Finally caved in and created a command table. It's just going to get too messy with @-commands doing straight module lookups, plus the dict is probably a little faster. Feel free to start moving non-privved @-commands to commands_general and vice-versa since we now have the ability to do so.

apps/objects/models.py

@@ -638,6 +638,47 @@ class CommChannel(models.Model):
    class Admin:
       list_display = ('name', 'owner')
 
+   def get_name(self):
+      """
+      Returns a channel's name.
+      """
+      return self.name
+
+   def get_header(self):
+      """
+      Returns the channel's header text, or what is shown before each channel
+      message.
+      """
+      return ansi.parse_ansi(self.header)
+
+   def get_owner(self):
+      """
+      Returns a channels' owner.
+      """
+      return self.owner
+
+   def set_name(self, new_name):
+      """
+      Rename a channel
+      """
+      self.name = ansi.parse_ansi(new_name, strip_ansi=True)
+      self.header = "[%s]" % (ansi.parse_ansi(new_name),)
+      self.save()
+
+   def set_header(self, new_header):
+      """
+      Sets a channel's header text.
+      """
+      self.header = ansi.parse_ansi(new_header)
+      self.save()
+
+   def set_owner(self, new_owner):
+      """
+      Sets a channel's owner.
+      """
+      self.owner = new_owner
+      self.save()
+
 class CommChannelMessage(models.Model):
    """
    A single logged channel message.

cmdhandler.py

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ from traceback import format_exc
 import time
 import commands_privileged
 import commands_general
+import commands_comsys
 import commands_unloggedin
+import cmdtable
 import functions_db
 import functions_general
 
@@ -71,30 +73,28 @@ def handle(cdat):
          # Player-visible idle time, not used in idle timeout calcs.
          session.cmd_last_visible = time.time()
 
-         # If it's prefixed by an '@', it's a staff command.
+         # Shortened say alias.
-         if parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] != '@':
+         if parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == '"':
-            # Shortened say alias.
+            parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "say")
-            if parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == '"':
+            parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
-               parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "say")
+            parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'say'
-               parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
+         # Shortened pose alias.
-               parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'say'
+         elif parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == ':':
-            # Shortened pose alias.
+            parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "pose")
-            elif parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == ':':
+            parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
-               parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "pose")
+            parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'pose'
-               parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
+         # Pose without space alias.
-               parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'pose'
+         elif parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == ';':
-            # Pose without space alias.
+            parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "pose/nospace")
-            elif parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == ';':
+            parsed_input['root_chunk'] = ['pose', 'nospace']
-               parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "pose/nospace")
+            parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
-               parsed_input['root_chunk'] = ['pose', 'nospace']
+            parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'pose'
-               parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
+
-               parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'pose'
+         # Get the command's function reference (Or False)
-            cmd = getattr(commands_general, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
+         cmd = cmdtable.return_cfunc(parsed_input['root_cmd'])
-         else:
-            parsed_input['root_cmd'] = parsed_input['root_cmd'][1:]
-            cmd = getattr(commands_privileged, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
       else:
-         cmd = getattr(commands_unloggedin, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
+         # Not logged in, look through the unlogged-in command table.
+         cmd = cmdtable.return_cfunc(parsed_input['root_cmd'], unlogged_cmd=True)
 
       # Debugging stuff.
       #session.msg("ROOT : %s" % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],))

cmdtable.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import commands_unloggedin
+import commands_general
+import commands_privileged
+import commands_comsys
+
+# Unlogged-in Command Table
+uncon_ctable = {
+   "connect": commands_unloggedin.cmd_connect,
+   "create":  commands_unloggedin.cmd_create,
+   "quit":    commands_unloggedin.cmd_quit,
+}
+
+# Command Table
+ctable = {
+   "drop":         commands_general.cmd_drop,
+   "examine":      commands_general.cmd_examine,
+   "get":          commands_general.cmd_get,
+   "help":         commands_general.cmd_help,
+   "idle":         commands_general.cmd_idle,
+   "inventory":    commands_general.cmd_inventory,
+   "look":         commands_general.cmd_look,
+   "page":         commands_general.cmd_page,
+   "pose":         commands_general.cmd_pose,
+   "quit":         commands_general.cmd_quit,
+   "say":          commands_general.cmd_say,
+   "time":         commands_general.cmd_time,
+   "uptime":       commands_general.cmd_uptime,
+   "version":      commands_general.cmd_version,
+   "who":          commands_general.cmd_who,
+   "@ccreate":     commands_privileged.cmd_ccreate,
+   "@create":      commands_privileged.cmd_create,
+   "@description": commands_privileged.cmd_description,
+   "@destroy":     commands_privileged.cmd_destroy,
+   "@dig":         commands_privileged.cmd_dig,
+   "@emit":        commands_privileged.cmd_emit,
+   "@find":        commands_privileged.cmd_find,
+   "@link":        commands_privileged.cmd_link,
+   "@list":        commands_privileged.cmd_list,
+   "@name":        commands_privileged.cmd_name,
+   "@nextfree":    commands_privileged.cmd_nextfree,
+   "@newpassword": commands_privileged.cmd_newpassword,
+   "@open":        commands_privileged.cmd_open,
+   "@password":    commands_privileged.cmd_password,
+   "@reload":      commands_privileged.cmd_reload,
+   "@set":         commands_privileged.cmd_set,
+   "@shutdown":    commands_privileged.cmd_shutdown,
+   "@teleport":    commands_privileged.cmd_teleport,
+   "@unlink":      commands_privileged.cmd_unlink,
+   "@wall":        commands_privileged.cmd_wall,
+   
+} 
+
+def return_cfunc(func_name, unlogged_cmd=False):
+   """
+   Returns a reerence to the command's function. If there are no matches,
+   returns false.
+   """
+   if not unlogged_cmd:
+      return ctable.get(func_name, False)
+   else:
+      return uncon_ctable.get(func_name, False)

commands_comsys.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import os
 Comsys command module. Pretty much every comsys command should go here for
 now.
 """
+
 def cmd_addcom(cdat):
   """
   addcom
@@ -54,14 +55,6 @@ def cmd_clist(cdat):
   """
   pass
 
-def cmd_ccreate(cdat):
-  """
-  @ccreate
-
-  Creates a channel.
-  """
-  pass
-
 def cmd_cdestroy(cdat):
   """
   @cdestroy

commands_privileged.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import resource
 
 import functions_db
 import functions_general
+import functions_comsys
 import commands_general
 import commands_unloggedin
 import cmdhandler
@@ -271,6 +272,24 @@ def cmd_emit(cdat):
    else:
       pobject.get_location().emit_to_contents(message)
 
+def cmd_ccreate(cdat):
+   """
+   Creates a new channel.
+   """
+   session = cdat['session']
+   pobject = session.get_pobject()
+   uinput= cdat['uinput']['splitted']
+   cname = ' '.join(uinput[1:])
+   
+   if cname == '':
+      session.msg("You must supply a name!")
+   else:
+      # Create and set the object up.
+      cdat = {"name": cname, "owner": pobject}
+      new_chan = functions_comsys.create_channel(cdat)
+      
+      session.msg("Channel %s created." % (new_chan.get_name(),))
+      
 def cmd_create(cdat):
    """
    Creates a new object of type 'THING'.

functions_comsys.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+from apps.objects.models import CommChannel
 import session_mgr
 import commands_privileged
 import commands_general
 import commands_comsys
 import commands_unloggedin
+import ansi
 """
 Comsys functions.
 """
@@ -21,3 +23,17 @@ def get_com_who(channel, muted=False, disconnected=False):
 
 def get_user_channels(player):
   pass
+
+def create_channel(cdat):
+   """
+   Create a new channel. cdat is a dictionary that contains the following keys.
+   REQUIRED KEYS:
+    * name: The name of the new channel.
+    * owner: The creator of the channel.
+   """
+   new_chan = CommChannel()
+   new_chan.name = ansi.parse_ansi(cdat["name"], strip_ansi=True)
+   new_chan.header = "[%s]" % (ansi.parse_ansi(cdat["name"]),)
+   new_chan.set_owner(cdat["owner"])
+   new_chan.save()
+   return new_chan

server.py

@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class Server(dispatcher):
          'commands_privileged', 'commands_unloggedin', 'defines_global',
          'events', 'functions_db', 'functions_general', 'functions_help',
          'gameconf', 'session', 'apps.objects.models',
-         'apps.helpsys.models', 'apps.config.models']
+         'apps.helpsys.models', 'apps.config.models', 'functions_comsys',
+         'commands_comsys']
          
       for mod in reload_list:
          reload(sys.modules[mod])