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Server Config CLI Contest! Closed get your CLI tools here!

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Geti, Nov 12, 2011.

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  1. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    The Brief:
    We want server configuration to be simpler for the average joe but don't have the time to make a server config gui or CLI at the moment!

    Thus, we're putting it to the community to write a CLI configuration script (preferably cross platform and at least compatible with linux) with the following capability (it's up to you how you organise them, but it helps if things are logically grouped and if labels and menus are straightforward):
    • Gamemode select
    • (then mode specific modifications such as unit_count etc)
    • number of player slots
    • adding maps to the map cycle
    • map width and height for generated maps
    • server name
    • server info string
    The prizes:
    • First full functioning config utility gets a full version gift code free of charge.
    • The best one (judged by the KAG Staff at their discretion) will also get a gift code free of charge and will be included with KAG until such a point in time that we have the spare time and drive to make our own sever configuration system.
    It is naturally a condition of entry that you grant the KAG staff the non-exclusive right to distribute any submitted software and accompanying source code. If you are unable to grant such a right, we are unable to grant you any prize.

    If the first submitted one is also the best, that person will have a spare code to give away to a buddy.

    Method of prize delivery will by by kagforum.com personal message unless you specify otherwise along with your submission.

    Note: your config utility should probably be more or less self contained and just launch a KAG server in a similar manner to dedicatedserver.sh (using the CLI args to KAG for config and autostart) while saving the files it creates locally.

    I look forward to your entries!

    EDIT: the first entry has been recieved, and will be available for all to download soon enough.

    FINAL EDIT:

    The contest is closed for now - we may revisit this initiative at some point in the future though.

    Downloads for Maqq's Entry:
    Windows: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/51067730/KAGServer.exe (has python included)
    Linux/OSX: http://213.152.176.254/mirror/sconfig.py
    Old: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/51067730/Serverconfig.py
     
    Geti, Nov 12, 2011
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  2. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    No time, damn it! D:
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 12, 2011
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  3. Snow

    Snow KAG Guard Tester

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    Hmm. Tempting. Could do a java or web based utility, however I'm an absolute noob at linux. Dunno when you want this by, but I'll probably be one of the last to finish, if I should partake.
     
    Snow, Nov 12, 2011
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  4. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    It's an open ended thing. If we get a pile of entries tomorrow, it'll close next week. If it's a lot slower, you can have about a month on it, though we'll likely have some time for it around then.

    If you do java it'll be linux capable, just make sure it works from the command line. I guess web based could work if it spewed out a .tar or .zip with all the files needed to run and a script to start the server but it's better if you can upload the utility itself to the server and if the utility can start the server itself.
     
    Geti, Nov 12, 2011
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  5. Noburu

    Noburu Dirty, DRUNK, Hillbilly Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    Damn I should learn programing :P
     
    Noburu, Nov 13, 2011
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  6. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Yes, yes you should.
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 13, 2011
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  7. HardPenguin

    HardPenguin Horde Gibber

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    I could prepare something in bash, however it won't be compatible with Windows and Mac... Maybe a try with C? Duh, propably I will be just too lazy to compete but who knows...
     
    HardPenguin, Nov 13, 2011
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  8. Noburu

    Noburu Dirty, DRUNK, Hillbilly Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    Dont want to hijack the thread so we can talk about programming in IRC sometimes :D
     
    Noburu, Nov 13, 2011
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  9. Snow

    Snow KAG Guard Tester

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    If it's command line, then it would be strictly text based - such as like using VI editor I guess. I was thinking more like GUI. I guess if you're running a dedicated server, then you'd be booting linux in text only mode. Hmm. There would be no harm in making 2 versions of the java utility - one with a gui and the other with just a text interface.
     
    Snow, Nov 14, 2011
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  10. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    Feel free to do that Snow, it sounds like it'd be helpful for those running with visual access to the server but yeah, I have servers accessible only by ssh in mind thus the CLI requirement.
     
    Geti, Nov 14, 2011
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  11. Wolf95

    Wolf95 Shopkeep Stealer

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    Fairly easy objective, Although I'm fairly tied with the Development of the PHP-Based Panel, I'll see if I have time to recycle some of the slave code to make a basic script :D.
     
    Wolf95, Nov 14, 2011
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  12. trelawney

    trelawney KAG Guard Tester

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    Installing java for a simple cli tool is overkill. That's just my two cents cause I'm a cheap bastard that can only afford smalltime VPS's.
    example (debian):
    Code:
    $ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre -s
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  avahi-daemon dbus gsfonts-x11 java-common libasound2 libavahi-core7 libdaemon0 libnss-mdns libxtst6
  sun-java6-bin
Suggested packages:
  avahi-autoipd dbus-x11 default-jre equivs libasound2-plugins binfmt-support sun-java6-plugin
  ia32-sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts ttf-baekmuk ttf-unfonts ttf-unfonts-core ttf-kochi-gothic
  ttf-sazanami-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-sazanami-mincho ttf-arphic-uming
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  avahi-daemon dbus gsfonts-x11 java-common libasound2 libavahi-core7 libdaemon0 libnss-mdns libxtst6
  sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre
0 upgraded, 11 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Inst java-common (0.40 Debian:6.0.3/stable [all])
Inst sun-java6-jre (6.26-0squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [all]) []
Inst sun-java6-bin (6.26-0squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Inst libavahi-core7 (0.6.27-2+squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable, Debian-Security:6.0/stable [i386])
Inst libdaemon0 (0.14-2 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Inst dbus (1.2.24-4+squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Inst avahi-daemon (0.6.27-2+squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable, Debian-Security:6.0/stable [i386])
Inst gsfonts-x11 (0.21 Debian:6.0.3/stable [all])
Inst libasound2 (1.0.23-2.1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Inst libnss-mdns (0.10-3.1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Inst libxtst6 (2:1.1.0-3 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Conf java-common (0.40 Debian:6.0.3/stable [all])
Conf sun-java6-bin (6.26-0squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Conf sun-java6-jre (6.26-0squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [all])
Conf libavahi-core7 (0.6.27-2+squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable, Debian-Security:6.0/stable [i386])
Conf libdaemon0 (0.14-2 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Conf dbus (1.2.24-4+squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Conf avahi-daemon (0.6.27-2+squeeze1 Debian:6.0.3/stable, Debian-Security:6.0/stable [i386])
Conf gsfonts-x11 (0.21 Debian:6.0.3/stable [all])
Conf libasound2 (1.0.23-2.1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Conf libnss-mdns (0.10-3.1 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
Conf libxtst6 (2:1.1.0-3 Debian:6.0.3/stable [i386])
    Ideally I'd go for an interpreted language that's usually installed by default in every distro (python,perl etc)
     
    trelawney, Nov 14, 2011
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  13. Shadlington

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    Ditto. Simplicity is better :)
     
    Shadlington, Nov 14, 2011
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  14. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Perl, Go!
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 14, 2011
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  15. Labla

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    I was thinking about that for some time. Simplest thing that comes to my mind is shell scripting and using dialog library (ncurses widgets). Still I don't see what is solves - people who knows and use CLI, shouldn't have much problem with directly editing conf files.

    On other hand web based generator could be much more useful e.g. PHP script (just example, can be anything else). "Fill up boxes and checkboxes on web site, then download files and overwrite configuration". Feature to save and reuse configs could be nice. Anyway I think that WWW solution is the best way and reaches wider audience.
     
    Labla, Nov 23, 2011
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  16. Rioja

    Rioja Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    I need premium, so i'm gonna learn how to program just to do this and attempt a win.
     
    Rioja, Nov 23, 2011
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  17. Wonkyth

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    Good luck, Rioja.
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 24, 2011
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  18. HardPenguin

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    Omfg, all of you are coming with _really_ strange ideas. Does _nobody_ here know how to program in C/C++ ? O.o
     
    HardPenguin, Nov 24, 2011
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  19. Wonkyth

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    Not so strange, I thought.
    C/C++ isn't really made for applications such as this.
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 24, 2011
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  20. Snow

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    Could do it in C, but Perl was mentioned and I too agree that for a gui utility a web based utility is best, then overwrite or replace the existing files and done deal. Hopefully I can at least touch this computer on Saturday. I can just barely be on today and haven't even been able to play KAG for over a week. :( So many griefers not getting kicked by me.. I can't bare the thought.
     
    Snow, Nov 25, 2011
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