Game Cache

10-06-2005, 02:17 AM	#1
Spathis	Is using game cache really worth it? Does it reduce lag or load time significantly? Should I remove all global integers, booleans, reals, and strings and store them in game cache instead?
10-06-2005, 03:47 AM	#2
EdwardSwolenToe	Multiplayer gamecache is mainly to make spells multiinstable and easier, i.e handle variables. The fact that you can store things in a handle basically through gamecache makes it invaluable.
10-08-2005, 02:20 AM	#3
Spathis	So is using game cache more efficient than using global variables?
10-08-2005, 06:59 PM
Anitarf
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spathis
So is using game cache more efficient than using global variables?
No. According to some estimates, getting a value from game cache is about four times slower than getting it from a global variable (assuming that you already have the gamecache key strings or the global array index). Of course, that generally doesn't matter, as these are one of the simplest operations warcraft triggers can do.

The point of game cache is that you can use it in combination with H2I() to store handle specific data, which in combination with local variables makes JASS so much more powerful than GUI. Global arrays can't do this due to the index limit that's around 8000, handle indexes go above that, so you can't use them as the array index, but you can use them as a cache missionkey if you convert them to a string.
10-08-2005, 07:12 PM	#5
Vexorian	Gamecaches are just tables and are slower It should not replace local variables or global variables. It is better as a table, which is exactly what it is a table. It cannot perform other actions
10-08-2005, 07:16 PM
Vexorian
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I used this block to test a lot of tags, now they seem to work, I can't delete posts...
JASS:
//*************************************************************************************************
// Caster System Free Attach Variables / Sets and Tables
//
// Requirement: gamecache global variable udg_cscache
//
//*************************************************************************************************

//##Begin of CS Gamecache engine##
//=================================================================================================
// GameCache - Return bug module : Without gamecache or return bug, JASS would be a
// retarded-limited scripting language.
//
//=================================================================================================
// a.k.a H2I, changed name to CS_H2I to prevent conflicts with other systems (I intended this
// system to be easy to copy
//
function CS_H2I takes handle h returns integer
    return h
    return 0
endfunction

//=================================================================================================
// Main Gamecache handler
//
function CSCache takes nothing returns gamecache
    if udg_cscache==null then
        call FlushGameCache(InitGameCache("CasterSystem.vx"))
        set udg_cscache=InitGameCache("CasterSystem.vx")
        call StoreInteger(udg_cscache,"misc","TableMaxReleasedIndex",100)
        //Makes table indexes start at 100, so they don't conflict with certain handle types.
    endif
 return udg_cscache
endfunction

//==================================================================================================
// Attachable vars : Attacheable variables are what most other people call Handle Variables, they
// allow to relate data with any handle, using a label, and its value, the stuff auto flushes if
// the value is 0, false, "", or null .
//
// Differences between Attacheable variables and "Local Handle Variables" :
// - The names of the functions
// - The name of the function group does not cause confusion, it is difficult to say: 
//   "you should set local handle variables to null at the end of a function" since
//   it sounds as if you were talking about the "Local Handle Variables"
// - Also Have Attacheable Sets.
// - And can work together with Tables.
// 
// Notes: don't "attach" variables on texttags nor those handle types used mostly for parameters
// (for example damagetype) , Although there is no reason to do so anyways
//
// Gamecache stuff are NOT Case Sensitive, don't ever use "" for label (Crashes game!)
//

//============================================================================================================
// For integers
//
function AttachInt takes handle h, string label, integer x returns nothing
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
    if x==0 then
        call FlushStoredInteger(CSCache(),k,label)
    else
        call StoreInteger(CSCache(),k,label,x)
    endif
endfunction
function GetAttachedInt_FromSet takes handle h, gamecache g returns integer
    return GetStoredInteger(g,I2S(CS_H2I(h))+";"+GetStoredString(g,"argpass","set"),GetStoredString(g,"argpass","seti"))
endfunction
function GetAttachedInt takes handle h, string label returns integer
    if (label=="") then
        return GetAttachedInt_FromSet(h,CSCache())
    endif
 return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(), I2S(CS_H2I(h)), label)
endfunction

//=============================================================================================================
function AttachReal takes handle h, string label, real x returns nothing
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
    if x==0 then
        call FlushStoredReal(CSCache(),k,label)
    else
        call StoreReal(CSCache(),k,label,x)
    endif
endfunction
function GetAttachedReal takes handle h, string label returns real
    return GetStoredReal(CSCache(),I2S(CS_H2I(h)),label)
endfunction

//=============================================================================================================
function AttachBoolean takes handle h, string label, boolean x returns nothing
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
    if not x then
        call FlushStoredBoolean(CSCache(),k,label)
    else
        call StoreBoolean(CSCache(),k,label,x)
    endif
endfunction
function GetAttachedBoolean takes handle h, string label returns boolean
    return GetStoredBoolean(CSCache(),I2S(CS_H2I(h)),label)
endfunction

//=============================================================================================================
function AttachString takes handle h, string label, string x returns nothing
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
    if x=="" then
        call FlushStoredString(CSCache(),k,label)
    else
        call StoreString(CSCache(),k,label,x)
    endif
endfunction
function GetAttachedString takes handle h, string label returns string
    return GetStoredString(CSCache(),I2S(CS_H2I(h)),label)
endfunction

//=============================================================================================================
function AttachObject takes handle h, string label, handle x returns nothing
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
    if (x==null) then
        call FlushStoredInteger(CSCache(),k,label)
    else
        call StoreInteger(CSCache(),k,label,CS_H2I(x))
    endif
endfunction
function GetAttachedObject takes handle h, string label returns handle
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedWidget takes handle h, string label returns widget
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedRect takes handle h, string label returns rect
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedRegion takes handle h, string label returns region
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedTimerDialog takes handle h, string label returns timerdialog
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedUnit takes handle h, string label returns unit
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedItem takes handle h, string label returns item
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedEffect takes handle h, string label returns effect
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedDestructable takes handle h, string label returns destructable
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedTrigger takes handle h, string label returns trigger
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedTimer takes handle h, string label returns timer
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedGroup takes handle h, string label returns group
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedTriggerAction takes handle h, string label returns triggeraction
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedLightning takes handle h, string label returns lightning
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedImage takes handle h, string label returns image
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction
function GetAttachedUbersplat takes handle h, string label returns ubersplat
    return GetAttachedInt(h,label)
    return null
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
// Attached Sets: Attachable Sets are handy in some situations and are a part of attachable variables,
// you can add integers or objects to a set, order doesn't matter and adding the same object twice is
// meaningless. CleanAttachedVars is always ready to clean every set owned by the handle.
//
//============================================================================================================
function AttachedSetAddInt takes handle h, string setn, integer int returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
 local integer n
 local integer x=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"#setnumberof;"+setn)
 local integer y
    if x==0 then
        set y=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"#totalsets")+1
        call StoreInteger(g,k,"#totalsets",y)
        call StoreInteger(g,k,"#setnumberof;"+setn,y)
        call StoreString(g,k,"#setName;"+I2S(y),setn)
    endif
    set k=k+";"+setn
    if not HaveStoredInteger(g,k,"Pos"+I2S(int)) then
        set n=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"n")+1
        call StoreInteger(g,k,"n",n)
        call StoreInteger(g,k,I2S(n),int)
        call StoreInteger(g,k,"Pos"+I2S(int),n)
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function AttachedSetAddObject takes handle h, string setn, handle val returns nothing
    call AttachedSetAddInt(h,setn,CS_H2I(val))
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function AttachedSetHasInt takes handle h, string setn, integer int returns boolean
    return HaveStoredInteger(CSCache(),I2S(CS_H2I(h))+";"+setn,"Pos"+I2S(int))
endfunction
function AttachedSetHasObject takes handle h, string setn, handle val returns boolean
    return AttachedSetHasInt(h,setn,CS_H2I(val))
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function GetAttachedSetSize takes handle h, string setn returns integer
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),I2S(CS_H2I(h))+";"+setn,"n")
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function AttachedSetRemInt takes handle h, string setn, integer int returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))+";"+setn
 local integer n
 local integer x
 local integer y
    if HaveStoredInteger(g,k,"Pos"+I2S(int)) then
        set x=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"Pos"+I2S(int))
        set n=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"n")
        if x!=n then
            set y=GetStoredInteger(g,k,I2S(n))
            call StoreInteger(g,k,I2S(x),y)
            call StoreInteger(g,k,"Pos"+I2S(y),x)
        endif        
        call FlushStoredInteger(g,k,"Pos"+I2S(int))
        call FlushStoredInteger(g,k,I2S(n))
        call StoreInteger(g,k,"n",n-1)
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function AttachedSetRemObject takes handle h, string setn, handle val returns nothing
    call AttachedSetRemInt(h,setn,CS_H2I(val))
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function FromSetElement takes string setn, integer index returns string
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
    call StoreString(g,"argpass","set",setn)
    call StoreString(g,"argpass","seti",I2S(index))
 set g=null
 return ""
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function ClearAttachedSet takes handle h, string setn returns nothing
    call FlushStoredMission(CSCache(),I2S(CS_H2I(h))+";"+setn)
endfunction

function CleanAttachedVars takes handle h returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local string k=I2S(CS_H2I(h))
 local integer n=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"#totalsets")
 local integer i=1
    loop
        exitwhen i&gt;n
        call FlushStoredMission(g,k+";"+GetStoredString(g,k,"#setName;"+I2S(i)))
        set i=i+1
    endloop
    call FlushStoredMission(g, k )
 set g=null
endfunction

//=============================================================================================
// Tables
//
// Tables are lame, the real name would be hash tables, they are just abbreviated usage
// of gamecache natives with the addition that you can also Copy the values of a table to
// another one, but don't expect it to be automatic, it must use a FieldData object to know
// which fields and of wich types to copy, Copying a table to another, with a lot of Fields,
// should surelly be lag friendly.
//
// The other thing about tables is that I can say that the Attached variables of a handle work
// inside a table and GetAttachmentTable which is just return bug and I2S , works to allow you
// to manipulate a handle's attached variables through a table.
//
// NewTable and DestroyTable were created to allow to create tables in the fly, but you can
// simply use strings for tables, but place the table names should be between "("")" or "[""]"
// for example: "[mytable]" to avoid conflicts with other caster system stuff.
//
function NewTableIndex takes nothing returns integer
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local integer n=GetStoredInteger(g,"misc","FreeTableTotal")
 local integer i
     if (n&gt;0) then
         set i=GetStoredInteger(g,"misc","FreeTable1")
         if (n&gt;1) then
             call StoreInteger(g,"misc","FreeTable1", GetStoredInteger(g,"misc","FreeTable"+I2S(n)) )
             call FlushStoredInteger(g,"misc","FreeTable"+I2S(n))
         endif
         call StoreInteger(g,"misc","FreeTableTotal", n-1)
     else
         set i=GetStoredInteger(g,"misc","TableMaxReleasedIndex")+1
         call StoreInteger(g,"misc","TableMaxReleasedIndex",i)
     endif
     call StoreBoolean(g,"misc","Created"+I2S(i),true)

 set g=null
 return i
endfunction
function NewTable takes nothing returns string
    return I2S(NewTableIndex())
endfunction
function GetAttachmentTable takes handle h returns string
    return I2S(CS_H2I(h))
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function DestroyTable takes string table returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local integer i=S2I(table)
 local integer n
     if (i!=0) and (GetStoredBoolean(g,"misc","Created"+table)) then
         call FlushStoredBoolean(g,"misc","Created"+table)
         set n=GetStoredInteger(g,"misc","FreeTableTotal")+1
         call StoreInteger(g,"misc","FreeTableTotal",n)
         call StoreInteger(g,"misc","FreeTable"+I2S(n),i)
     endif
     call FlushStoredMission(g,table)
 set g=null
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function SetTableInt takes string table, string field, integer val returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
    if (val==0) then
        call FlushStoredInteger(g,table,field)
    else
        call StoreInteger(g,table,field,val)
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function GetTableInt takes string table, string field returns integer
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function SetTableReal takes string table, string field, real val returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
    if (val==0) then
        call FlushStoredReal(g,table,field)
    else
        call StoreReal(g,table,field,val)
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function GetTableReal takes string table, string field returns real
    return GetStoredReal(CSCache(),table,field)
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function SetTableBoolean takes string table, string field, boolean val returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
    if (not(val)) then
        call FlushStoredBoolean(g,table,field)
    else
        call StoreBoolean(g,table,field,val)
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function GetTableBoolean takes string table, string field returns boolean
    return GetStoredBoolean(CSCache(),table,field)
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
function SetTableString takes string table, string field, string val returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
    if (val=="") or (val==null) then
        call FlushStoredString(g,table,field)
    else
        call StoreString(g,table,field,val)
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function GetTableString takes string table, string field returns string
    return GetStoredString(CSCache(),table,field)
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
// You may ask why am I using thousands of functions instead of multi-use return bug exploiters? Well,
// these make the thing much easier to read (in my opinion) and it is also better in performance since we
// have less function calls (H2U(GetTableObject("table","unit"))) would be worse than GetTableUnit that is
// quite direct.
//
function SetTableObject takes string table, string field, handle val returns nothing
  local gamecache g=CSCache()
    if (val==null) then
        call FlushStoredInteger(g,table,field)
    else
        call StoreInteger(g,table,field,CS_H2I(val))
    endif
 set g=null
endfunction
function GetTableObject takes string table, string field returns handle
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableWidget takes string table, string field returns widget
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableRect takes string table, string field returns rect
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableRegion takes string table, string field returns region
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableTimerDialog takes string table, string field returns timerdialog
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableUnit takes string table, string field returns unit
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableItem takes string table, string field returns item
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableEffect takes string table, string field returns effect
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableDestructable takes string table, string field returns destructable
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableTrigger takes string table, string field returns trigger
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableTimer takes string table, string field returns timer
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableGroup takes string table, string field returns group
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableTriggerAction takes string table, string field returns triggeraction
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableLightning takes string table, string field returns lightning
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableImage takes string table, string field returns image
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction
function GetTableUbersplat takes string table, string field returns ubersplat
    return GetStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    return null
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
// Returns true if the fiel contains a value different from 0, false,  null, or "" (depending on the type)
// it is worthless to use this with boolean, since it would be the same as reading the boolean value
//
function HaveSetField takes string table, string field, integer fieldType returns boolean
    if (fieldType == bj_GAMECACHE_BOOLEAN) then
        return HaveStoredBoolean(CSCache(),table,field)
    elseif (fieldType == bj_GAMECACHE_INTEGER) then
        return HaveStoredInteger(CSCache(),table,field)
    elseif (fieldType == bj_GAMECACHE_REAL) then
        return HaveStoredReal(CSCache(),table,field)
    elseif (fieldType == bj_GAMECACHE_STRING) then
        return HaveStoredString(CSCache(),table,field)
    endif
 return false
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
// Allows to copy a table to another one, but it needs a FieldData object to know which fields of which type
// it is supposed to copy.
//
function CopyTable takes integer FieldData, string sourceTable, string destTable returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local integer i=1
 local string k=I2S(FieldData)
 local string k2
 local string k3
 local integer n=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"N")
 local integer t
    loop
        exitwhen (i&gt;n)
        set k2=I2S(i)
        set t=GetStoredInteger(g,k,k2)
        set k3=GetStoredString(g,k,k2)
        if (t==bj_GAMECACHE_BOOLEAN) then
            if (HaveStoredBoolean(g,sourceTable,k3)) then
                call StoreBoolean(g,destTable,k3,GetStoredBoolean(g,sourceTable,k3))
            else
                call FlushStoredBoolean(g,destTable,k3)
            endif
        elseif (t==bj_GAMECACHE_INTEGER) then
            if (HaveStoredInteger(g,sourceTable,k3)) then
                call StoreInteger(g,destTable,k3,GetStoredInteger(g,sourceTable,k3))
            else
                call FlushStoredInteger(g,destTable,k3)
            endif
        elseif (t==bj_GAMECACHE_REAL) then
            if (HaveStoredReal(g,sourceTable,k3)) then
                call StoreReal(g,destTable,k3,GetStoredReal(g,sourceTable,k3))
            else
                call FlushStoredReal(g,destTable,k3)
            endif
        elseif (t==bj_GAMECACHE_STRING) then
            if (HaveStoredString(g,sourceTable,k3)) then
                call StoreString(g,destTable,k3,GetStoredString(g,sourceTable,k3))
            else
                call FlushStoredString(g,destTable,k3)
            endif
        endif
        set i=i+1
    endloop


 set g=null
endfunction

//=============================================================================================
// FieldData inherits from Table, was just designed to be used by CopyTable.
//
function FieldData_Create takes nothing returns integer
    return NewTableIndex()
endfunction

//============================================================================================================
// valueType uses the same integer variables from blizzard.j :
// bj_GAMECACHE_BOOLEAN, bj_GAMECACHE_INTEGER, bj_GAMECACHE_REAL and bj_GAMECACHE_STRING
//
function FieldData_AddField takes integer fielddata, string field, integer valueType returns nothing
 local gamecache g=CSCache()
 local string k=I2S(fielddata)
 local integer n=GetStoredInteger(g,k,"N")+1
 local string k2=I2S(n)

    call StoreString(g,k,k2,field)
    call StoreInteger(g,k,k2,valueType)
    call StoreInteger(g,k,"N",n)
 set g=null
endfunction

//=============================================================================================
// Destroys Field Data
function FieldData_Destroy takes integer fielddata returns nothing
    call DestroyTable(I2S(fielddata))
endfunction

//##End of CS Gamecache engine##