Trunk: Merged griatch-branch. This implements a new reload mechanism - splitting Evennia into two processes: Server and Portal with different tasks. Also cleans and fixes several bugs in script systems as well as introduces i18n (courtesy of raydeejay).

src/players/manager.py

@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ class PlayerManager(TypedObjectManager):
         """
         return User.objects.filter(email__iexact=uemail)
 
+    @returns_typeclass
+    @returns_player
+    def get_player_from_uid(self, uid):
+        """
+        Returns a player object based on User id.
+        """
+        return User.objects.get(id=uid)
+
     @returns_typeclass
     def get_player_from_name(self, uname):
         "Get player object based on name"

src/players/player.py

@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ class Player(TypeClass):
         pass
  
 
+    def at_init(self):
+        """
+        This is always called whenever this 
+        object initiated -- both when the object
+        is first created as well as after each restart.
+        It is also called after each server reload, so 
+        if something should survive a warm-reboot (rebooting
+        the server without the players logging out), put it here.
+        """
+        pass 
+
     # Note that the hooks below also exist
     # in the character object's typeclass. You
     # can often ignore these and rely on the
@@ -101,3 +112,18 @@ class Player(TypeClass):
         itself as a sender in the msg() call. 
         """
         pass 
+
+    def at_server_reload(self):
+        """
+        This hook is called whenever the server is shutting down for restart/reboot. 
+        If you want to, for example, save non-persistent properties across a restart,
+        this is the place to do it. 
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def at_server_shutdown(self):
+        """
+        This hook is called whenever the server is shutting down fully (i.e. not for 
+        a restart). 
+        """
+        pass