iniDBI2 - Save and Load data to the server or your local computer without databases!

[code34 248]

INIDBI2
Lastest Version : 2.06  by Code34

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inidbi2 is a rebuild from scratch of inidbi project with C# and SQF++ for windows client/server

 

Major improvements:

• New architecture oriented object support
• improve differents methods
• preload addon

README

 

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    Description:
    INIDBI 2.06 - A simple server-side database extension using INI files

    Author:  code34 nicolas_boiteux@yahoo.fr

    Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Nicolas BOITEUX
    
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.
    
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.
    
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

    How to install:
    1- Unpack the archive and copy the entire "@inidbi2" folder into the ARMA3 root directory.

        The @inibdi2 folder should look like this:
        ../Arma 3/@inidbi2/inidbi2.dll
        ../Arma 3/@inidbi2/db/
        ../Arma 3/@inidbi2/Addons/inidbi.pbo

    2- check inidbi2.dll execution permissions, right click on it, and authorize it
    3- load it through -serverMod=@inidbi2; or -mod=@inidbi2;

    Changelog
    - version 2.06
        - add getKeys method
        - fix setseparator method, manage exception in delete method, manage exception in encode64base/decode64base
    - version 2.05
        - re factory gettimestamp method return array instead string containing system UTC TIME
    - version 2.04
        - add getSections method
    - version 2.02
        - add methods to tune separators
        - fix write returns
        - fix read types
        - fix buffer overflow of decode/encodebase64
        - fix getTimeStamp
    - version 2.0 - rebuild from scratch C# & SQF++

DOCUMENTATION

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    Description:
    INIDBI 2.06 - A simple server-side database extension using INI files

    Author:  code34 nicolas_boiteux@yahoo.fr

    Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Nicolas BOITEUX
    
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.
    
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.
    
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : new
    Instanciate inidbi object
    Usage: _inidbi = ["new", _databasename] call OO_INIDBI;
    Param: string - the databasename to use. Databasename will be used as name of file on computer
    where the script is executed. INIDBI automatically add the .ini file extension to the databasename.
    This file is stored into the addons path into db/ directory.
    Output: inidbi2 object

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : getVersion
    Usage : "getVersion" call _inidbi;
    Param : none
    Output : string containing the addon version and dll version

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: exists
    Usage : "exists" call _inidbi;
    Param: none
    Output: true if the Arma has the required permissions and database file exists;
    otherwise, return false.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : delete
    Usage : "delete" call _inidbi;
    Param: none
    Output: true if the database was deleted successfully, false otherwise

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: deleteSection
    Usage: ["deleteSection", _section] call _inidbi;
    Param: string _section - name of section to delete
    Output: true if the section was deleted successfully, false otherwise

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: deleteKey
    Usage : ["deleteKey", [_section, _key]] call _inidbi;
    Param: array
        string _section - name of section containing the key
        string _key - name of key to delete
    Output: true if the key was deleted successfully, false otherwise

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: read
    Usage : ["read", [_section, _key]] call _inidbi;

    Param: array
        string _section - name of sectrion containing the key
        string _key - name of key to read
    Output: value of key, if nothing is found return by default: false;

    You can set the default return value as follow (instead of false)
    ex:
    Usage : ["read", ["section", "key", "mydefaultvalueifnothingisfound"]] call _inidbi;
    Usage : ["read", ["section", "key", 0]] call _inidbi;
    Usage : ["read", ["section", "key", true]] call _inidbi;
    Usage : ["read", ["section", "key", ["mydefaultarray"]]] call _inidbi;

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: write
    Usage: ["write", [_section, _key, _value]] call _inidbi;
    Param:
        string _section - name of sectrion containing the key
        string _key - name of key to write
        string/scalar/array/bool _value - value to write (other type are not supported)
    Output : true if is write was successfull, false if not

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: encodeBase64
    Usage: ["encodeBase64", _yourstring] call _inidbi;
    Param:
        string - an utf8 string to encode to base64 (max size 2048)
    Output: the string encode in base64, if error returns empty string

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: decodeBase64
    Usage: ["decodeBase64", _yourstringbase64] call _inidbi;
    Param:
        string - a base64 string (max size 4096)
    Output: the string decode from base64 to utf8, if error returns empty string

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: getDbName
    Usage: "getDbName" call _inidbi;
    Param: none
    Output: return the database name

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: setDbName
    Usage : ["setDbName", _dbname] call _inidbi;
    Param:
        string - name of the file databasename (without its extension .ini)
    Output : nothing

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function: getTimeStamp
    Usage : _time = "getTimeStamp" call _inidbi;
    Param : none
    Output : an array containing UTC timestamp of the OS system [YYYY, MM, DD, HH, MM, SS]

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : delete
    Delete inidbi object
    Usage: ["delete", _inidbi] call OO_INIDBI;
    Param:
        code - delete the _inidbi object
    Output: return nothing

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : getSeparator
    Usage : "getSeparator" call _inidbi;
    Param : none
    Output : string containing the parameters sepator (default is "|")

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : setSeparator will add to "|" your string separator
    Usage : ["setSeparator", _separator] call _inidbi;
    Param:
        string - suffix to add after the original operators "|"
        ex:
            _separator = "idb2";
            ["setSeparator", _separator] call _inidbi;
            will set separator as "|idb2"
        Output:
            bool - return true if separator was setted, false if not
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : getSections
    Usage : "getSections" call _inidbi;
    Param: none
    Output : array containing all string sections (limit to 8K)

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function : getKeys
    Usage : ["getKeys", _section] call _inidbi;
    Param :
        string _section - name of section containing the keys
    Output : array of string keys declared into the section (limit to 8K)

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

You can save and load data persistently for your mission. Save money for players, inventories, etc. This is meant for servers but it could be used for clients, too.

Have fun 🙂

 

You can also find video tutorials from gokitty1199 on this page:

 

 

[FireWalker 329]

Right on!!  Can't wait to try this out! :D

[kremator 1065]

Excellent release .. ty code34 !

[Guest]

Thank you very much for informing us about the new release :)

News frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

INIDBI2

[bls-shoes 11]

In order to start iniDBi in the previous version we had to run this in the ini.sqf ...[call compile preProcessFile "\inidbi\init.sqf";]

Is this now redundant? If so how is iniDBi2 started?

Regards

[code34 248]

Hi

 

it doesn't work in the same way :) you normaly dont need anymore to compile preprocessfile.

 

You only have to instanciate at least one object OO_INIDBI like this:

 

 

_inidbi = ["new", "yourdatabasename"] call OO_INIDBI;

 

and you can use it directly after with the variable reference containing the object (in this example _inidbi) like this:

 

 

["write", ["section", "key", "my writing test :) "]] call _inidbi;

 

for this example i use a local variable but it works same with a global variable referencing the object :)

[doman 21]

Thank You very much for hard work and update ! :)

I will test it in next few weeks.

[HeroesandvillainsOS 1504]

Can someone tell me in black and white what this is?

I currently use TADST as a dedicated server that I run on the same computer as my client. I use it to play ALiVE missions (alone) that I can save/resume from ALiVE's War Room.

I currently don't really like how after resetting my server (aka, turning my computer off), how my mission kind of "resets" most things like I'm starting the mission over from scratch. Very few things are setup with War Room to save and load. Would this benefit me in any way?

[code34 248]

hi HeroesandvillainsOS,

 

INDBI is used by developers and requires some integration from them into the mission files :)

[mrcurry 505]

Hey code24, I'm was just updating to the new version. It looks great, but I'm running A3 editor with only IniDBI2 loaded modwise and I run into the following issue.

Executed in debug console:

0 = [] spawn {
	_inidbi = ["new", "TestDBName"] call OO_INIDBI; 
	diag_log text format ["Version: %1","getVersion" call _inidbi];
	diag_log text format ["Write: %1",["write", ["TestSection", "TestKey", "TestData"]] call _inidbi];
	diag_log text format ["Read: %1",["read", ["TestSection", "TestKey", "STRING", "Something done gone wrong"]] call _inidbi];
}; 

and the output is:

19:49:37 Version: Inidbi: 2.0 Dll: 
19:49:37 Write: 
19:49:37 Error in expression <esult = call compile _result;

if(count _result > 1) then {
_data = _result sele>
19:49:37   Error position: <_result > 1) then {
_data = _result sele>
19:49:37   Error Undefined variable in expression: _result
19:49:37 File inidbi2\oo_inidbi.sqf, line 135
19:49:37 Read: any

At first I thought it was a permissions thing on the DLL but, unless I missed something, the permissions are all set. I never had to do them up for the older version so in hindsight it seems unlikely.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

 

EDIT:
Running on dedicated box is working... What could cause it to not work in SP/editor? I'm mostly asking because debugging is a lesser hassle in the editor. :P

EDIT 2:
Hmm... Testing this now on a dedicated server and it won't read saved array data.
Contents of DB file:

[highscores]
list="[["mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] Curry","76561197991086286"]]]]"

And the code used to print it to log: 

[
	[],   
	{    
		_varName = format ["%1_highscores", missionName];     
		_dbConn = ["new", _varName] call OO_INIDBI;  
		diag_log text "-------";   
		diag_log text format [     
			"Test: %1",      
			["read", ["highscores", "list", "ARRAY"]] call _dbConn    
		];    
	}  
] remoteExec ["spawn", 2];

And the resulting log:

2015/11/24, 20:44:15 -------
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Error in expression <[true,"[["mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error position: <mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error Missing ]
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Error in expression <[true,"[["mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error position: <mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error Missing ]
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Error in expression <esult = call compile _result;

if(count _result > 1) then {
_data = _result sele>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error position: <_result > 1) then {
_data = _result sele>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error Undefined variable in expression: _result
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 File inidbi2\oo_inidbi.sqf, line 135
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Test: any

It seems the new version doesn't like the way I formatted my data. It worked on the old version. Bug? or do I have to do a rewrite?

Edited November 24, 2015 by mrcurry

[code34 248]

hi

 

i don't reproduce the bug :( i just copy/paste your code, and it works normaly

 

 

    _inidbi = ["new", "TestDBName"] call OO_INIDBI;
    diag_log format ["Version: %1","getVersion" call _inidbi];
    diag_log format ["Write: %1",["write", ["TestSection", "TestKey", "TestData"]] call _inidbi];
    diag_log format ["Read: %1",["read", ["TestSection", "TestKey", "STRING", "Something done gone wrong"]] call _inidbi];

 

 

22:04:35 "Version: Inidbi: 2.0 Dll: 2.0"
22:04:35 "Write: true"
22:04:35 "Read: TestData"

[code34 248]

EDIT 2:

Hmm... Testing this now on a dedicated server and it won't read saved array data.

Contents of DB file:

[highscores]
list="[["mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] Curry","76561197991086286"]]]]"

And the code used to print it to log: 

[
	[],   
	{    
		_varName = format ["%1_highscores", missionName];     
		_dbConn = ["new", _varName] call OO_INIDBI;  
		diag_log text "-------";   
		diag_log text format [     
			"Test: %1",      
			["read", ["highscores", "list", "ARRAY"]] call _dbConn    
		];    
	}  
] remoteExec ["spawn", 2];

And the resulting log:

2015/11/24, 20:44:15 -------
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Error in expression <[true,"[["mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error position: <mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error Missing ]
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Error in expression <[true,"[["mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error position: <mis_crs_nav_timetrial",[[74.046,"[EVO] C>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error Missing ]
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Error in expression <esult = call compile _result;

if(count _result > 1) then {
_data = _result sele>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error position: <_result > 1) then {
_data = _result sele>
2015/11/24, 20:44:15   Error Undefined variable in expression: _result
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 File inidbi2\oo_inidbi.sqf, line 135
2015/11/24, 20:44:15 Test: any

It seems the new version doesn't like the way I formatted my data. It worked on the old version. Bug? or do I have to do a rewrite?

 

Hi mrcurry

 

I just released an hotfix that should resolve your problem :)

 

Hot fix - release 2.01

- fix read cast function- improve iterative parsing array type- fix return value, when key is empty

Direct Download from Dropbox

 

 

You can found also the stream concerning the build of this hotfix at this place : ) Twitch - Hotfix 2.01

[Guest]

New version frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

INIDBI2 v2.01

[code34 248]

New version frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

INIDBI2 v2.01

 

Thanks you Foxhound ! :)

[mrcurry 505]

 

Hi mrcurry

 

I just released an hotfix that should resolve your problem :)

 

Thanks code, can confirm working now.

 

Cheerio!

[code34 248]

Ok nice :) any other request or  feedback ? :)

[bls-shoes 11]

Hi

 

it doesn't work in the same way :) you normaly dont need anymore to compile preprocessfile.

 

You only have to instanciate at least one object OO_INIDBI like this:

 

 

 

and you can use it directly after with the variable reference containing the object (in this example _inidbi) like this:

 

 

 

for this example i use a local variable but it works same with a global variable referencing the object :)

OK thank you, simple enough.

[Nutzgo 15]

Tried to integrate this into my server, but this appears in the chat whenever I load my mission:

Script \inidbi2\init.sqf not found

[code34 248]

Tried to integrate this into my server, but this appears in the chat whenever I load my mission:

Script \inidbi2\init.sqf not found

 

how do you call this : Script \inidbi2\init.sqf ?

[Nutzgo 15]

I pasted: call compile preProcessFile "\inidbi2\init.sqf"
as the top line in init.sqf in my pbo, as the instructions said.

(I'm kinda new into this missionscripting, so have patience! :))

[code34 248]

mmm you should delete this line, not anymore required :)

[rebelvg 281]

Tried to write a really huge array and it cut it around at around a 8000 symbol. Is this intended and is there a way around this?

And another small thing I noticed.

["write", ["section", "key", "toutes les informations"]] call _inidbi;

Returns "true" as a string, not bool.

[code34 248]

mmm there is always a way :D

 

but i m bit afraid to go over the BIS design limit

 

like you want , i can add this buffer thing to the next update, but it will create new probem

 

i will look too for bool return

[Nutzgo 15]

mmm you should delete this line, not anymore required :)

Oh! Okay! :-)

But, how to integrate the script on my Dedicated Server? 

Just, paste the mod inside the server directory, and add "-mod=@inidbi2" to the server startup parameters? 

[code34 248]

Oh! Okay! :-)

But, how to integrate the script on my Dedicated Server? 

Just, paste the mod inside the server directory, and add "-mod=@inidbi2" to the server startup parameters? 

 

yes, you can follow the install instruction except the call compilone one :)