--- deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2007/05/28 05:35:51	1.73
+++ deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2007/07/21 18:01:26	1.84
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Crossfire TRT, the Roguelike Realtime MORPG.
+ * 
+ * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Crossfire TRT team
+ * Copyright (©) 2002,2007 Mark Wedel & Crossfire Development Team
+ * Copyright (©) 1992,2007 Frank Tore Johansen
+ * 
+ * Crossfire TRT is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * 
+ * The authors can be reached via e-mail to <crossfire@schmorp.de>
+ */
+
 //
 // cfperl.h perl interface
 //
@@ -67,11 +90,13 @@
 void cfperl_emergency_save ();
 void cfperl_cleanup (int make_core);
 void cfperl_make_book (object *book, int level);
+void cfperl_send_msg (client *ns, int color, const char *type, const char *msg);
+int cfperl_can_merge (object *ob1, object *ob2);
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// virtual server time, excluding time jumps and lag
-extern double runtime;
+extern tstamp runtime; // virtual server time, excluding time jumps and lag
+extern tstamp NOW;     // real time of current server tick
 
 enum event_klass
 {
@@ -152,7 +177,7 @@
 
   MTH int refcnt_cnt () const;
   // check wether the object has died and destroy
-  MTH void refcnt_chk () { if (refcnt <= 0) do_check (); }
+  MTH void refcnt_chk () { if (expect_false (refcnt <= 0)) do_check (); }
 
   // destroy the object unless it was already destroyed
   // this politely asks everybody interested the reduce
@@ -187,7 +212,8 @@
   {
   }
 
-  virtual ~attachable ();
+  // set a custom key to the given value, or delete it if value = 0
+  void set_key (const char *key, const char *value = 0);
 
   attachable &operator =(const attachable &src);
 
@@ -208,6 +234,9 @@
 
   // the method that does the real destroy work
   virtual void do_destroy ();
+
+  // destructor is protected, should not be called by anybody
+  virtual ~attachable ();
 };
 
 // the global object is a pseudo object that cares for the global events
@@ -241,7 +270,7 @@
   }
 
   template<typename T>
-  void put_string (keyword k, const T &v)
+  void put_kw_string (keyword k, const T &v)
   {
     int klen = keyword_len [k];
     int vlen = v ? strlen (v) + 1 : 0;
@@ -261,12 +290,12 @@
 
   void put (keyword k, const char *v = 0)
   {
-    put_string (k, v);
+    put_kw_string (k, v);
   }
 
   void put (keyword k, const shstr &v)
   {
-    put_string (k, v);
+    put_kw_string (k, v);
   }
 
   void put (keyword k, double v)
@@ -323,14 +352,9 @@
     fadd (keyword_str [kend], keyword_len [kend]); fadd ('\n');
   }
 
-  template<typename T>
-  void put (keyword k, const T *v)
-  {
-    if (v)
-      put (k, v->name);
-    else
-      put (k, (const char *)0);
-  }
+  void put (keyword k, archetype *v);
+  void put (keyword k, treasurelist *v);
+  void put (keyword k, faceinfo *v);
 
   template<typename T>
   void put (keyword k, const refptr<T> &v)
@@ -408,8 +432,7 @@
   static int nready () { return CORO_NREADY; }
   static int cede   () { return CORO_CEDE  ; }
 
-  static double (*time)();
-  static double next_cede;
+  static tstamp next_cede;
   static int cede_counter;
 
   static void do_cede_every ();
@@ -422,16 +445,21 @@
       do_cede_every ();
   }
 
-  static void cede_to_tick ()
+  static bool cede_to_tick ()
   {
-    if (expect_false (time () >= next_cede))
-      do_cede_to_tick ();
+    if (expect_true (now () < next_cede))
+      return false;
+
+    do_cede_to_tick ();
+    return true;
   }
 
-  static void cede_to_tick_every (int count)
+  static bool cede_to_tick_every (int count)
   {
-    if (expect_false (++cede_counter >= count))
-      cede_to_tick ();
+    if (expect_true (++cede_counter < count))
+      return false;
+
+    return cede_to_tick ();
   }
 
   static void wait_for_tick ();