> [class.weller.mud.render.php] Basic Usage: <?php // the render engine is a simpler way of parsing the output for multiple devices // eg) mobile, web browser, etc include_once('class.weller.mud.render.php'); // if you look at the above example for [class.weller.mud.php] you will see how their fates are intertwined $wmud->load_render_engine($wmud); // add the render engine to the area reader. Pass the parent object while we are at it. // then you can access it's special little functions like: $wmud->render->drop_down('area_list','myAreaList','[ areas ]'); // this should make it easy to make editors, game engines off of... // check out area_edit.php for an example editor using these two classes. ?>