Server API

[Ethentianknight]

I'm looking to build some stat trackers and the like.

I was hoping that the server could possibly serve up an endpoint that spits out general information, like player respurce count, explored sector information, etc.

 

I'd like to be able to hit it with a web application to store info and develop an easy way to find someone with what you need. 500 iron short? Look at the guy with 50,000 and see if you can't trade him some credits for it.

 

Endpoint suggestions:

 

GetPlayers()

Gets all players' names and corresponding ids.

 

GetPlayer(id)

Gets a player's resource count and current ship id. Location as well, and ids for fleet.

 

GetShip(id)

Gets a ship's stats, cargo, location, and shield/hull status.

 

GetSector(x,y)

Gets a sector's asteroid count, last ships seen, mostly map info given in game.

If the sector has not been generated, spit out an error saying so.

 

GetFaction(name)

Pulls a faction and their relations with each player.

This may be better as a subset of data in getPlayer.

 

If this would possibly create a shift in gameplay experience, you could add a flag to enable/disable the api.

 

[koonschi]

While I like the idea the effort for us to get this done would be tremendous since there is no infrastructure for this. There are currently no plans to add something comparable to this.

 

What you can do though, is have server-sided lua scripts that write out the desired data to your hard drive, which you can then use for your own webservice.

[Ethentianknight]

Thanks!

Last off topic question, is it possible to script out a full server backup in a new location?

[koonschi]

Theoretically, but it would be super hard and error prone. I don't think you should use the lua scripts for that, but rather bash scripts that copy the server content directly.

[Ethentianknight]

Alright. Time too learn some more lua scripting.