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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Adam Wiggins <<A HREF="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 5 May 1998 18:46:58 -0700 (PDT)</LI>
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On Tue, 5 May 1998, Shawn Halpenny wrote:
> I want a method to do this without having to write the code in a special way,
> though: I don't want the scriptor to have to think about breaking his "add
> 10 to the max_damage of every adamantine sword whose name begins with the
> letter 'Q'" event into a chain of events (one per sword, by the time all is
> said and done), just to make sure that an update of that breadth will
> commit in timely fashion. Roughly, I want the scriptor to be able to
> write something like:
>
> function foo()
> {
> foreach obj (obj_in_world.type == "admantine sword")
> {
> ... some stuff ...
>
> obj.max_damage += 10;
>
> ... more stuff ...
> }
> }
>
> and not have the server handle foo() single-threadedly.
Hrm - perhaps everything between ANY set of braces should be considered
a function?
> Is breaking that loop into an event chain as simple as scheduling an event to
> execute the guts of the loop on each iteration? I think you'd still end up
> with a lot of failed C&C's as those new events ripened, since the
> foo() event hasn't completed looping yet.
>
> Would the effect be less drastic if the attributes were stored as distinct
> objects in the DB, rather than considering mud objects as the base storage
> unit? That way, the only time C&C would fail is if some other event had
> touched the exact same attribute, as opposed to just touching the object.
> (I'm particularly hoping someone (like JCL!) will have tried something like
> that and can feedback here).
Do an archive search for C&C. You'll pull up a ton of stuff, probably
most of it from JCL. Then if you have questions/things to add you can do
a followup. We love resurrecting ancient threads here!
Adam
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00336" HREF="msg00336.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 05:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00338" HREF="msg00338.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 17:16 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00344" HREF="msg00344.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 15:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00399" HREF="msg00399.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 14:32 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 19:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00411" HREF="msg00411.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 19:33 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00457" HREF="msg00457.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Thu 07 May 1998, 14:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00542" HREF="msg00542.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 18:23 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00560" HREF="msg00560.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 22:14 GMT
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