How big a file can be before it starts causing lag ?

Jack86 · **Author**

I have a custom ban plugin that reads info at every client_connect and compares it with the one written in file, and that file now contains about 500 lines, so i wonder how big it can become before its start to lag when its being read, or theres no such limit ? Also if it starts causing lag, how can i know for sure that its because of that ?

ot_207 · 09-15-2009 , 03:51 Re: How big a file can be before it starts causing lag ?

It depends on how it writes in the file. If you use Nvault/SQL database as a store system it should work fine.
If you use a textfile then it is possible that it will lag more and more when this will become bigger. I don't know exactly as a number of lines, but you can do a overclock of the plugin.
(Fill the file with many many lines by copying the 500 lines and repasting them again and again to see what happens)

purple_pixie · 09-15-2009 , 05:05 Re: How big a file can be before it starts causing lag ?

Here's a hint: Don't re-read the file every time a player connects ...

Why not just read it when the map changes?
And store it in memory?

That's just basic programming sense ;-)