[Opensim-dev] Script behaviour

[Justin Clark-Casey]

Dünnebeil Gerhard wrote:
> Hi everybdoy.
> 
> I played a bit with open sim recently and found the following behaviour 
> with scripts:
> 
> 1. A script is starting fresh after a sim start.
> 2. A script is starting fresh after rezzing it's containing prim.
> 3. A script is not surviving a sim border crossing.
> 
> Especially the last point is of interest (thinking about vehicles, esp. 
> sail boat) for me but I think all these issues are somewhat related.
> 
> This behaviour is different to SL but I haven't followed related 
> discussions to closely the last months.
> 
> Point 1 and 2 indicate that there is no (or a faulty) persistance for 
> scripts, point 3 seems to be related to point 1 and 2 as a working 
> persitance could be a way to implement sim crossings for scripts 
> (smarter and more efficient ways can surely be imagined). Thus I'm also 
> interested in point 1 and 2.

There are currently two scripting engines in OpenSim, known as DotNetEngine and XEngine.  DotNetEngine is the default, 
but you may want to try XEngine, which I believe supports script state persistence (Melanie can correct me if I'm wrong).

> 
> 
> So here a few questions:
> 
> a) Is the observed behaviour correct or maybe depending on the right 
> script engine?
> b) Is is a bug? Or a known "todo"?
> c) Or is it by design and will not be changed?
> 
> d) If it's an open point, is somebody still working on it? Or working on 
> related issues so that I should talk to her/him?
> 
> best regards
> Gerhard
> 
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