TFS 1.X+ Question about Storing Info

[zxmatzx]

Hello,
I'm developing a pet system, and don't sure how to store player pet info, i think using Storing Info to store a table with all pet info and request the data in onLogin and store in a global table like:

PETS = {[playerGuid] = StoringInfoRequestedData}

function Player:requestPetInfo()
    if PETS[self:getGuid()] then
        return PETS[self:getGuid()]
    else
        return self:getSpecialStorage(storageId)
    end
end

and in onLogout, i send back the data using player:setSpecialStorage(storageId, PETS[player:getGuid()]) and maybe a onThink event with a certain interval to save the data or when a event trigger(pet level up, pet evolution, etc) to prevent data lost if server crash or something. What do you think? Have some better idea?

--Not sure if right section is suport or discution, sorry if i did wrong.

 

[Infernum]

The thing is, if your server does crash it'll retain pet info and roll back everything else. I think it would be better to just include pet saves when the server runs a global save and in onLogout, that way all data is synced. Otherwise if you're okay with pets being out of sync with player info use an onThink event for the pet and let it run save at an interval.

Also, that code can be shortened to:

function Player:requestPetInfo()
    return PETS[self:getGuid()] or self:getSpecialStorage(storageId)
end

 

[zxmatzx]

The thing is, if your server does crash it'll retain pet info and roll back everything else. I think it would be better to just include pet saves when the server runs a global save and in onLogout, that way all data is synced. Otherwise if you're okay with pets being out of sync with player info use an onThink event for the pet and let it run save at an interval.

Also, that code can be shortened to:

function Player:requestPetInfo()
    return PETS[self:getGuid()] or self:getSpecialStorage(storageId)
end

Yeah, make sense and how about the save info method? U would do in another way?

 

[Infernum]

Yeah, make sense and how about the save info method? U would do in another way?

You're using the only way to save that info already, so there is no other method.

 

[zxmatzx]

You're using the only way to save that info already, so there is no other method.

Thanks for help! U are awesome!