Started work on databaseing engine

2 files changed, 60 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gamemode/itemsystem/items/aaaItemExample.lua b/gamemode/itemsystem/items/aaaItemExample.lua
index ee67639..872e93e 100644
--- a/gamemode/itemsystem/items/aaaItemExample.lua
+++ b/gamemode/itemsystem/items/aaaItemExample.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ITEM.Description = "Why did I even write this? No one will ever read it!"
 ITEM.Icon = "test.png"
 
 --If this item has "unique data", for example batteries that run out of charge
+--If true, then the item must define a table .UniqueFields, an array of strings that tell what fields are unique.
 ITEM.UniqueData = false
 
 --A table of strings to functions that show up when the player clicks the item in their inventory.
diff --git a/gamemode/server/database.lua b/gamemode/server/database.lua
index 5ebce8e..3a40fe5 100644
--- a/gamemode/server/database.lua
+++ b/gamemode/server/database.lua
@@ -1 +1,60 @@
 --Provides an interface to store data in a database of some kind
+--[[
+Uses:
+  GM.StorageMethod
+    Can be: "Text", "Static Map", "LZWCompressed"
+    If method is "Static Map", then GM.StoreageStaticMap must be a table of strings to string ID's.
+  GM.StorageBackend
+    Can be: "File"
+  GM.StorageDebug
+    Can be: true, false
+    Enables extra debugging to find errors easily
+]]
+
+function loadTable(uniqueIdentifier)
+
+  return nil
+end
+
+function storeTable(uniqueIdentifier, table)
+  if(GM.StorageDebug) then
+    print("Asked to store:")
+    PrintTable(table)
+  end
+  if(GM.StorageDebug) then
+    for k,v in pairs(tbl) do
+      if(isfunction(v)) then
+        print("Database.lua error: tried to save a table that has a function in it!")
+        PrintTable(tbl)
+        print("At field:")
+        print(k)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+local function convertTableToText(tbl)
+  if(GM.StorageMethod == "Text") then
+
+  elseif(GM.StorageMethod == "Static Map") then
+
+  elseif(GM.StorageMethod == "LZWCompressed") then
+
+  else
+    print("------------ERROR: database.lua----------")
+    print("\tGM.StorageMethod is not a valid value!")
+    print("Should be on of:\"Text\",\"Static Map\", or \"LZWCompressed\", but is:")
+    print(GM.StorageMethod)
+  end
+end
+
+local function convertTableStatic(tbl)
+  if(GM.StorageStaticMap == nil) then
+    print("---------ERROR: database.lua-----------")
+    print("\tGM.StorageMethod is set to \"Static Map\", but GM.StoreageStaticMap is not defined!")
+    return
+  end
+
+
+end