Comments on: Persistent Vegetative Simulation http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/2009/04/persistent-vegetative-simulation/ ZOMGWTFHAI Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Adam Frisby http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/2009/04/persistent-vegetative-simulation/comment-page-1/#comment-7919 Adam Frisby Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:56:59 +0000 http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/?p=167#comment-7919 There's a bit of a balance between a nice easy to use API and making sure people dont do silly things with it. My thoughts are probably leave the 'defaults' on the timer handler as "undefined". A server operator can set the defaults - if a script needs to do things persistently, then it has to expliticly ask for it. I'm not sure if I committed IScheduler yet, however that will take the form of the Timer handler - you schedule future operations via a scheduler, which then slots you into a processor timeslot with conditions. Empty sims are one of those conditions, as are a few others (performance above X for instance). There’s a bit of a balance between a nice easy to use API and making sure people dont do silly things with it.

My thoughts are probably leave the ‘defaults’ on the timer handler as “undefined”. A server operator can set the defaults – if a script needs to do things persistently, then it has to expliticly ask for it.

I’m not sure if I committed IScheduler yet, however that will take the form of the Timer handler – you schedule future operations via a scheduler, which then slots you into a processor timeslot with conditions. Empty sims are one of those conditions, as are a few others (performance above X for instance).

]]> By: Tony http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/2009/04/persistent-vegetative-simulation/comment-page-1/#comment-7918 Tony Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:38:07 +0000 http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/?p=167#comment-7918 regarding TimerIfAvatarInRegion. Would it be feasible to specify a conditional parameter such as SleepWhenEmpty, or even a parent class that unschedules whole programs when no agents are present. Maybe even make that the 'default script' so that newer, less experienced creators have to learn how to make a program persistent even if no person is present. regarding TimerIfAvatarInRegion.
Would it be feasible to specify a conditional parameter such as SleepWhenEmpty, or even a parent class that unschedules whole programs when no agents are present. Maybe even make that the ‘default script’ so that newer, less experienced creators have to learn how to make a program persistent even if no person is present.

]]> By: Ralf Haifisch http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/2009/04/persistent-vegetative-simulation/comment-page-1/#comment-7916 Ralf Haifisch Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:13:32 +0000 http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/?p=167#comment-7916 Very nice article. Personally i love the google comparison in the last sentence. I even believe, that besides the hot standby solution you did describe there will be a market for cold standby (like sim on demand) and warm standby (have a virtualization os some kinde - fire the virtual server on the first incomming avatar). That solution wich are "protocol aware" will be coming up is is something the badumnasim proxy does allready show. there is a proxy for opensim now, there is none for Second Life. cheers, Ralf Very nice article.

Personally i love the google comparison in the last sentence.

I even believe, that besides the hot standby solution you did describe there will be a market for cold standby (like sim on demand) and warm standby (have a virtualization os some kinde – fire the virtual server on the first incomming avatar).

That solution wich are “protocol aware” will be coming up is is something the badumnasim proxy does allready show. there is a proxy for opensim now, there is none for Second Life.

cheers,
Ralf

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