LuaIce

[Andrej]

I am trying to make Lua to Ice (http://www.zeroc.com/) bindings for Spring.

Trac URL:
http://desu.no-ip.info:6666/projects/LuaIce/

Git URL to get the current code is: [url]git://desu.no-ip.info:6667/var/repos/LuaIce/.git/[/url]
However Springs repo is kinda huge so i would ask you not to clone directly from me and instead:

clone the main repository first (or use an existing one instead)

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git clone git://github.com/spring/spring.git

then,

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git remote add LuaIce git://desu.no-ip.info:6667/var/repos/LuaIce/.git/
git fetch LuaIce
git checkout -b myLuaIce LuaIce/LuaIce

For examples: http://desu.no-ip.info:6666/LuaIceExamples/

[AF]

Why use ICE when there'res luasockets and the built in spring engine network code and boost::asio?

[Argh]

Just curious, because I've never heard of LuaICE before... couldn't that potentially be used to make an all-Lua client application?

That could be really interesting.

[Andrej]

Not sure if i get what you mean >an all-Lua client application< by
but you could use the Ice stuff to send out unit positions/other info available to widgets and have another program read & use it if that is what.

(shows white dots in the window on the right side on same positions as units in spring running on left side)
I suppose if you extended that to draw map in the background, select units & send back orders you could have a semi-usable client (except sending the position of all units every frame or whatever would use a lot of bandwidth when theres like 3000)

http://desu.no-ip.info:6666/LuaIceExamples/LuaIceEx2.7z

[hoijui]

if it was realy useless, then it wont be used, and nobody has to wory. if it may be usefull, then it can not hurth to have it.
Andrej, what do you want to use it for?

[AF]

I think argh means you could use lua to write a network application in its entirety using this stuff, and he is correct.

But I still dont see why ICE is any better than luasocket

[aegis]

ice appears to be an event/notification framework like dbus? luasocket would simply provide a means for implementing things like ice or direct communication

[Argh]

argh means you could use lua to write a network application in its entirety using this stuff

Yeah, that's what I meant, and other things, like in-game ability to chat with people still in the Lobby, implementation of voice chat via a Widget, setting up multiple game hosting sessions automatically (stuff like automated tournaments, or even really wild stuff, like allowing end-users to be automatically connected with other players for a given game-type) and other uses.

While the current generation of Lobbies are all very good, there are a lot of things they can't do, and it might be interesting to see what happens if everybody was working in a language and framework that would encourage a more ad-hoc, modular approach to the problems of getting people together to play games.

[Regret]

OH GOD YES PLEASE IMPLEMENT NETWORKING FOR SPRING LUA PLZPLZPLZ