[Opensim-dev] missing LSL functions, events

[James Stallings II]

Man,

Talk about butchering the language! Sorry about my less than optimal
phraseology - too much multitasking I reckon ;)

Cheers!

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:08 AM, James Stallings II <
james.stallings at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Liam! and welcome :)
>
> First things first - that page you reference is more than a bit out of
> date. That said, there's still quite a bit of LSL that isn't entirely
> functional. Most things work, or work in part. Such things that don't work
> or aren't implemented are in many instances complimented by OpenSim
> additions to LSL, aka the osFunctions() of which there are very nearly as
> many as there are canonical LSL functions.
>
> A direct answer concerning your questions with respect to the scripting
> API:
>
> Yes, you *can* access simulator internals using C# - this is done in one of
> two ways, either by the employment of a 'generic' simulator module known as
> MRM (Mini Region Modules) which are essentially prim-hosted C# programs.
> This module is standard issue with stock opensim, though it too has a few
> missing features - sandboxing to allow semi-anonymous users to script prims
> in C# for instance. For the most part, I suspect that such limitations will
> not provide you with significant constraints in your application area.
>
> Speaking of region modules, MRM gives us an excellent opportunity to seguey
> into canonical region modules - essentially simulator plugins, these can be
> employed in extending the functionality of a simulator in directions limited
> only by the imagination and coding skills.
>
> I hope I have provided adequate answers to your questions - and if you have
> further questions, please feel free to contact me either on this list or at
> simhost at deepthinklabs.com.
>
> Good luck and cheers!
>
> James
> aka Hiro Protagonist
> SimHost.com
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:56 AM, w f <wm_fry at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I see (as listed on the http://opensimulator.org/wiki/LSL_Status page)
>> that LSL events attach, changed, http_response, moving_end, moving_start,
>> and remote_data are either not implemented or only partially implemented.
>> Additionally, it's noted that there are a few LSL functions unimplemented. I
>> was wondering ... if one was (happily) willing to abandon LSL , could the
>> underlying events and functions be accessed via C#?
>>
>> I'm trying to understand the pieces here ...
>> Does Xengine provide OpenSim with only LSL functionality or does it enable
>> all scripting (LSL, C#, VB.Net, JScript.Net, Yield Prolog)? Does C# (or any
>> of the other languages save LSL) have a special "in" to OpenSim for which
>> LSL is just an abstraction layer?
>>
>> Consider this: I would think OpenSim generates some kind movement related
>> event or events. Not unlike separate key-down/key-up events being tracked
>> and then molded into a third event - key-press - I would assume something
>> similar is happening within OpenSim, that these internal happenings
>> eventually bubble up into a single LSL moving_start event. Does C# (or other
>> supported language) have such deep access to OpenSim thereby allowing me to
>> craft my own "moving start" event (handler)?
>>
>> I would switch from Second Life to OpenSim/OSGrid immediately if I knew
>> there was some way to fully replicate Second Life script functionality.
>> (Emphasis on functionality; it does *not* have to be copy/paste of LSL.) I
>> don't care if I have to rewrite everything in C# (or, shudder, VB.Net). Six
>> years in Second Life - and now supporting a higher-ed institution's use -
>> has left me with *quite a lot* of scripted objects. Before I migrate
>> everything, I'd like to know it's possible.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> - Liam
>>
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