Put up a warning about not using BaseObject.at_init() at this time (it's not called, as per issue 188). Also removed the deprecated at_cache() hook (it doesn't work anymore now that the caching system is much more efficient and only caches once).

game/gamesrc/objects/baseobjects.py

@@ -90,12 +90,11 @@ class Object(BaseObject):
      at_drop(dropper) - called when this object has been dropped.
      at_say(speaker, message) - by default, called if an object inside this object speaks
 
-     at_cache() - called when this typeclass is instantiated and cached
      at_server_reload() - called when server is reloading
-     at_server_shutdown() - called when server is resetting/shutting down 
-     
+     at_server_shutdown() - called when server is resetting/shutting down      
      """
-    pass
+
+
 
 class Character(BaseCharacter):
     """

src/commands/default/building.py

@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class CmdSetObjAlias(MuxCommand):
         # save back to object.
         obj.aliases = aliases 
         # we treat this as a re-caching (relevant for exits to re-build their exit commands with the correct aliases)
-        obj.at_cache() 
         caller.msg("Aliases for '%s' are now set to %s." % (obj.key, ", ".join(obj.aliases)))
 
 class CmdCopy(ObjManipCommand):    

src/objects/objects.py

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class Object(TypeClass):
 
     def at_init(self):
         """
+        OBS: CURRENTLY NOT CALLED!
+        
         This is always called whenever this 
         object initiated -- both when the object
         is first created as well as after each restart.
@@ -96,14 +98,6 @@ class Object(TypeClass):
         """
         pass
 
-    def at_cache(self):
-        """
-        Called whenever this object is cached to the idmapper backend. 
-        This is the place to put eventual reloads of non-persistent attributes
-        you saved in the at_server_reload() below. 
-        """
-        pass 
-
     def at_server_reload(self):
         """
         This hook is called whenever the server is shutting down for restart/reboot. 

src/server/server.py

@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ class Evennia(object):
         reactor.addSystemEventTrigger('before', 'shutdown', self.shutdown, _abrupt=True)
 
         self.game_running = True
-                
+
+        self.run_init_hooks()
+                        
     # Server startup methods
 
     def sqlite3_prep(self):
@@ -140,6 +142,16 @@ class Evennia(object):
             initial_setup.handle_setup(int(last_initial_setup_step))
             print '-'*50
 
+    def run_init_hooks(self):
+        """
+        Called every server start
+        """
+        from src.objects.models import ObjectDB
+        from src.players.models import PlayerDB
+
+        print "run_init_hooks:", ObjectDB.get_all_cached_instances()
+        [(o.typeclass(o), o.at_init()) for o in ObjectDB.get_all_cached_instances()]
+        [(p.typeclass(p), p.at_init()) for p in PlayerDB.get_all_cached_instances()]
 
     def terminal_output(self):
         """

src/utils/idmapper/base.py

@@ -101,15 +101,6 @@ class SharedMemoryModel(Model):
         """
         if instance._get_pk_val() is not None:
             cls.__instance_cache__[instance._get_pk_val()] = instance        
-            try:
-                object.__getattribute__(instance, "at_cache")()                
-            except (TypeError, AttributeError), e:
-                #print e, instance._get_pk_val()
-                pass                 
-
-            #key = "%s-%s" % (cls, instance.pk)            
-            #TCACHE[key] = instance
-            #print "cached: %s (%s: %s) (total cached: %s)" % (instance, cls.__name__, len(cls.__instance_cache__), len(TCACHE))        
     cache_instance = classmethod(cache_instance)
 
     def get_all_cached_instances(cls):