Added periodic idmapper cache size check along with conditional flush mechanism. Ran a lot of tests and stress tests to get statistics on usage.

src/server/initial_setup.py

@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ def create_system_scripts():
     script2 = create.create_script(scripts.ValidateScripts)
     # update the channel handler to make sure it's in sync
     script3 = create.create_script(scripts.ValidateChannelHandler)
-    if not script1 or not script2 or not script3:
+    # flush the idmapper cache
+    script4 = create.create_script(scripts.ValidateIdmapperCache)
+
+    if not script1 or not script2 or not script3 or not script4:
         print " Error creating system scripts."
 
 

src/server/server.py

@@ -379,9 +379,6 @@ EVENNIA = Evennia(application)
 print '-' * 50
 print ' %(servername)s Server (%(version)s) started.' % {'servername': SERVERNAME, 'version': VERSION}
 
-if not settings.GAME_CACHE_TYPE:
-    print "  caching disabled"
-
 if AMP_ENABLED:
 
     # The AMP protocol handles the communication between