[Opensim-dev] No more inventory downloads -- yey! (Re: pruning reference servers in core)

Nebadon Izumi nebadon2025 at gmail.com
Fri Aug 14 20:24:30 UTC 2009 

[ git clone git://github.com/diva/Diva-s-OpenSim-Tests.git opensim ]

this command above should put it into a folder named opensim

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Kyle Hamilton <aerowolf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Remember, the command is:
>
> git clone git://github.com/diva/Diva-s-OpenSim-Tests.git
>
> The worst part is that it'll put it into a directory called
> Diva-s-OpenSim-Tests.git/ .  You can rename it.  (or, perhaps someone
> more familiar with git can suggest a way to not have to rename it?)
>
> -Kyle H
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:54 PM, <diva at metaverseink.com> wrote:
> > FetchInventory() on TPs/crossings is no more!
> >
> > FYI, I have my local mods available in github:
> > http://github.com/diva/Diva-s-OpenSim-Tests/tree/master
> >
> > In this code, the simulators don't load/cache inventory, they just
> > pre-fetch a very small amount of info (the avie's "system" folders).
> > Virtually all core code, with 2 exceptions(*), has been redirected from
> > facing an inventory cache (CachedUserInfo) to facing the inventory
> > service interface. The new, minimal cache is transparent to the core
> code.
> >
> > If anyone cares to test this, I will appreciate it. Since it's not
> > coming from opensim.org, it will be a bit more cumbersome, but it's
> > worth experimenting with this new git-enabled process.
> >
> > (*) Features I didn't touch: IAR module and the Rest Inventory plugin.
> > These still work as before, bringing the entire inventory to the regions
> >
> > diva at metaverseink.com wrote:
> >> I'm fine with waiting until September before pruning reference
> >> implementations down to one of each. But someone needs to give love to
> >> Grid.Inventory, because I don't have time for loving so many servers :-)
> >>
> >> The current improvement I'm doing right now (eliminating the need to
> >> pass the entire inventory around) only works for the new-style inventory
> >> service. It can easily be made to work for the old one. Whoever wants
> >> Grid.Inventory to support the simulators' [much more reasonable] needs
> >> should make the necessary improvements to it. I'll be happy to explain
> >> what the server needs to do -- 2 additional service handlers. I still
> >> haven't pushed my local commits, and I can wait a little bit for a
> >> Grid.InventoryServer lover to step up and volunteer. But I don't think
> >> it's reasonable to hold this improvement until September; I already have
> >> it, and it's almost ready to be pushed out to grids out there. Passing
> >> thousands of inventory items upon region crossings and TPs is probably
> >> one of the worst things in OpenSim right now, and needs fixing.
> >>
> >>
> >> MW wrote:
> >>> I'm fine with the AssetInventoryServer being removed as soon as
> possible
> >>> because I don't think anyone uses it.
> >>>
> >>> But believe we should at least wait a couple of more weeks before the
> >>> Grid.InventoryServer
> >>> and Grid.AssetServer are removed, so that everyone gets a chance to
> have
> >>> their say/vote. As a number of people are on vacation around this time.
> >>>
> >>> Personally as long as the ROBUST servers are fully tested on multiple
> >>> grids that have a quite heavy load/userbase, then I'm okay with
> removing
> >>> the old servers, as long as there is total agreement; I know a few
> >>> people have said they don't want to swap to ROBUST.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- On *Tue, 11/8/09, Frisby, Adam /<adam at deepthink.com.au>/* wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     From: Frisby, Adam <adam at deepthink.com.au>
> >>>     Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] pruning reference servers in core
> >>>     To: "opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de" <opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de>
> >>>     Date: Tuesday, 11 August, 2009, 10:09 PM
> >>>
> >>>     Please do. I'd like a 0.6.X release shortly after every
> >>>     networkinterface version change if possible - since it makes compat
> >>>     with the latest stable release always a headache.
> >>>
> >>>     Adam
> >>>
> >>>      > -----Original Message-----
> >>>      > From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >>>     </mc/compose?to=opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de>
> >>>     [mailto:opensim-dev-
> >>>      > bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >>>     </mc/compose?to=bounces at lists.berlios.de>] On Behalf Of Justin
> >>>     Clark-Casey
> >>>      > Sent: Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:04 PM
> >>>      > To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> >>>     </mc/compose?to=opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de>
> >>>      > Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] pruning reference servers in core
> >>>      >
> >>>      > diva at metaverseink.com </mc/compose?to=diva at metaverseink.com>
> wrote:
> >>>      > > Dear devs,
> >>>      > >
> >>>      > > I'm finally changing the way the simulator caches inventory.
> >>>     This is
> >>>      > all
> >>>      > > good, and it's the beginning of the much awaited user services
> >>>      > > refactoring. This requires a few small changes in the
> inventory
> >>>      > services
> >>>      > > interface, as well as additions to the implementation(s).
> So...
> >>>      > >
> >>>      > > We now have 3 -- yes 3! -- different inventory servers in
> core.
> >>>     (and
> >>>      > 3
> >>>      > > asset servers too). I think it's time to make a decision on
> what to
> >>>      > keep
> >>>      > > and what to drop, because evolving this ecosystem of
> >>>     implementations
> >>>      > in
> >>>      > > core is unscalable.
> >>>      > >
> >>>      > > With this, I'm proposing that we drop the old
> Grid.InventoryServer,
> >>>      > the
> >>>      > > old Grid.AssetServer and the AssetInventoryServer (CB1). Some
> >>>     people
> >>>      > may
> >>>      > > still be using the old servers, so it's time to switch
> everybody to
> >>>      > > ROBUST. Asking in the IRC, it looks like no one is using
> >>>      > > AssetInventoryServer.
> >>>      > >
> >>>      > > Comments? Objections?
> >>>      >
> >>>      > Might be an idea to knock out a 0.6.7 first before making that
> >>>     switch.
> >>>      >
> >>>      > --
> >>>      > justincc
> >>>      > Justin Clark-Casey
> >>>      > http://justincc.wordpress.com
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