[crossfire] Plugin API

[Nicolas Weeger]

Hello.

I'd like to propose changes to the plugin API.

Currently, plugins call eg char* directory = cfapi_system_directory(&val, 3) 
to get a directory information.

I'd like to change that to the general format: int result = 
cfapi_system_directory(&val, 3, &directory, sizeof(directory)) with result a 
plugin-specific code (0 => no error, 1 => invalid parameter, ...)

Basically, to wrap a server function
        object* get_split_ob(object* ob, int nrof)
one should call
        cfapi_object_get_split(&val, ob, nrof, &split)
with object* split.


This way, the plugin layer could return some information (object was lost, 
invalid parameter).
It would also avoid having static variables used to return int/float values.

If no one objects, I'd feel like doing that starting around next week :)

Nicolas
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