<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions --> <!--X-From-R13: Oqnz Ivttvaf <nqnzNnatry.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sat, 5 May 1998 12:18:38 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SGI.3.96.980505184421.10203C-100000#red,angel.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 19980505170101.C8490#sun104,humb.nt.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#angel,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00409.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00411.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00399.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00411.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00410">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00410">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00410">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <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> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: "Petidomo List Agent -- Kanga.Nu version" <<A HREF="mailto:petidomo#kanga,nu">petidomo#kanga,nu</A>></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> 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 -- MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00457" HREF="msg00457.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Shawn Halpenny <malachai#iname,com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00411" HREF="msg00411.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Adam Wiggins <adam#angel,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00399" HREF="msg00399.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Shawn Halpenny <malachai#iname,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00409.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) Re: POLL: Games ruined by bad players (Playe</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00411.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00399.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00411.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00410"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00410"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <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 </LI> </ul> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> <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 <UL> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> <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 <UL> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>