[idea] Arguments for plugins in plugins.ini

Shadows In Rain · **Author**

I have my own simple plugin host (not related to AMXX and CStrike). Actually I'm not using config file to specify which plugins to load, because I'm using simple easy-to-parse scripts. Look at example.

Code:

plugins::load safe
	plugin1
		param1
		param2 = blah-blah
	plugin2
	folder1/plugin3
	plugin4
	// etc

As you can see, I have freedom to pass any arguments to my plugins, so i don't need to use thousands of variables and config files.

What we have with AMXX in year* 2011? AMXX uses plain .ini files.

Code:

plugin1.amxx
plugin2.amxx debug
plugin3.amxx

As I know, AMXX allows modules to load plugins manually. So i'm planning to create improved plugin loader, that allows to pass arguments to plugins, like this:

Code:

always
	plugin1.amxx
	plugin2.amxx
		debug
	plugin3.amxx
		server myserver.com
		port 13666

map zm_*
	zombieplague.amxx
	myextraitem.amxx
		cost = 15

map kz_*
	kreedz.amxx

map de_dust2
	dedust2_bugfix.amxx

But before I even tried to write first line of code, I want to discuss and to hear opinions, if possible. May be I will see suggestions how to make it even better.

* I can play Portal 2 or Minecraft, but I still love cstrike and AMXX.

Fedcomp · *Last edited by Fedcomp; 09-18-2011 at 19:30.*

http://pastebin.com/ydfbyv1r
Sourcemod style better.
I hate tabs for many reasons.

Shadows In Rain · *Last edited by Shadows In Rain; 09-19-2011 at 15:20.*

I wont plan to pass key-value pair, I need to pass only lines of text, plugin will parse it as it needs. Also I dont want to type these annoying braces and quotes. Plugin args is something like program args — short and simple. Anything complicated must still be stored within dedicated config files.