From: Daniel Karbach <daniel.karbach@localhorst.tv>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:48:59 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: different limits for reading and generating chunks
X-Git-Url: https://git.localhorst.tv/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=071459d05271dd9376364fc3d8c33bf091724321;p=blank.git

different limits for reading and generating chunks
---

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 1ba83ab..4377b24 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ command line
 
 	usefull for development and later on world administration
 
+persistence
+
+	add world shutdown state to save dirty chunks when exiting
+
+	store some kind of byte order mark?
+
 networking
 
 	exchange of chunks and entities
diff --git a/src/world/ChunkLoader.hpp b/src/world/ChunkLoader.hpp
index b2730a6..81e7178 100644
--- a/src/world/ChunkLoader.hpp
+++ b/src/world/ChunkLoader.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public:
 	void Update(int dt);
 
 	std::size_t ToLoad() const noexcept { return to_load.size(); }
-	void LoadOne();
+	// returns true if the chunk was generated
+	bool LoadOne();
 	void LoadN(std::size_t n);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/world/chunk.cpp b/src/world/chunk.cpp
index c4ce097..2d5b7ce 100644
--- a/src/world/chunk.cpp
+++ b/src/world/chunk.cpp
@@ -854,11 +854,23 @@ void ChunkLoader::QueueSurrounding(const Chunk::Pos &pos) {
 }
 
 void ChunkLoader::Update(int dt) {
-	// check if a chunk generation is scheduled for this frame
-	// and if there's a chunk waiting to be generated
+	// check if a chunk load is scheduled for this frame
+	// and if there's chunks waiting to be loaded
 	gen_timer.Update(dt);
 	if (gen_timer.Hit()) {
-		LoadOne();
+		// we may
+		// load until one of load or generation limits was hit
+		constexpr int max_load = 10;
+		constexpr int max_gen = 1;
+		int loaded = 0;
+		int generated = 0;
+		while (!to_load.empty() && loaded < max_load && generated < max_gen) {
+			if (LoadOne()) {
+				++generated;
+			} else {
+				++loaded;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	constexpr int max_save = 10;
@@ -881,8 +893,8 @@ void ChunkLoader::LoadN(std::size_t n) {
 	}
 }
 
-void ChunkLoader::LoadOne() {
-	if (to_load.empty()) return;
+bool ChunkLoader::LoadOne() {
+	if (to_load.empty()) return false;
 
 	// take position of next chunk in queue
 	Chunk::Pos pos(to_load.front());
@@ -893,7 +905,7 @@ void ChunkLoader::LoadOne() {
 		if (iter->Position() == pos) {
 			loaded.splice(loaded.end(), to_free, iter);
 			Insert(loaded.back());
-			return;
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -906,14 +918,17 @@ void ChunkLoader::LoadOne() {
 		loaded.splice(loaded.end(), to_free, to_free.begin());
 	}
 
+	bool generated = false;
 	Chunk &chunk = loaded.back();
 	chunk.Position(pos);
 	if (save.Exists(pos)) {
 		save.Read(chunk);
 	} else {
 		gen(chunk);
+		generated = true;
 	}
 	Insert(chunk);
+	return generated;
 }
 
 }