[crossfire] Moving server towards a modularized system?

[Yann Chachkoff]

>Hello.

Hi :)

> I'm wondering about moving some parts of the code to plugins.
> IMO things like weather system (excluding darkness-related things) could be moved to a plugin, and just hook to server core.
> Random maps generation too could imo be moved. (particularly weather, as it's really optional, setting for that).
>

I agree - that's exactly for such purposes that I created the plugin system in the first place. It would allow to make a very clear separation between the "important", core code, and the fluff-n-fuzz glued around it. In the long run, I think it would contribute to make the code easier to maintain and to expand, as it would be divided in smaller chunks for a lot of tasks.

> Actually, shouldn't the server be just a "core" with basic rules, and everything else moved to plugins?

*I* think it should, even if it is not a trivial task for everything.