[Code] WoW Data manager

[BoogieManTM]

Figured I might as well share something.. so here we go:

The wow data management library (incomplete)

What it has:
Streams from MPQ's directly
Abstract DBC class to write wrappers for specific DBC's
Included wrappers:

AreaTable.dbc
Map.dbc

More to come soon (like Spells.dbc)

Terrain Manager:
Loads up ADT files (incomplete. missing 3.0 water and a few other chunks)
Provides API for figuring out map names
Provides API for figuring out the ground level (Z) axis for a given X/Y coordinate. (Good if you want to stay under it
Water height needs to be fixed for 3.0


ADT File parser (still need some updates/additions but its working in a basic form)
WMO Parsers


ToDo:

• M2 parser
  More DBC wrappers (too many to list)
  Fixing everything for 3.0 compatibility
  Improve streaming from MPQ's
  As always, lots more i can't think of to list :P

Work in progress obviously, but I figured some of you might find it useful. Never know when you need to dig something out of the MPQ's to reference.

SVN can be found here:
wowdatamanager - Revision 4: /trunk

The code is GPL3'd so use pretty much as you wish.

[Cypher]

Very sexy. Port it to C++ imo, I'm too lazy.

Also, just wanna point out the use of the GPL means that users of the code needs to distribute the source if they release an application that uses it or is based off it to the public (as is my understanding). If that's what you want that's fine, but if you don't you should use a permissive license.

More info: Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU Licenses - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

[BoogieManTM]

If you modify it, yea.. you're supposed to release it. i prefer it that way, but I'm not really about to go bust someone's balls if they don't :P

[Cypher]

If you modify it, yea.. you're supposed to release it. i prefer it that way, but I'm not really about to go bust someone's balls if they don't :P

Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU Licenses - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

[schlumpf]

Why, just why do people always start new projects with similar content. Taliis (MMOForge > Projects > Taliis - WoW Files Editor > Home) is doing nearly the same. Why don't you help with that instead of doing your own one? Its Java, so language shouldn't be a problem at all.

[Cypher]

Maybe because some people like working in their preferred language?
Maybe because some people like having more control over the project?
Maybe because some people prefer to work alone?
Maybe because some people have no choice because the library is part of a larger project written in that language?
Maybe because although the projects are similar in content they are different in goals?
The list goes on.

[BoogieManTM]

Why, just why do people always start new projects with similar content. Taliis (MMOForge > Projects > Taliis - WoW Files Editor > Home) is doing nearly the same. Why don't you help with that instead of doing your own one? Its Java, so language shouldn't be a problem at all.

Just a note, that the project where 95% of these classes came from was started over 2 years ago, before Taliis existed Not a big fan of Java, either, though I have used Taliis as an reference before. I don't mean to re-invent the wheel, just in this case I didn't. When I started the only thing I know of that was even remotely close was wowmapviewer.

At least it isn't a realmlist changer!

[Cypher]

Rofl @ realmlist changer remark. WE NEED MOAR REALMLIST CHANGERS!

[Apoc]

Why, just why do people always start new projects with similar content. Taliis (MMOForge > Projects > Taliis - WoW Files Editor > Home) is doing nearly the same. Why don't you help with that instead of doing your own one? Its Java, so language shouldn't be a problem at all.

Why do you constantly try to make some retarded comment about any new project someone is working on?

As Cypher said;

Maybe because some people like working in their preferred language?
Maybe because some people like having more control over the project?
Maybe because some people prefer to work alone?
Maybe because some people have no choice because the library is part of a larger project written in that language?
Maybe because although the projects are similar in content they are different in goals?
The list goes on.

Which is entirely true. Plus, Java sucks ass.

[Cypher]

Why do you constantly try to make some retarded comment about any new project someone is working on?

As Cypher said;



Which is entirely true. Plus, Java sucks ass.

I kept thinking "Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks" but was avoiding the urge to say it.

[Apoc]

I kept thinking "Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks, Java sucks" but was avoiding the urge to say it.

It doesn't suck. It sucks ass.

[Cypher]

Ergo, Java == Kynox.

[kynox]

Ergo, Java == Kynox.

In such a world, you will be Cobol.

[schlumpf]

Why do you constantly try to make some retarded comment about any new project someone is working on?

I just say this since a lot of projects die or wont be noticed because there are so many similar projects.

You can see this in all those projects in the ME section. Most of them die since noone is interested in them (or due to missing knowledge).

[Cypher]

In such a world, you will be Cobol.

http://www.hcf.com.au/ <-- Still use COBOL.

P.S. COBOL > Java. You still loose.