#!/usr/bin/python
-"""Skeletal executable for the MUFF Engine"""
+"""Skeletal executable for the mudpy engine."""
-# Copyright (c) 2005 mudpy, Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org>, all rights reserved.
-# Licensed per terms in the LICENSE file distributed with this software.
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org>. Permission
+# to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is granted under
+# terms provided in the LICENSE file distributed with this software.
-# muff uses the ini-style configs supported by the ConfigParser module
-import ConfigParser
+# core objects for the mudpy engine
+import mudpy
-# need the sys module to alter the import path appropriately
-import sys
+# a consistent list so we can reimport these on reload
+importlist = [
+ "argv",
+ "create_pidfile",
+ "daemonize",
+ "log",
+ "on_pulse",
+ "reload_data",
+ "remove_pidfile",
+ "universe"
+ ]
+for item in importlist: exec("from mudpy import " + item)
-def get_main_loop():
- """Find and return the main loop function"""
+# log an initial message
+log("Started mudpy with command line: " + " ".join(argv))
- # figure out where to find our main configuration file
- config_data = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
- config_dirs = [".", "./etc", "/usr/local/muff", "/usr/local/muff/etc", "/etc/muff", "/etc" ]
- config_name = "mudpy.conf"
- config_files = []
- for each_dir in config_dirs:
- config_files.append(each_dir + "/" + config_name)
+# fork and disassociate
+daemonize()
- # load the config file, get the module path and add it to sys.path
- config_data.read(config_files)
- module_path = config_data.get("files", "modules")
- sys.path.append(module_path)
+# make the pidfile
+create_pidfile(universe)
- # import the main loop function
- from muff.muffmain import main
- return main
+# loop indefinitely while the world is not flagged for termination or
+# there are connected users
+while not universe.terminate_flag or universe.userlist:
-# load the main loop and run it
-main = get_main_loop()
-main()
+ # the world was flagged for a reload of all code/data
+ if universe.reload_flag:
+
+ # reload the mudpy module
+ reload(mudpy)
+ for item in importlist: exec("from mudpy import " + item)
+
+ # do what needs to be done on each pulse
+ on_pulse()
+
+# the loop has terminated, so save persistent data
+universe.save()
+
+# log a final message
+log("Shutting down now.")
+
+# get rid of the pidfile
+remove_pidfile(universe)