[SOLVED][Zero] Documentation

[Biggssz]

Hello,

Can I find somewhere documentation about the code of MaNGOS-zero and the database (like "If you want to correct this, you should go there" or "this thing is handled in this file" or "this data is stored in this table" etc...) ?

Or can someone teach me the basis to understand the project ?

I know C++ and database very well, it's more about the structure of the code / database.

Thanks a lot

Biggssz.

[madmax]

Marking topic as solved. Please let us know if you need further help by creating a new topic and linking back to this one.

[TheLuda]

The database has a full documentation for all tables, the usage of columns and rules for the content.

See https://bitbucket.org/danielsreichenbach/mangos-zero-database/wiki/

This covers all databases, and the DBC files for mangos-zero.

[Biggssz]

Thanks a lot, it's exactly what I need!

Does the same exists for the code ?

Biggssz

[TheLuda]

Not yet, but just ask what you need

A Wiki for the code is in the making, but it took me a few weeks to write the database wiki, so I will very unlikely be able to present a code wiki before November.

[Biggssz]

Thank you for your help,

I have no precise question for the moment, I want to understand MaNGOS so I started to browse the files and I thought it would be easier with a good documentation.

I suppose that if I doens't understand some parts I will find useful answers here.

Thanks again for your work with the wiki.

Biggssz

[TheLuda]

If you want to learn more about mangos-zero, I can recommend to start off with the basics.

A good route is to inspect the whole chain starting with the map tools. They're not overly complex, and you can get a basic understanding of the client data we reuse. Combine that with the DBC files, and you'll already see a lot of relations all over the place.

Then start digging into the server itself. If you use Linux, you can e.g. build and run mangos-zero from within QtCreator which is a very pleasant way to step into the code.

Combine that with looking at the database wiki. It does contain a lot of knowledge in terms of where data comes from, what parts of the client define the basic for it etc. In theory you should have a basic understanding if you spend a week or two of reading and trying.

For anything that is not clear from reading any trying, you can of course ask me.

[Biggssz]

By "map tools", do you mean the code for extracting the "Game assets" ? (ad, vmap_extractor, vmap_aseembler, MoveMapGen) ?

[TheLuda]

Yes. exactly. ad, vmap, mmap They're relatively small compared to the rest of the server, plus the vmap-assembler makes use of parts of the game library, so you'll by then already would peek into the server

The next mangos-zero release will probably make this easier, we're four days late, but we have some awesome news for zero in stock.

[Biggssz]

Ok, I will start with that.

Thanks again