Added a @reload command to reload most of the modules. This currently only seems to work for the stuff outside of the apps directory, and doesn't include the server, session_mgr, or events modules, as they have variables in them that we can't have reset. So basically, changes to the functions_ and commands_ modules can be applied with @reload, but little else. Hopefully this will improve with time. Also fixed a bug with @name'ing players but not updating their account's username to reflect it.

apps/objects/models.py

@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ class Object(models.Model):
       
       # If it's a player, we need to update their user object as well.
       if self.is_player():
-         pobject = User.objects.get(id=self.id)
+         pobject = self.get_user_account()
-         pobject.name = new_name
+         pobject.username = new_name
          pobject.save()
          
    def get_user_account(self):
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class Object(models.Model):
             uobj.is_active = False
             uobj.save()
          except:
-            functions_general.print_errmsg('Destroying object %s but no matching player.' % (self,))
+            functions_general.log_errmsg('Destroying object %s but no matching player.' % (self,))
             
       # Set the object type to GOING
       self.type = 5
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class Object(models.Model):
       try:
          return self.location
       except:
-         functions_general.print_errmsg("Object '%s(#%d)' has invalid location: #%s" % (self.name,self.id,self.location_id))
+         functions_general.log_errmsg("Object '%s(#%d)' has invalid location: #%s" % (self.name,self.id,self.location_id))
          return False
          
    def get_attribute_value(self, attrib, default=False):

cmdhandler.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import commands_privileged
 import commands_general
 import commands_unloggedin
 import functions_db
+import functions_general
 
 """
 This is the command processing module. It is instanced once in the main
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ def handle(cdat):
       parsed_input['root_cmd'] = alias_list.get(parsed_input['root_cmd'],parsed_input['root_cmd'])
 
       if session.logged_in:
+         # Lets the users get around badly configured NAT timeouts.
+         if parsed_input['root_cmd'] == 'idle':
+            return
          # If it's prefixed by an '@', it's a staff command.
          if parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] != '@':
             cmd = getattr(commands_general, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ def handle(cdat):
             cmd(cdat)
          except:
             session.msg("Untrapped error, please file a bug report:\n%s" % (format_exc(),))
-            functions_general.print_errmsg("Untrapped error, evoker %s: %s" %
+            functions_general.log_errmsg("Untrapped error, evoker %s: %s" %
                (session, format_exc()))
          return
       
@@ -94,5 +98,5 @@ def handle(cdat):
       raise UnknownCommand
          
    except UnknownCommand:
-      session.msg("Unknown command.")
+      session.msg("Huh?  (Type \"help\" for help.)")
    

commands_general.py

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def cmd_who(cdat):
    session = cdat['session']
    pobject = session.get_pobject()
    
-   retval = "Player Name        On For Idle   Room    Cmds   Host\n\r"
+   retval = "Player Name            On For Idle   Room    Cmds   Host\n\r"
    for player in session_list:
       if not player.logged_in:
          continue

commands_privileged.py

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ builder, staff or otherwise manipulative command that doesn't fall within
 the scope of normal gameplay.
 """
 
+def cmd_reload(cdat):
+   """
+   Reloads all modules.
+   """
+   session = cdat['session']
+   server = session.server.reload(session)
+
 def cmd_destroy(cdat):
    """
    Destroy an object.

functions_general.py

@@ -16,13 +16,22 @@ def cmd_check_num_args(session, arg_list, min_args, errortext="Missing arguments
       return False
    return True
 
-def print_errmsg(errormsg):
+def log_errmsg(errormsg):
    """
-   Prints/logs an error message. Pipe any errors to be logged through here.
+   Prints/logs an error message to the server log.
-   For now we're just printing to standard out.
+
+   errormsg: (string) The message to be logged.
    """
    print 'ERROR: %s' % (errormsg,)
 
+def log_infomsg(infomsg):
+   """
+   Prints any generic debugging/informative info that should appear in the log.
+
+   debugmsg: (string) The message to be logged.
+   """
+   print '%s' % (infomsg,)
+
 def command_list():
    """
    Return a list of all commands.

server.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.db import connection
 
 from apps.config.models import CommandAlias
+import sys
 import scheduler
 import functions_general
 import session_mgr
@@ -88,7 +89,25 @@ class Server(dispatcher):
    def shutdown(self, message='The server has been shutdown. Please check back soon.'):
       functions_general.announce_all(message)
       self.game_running = False
-      
+
+
+   def reload(self, session):
+      """
+      Reload modules that don't have any variables that can be reset.
+      For changes to the scheduler, server, or session_mgr modules, a cold
+      restart is needed.
+      """
+      reload_list = ['ansi', 'cmdhandler', 'commands_general',
+         'commands_privileged', 'commands_unloggedin', 'defines_global',
+         'events', 'functions_db', 'functions_general', 'functions_help',
+         'gameconf', 'session', 'apps.objects.models',
+         'apps.helpsys.models', 'apps.config.models']
+         
+      for mod in reload_list:
+         reload(sys.modules[mod])
+
+      session.msg("Modules reloaded.")
+      functions_general.log_infomsg("Modules reloaded by %s." % (session,))
    """
    END Server CLASS
    """