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[[Category: Sandbox]]
[[Category: Sandbox]]
{{Informative | Future [[Code Best Practices]] page}}
{{Feature|informative|To go on [[Initialisation Order]].}}
{{Important | this is at the moment '''only a list of topics''' and absolutely not the final render. Almost each list entry will result in a chapter.}}


{| class="wikitable sortable align-center align-left-col-1"
|+ Order of Initialisation (use column sorting for respective machine order)
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="text-align: center" | Task
! rowspan="2" | Exec Environment
! rowspan="1" colspan="5" class="unsortable" | Machine
|-
! Single Player
! Dedicated Server
! Hosted Server
! Multiplayer Client
! [[Multiplayer Scripting#Join In Progress|JIP]] MP Client


----
|-
| [[Arma 3: Functions Library|Functions]] with <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" inline>recompile</syntaxhighlight> {{Link|Arma 3: Functions Library#Attributes 3|attribute}} are recompiled
| {{n/a}}
| 1 <!-- Single Player -->
| 1 <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| 1 <!-- Hosted Server -->
| 1 <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| 1 <!-- JIP MP Client -->


[[:Category: Scripting Topics]]
|-
| [[Arma 3: Functions Library|Functions]] with <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" inline>preInit</syntaxhighlight> {{Link|Arma 3: Functions Library#Attributes 3|attribute}} are called
| [[Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|Unscheduled]]
| 2 <!-- Single Player -->
| 2 <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| 2 <!-- Hosted Server -->
| 2 <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| 2 <!-- JIP MP Client -->


==Getting start==
|-
| Object Init Event Handlers are called
| [[Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|Unscheduled]]
| 3 <!-- Single Player -->
| 3 <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| 3 <!-- Hosted Server -->
| 3 <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| {{Icon|unchecked}} <!-- JIP MP Client -->


===Recommended skills and things===
|-
*An Arma game
| Expressions of [[Eden Editor: Configuring Attributes|Eden Editor entity attributes]] are called<ref name="isPlayer"><sqf inline>isPlayer _entity</sqf> does not return [[true]] immediately. Once the entity has become a [[player]], it is transferred to the client.</ref>
*Passion
| [[Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|Unscheduled]]
*Little bit English knowledge and/or access to a translator to your mother language
| 4 <!-- Single Player -->
*Tutorial/example article (Such as this)
| 4 <!-- Dedicated Server -->
*Skill of Googling
| 4 <!-- Hosted Server -->
*Advanced text editor (Such as Notepad++)
| {{Icon|unchecked}} <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| {{Icon|unchecked}} <!-- JIP MP Client -->


== Best practices ==
|-
| Object initialisation fields are called
| [[Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|Unscheduled]]
| 5 <!-- Single Player -->
| 5 <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| 5 <!-- Hosted Server -->
| 4 <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| 3 <!-- JIP MP Client -->


=== Make it readable ===
|- style="background-color: #95F0AD"
| [[Event Scripts#init.sqs|init.sqs]] is executed
|
| 6 <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


{{Informative | See [[Code Optimisation#Make it readable|Make it readable]] for the short version!}}
|- style="background-color: #95F0AD"
* Some general coding tips from [https://www.topcoder.com/blog/coding-best-practices/ here]: standards, line lengths, etc
| [[Event Scripts#init.sqf|init.sqf]] is executed
** Variable names should indicate what they store / are used for.
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]<ref name="enginewaits">Note '''in single player''' that while the environment is [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]] ([[canSuspend]] returns true), the engine seems to wait until the script is done executing, essentially behaving similarly to an [[Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|Unscheduled environment]] - infinite loops will freeze the game, [[uiSleep]] may pause the game for up to ~20s (postInit), [[waitUntil]] can cause catastrophic issues, etc.</ref>
;Example:
| <!-- Single Player -->
<code>{{cc|Instead of}}
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
[[private]] _cd = 360;
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
{{cc|do}}
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
[[private]] _countDown = 360;</code>
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


* Format, indentation, no one-line, spacing, line returns
|-
* Be consistent (space/tab indentation, (camel)casing, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentation_style#K&R_style K&R style] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentation_style#Allman_style Allman style] indenting)
| Expressions of [[Eden Editor: Configuring Attributes|Eden Editor scenario attributes]] are called<ref name="playerCommandNotAvailable">[[player]] is not available immediately.</ref>
* Use comments frequently to explain ''not'' what the code does, but ''why'' it is done this way.
| [[Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|Unscheduled]]
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


=== Make reusable functions ===
|- style="background-color: #95DEF0"
| Persistent functions are called
|
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


* Don't copy and paste the same code, make functions
|-
* Don't make macros to replace SQF code
| [[Modules]] are initialised
|
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| {{Icon|unchecked}} <!-- JIP MP Client -->


=== Variables ===
|- style="background-color: #DEF0AD"
| [[Event Scripts#initServer.sqf|initServer.sqf]] is executed
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- JIP MP Client -->


* Prefix your public variables and [[setVariable]] with your tag
|- style="background-color: #DEF0AD"
* PRIVATE (or params) your variables
| [[Event Scripts#initPlayerLocal.sqf|initPlayerLocal.sqf]] is executed
* Use {{Inline code|#define SOME_CONST}} for constant values instead of variables
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]
| <!-- Single Player -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


=== Code location ===
|- style="background-color: #DEF0AD"
| [[Event Scripts#initPlayerServer.sqf|initPlayerServer.sqf]] is executed on the server
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]
| <!-- Single Player -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| ?? <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


* '''Nothing''' in init box ''but'' [[local]] commands for this specific unit - '''all''' the init boxes are run client-side on client connection
|-
* {{Inline code|<span style{{=}}"background-color: #FCC">'''0 {{=}}''' </span>''myCommand''}} is "useful" only for editor fields that for no apparent reason refuse commands returning a value.
| [[Arma 3: Functions Library|Functions]] with <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" inline>postInit</syntaxhighlight> {{Link|Arma 3: Functions Library#Attributes 3|attribute}} are called
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]<ref name="enginewaits"/>
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


|- style="background-color: #95DEF0"
| [[Event Scripts#init.sqs|init.sqs]] is executed
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


== Final words ==
|- style="background-color: #95DEF0"
| [[Event Scripts#init.sqf|init.sqf]] is executed
| [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|Scheduled]]
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->


* Learn from others' scripts but don't steal code and pretend it's yours — be a decent human being.
|-
* Don't try to obfuscate your code: it is considered rude, especially since you learnt from others.
| [[remoteExec]]'s [[Multiplayer Scripting#Join In Progress|JIP]] queue
* Have fun!
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}} <!-- Single Player -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- Hosted Server -->
| {{n/a}} <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| 42 <!-- JIP MP Client -->
 
|- style="background-color: #EEE"
| ''Scenario going''
| {{n/a}}
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->
 
|-
| [[Event Scripts#exit.sqf|exit.sqf]]
|
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->
 
|-
| [[Event Scripts#exit.sqs|exit.sqs]]
|
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->
 
|-
| {{Link|Arma 3: Mission Event Handlers#Ended|"Ended" Mission Event Handler}}
|
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->
 
|-
|  {{Link|Arma 3: Mission Event Handlers#MPEnded|"MPEnded" Mission Event Handler}}
|
| <!-- Single Player -->
| <!-- Dedicated Server -->
| <!-- Hosted Server -->
| <!-- Multiplayer Client -->
| <!-- JIP MP Client -->
 
|}
 
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Arma 3: Functions Library]]<!--
* [[Arma 2: Functions Library]] -->
* [[Arma 3: Remote Execution]], [[BIS_fnc_MP]] <!-- keep? -->
* [[Eden Editor: Configuring Attributes|Eden Editor: Configuring Attributes]]
* [[Event Scripts]]
* [[Scheduler]]

Latest revision as of 01:29, 18 March 2024

ⓘ
Order of Initialisation (use column sorting for respective machine order)
Task Exec Environment Machine
Single Player Dedicated Server Hosted Server Multiplayer Client JIP MP Client
Functions with recompile attribute are recompiled N/A 1 1 1 1 1
Functions with preInit attribute are called Unscheduled 2 2 2 2 2
Object Init Event Handlers are called Unscheduled 3 3 3 3 Unchecked
Expressions of Eden Editor entity attributes are called[1] Unscheduled 4 4 4 Unchecked Unchecked
Object initialisation fields are called Unscheduled 5 5 5 4 3
init.sqs is executed 6
init.sqf is executed Scheduled[2]
Expressions of Eden Editor scenario attributes are called[3] Unscheduled
Persistent functions are called
Modules are initialised Unchecked
initServer.sqf is executed Scheduled N/A N/A
initPlayerLocal.sqf is executed Scheduled N/A
initPlayerServer.sqf is executed on the server Scheduled N/A ??
Functions with postInit attribute are called Scheduled[2]
init.sqs is executed Scheduled
init.sqf is executed Scheduled
remoteExec's JIP queue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 42
Scenario going N/A
exit.sqf
exit.sqs
"Ended" Mission Event Handler
"MPEnded" Mission Event Handler


See Also

  1. ↑ isPlayer _entity does not return true immediately. Once the entity has become a player, it is transferred to the client.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note in single player that while the environment is Scheduled (canSuspend returns true), the engine seems to wait until the script is done executing, essentially behaving similarly to an Unscheduled environment - infinite loops will freeze the game, uiSleep may pause the game for up to ~20s (postInit), waitUntil can cause catastrophic issues, etc.
  3. ↑ player is not available immediately.
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