auto save timer...

[Cripp]

Hi i posted a thread about this a while ago but thought id post it again as it is a simple, but very useful. It is an auto save timer which basically does a #save every few minutes..

here is the .diff patch thingy..

--- client.h 2006/06/20 02:36:21 1.2
+++ client.h 2006/06/21 06:07:41 1.3
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
Timer ooc_timer;
Timer shield_timer;
Timer fishing_timer;
+ Timer save_timer; // Cripp: client->save(2) auto save
#ifdef REVERSE_AGGRO
Timer scanarea_timer;
#endif

--- client.cpp 2006/06/20 02:36:20 1.2
+++ client.cpp 2006/06/21 06:07:41 1.3
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
ooc_timer(1000),
shield_timer(500),
fishing_timer(8000),
+ save_timer(60000), // Cripp: client->save(2) auto save
#ifdef REVERSE_AGGRO
scanarea_timer(AIClientScanarea_delay),
#endif
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
npclevel = 0;
pQueuedSaveWorkID = 0;
position_timer_counter = 0;
+ save_timer.Disable(); // Cripp: client->save(2) auto save
fishing_timer.Disable();
shield_timer.Disable();
dead_timer.Disable();

--- client_packet.cpp 2006/07/02 00:19:00 1.4
+++ client_packet.cpp 2006/07/08 20:19:32 1.5
@@ -6204,9 +6204,10 @@

hpupdate_timer.Start();
position_timer.Start();
+ save_timer.Start(); // Cripp: client->save(2) auto save
SetDuelTarget(0);
SetDueling(false);

--- client_process.cpp 2006/06/20 02:36:21 1.2
+++ client_process.cpp 2006/06/21 06:07:41 1.3
@@ -146,7 +146,14 @@
if (fishing_timer.Check()) {
GoFish();
}
+
+ if (save_timer.Check()) { // Cripp: client->save(2) auto save
+ Save(2);
+ Message(0, "%s successfully saved.", GetName());
+ save_timer.Start(300000);
+ }
+
if (bardsong_timer.Check() && bardsong != 0) {
//NOTE: this is kinda a heavy-handed check to make sure the mob still exists before
//doing the next pulse on them...

please leave any comments/questions u have.
thx, have fun.
-cripp

[fathernitwit]

I put this in, tunable with a rule.

One note is that the argument to save() tells it when to run the query. 2 means "block everything and save this bitch", where as 0 and 1 let it run the query in the background... that much more likely what you want.