Why must event handlers be listed in MAPINFO?
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argv
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Why must event handlers be listed in MAPINFO?
Why do ZScript event handlers have to be listed in MAPINFO under [Add]EventHandlers? The VM knows all defined classes at startup, so why not automatically instantiate all non-abstract event handler classes?
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Graf Zahl
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Re: Why must event handlers be listed in MAPINFO?
Because you may not want that? Imagine an event handler library where you can pick what you need and ignore the rest.
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Apeirogon
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Re: Why must event handlers be listed in MAPINFO?
But this is the same as exclude event handler from "#include path" in main/root zscript file.
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Graf Zahl
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Re: Why must event handlers be listed in MAPINFO?
Not if the root file is in the library.
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Rachael
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Re: Why must event handlers be listed in MAPINFO?
I am going to have to agree with Graf here, but here is why:
I may, at some point, wish to disable certain handlers. I would rather do that in a more centralized location, without having to search for it in my code. It kind of gives a "control room" effect to the whole mod, which means I don't have to go far to figure out what I need.
Plus, I can't speak for the VM or the compiler, but I would imagine it's a bit cleaner in the code back-end to not have to add to the handler stack automatically.
I may, at some point, wish to disable certain handlers. I would rather do that in a more centralized location, without having to search for it in my code. It kind of gives a "control room" effect to the whole mod, which means I don't have to go far to figure out what I need.
Plus, I can't speak for the VM or the compiler, but I would imagine it's a bit cleaner in the code back-end to not have to add to the handler stack automatically.