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Griatch 3eb4cddf42 - implemented @destroy as per the MUX help specifications. As part of this, fixed the object recycling routines to actually properly replace GARBAGE-flagged objects (it crashed before).
- Set up a global cleaner event to clean all @destroyed objects every 30 minutes (makes their dbrefs available).
- Added the @recover command for recovering @destroyed objects up until the point that the cleaner runs and actually destroys them. This can recover @destroyed objects, rooms and exits to the same state as before @destroy. It could easily be made to recover player objects too, but I'm thinking this would be a security issue.
- Added to @dig in order to allow for creating rooms with a particular parent. Also auto-creates exits in each room if desired. The only things that is not implemented is the aliases of the exits, I don't really know how to do that.
- Changed the @create command format to match the @dig (it uses : to mark the parent instead of = now, since MUX' @dig reserve = to the exit list.)
- Added extra security in the example event to guard against the bug that causes the whole scheduler to freak out if the event_function() gives a traceback.
- Changed many instances of type to point to the defines_global.OTYPE instead of giving the integer explicitly.
/Starkiel
2009-04-30 15:01:59 +00:00
docs Add a note about Python 2.6. 2009-04-30 06:20:00 +00:00
game - implemented @destroy as per the MUX help specifications. As part of this, fixed the object recycling routines to actually properly replace GARBAGE-flagged objects (it crashed before). 2009-04-30 15:01:59 +00:00
src - implemented @destroy as per the MUX help specifications. As part of this, fixed the object recycling routines to actually properly replace GARBAGE-flagged objects (it crashed before). 2009-04-30 15:01:59 +00:00
tools Should be the finishing touches on MUX help importer. 2009-01-22 17:07:33 +00:00
__init__.py Re-organization. 2007-04-03 13:42:51 +00:00
ABOUT This still mentioned asynchat, updated now that we're using Twisted. 2008-06-15 02:48:21 +00:00
CODING_STYLE Adding a coding style document. A lot of the code doesn't follow this right now, we'll need to fix that! :) 2008-06-15 03:14:56 +00:00
INSTALL Updated installation instructions slightly. 2008-12-16 03:11:49 +00:00
LICENSE It's time to take care of the legal mumbo jumbo. We're going with a Modified Clarified Artistic License. Basically, you've got free reign of the software as long as you make any of the changes to the source you make publicly available. 2007-05-18 15:36:28 +00:00
README Remove reference to the non-existant test game from the README. 2008-12-16 03:12:20 +00:00
TODO Movin the TODO list to the google code group page. 2007-04-23 15:57:34 +00:00

About Evennia
-------------
Evennia is a proof-of-concept MU* server that aims to provide a functional
base for developers. While there are quite a few codebases that do the same
(and very well in many cases), we are taking a unique spin on the problem.
Some of our flagship features include (or will one day include):

* Extensive web integration.
* The ability to build/administer through a web browser.
* Shared accounts between the website and the game.
* Optional web-based character creation.
* Extremely easy-to-manipulate SQL database back-end via Django 
  (djangoproject.com)
* Simple and easily extensible design.
* Very granular permissions. Individual and group based.

The essential points here are the web integration and the SQL backing via
Django. The Django framework has database abstraction abilities that give us
many features free, such as:

* The codebase will run transparently on MySQL, SQLite, or Postgres
* At the time of this document's writing, our SQL-backed application here
  contains 0 lines of SQL. Django's database abstraction layer is absolutely
  simple yet very powerful.
* For any model we outline for the server's use, we have the ability to
  more or less automatically generate a web-based admin interface for it with
  two lines of code. This lets you Create, Update, or Delete entries.
* On the web-based side of things, features such as automatic form validation,
  abstraction of sessions and cookies, and access to whatever game data you
  desire are all attractive.
  
Support and Development
-----------------------
Since we're so early in development, we really can't hope to offer much support.
However, if you'd like to report bugs, make suggestions, or help with the
code work, visit either or both of the following links:

* Evennia Webpage
  http://evennia.com

* Evennia Code Page
  http://code.evennia.com