root_type

Type hierarchy starts from here.

objtype: meta
parent: root
members:

float

Floating point number.

C equivalent roughly: double

objtype: data_type
parent: root_type
members:

e_float

Root type for all float type example attributes

objtype: type
parent: float
members:

e_drunkness

parent: e_float
members:

e_height

parent: e_float
members:

e_status

parent: e_float
members:

e_width

parent: e_float
members:

height

height of something

objtype: type
parent: float
members:

seconds

Time in seconds

objtype: type
parent: float
members:

future_seconds

Time in seconds to add current time

parent: seconds
members:

stamp

Last time this object was modified.

Value should be reflect when something was

   changed in this object. Any scheme is ok as long as newer numbers
   are bigger than older stamps. For example, seconds since Jan 1st,
   1970 or total game cycles would both be valid.

objtype: type
parent: float
members:

stamp_contains

Last time any object that uses this as reference recursively has been modified

Value should be reflect when something was changed in some object that is contained by this object.

objtype: type
parent: stamp
members:

stamp_inherit

Last time any object that inherits from this has been modified

Value should be reflect when something was changed in some object that inherits from this.

objtype: type
parent: stamp
members:

width

width of something

objtype: type
parent: float
members:

int

Integer.

C equivalent: 32bit int

objtype: data_type
parent: root_type
members:

e_int

Root type for all int type example attributes

objtype: type
parent: int
members:

e_amount

parent: e_int
members:

e_attack

parent: e_int
members:

e_HP

parent: e_int
members:

list_length

Length for lists

objtype: type
parent: int
members:

serialno

Serial number.

objtype: type
parent: int
members:

lineno

linenumber where something is

parent: serialno
members:

refno

Reference to serial number.

parent: serialno
members:

list

List of objects

C equivalent: void *[]

objtype: data_type
parent: root_type
members:

<list name="added_attributes">
</list>

args

List of arguments this operation has

objtype: type
parent: list
members:

e_list

Root type for all list type example attributes

objtype: type
parent: list
members:

e_polygon

parent: e_list
members:

example

Gives some examples usage

objtype: type
parent: list
members:

grid_data

grid data

objtype: type
parent: list
members:

line_data

line object

objtype: type
parent: list
members:

map

Mapping between string key and value object

C equivalent: struct map {char *;void *}; map*

objtype: data_type
parent: root_type
name: mapping
members:

<list name="added_attributes">
</list>

specification_file

various info about object and its specification file

objtype: type
parent: map
members:

string

UTF-8 encoded string.

Any character is allowed, including 8 bit control characters and '\0', C equivalent: {int len; char *data;}, C++: string

objtype: data_type
parent: root_type
members:

e_string

Root type for all string type example attributes

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

e_bar

parent: e_string
members:

e_msg

parent: e_string
members:

e_sex

parent: e_string
members:

e_smell

parent: e_string
members:

e_surface_type

parent: e_string
members:

html

String that is actually html.

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

description

This gives short description of object.

parent: html
members:

args_description

This gives description about arguments.

parent: description
members:

long_description

This gives long description of object.

parent: description
members:

message

Some message (for example error message)

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

say

What something has said.

parent: message
members:

name

Name of object.

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

objtype

What kind of object this is.

Examples of values: "op", "class", "type".

objtype: type
parent: string
name: object type
members:

password

Password for account usually

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

specification

What specification this object is part of?

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

time_string

Time in string format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.ss

There can be variation in length of different fields if using some weird calendar

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

uri

URI (URL) of object

C equivalent roughly: for storing id name: char *, as pointer: void *
URI is Uniform Resource Locator. For more about URI see <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/uri/">http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/uri/</a>

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

e_uri

Root type for all uri type example attributes

parent: uri
members:

filename

name of file (example: where object was specified)

parent: uri
members:

id

Id of object

C equivalent roughly: for storing id name: char *, as pointer: void *

parent: uri
members:

from

Source of message/operation.

parent: id
members:

interface

What kind of operations are legal for this object.

parent: id
members:

loc

Reference object for coordinates (location).

objtype: type
parent: id
name: location
members:

to

Target of message/operation.

When client sends operation to its character in server, then you can omit this because server can assume character can only control directly its body.

parent: id
members:

media

media id reference

parent: uri
members:

username

Username for account usually

objtype: type
parent: string
members:

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