--- deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2007/05/28 05:24:07	1.72
+++ deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2007/06/24 04:09:29	1.80
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Crossfire TRT, the Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
+ * 
+ * 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 2 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 Crossfire TRT; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51
+ * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ * 
+ * The authors can be reached via e-mail to <crossfire@schmorp.de>
+ */
+
 //
 // cfperl.h perl interface
 //
@@ -67,11 +91,12 @@
 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);
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// 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
@@ -241,7 +266,7 @@
   }
 
   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 +286,12 @@
 
   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 +348,9 @@
     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)
@@ -367,16 +387,9 @@
   // parse next line
   void next ();
   // skip the current key-value (usually fetch next line, for
-  // multiline-fields, skips untilt he corresponding end-kw
+  // multiline-fields, skips till the corresponding end-kw
   void skip ();
 
-  //TODO: remove, deprecated
-  keyword get_kv ()
-  {
-    next ();
-    return kw;
-  }
-
   char *get_str () { return value; } // may be 0
   void get_ml (keyword kend, shstr &sh);
 
@@ -415,8 +428,7 @@
   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 ();
@@ -429,16 +441,21 @@
       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 ();