Refactored the way default channels are added.

evennia/settings_default.py

@@ -424,19 +424,28 @@ GUEST_LIST = ["Guest" + str(s+1) for s in range(9)]
 # In-game Channels created from server start
 ######################################################################
 
-# Each default channel is defined by a tuple containing
-# (name, aliases, description, locks)
-# where aliases may be a tuple too, and locks is
-# a valid lockstring definition.
-# Default user channel for communication
-CHANNEL_PUBLIC = ("Public", ('ooc',), 'Public discussion',
-                  "control:perm(Wizards);listen:all();send:all()")
-# General info about the server
-CHANNEL_MUDINFO = ("MUDinfo", '', 'Informative messages',
-                 "control:perm(Immortals);listen:perm(Immortals);send:false()")
-# Channel showing when new people connecting
-CHANNEL_CONNECTINFO = ("MUDconnections", '', 'Connection log',
-                    "control:perm(Immortals);listen:perm(Wizards);send:false()")
+# This is a list of global channels created by the
+# initialization script the first time Evennia starts.
+# The superuser (user #1) will be automatically subscribed
+# to all channels in this list. Each channel is described by
+# a dictionary keyed with the same keys valid as arguments
+# to the evennia.create.create_channel() function.
+# Note: Evennia will treat the first channel in this list as
+# the general "public" channel and the second as the
+# general "mud info" channel. Other channels beyond that
+# are up to the admin to design and call appropriately.
+DEFAULT_CHANNELS = [
+                  # public channel
+                  {"key": "Public",
+                  "aliases": ('ooc', 'pub'),
+                  "desc": "Public discussion",
+                  "locks": "control:perm(Wizards);listen:all();send:all()"},
+                  # connection/mud info
+                  {"key": "MudInfo",
+                   "aliases": "",
+                   "desc": "Connection log",
+                   "locks": "control:perm(Immortals);listen:perm(Wizards);send:false()"}
+                  ]
 
 ######################################################################
 # External Channel connections