CB619 - Made Server a singleton, Implemented ebeans, Added mysql dep

http://ci.bukkit.org/job/dev-CraftBukkit/619/changes

Anyone have any idea what the hell this means? 620 also has some similar changes mentioned. I'm not too keen on being forced to use a mysql database, especially when that uses system resources that I'd rather allocate to the actual craftbukkit.jar.


EDIT: They added a database to craftbukkit. It's going to allow them to have persistence in the jarfile, which will be used to support native permissions.

 

you will NEVER be forced to use a MySQL database. However, for some plugins, its suggested since the IO is alot better performance wise.

 

I tend to assume as much, and I'm not about to take up arms over this matter, but this is still a VERY curious subject. I'd love more details from anyone who happens to be "in the know".

 

I'm highly curious about this as well.

 

Bump with clarification and for more info. I'm curious about more than just the mention of MySQL.

 

Wow. They could do with explaining some of this stuff, because I don't know anyone who fully understands what these changes mean. I personally thought it was some kind of April fools joke, just putting in random words...

 

I'm also curious why the size of the JAR jumped to 7MB.

 

It did!? Whoa!

 

The heck!?

 

Just got on the IRC and had a short chat with lukegb and EvilSeph. Below is a cleaned up chatlog, explaining everything.

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17:23 < kingpin> Hey, I had a question about craftbukkit 619+. It seems that the
                 file size has jumped up almost 6 MB, yet there's only a rather
                 cryptic explanation of what has been changed.
17:23 <@lukegb> We added avaje.
17:23 <@lukegb> END.
17:23 < kingpin> what does that mean?
17:23 <@lukegb> ORM.
17:23 <@lukegb> i.e. persistence.
17:24 <@Grum> kingpin: its below 100gb, no whinies!
17:24 < kingpin> What persists, now?
17:24 < Polah> Oh
17:24 < Polah> I didn't even notice the size jump
17:24 < Polah> This is why everyone should wget via SSH through their server (:
17:25 < dashkal> Persistance is in?  Perms soon?
17:25 < Polah> Okay, so what does persistence actually do?
17:25 < kingpin> lukegb, I'm somewhere between a layman and a server admin. Is
                 there a simple way to explain what the effective difference
                 between the persistence-enabled avaje version and the versions
                 beforehand is?
17:25 < luckz> it increases the .jar size
17:26 <@lukegb> ^
17:26 < yottabyte> Stores data when server is offline, enables stuff like groups
17:26 < Rigby> Allows plugins to have data persist :P
17:26 <@lukegb> yottabyte: sssssssh
17:26 < Polah> I see
17:26 < Rigby> heh
17:26 < yottabyte> lukegb: :o
17:26 < kingpin> Neato.
17:26 < yottabyte> How's fill coming along btw? ;)
17:26 < Polah> So when permissions comes out as part of CB I don't have to worry
               about GroupManager/Permissions?
17:26 < Polah> Or will it be able to work alongside it?
17:27 < yottabyte> Polah: Bukkit will hopefully have built-in groups and stuff
                   like that
17:27 < Polah> yeah that
17:29 < kingpin> well, alright. Thanks for the info guys. Good to know it's not
                 something magico-mysterious.
17:29 < kingpin> Can't have any witchcraft in my server. ;)
17:29 < dashkal> Far too late for that
17:30 < dashkal> net.minecraft.server is nothing BUT witchcraft