Make DEFAULT_CHANNELS auto-recreate missing channels. Add new CHANNEL_MUDINFO setting.

evennia/server/deprecations.py

@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ def check_errors(settings):
     if hasattr(settings, "GAME_DIRECTORY_LISTING"):
         raise DeprecationWarning(game_directory_deprecation)
 
+    chan_connectinfo = settings.CHANNEL_CONNECTINFO
+    if chan_connectinfo is not None and not isinstance(chan_connectinfo, dict):
+        raise DeprecationWarning("settings.CHANNEL_CONNECTINFO has changed. It "
+                                 "must now be either None or a dict "
+                                 "specifying the properties of the channel to create.")
+
 
 def check_warnings(settings):
     """

evennia/server/initial_setup.py

@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ def create_channels():
     logger.log_info("Initial setup: Creating default channels ...")
 
     goduser = get_god_account()
+
+    channel_mudinfo = settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO
+    if not channel_mudinfo:
+        raise RuntimeError("settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO must be defined.")
+    channel = create.create_channel(**channel_mudinfo)
+    channel.connect(goduser)
+
+    channel_connectinfo = settings.CHANNEL_CONNECTINFO
+    if channel_connectinfo:
+        channel = create.create_channel(**channel_connectinfo)
+
     for channeldict in settings.DEFAULT_CHANNELS:
         channel = create.create_channel(**channeldict)
         channel.connect(goduser)

evennia/server/server.py

@@ -459,6 +459,30 @@ class Evennia(object):
         TASK_HANDLER.load()
         TASK_HANDLER.create_delays()
 
+        # check so default channels exist
+        from evennia.comms.models import ChannelDB
+        from evennia.accounts.models import AccountDB
+        from evennia.utils.create import create_channel
+
+        god_account = AccountDB.objects.get(id=1)
+        # mudinfo
+        mudinfo_chan = settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO
+        if not mudinfo_chan:
+            raise RuntimeError("settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO must be defined.")
+        if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key=mudinfo_chan['key']):
+            channel = create_channel(**mudinfo_chan)
+            channel.connect(god_account)
+        # connectinfo
+        connectinfo_chan = settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO
+        if connectinfo_chan:
+            if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key=mudinfo_chan['key']):
+                channel = create_channel(**connectinfo_chan)
+        # default channels
+        for chan_info in settings.DEFAULT_CHANNELS:
+            if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key=chan_info['key']):
+                channel = create_channel(**chan_info)
+                channel.connect(god_account)
+
         # delete the temporary setting
         ServerConfig.objects.conf("server_restart_mode", delete=True)
 

evennia/server/serversession.py

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class ServerSession(Session):
         cchan = channel and settings.CHANNEL_CONNECTINFO
         if cchan:
             try:
-                cchan = ChannelDB.objects.get_channel(cchan[0])
+                cchan = ChannelDB.objects.get_channel(cchan['key'])
                 cchan.msg("[%s]: %s" % (cchan.key, message))
             except Exception:
                 logger.log_trace()