Activating a proc on world startup?

ID:1995209
 
Dec 8 2015, 6:04 pm
(See the best response by Kaiochao.)
Code: None.


Problem description:
Simply put, I am wondering how I would activate a procedure on the start of the world (for example, auto saves).
Dec 8 2015, 6:11 pm
Best response
world.New() is called automatically, around when the world starts up.
world
    New()
        // code goes here
Dec 8 2015, 7:15 pm
To elaborate, world.New() is called AFTER the map has already initialized, which may not be what you're after, you can however force a proc to run before world initialization by defining a datum as a variable something like

pre_init
   New()
     world<<"This happens before map initialzation!"

var/pre_init/pre_init = new()


However order of operations is important with this, it must be placed before any other code is written in your game (As in, literally line 1 of the first .dm included in your file) to avoid running into any strange issues.
Dec 9 2015, 5:10 pm
In response to Kaiochao
Thank you, perfect for what I needed!
Dec 10 2015, 5:51 am
I have question to auto saves proc...
Better is call it for player when he is loggining
mob
  Login()
    src.Autosave()

or call it for world?
world/New() Autosave()

proc/Autosave()
  for(var/mob/players/M in world)
    ...........


I think 1st method is faster, but i'm not sure.
Dec 10 2015, 5:53 am
Those two snippets do vastly different things. One of them saves when the player logs in, the other saves when the world starts up.

If you're asking "Should I have a bunch of loops for autosaving on each client, or a single loop which calls something on each client?" the answer is ALWAYS the latter. It's basically a rudementary update loop, and it'll always run significantly faster than having a bunch of loops flooding your threads.
Dec 10 2015, 5:58 am
mhm in all you're right, thanks for quick answer.