[CF-Devel] Python/casino stuff

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On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 06:27, Nicolas Weeger wrote:
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      I finally fixed python plugins to work under Windows.
     
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      I'll submit patches when i'm home, assuming my provider works & i can 
     
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      diff files :)
     
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      I got a remark concerning the python plugin, though, at least as it is 
     
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      used in the casino scripts (Goths tavern, iirc):
     
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      When you gain gold, the gold is created on the machine's spot.
     
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      But what happens is that first gold is created, then # of coins is set.
     
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      Which leads to incorrect behaviour: if there is gold on the spot 
     
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      already, the newly created 1 gold coin is merged with it, then the count 
     
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      is fixed.
     
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      So you can lose gold!!
     
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      The sequence is the following:
     
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      * create 1 gold coin from plugin
     
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      * server code creates it, and merges it with gold already on floor
     
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      * plugin sets # of gold coin to gained value => incorrect count
     
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      I don't know the 'right' way to fix: either server must not merge 
     
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      newly-created items, or must not insert'em in the map already.
     
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      Or python plugin must take into account already existing gold
     
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      (so something like # gold coin = current # gold + gain - 1 [1 coming 
     
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      from the object creation]).
     
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      Just my 2 gold coins, err, cents of euro :)
     
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      Nicolas 'Ryo'
     
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You can of course pick up your winnings to avoid this happening :)


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