Is there a serverside socket library?

ArghArgh200 · 02-19-2012, 09:45 AM

Heya,

Just downloaded/compiled/ran MCServer on my Linux box, works great, only crashes if I mess with redstone, but hey, I don't mind. I suck at redstone mechanics anyway.

I do have a question about socket libraries for this software: Are there any I can use in a plugin? If so, can I open a socket and connect to something with the library?

Thanks for the help!

-AA200

xoft · 02-20-2012, 06:52 PM

The socket framework is not accessible from the plugins, though it may become. Can you elaborate on what API you'd like to have?

NiLSPACE · 02-20-2012, 11:33 PM

(02-19-2012, 09:45 AM)ArghArgh200 Wrote: Heya,

Just downloaded/compiled/ran MCServer on my Linux box, works great, only crashes if I mess with redstone, but hey, I don't mind. I suck at redstone mechanics anyway.

I do have a question about socket libraries for this software: Are there any I can use in a plugin? If so, can I open a socket and connect to something with the library?

Thanks for the help!

-AA200

But i love redstone Big Grin

And i am pretty good in it :p

ArghArgh200 · 02-24-2012, 12:09 PM

(02-20-2012, 06:52 PM)xoft Wrote: The socket framework is not accessible from the plugins, though it may become. Can you elaborate on what API you'd like to have?

I just need the ability to split strings using a delimiter, open, read, close, and listen on sockets (last one optional) so that I can create an IRC relay link thing, I already have one for my Garry's Mod server I can easily adapt. Also, what version of Lua does this software use?

Thanks!

FakeTruth · (This post was last modified: 02-24-2012, 09:11 PM by FakeTruth.)

MCServer uses Lua 5.1.4 unmodified. Maybe we should update to 5.2

I think I'm gonna install this http://w3.impa.br/~diego/software/luasocket/home.html instead of writing our own socket library for Lua. It seems to only have blocking sockets though, so this might not be optimal.. hmm

xoft · 02-25-2012, 12:21 AM

I'd prefer if the Lua socket interface could use our cSocketThreads class, since it's much beter suited at server usage. That would mean, however, that someone would need to write a Lua wrapper class and that the interface would need to be callback-based, at least in the receiving direction.

ArghArgh200 · 02-25-2012, 03:26 AM

Lua 5.1.4 is what my Garry's Mod IRC link thing uses, so it'd probably be less of a hassle for me to jump versions and make sure that everything I use in it didn't break/explode/annihilate an innocent family in 5.2

Do you think I can just take the libraries from there and put them in the same directory?

FakeTruth · 02-25-2012, 03:30 AM

(02-25-2012, 12:21 AM)xoft Wrote: I'd prefer if the Lua socket interface could use our cSocketThreads class, since it's much beter suited at server usage. That would mean, however, that someone would need to write a Lua wrapper class and that the interface would need to be callback-based, at least in the receiving direction.

True, but I saw that LuaSockets has support for easy HTTP, FTP and more stuff which I thought might be cool.

(02-25-2012, 03:26 AM)ArghArgh200 Wrote: Lua 5.1.4 is what my Garry's Mod IRC link thing uses, so it'd probably be less of a hassle for me to jump versions and make sure that everything I use in it didn't break/explode/annihilate an innocent family in 5.2

Do you think I can just take the libraries from there and put them in the same directory?

I don't know, I've never tried using external libraries in Lua but if I'd take a guess I think it'll work

ArghArgh200 · 03-10-2012, 03:17 PM

Well, I tried it out, no luck.
I've got to go fix a few other things now, my GMod server appears to be broken again. <_<
Do you have an IRC channel that I could lurk in perchance?