[SNG-chat] Modules idea...

[Daniel E. <da...@ze...>]

I've been thinking about modules lately...

   One of the reasons I didn't like NeoStats module handling,
   is that if a module segfauls, the entire service process
   comes down. One solution would be to put every module on 
   their own threads, but I thought... 

   What if the modules connect to the service server as a client?
   Is that feasable? We can take care of ping timeouts, and keep
   a fairly steady connection trough the localhost. that way all
   modules (at least those with pseudo-clients) run on their own
   process. I guess you could even get fancy and have backup 
   modules (i.e. if NickServ dies, the backup takes over, and the
   returning stays as a backup).

   I guess my question is if it is good idea. Can some of you 
   give a though and share your findings? This model has not
   been inplemented on any services to date, so we can't do
   any actual comparisons...

d.