Ryzom

I worked on little improvements for the linux services launcher (shard.screen.rc) :

• At the bottom, there is now a list of services (screen tab) launched
• The time is also display to help keeping ssh open on bad internet connection.
• 3 keyboard shortcut added:
  F7 to move up and down (C-a Esc)
  F8 to go previous service (C-a n)
  F9 to go next service (C-a p)

• Services naming:

- Actually:
aes - Admin Executor Service
bms_master - Backup Manager Service Master
bms_pd_master - Backup Manager Service Slave
egs - Entities Game Service
gpms - Global Position Manager Service
ios - Input Output Service
rns - Ryzom Naming Service
rws - Ryzom Welcome Service
ts - Tick Service
ms - Mirror Service
ais_newbyland : AI Service NewbyLand
mfs - Mail Forum Service
su - Shard Unifier Service
fes - FrontEnd Service
sbs - Session Browser Service
lgs - LogGer Service
mos - MOnitor Service
pdss - Persistent Data Support Service
ras - Ryzom Admin Service

According to the wiki page ServiceArchitecture, Ryzom Admin Service, Ryzom Namin Service and Ryzom Welcome Service should be call AS, NS and WS.

- Same list with as, ns, ws, in alphabetical order and with (filename_of_service):
aes - Admin Executor Service (ryzom_admin_service)
ais_newbyland - AI Service NewbyLand (ai_service)
as - Admin Service (ryzom_admin_service)
bms_master - Backup Manager Service Master (backup_service)
bms_pd_master - Backup Manager Service Slave (backup_service)
egs - Entities Game Service (entities_game_service)
fes - FrontEnd Service (frontend_service)
gpms - Global Position Manager Service (gpm_service)
ios - Input Output Service (input_output_service)
lgs - LogGer Service (logger_service)
mfs - Mail Forum Service (mail_forum_service)
mos - MOnitor Service (monitor_service)
ms - Mirror Service (mirror_service)
ns - Naming Service (ryzom_naming_service)
pdss - Persistent Data Support Service (pd_support_service)
sbs - Session Browser Service (session_browser_server)
su - Shard Unifier Service (shard_unifier_service)
ts - Tick Service (tick_service)
ws - Welcome Service (ryzom_welcome_service)

There is no real logic with the short name of services.

• They all end with 's' for 'service' but su.
• Some have 3 letter, (mos), other only two (ms)
• ...

Proposition:
- remove all 's'
- for two word services, it is their first letter.
- for one word services, it is the first two letter
- (filename_of_service) that should be update
- sn_abc for same services launched differently

ad_exe - Admin Executor Service (admin_service)
ad_ser - Admin Service (admin_service)
ai_nbl - Artificial Intelligence Service NewByLand (artificial_intelligence_service)
bm_mas - Backup Manager Service Master (backup_manager_service)
bm_sla - Backup Manager Service Slave (backup_manager_service)
eg - Entities Game Service (entities_game_service)
fe - Front-End Service (front_end_service)
gp - Global Position Service (global_position_service)
io - Input Output Service (input_output_service)
lo - Logger Service (logger_service)
mf - Mail Forum Service (mail_forum_service)
mi - Mirror Service (mirror_service)
mo - Monitor Service (monitor_service)
na - Naming Service (naming_service)
pd - Persistent Data Service (persistent_data_service)
sb - Session Browser Service (session_browser_service)
su - Shard Unifier Service (shard_unifier_service)
ti - Tick Service (tick_service)
we - Welcome Service (welcome_service)

shard.screen.rc changes:
- use short name proposition
- add F7, F8, F9 keyboard shortcut
- add 'caption' to display list of services and time
- replace /bin/sh by /bin/bash (ubuntu specific, see http://dev.ryzom.com/wiki/ryzom/ConfigureForLinux#Running-the-shard shard should be update too, not sure that is the right way to do)
- shard services launch in alphabetical order
- ad_ser and ad_exe launch arguments in same order

What i plan to do if those changes are welcome and accept :
- update windows start script to reflect the new naming
- update (filename_service) and build script (i may need a little help to know the implication and how to do that)
- add a built in help (text file display in a new screen tab, or better, a manpage)
- Figure out why are Monitor, Backup Manager slave and Persistent Data Services comment ?

any comments, review or idea appreciate :)