Re: [Alephmodular-devel] High Level Modules

[Chris P. <sf...@ma...>]

On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 07:39  PM, Br'fin wrote:
> What sort of independent pieces would people like to see?

The first target, in my opinion, should be the definitions. I've got a=20=

list of them somewhere... got it. Bottom of the message, it's fairly=20
long. The most important ones to modularize are the ones in:
- device.cpp
- fades.cpp
- game_window.cpp
- item_definitions.cpp
- media_definitions.cpp
- scenery_definitions.cpp
- sound_definitions.cpp

Interestingly enough, the number comes out to 7. But more importantly,=20=

modularizing these would mimic the functionality of MML in A1. These=20
are smaller things, and should be fairly easy to split off, while=20
other, hairier things (rendering, networking) might take some more time=20=

and effort for less of an immediate return.

Another thing that should be modularized quickly, and hopefully almost=20=

as easily, would be the network game types. I'm not entirely sure how=20
to go about it myself =96 we'd need to split apart the switch-cases that=20=

are in most of the network_games.cpp functions in such a way that it=20
handled a variable number of game types.

(game_data->parameters and player_data->netgame_parameters should be=20
set to a higher size too)

[On your second message]
> ENUMS
Well, in a lot of instances, we would want to allow modules to define=20
values past those that were originally in the enum. A typedef would=20
prevent anyone from adding _media_milk on to the media types enum, so=20
it we should probably keep things as they are.

On your other points, I agree. Typecasts are bad, new is good, obsolete=20=

is bad.

-Sfiera

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device.cpp =96 Control panels
fades.cpp =96 Fade effects
game_window.cpp =96 Interface weapon definitions
lightsource.cpp =96 Light definitions. Probably overridden by Maps.
player.cpp =96 Player shape definitions, Damage response definitions
vbl.cpp =96 Special flag definitions? For replays, I think
effect_definitions.h =96 Effect definitions. Overridden by Physics.
extensions.h =96 Definition defintions...?
item_definitions.h =96 Item definitions
key_definitions.h =96 Standard key definitions (x3)
media_definitions.h =96 Media type definitions
monster_definitions.h =96 Monster definitions. Overridden by Physics.
physics_models.h =96 Running/walking definitions. Overridden by Physics.
platform_definitions.h =96 Platform type definitions
projectile_definitions.h =96 Projectile definitions. Overridden by=20
Physics.
scenery_definitions.h =96 Scenery definitions
shape_definitions.h =96 Something important?
song_definitions.h =96 Outdated M1 music stuff?
sound_definitions.h =96 Sound behavior definitions, Ambient sound=20
definitions, Random sound definitions, Sound definitions
weapon_definitions.h =96 Shell casing definitions, Weapon Definitions.=20=

WDs overridden by physics=