MudEngine:

- Added FileManager.GetDataCollection() Method for getting a collection of values that match the supplied parameter. This is used by environments for restoring saved object collections
 - World Restoration is now fully implemented.
 - Removed un-needed Log messages
 - Added a pushMessage parameter to Log.Write() allowing messages to be sent directly to the console instead of stacking them in a cache. All log messages now push the message by default.

MudEngine/FileSystem/FileManager.cs

@@ -60,13 +60,30 @@ namespace MudEngine.FileSystem
                 if (line.StartsWith(";"))
                     continue;
 
-                if (line.StartsWith(name))
+                if (line.ToLower().StartsWith(name.ToLower()))
                     return line.Substring(name.Length + 1); //Accounts for name=value;
             }
 
             return "No data Found.";
         }
 
+        public static List<String> GetCollectionData(String filename, String item)
+        {
+            List<String> items = new List<string>();
+
+            foreach (String line in File.ReadAllLines(filename))
+            {
+                //Ignore comments
+                if (line.StartsWith(";"))
+                    continue;
+
+                if (line.ToLower().StartsWith(item.ToLower()))
+                    items.Add(line.Substring(item.Length + 1)); //Accounts for name=value;
+            }
+
+            return items;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the complete path to the specified data's save folder.
         /// </summary>

MudEngine/GameManagement/CommandEngine.cs

@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
         public CommandResults ExecuteCommand(String command, BaseCharacter player)
         {
             String commandKey = command.Insert(0, "Command");
-            if (Game.IsDebug)
-                Log.Write("Executing command: " + command);
 
             foreach (String key in CommandEngine.CommandCollection.Keys)
             {

MudEngine/GameManagement/Game.cs

@@ -192,10 +192,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             WorldTime = new GameTime(this);
 
             //Prepare the Save Paths for all of our Game objects.
-            SaveDataPaths paths = new SaveDataPaths();
+            DataPaths = new SaveDataPaths("World", "Player");
-            paths.Environment = FileManager.GetDataPath(SaveDataTypes.Realms);
-            paths.Players = FileManager.GetDataPath(SaveDataTypes.Player);
-            DataPaths = paths;
 
             //Setup default settings for the Game
             GameTitle = "New Game";
@@ -229,11 +226,14 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             WorldTime.HoursPerDay = 23;
             WorldTime.MinutesPerHour = 59;
             WorldTime.SecondsPerMinute = 59;
+
+            AutoSave = true;
+            AutoSaveInterval = 30;
         }
 
         ~Game()
         {
-            Server = null;
+            Save();
         }
         #endregion
 
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             //Game is running now.
             IsRunning = true;
 
+            //Load the game and world if it was previously saved.
+            Load();
+
             Log.Write("Game startup complete.");
             return true;
         }
@@ -354,8 +357,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             {
                 if (PlayerCollection[i].Name == "New BaseCharacter")
                     continue;
-
-                Log.Write("Saving " + PlayerCollection[i].Name);
                 PlayerCollection[i].ExecuteCommand("Save");
             }
 
@@ -368,10 +369,82 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
 
             //Save the Game World.
             World.Save();
+
+            //Save the Game
+            String filename = GameTitle + ".ini";
+
+            if (File.Exists(filename))
+                File.Delete(filename);
+
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.AutoSave.ToString(), "AutoSave");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.AutoSaveInterval.ToString(), "AutoSaveInterval");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.BaseCurrencyAmount.ToString(), "BaseCurrencyAmount");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.BaseCurrencyName, "BaseCurrencyName");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.CompanyName, "CompanyName");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.DataPaths.Environment, "DataPathEnvironment");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.DataPaths.Players, "DataPathPlayers");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.GameTitle, "GameTitle");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.HideRoomNames.ToString(), "HideRoomNames");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.InitialRealm.Filename, "InitialRealm");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.IsMultiplayer.ToString(), "IsMultiplayer");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.MaximumPlayers.ToString(), "MaximumPlayers");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.PreCacheObjects.ToString(), "PreCacheObjects");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.ServerPort.ToString(), "ServerPort");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.ServerType.ToString(), "ServerType");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.Version, "Version");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.Website, "Website");
+
+            //TODO: Save WorldTime
+            //TODO: Save Story
+            //TODO: Save Server Information
+            //TODO: Save Currency Lists
+            //TODO: Save Script Engine information
         }
 
         public virtual void Load()
         {
+            String filename = GameTitle + ".ini";
+
+            if (!File.Exists(filename))
+                return;
+
+            Log.Write("Restoring Game Settings...");
+            this.AutoSave = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "AutoSave"));
+            this.AutoSaveInterval = Convert.ToInt32(FileManager.GetData(filename, "AutoSaveInterval"));
+            this.BaseCurrencyAmount = Convert.ToInt32(FileManager.GetData(filename, "BaseCurrencyAmount"));
+            this.BaseCurrencyName = FileManager.GetData(filename, "BaseCurrencyName");
+            this.CompanyName = FileManager.GetData(filename, "CompanyName");
+            this.DataPaths = new SaveDataPaths(FileManager.GetData(filename, "DataPathEnvironment"), FileManager.GetData(filename, "DataPathPlayers"));
+            this.GameTitle = FileManager.GetData(filename, "GameTitle");
+            this.HideRoomNames = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "HideRoomNames"));
+            this.InitialRealm = new Realm(this);
+            this.IsMultiplayer = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "IsMultiplayer"));
+            this.MaximumPlayers = Convert.ToInt32(FileManager.GetData(filename, "MaximumPlayers"));
+            this.PreCacheObjects = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "PreCacheObjects"));
+            this.ServerPort = Convert.ToInt32(FileManager.GetData(filename, "ServerPort"));
+            this.Version = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Version");
+            this.Website = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Webite");
+
+            //Need to re-assign the enumerator value that was previously assigned to the ServerType property
+            Array values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(ProtocolType));
+            foreach (Int32 value in values)
+            {
+                //Since enum values are not strings, we can't simply just assign the String to the enum
+                String displayName = Enum.GetName(typeof(ProtocolType), value);
+
+                //If the value = the String saved, then perform the needed conversion to get our data back
+                if (displayName.ToLower() == FileManager.GetData(filename, "ServerType").ToLower())
+                {
+                    ServerType = (ProtocolType)Enum.Parse(typeof(ProtocolType), displayName);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            //Restore the world.
+            Log.Write("Restoring World Environments...");
+            World.Load();
+
+            Log.Write("Game Restore complete.");
         }
 
         /// <summary>

MudEngine/GameManagement/GameWorld.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the collection of Realms currently available in the game world
         /// </summary>
-        public List<Realm> Realms { get; private set; }
+        public List<Realm> RealmCollection { get; private set; }
 
         private Game _Game;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             Objects = new List<BaseObject>();
             Items = new List<BaseItem>();
             Characters = new List<BaseCharacter>();
-            Realms = new List<Realm>();
+            RealmCollection = new List<Realm>();
         }
 
         public void Start()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             //See if we have an Initial Realm set
             //TODO: Check for saved Realm files and load
             Log.Write("Initializing World...");
-            foreach (Realm r in Realms)
+            foreach (Realm r in RealmCollection)
             {
                 if (r.IsInitialRealm)
                 {
@@ -90,9 +90,34 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
         public void Save()
         {
             //Save all of the Environments
-            for (Int32 x = 0; x <= Realms.Count - 1; x++)
+            for (Int32 x = 0; x <= RealmCollection.Count - 1; x++)
             {
-                Realms[x].Save(_Game.DataPaths.Environment);
+                RealmCollection[x].Save(_Game.DataPaths.Environment);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Load()
+        {
+            String filename = _Game.GameTitle + ".ini";
+
+            //Restore initial realm
+            String realmFile = FileManager.GetData(filename, "InitialRealm");
+            String realmFolder = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(realmFile);
+            String realmPath = Path.Combine(_Game.DataPaths.Environment, realmFolder, realmFile);
+
+            foreach (String realm in FileManager.GetCollectionData(filename, "RealmCollection"))
+            {
+                Realm r = new Realm(_Game);
+                r.Load(Path.Combine(realmPath, realm));
+            }
+
+            foreach (Realm r in RealmCollection)
+            {
+                if (r.IsInitialRealm)
+                {
+                    _Game.InitialRealm = r;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -106,7 +131,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             //set Realms to avoid conflict.
             if (realm.IsInitialRealm)
             {
-                foreach (Realm r in Realms)
+                foreach (Realm r in RealmCollection)
                 {
                     if (r.IsInitialRealm)
                     {
@@ -121,7 +146,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
                 _Game.InitialRealm = realm;
 
             //TODO: Check for duplicate Realms.
-            Realms.Add(realm);
+            RealmCollection.Add(realm);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -167,7 +192,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
         /// <returns></returns>
         private Realm GetRealm(String filename)
         {
-            foreach (Realm r in Realms)
+            foreach (Realm r in RealmCollection)
             {
                 if (r.Filename == filename)
                     return r;

MudEngine/GameManagement/Log.cs

@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
     {
         static List<String> cachedMessages = new List<String>();
         public static Boolean IsVerbose;
-
+        
-        public static void Write(String message)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes a message to the log file and if pushMessage is true it will ignore placing the message
+        /// into the cachedmessages for later pooling, but push it directly to the console.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message"></param>
+        /// <param name="pushMessage"></param>
+        public static void Write(String message, Boolean pushMessage)
         {
             String filename = Path.Combine(FileManager.GetDataPath(SaveDataTypes.Root), "Log.txt");
             StreamWriter sw;
@@ -23,11 +29,20 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             else
                 sw = File.CreateText(filename);
 
-            sw.WriteLine(message);
+            sw.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString() + ": " + message);
             sw.Close();
 
             //Add to the cache so consoles can get these messages if they want to.
-            cachedMessages.Add(message);
+            //If Pushmessage=true then we skip caching and dump it straight to the console
+            if ((pushMessage) && (!IsVerbose))
+                Console.WriteLine(message);
+            else
+                cachedMessages.Add(message);
+        }
+    
+        public static void Write(String message)
+        {
+            Write(message, true);
         }
 
         public static String GetMessages()

MudEngine/GameObjects/BaseObject.cs

@@ -170,11 +170,23 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects
 
         public virtual void Load(String filename)
         {
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(filename))
+                return;
+
+            if (!File.Exists(filename))
+            {
+                Log.Write("Error: Attempted to load file " + filename);
+                return;
+            }
             this.Name = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Name");
             this.Description = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Description");
             this.Feel = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Feel");
             this.Listen = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Listen");
             this.Smell = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Smell");
+
+            //Set the Filename property based off the physical filename, as setting this.Name sets a default filename
+            //which might not match that of the actual physical filename on the harddrive.
+            this.Filename = Path.GetFileName(filename);
         }
         #endregion
     }

MudEngine/GameObjects/Characters/BaseCharacter.cs

@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
                 CurrentRoom.Description = "You are in the Aybss. It is void of all life.";
                 return;
             }
+
+            //TODO: Load player Inventory.
+            /* Due to private accessor Inv needs to be restored via
+             * foreach (Item in Inventory)
+             *      this.AddItem(Item);
+             */
         }
 
         public override void Save(String path)
@@ -211,27 +217,12 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
 
         public void ExecuteCommand(String command)
         {
-            //TODO: Character class can handle a lot of the command management here, checking various things prior to sending
-            //the command off to the command engine for execution.
             CommandSystem.ExecuteCommand(command, this);
             
             Send(""); //Blank line to help readability.
 
             //Now that the command has been executed, restore the Command: message
             Send("Command: ", false);
-
-            /* No longer needed due to player.send() sending content to the player.
-            if (result.Result != null)
-            {
-                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-                foreach (object item in result.Result)
-                {
-                    if (item is String)
-                        sb.AppendLine(item.ToString());
-                }
-                return sb.ToString();
-            }
-             */
         }
 
         internal void Initialize()
@@ -239,13 +230,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
             if (ActiveGame.IsMultiplayer)
                 client.Receive(new byte[255]);
 
-            if (Game.IsDebug)
-                Log.Write("New Player Connected.");
-            
-            Log.Write("Loading internal game commands...");
-            //Loads the MudEngine Game Commands
-            //CommandSystem.LoadBaseCommands();
-
             //Ensure custom commands are loaded until everything is fleshed out.
             if (Game.IsDebug)
             {
@@ -266,6 +250,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
                 CurrentRoom = ActiveGame.InitialRealm.InitialZone.InitialRoom;
 
             ExecuteCommand("Login");
+            Log.Write(Name + " has logged in.");
             ExecuteCommand("Look"); //MUST happen after Room setup is completed, otherwise the player default Abyss Room is printed.
         }
         internal void Receive(String data)
@@ -343,7 +328,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
                 IsActive = false;
                 client.Close();
 
-                Log.Write("Player " + this.Name + " disconnected.");
+                Log.Write(Name + " disconnected.");
             }
         }
         internal String ReadInput()

MudEngine/GameObjects/Environment/Realm.cs

@@ -33,6 +33,35 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Environment
         public Realm(GameManagement.Game game) : base(game)
         {
             ZoneCollection = new List<Zone>();
+            InitialZone = new Zone(game);
+        }
+
+        public override void Load(string filename)
+        {
+            base.Load(filename);
+
+            IsInitialRealm = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "IsInitialRealm"));
+
+            String zoneFile = FileManager.GetData(filename, "InitialZone");
+            String realmPath = filename.Substring(0, filename.Length - Path.GetFileName(filename).Length);
+            String zonePath = Path.Combine(realmPath, "Zones", Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(zoneFile));
+
+            //Load all zones
+            foreach (String zone in FileManager.GetCollectionData(filename, "ZoneCollection"))
+            {
+                Zone z = new Zone(ActiveGame);
+                z.Load(Path.Combine(zonePath, zone));
+            }
+
+            //Set the initial zone.
+            foreach (Zone z in ZoneCollection)
+            {
+                if (z.IsInitialZone)
+                {
+                    InitialZone = z;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         public override void Save(String path)
@@ -45,10 +74,12 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Environment
             FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.IsInitialRealm.ToString(), "IsInitialRealm");
             FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.InitialZone.Filename, "InitialZone");
 
+            String zonePath = Path.Combine(path, "Zones");
             foreach (Zone z in ZoneCollection)
             {
                 FileManager.WriteLine(filename, z.Filename, "ZoneCollection");
-                z.Save(path);
+                
+                z.Save(zonePath);
             }
         }
 

MudEngine/GameObjects/Environment/Room.cs

@@ -91,11 +91,14 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Environment
 
         public override void Save(String path)
         {
-            path = Path.Combine(path, "Rooms");
-
             base.Save(path);
 
             String filename = Path.Combine(path, Filename);
+
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, IsInitialRoom.ToString(), "IsInitialRoom");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.IsSafe.ToString(), "IsSafe");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.Realm, "Realm");
+            FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.Zone, "Zone");
         }
 
         /// <summary>

MudEngine/GameObjects/Environment/Zone.cs

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Environment
         public Zone(GameManagement.Game game) : base(game)
         {
             RoomCollection = new List<Room>();
+            InitialRoom = new Room(game);
             IsSafe = false;
             Realm = "No Realm Associated.";
         }
@@ -98,10 +99,45 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Environment
             FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.StatDrainAmount.ToString(), "StatDrainAmount");
             FileManager.WriteLine(filename, this.InitialRoom.Filename, "InitialRoom");
 
+            String roomPath = Path.Combine(path, "Rooms");
             foreach (Room r in RoomCollection)
             {
-                FileManager.WriteLine(filename, r.Filename, "Room");
+                FileManager.WriteLine(filename, r.Filename, "RoomCollection");
-                r.Save(path);
+                r.Save(roomPath);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void Load(string filename)
+        {
+            base.Load(filename);
+
+            this.IsInitialZone = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "IsInitialZone"));
+            this.IsSafe = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "IsSafe"));
+            this.Realm = FileManager.GetData(filename, "Realm");
+            this.StatDrain = Convert.ToBoolean(FileManager.GetData(filename, "StatDrain"));
+            this.StatDrainAmount = Convert.ToInt32(FileManager.GetData(filename, "StatDrainAmount"));
+                
+            //Load the InitialRoom
+            String roomFile = FileManager.GetData(filename, "InitialRoom");
+            String realmPath = Path.Combine(ActiveGame.DataPaths.Environment, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(this.Realm));
+            String zonePath = Path.Combine(realmPath, "Zones", Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(this.Filename));
+            String roomPath = Path.Combine(zonePath, "Rooms");
+
+            //Now get the rooms in the zone
+            foreach (String room in FileManager.GetCollectionData(filename, "RoomCollection"))
+            {
+                Room r = new Room(ActiveGame);
+                r.Load(Path.Combine(roomPath, room));
+            }
+
+            //Set the initial Room.
+            foreach (Room r in RoomCollection)
+            {
+                if (r.IsInitialRoom)
+                {
+                    InitialRoom = r;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
 

MudGame/Program.cs

@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ namespace MudGame
 
         static void Main(String[] args)
         {
-
-            Log.Write("Launching...");
-            ScriptEngine scriptEngine;
-            
-
             //Re-create the settings file if it is missing
             if (!File.Exists(SettingsFile))
             {
@@ -41,27 +36,29 @@ namespace MudGame
             else
                 Log.IsVerbose = false;
 
-            Log.Write("Loading settings...");
+
+            Log.Write("Launching...", true);
+            ScriptEngine scriptEngine;
+
+            Log.Write("Loading settings...", true);
             scriptEngine = new ScriptEngine(new Game(), ScriptEngine.ScriptTypes.Both);
 
             //scriptEngine.CompileScripts();
-            Log.Write("Initializing Script Engine for Script Compilation...");
+            Log.Write("Initializing Script Engine for Script Compilation...", true);
             scriptEngine.Initialize();
 
             GameObject obj = scriptEngine.GetObjectOf("Game");
-            Console.WriteLine(Log.GetMessages());
+            //Console.WriteLine(Log.GetMessages());
-            Log.FlushMessages();
+            //Log.FlushMessages();
 
             if (obj == null)
             {
-                Log.Write("Setting up the Default Engine Game Manager...");
                 game = new Game();
                 obj = new GameObject(game, "Game");
                 scriptEngine = new ScriptEngine((Game)obj.Instance, ScriptEngine.ScriptTypes.Both);
             }
             else
             {
-                Log.Write("Setting up " + obj.GetProperty("GameTitle") + " Manager...");
                 game = (Game)obj.Instance;
                 scriptEngine = new ScriptEngine(game, ScriptEngine.ScriptTypes.Both);
             }
@@ -72,9 +69,11 @@ namespace MudGame
             //MUST be called before game.Start()
             //scriptEngine.Initialize();
             //game.scriptEngine = scriptEngine; //Pass this script engine off to the game to use now.
-            Log.Write("Starting " + obj.GetProperty().GameTitle + "...");
+            Log.Write("");
-            Console.WriteLine(Log.GetMessages());
+            Log.Write("Starting " + obj.GetProperty().GameTitle + "...", true);
-            Log.FlushMessages();
+            Log.Write("");
+            //Console.WriteLine(Log.GetMessages());
+            //Log.FlushMessages();
 
             //Server is only enabled if the option is in the settings file
             //Allows developers to remove the option from the settings file and letting
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ namespace MudGame
             //Make sure the Game is in fact running.
             if (!game.IsRunning)
             {
-                Console.WriteLine("Error starting game!\nReview Log file for details.");
+                Log.Write("Error starting game!\nReview Log file for details.", true);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ namespace MudGame
             {
                 if ((game.PlayerCollection[0] == null) || (game.PlayerCollection[0].Name == "New BaseCharacter"))
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine("Error! No player available for creation!");
+                    Log.Write("Error! No player available for creation!", true);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -116,25 +115,20 @@ namespace MudGame
 
             List<char> buf = new List<char>();
 
-            while (game.IsRunning)
+            try
             {
-                game.Update();
+                while (game.IsRunning)
-                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
-
-                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-
-                ConsoleKeyInfo info = Console.ReadKey();
-
-                if (info.KeyChar == '\r')
                 {
-                    foreach (char c in buf)
+                    game.Update();
-                        sb.Append(c);
+                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
-
-                    game.PlayerCollection[0].ExecuteCommand(sb.ToString());
                 }
-                else
-                    buf.Add(info.KeyChar);
             }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Write("Critical Error! " + ex.Message);
+            }
+            //Save the game on shut-down.
+            game.Save();
         }
     }
 }

MudGame/bin/Debug/..svnbridge/.svnbridge

@@ -17,4 +17,16 @@ MudGame.vshost.exe.manifest
 Player
 temp
 Realms
+</Value></Property><Property><Name>svn:ignore</Name><Value>Log.txt
+MudEngine.dll
+MudEngine.pdb
+MudGame.exe
+MudGame.pdb
+MudGame.vshost.exe
+MudGame.vshost.exe.manifest
+Player
+temp
+Realms
+Mud Designer Example Game.ini
+World
 </Value></Property></Properties></ItemProperties>