WorldXMLExport

[astrocreep2k]

Description:

This is a beta release of my XML export scripts. It currently exports accounts,characters,guilds,online users, and server resource statistics. It has been designed to export the data slowly, at a configurable rate to minimize impact in cases when server resources are limited. It will also maintain snapshots of the exported data for analysis.

Note:

Please note, this is beta. I do not operate a large shard, so I am unable to test this in a high-volume environment. So use with caution.

Installation/Setup:

Extract the "WorldXMLExport" folder from the zip file and place it within the RunUO scripts directory. Once you start RunUO the exporter will begin to export the XML to the /Data/WorldExportXML/.

[DaLaw66]

Sweet!
Thanks, will give it a try

[X-SirSly-X]

What do you do with the xml files after they have been created? I think i'm missing the big picture of this, sorry.

[nerun]

Interesting, but what it does exactly? I can use this XML file to transfer players from one shard to another? Is it?

[Greystar]

Originally Posted by nerun

Interesting, but what it does exactly? I can use this XML file to transfer players from one shard to another? Is it?

from what I read in the original discussion it just exports a ton of information, then that information can be used in someway to display statistics on your shard...

[Karmageddon]

Do you need all of the files in for this to operate or can you just use one of the exporters without the others? The reason I ask this is because I have an idea I want to do and this is exactly something I might be able to use for this.

[astrocreep2k]

Originally Posted by Karmageddon

Do you need all of the files in for this to operate or can you just use one of the exporters without the others? The reason I ask this is because I have an idea I want to do and this is exactly something I might be able to use for this.

The only one that is required is the WorldXMLExport.cs. It contains the core stuff, the interfaces, and the account map code. All of the rest perform specific tasks. If you want to create your own exporter, you simply implement the IWorldElementXMLExporter and then register it with the exporter in your Initialize method.

 public class MyXMLExporter : IWorldElementXMLExporter
 {

      private string _rootPath;

        public static void Initialize()
        {
            WorldXMLExporter.GetCurrent().AddExporter( new MyXMLExporter() );
        }

        void IWorldElementXMLExporter.ExportXML()
        {
            // Do export here
        }

        bool IWorldElementXMLExporter.InitExporter(string rootPath)
        {
            _rootPath = rootPath;

            //Do any exporter initalization here

            return true;

        }

        string IWorldElementXMLExporter.GetName()
        {
            return "My Exporter";
        }


 }

[astrocreep2k]

Originally Posted by nerun

Interesting, but what it does exactly? I can use this XML file to transfer players from one shard to another? Is it?

My original idea was to use the data to publish HTML stats and render character images. I still plan on doing that, this is kind of the frst step. All this will do is export data from your server (for now). I would like to at some point, create an app that analyzes the data, and generates reports on usage trends... etc

Thats not to say the data could not also be used to transfer accounts. I was hoping it would be used for all sorts of stuff. I for sure had data transfer between servers/shards in mind when I created it. Ideas are always welcome.

My original post containing the project concept can be found here: World XML Export

[Karmageddon]

Ok looking at the WorldXMLExport file I have another question.... Does this only export the XML at worldsaves or is more often and if it is how can it be set to export at a longer interval?

[astrocreep2k]

Originally Posted by Karmageddon

Ok looking at the WorldXMLExport file I have another question.... Does this only export the XML at worldsaves or is more often and if it is how can it be set to export at a longer interval?

It exports at a set interval, unrelated to the world saves. It will however, stop exporting once Autosave has been disabled (For Server Wars/Backups).

You can adjust the interval by changing the value in WorldXMLExport.cs

Changing the following will change the global interval.
private const int INTERVAL_SECONDS = 10;

But keep this in mind.. this would change how often all registered exporters run. If you plan to write an exporter that should run less often, you may want to take a look at how OnlineStatsExporter.cs works. There is a const called STATS_INTERVAL_MULTIPLIER, which specifiys how many ticks it should skip before running. Right now it will skip 6 ticks before processing. The Account exporter on the other hand, runs every tick. This is because you may have alot of accounts to export, but only want online stats every couple of minutes. Right now this is how its setup:

Global Interval: 10 seconds
Online Stats Multiplier: 6 (6x10- export occurs every minute)
Account Exporter:No multiplier (Exports 1 account every 10 seconds)
Guild Exporter Multiplier: 2 (2x10- exports 1 guild every 20 seconds).

[Karmageddon]

Ok thank you very much for the explanation on the intervals. It is fine the way it is set for now.... I just didn't understand the whole export interval and how it worked.