[CF-Devel] Technical Object Questions

[Sebastien Bracquemont]

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     From: Chachkoff Yann <
      
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     Subject: Re: [CF-Devel] Technical Object Questions
     
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     Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:53:21 -0400
     
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     About the object classes/subclasses...
     
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     What do you think of a simple "Object tree" ? I was thinking of a hierarchy
     
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     of objects like this one (it is only an incomplete example !):
     
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     Object
     
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       - Non-living
     
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       -- Weapon
     
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       --- Swords
     
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       --- Knives
     
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       --- Poles
     
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       -- Armour
     
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       --- Body armour
     
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       --- Helmet
     
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       --- Gloves
     
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       --- Boots
     
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       -- Jewels
     
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       --- Rings
     
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       --- Talismans
     
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       -- Organic
     
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       --- Food
     
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       --- Body parts
     
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       -- Misc.
     
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       --- Furniture
     
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       --- Walls
     
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       - Living
     
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       -- Player
     
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       -- Monster
     
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       ---NPC
     
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I think the idea is good but it relies typical object oriented programming 
concepts (inheritance, polymorphism).The implementation will be complex and 
tricky in pure C.(reinventing the wheel... to only get a wooden one !)

I always had the thought that a language that supports OO concept (C++ for 
example)is much better suited for CF and the implementation of the server 
can be much more simple,maintanable,and evolutive by this way.

Another thing is that what is exposed here is a clear "reconception" of the 
object system that is the heart of CF (in the limit of my knowledge). Not a 
bad thing IMO but had to be really discussed with the principal developers.

I was supposed to do some work on the Java Editor but i had a really hard 
work for the last months.

MichToen did a fantastic work on the Editor. Still getting better each day.

If there is a move to OO , i'll be happy to help you for the (re)design.

dweeves





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