From f0aa611904597674aab0cb6e802886b7ed183534 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Ashby Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2018 21:22:45 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Better abracadabra docs! --- docs/modding/local-doors.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/modding/local-doors.md b/docs/modding/local-doors.md index b9620748..719a992b 100644 --- a/docs/modding/local-doors.md +++ b/docs/modding/local-doors.md @@ -5,28 +5,43 @@ title: Local Doors ## The abracadabra Module The `abracadabra` module provides a generic and flexible solution for many door types. Through this module you can execute native processes & scripts directly, and process I/O through stdio or a temporary TCP server. -The `abracadabra` `config` block can contain the following: -* `name`: Used as a key for tracking number of clients using a particular door -* `dropFileType`: Specifies the type of drop file to generate (See table below) -* `cmd`: Path to executable to launch +## Configuration +The `abracadabra` `config` block can contain the following members: +* `name`: Used as a key for tracking number of clients using a particular door. +* `dropFileType`: Specifies the type of drop file to generate (See **Argument Variables** below). +* `cmd`: Path to executable to launch. * `args`: Array of argument(s) to pass to `cmd`. See below for information on variables that can be used here. +* `cwd`: Set the Current Working Directory for `cmd`. Defaults to the directory of `cmd`. * `nodeMax`: Max number of nodes that can access this door at once. Uses `name` as a mapping key * `tooManyArt`: Art file spec to display if too many instances are already in use * `io`: Where to process I/O. Can be `stdio` or `socket` +* `encoding`: Specify the door's encoding. Defaults to `cp437`. Linux binaries for example, often produce `utf8`. +### Drop File Types Drop file types specified by `dropFileType`: * `DOOR`: [DOOR.SYS](http://goldfndr.home.mindspring.com/dropfile/doorsys.htm) * `DOOR32`: [DOOR32.SYS](http://wiki.bbses.info/index.php/DOOR32.SYS) * `DORINFO`: [DORINFOx.DEF](http://goldfndr.home.mindspring.com/dropfile/dorinfo.htm) -Variables for use in `args`: -* `{node}`: Current node number -* `{dropFile}`: Path to generated drop file -* `{userId}`: Current user ID -* `{srvPort}`: Tempoary server port when `io` is `socket` +### Argument Variables +The following variables may be used in `{args}` entries: +* `{node}`: Current node number. +* `{dropFile}`: Drop _filename_ only. +* `{dropFilePath}`: Full path to generated drop file. +* `{userId}`: Current user ID. +* `{userName}`: _Sanatized_ username. Safe for filenames, etc. +* `{userNameRaw}`: _Raw_ username. May not be safe for filenames! +* `{srvPort}`: Tempoary server port when `io` is set to `socket`. +* `{cwd}`: Current Working Directory. +Example: +```hjson +args: [ + "-D", "{dropFile}", "-N", "{node}" +] +``` -### DOSEMU with abracadabra +## DOSEMU with abracadabra [DOSEMU](http://www.dosemu.org/) can provide a good solution for running legacy DOS doors when running on Linux systems. For this, we will create a virtual serial port (COM1) that communicates via stdio. As an example, here are the steps for setting up Pimp Wars: @@ -82,12 +97,12 @@ doorPimpWars: { ``` -### QEMU with abracadabra +## QEMU with abracadabra [QEMU](http://wiki.qemu.org/Main_Page) provides a robust, cross platform solution for launching doors under many platforms (likely anwywhere Node.js is supported and ENiGMA½ can run). Note however that there is an important and major caveat: **Multiple instances of a particular door/OS image should not be run at once!** Being more flexible means being a bit more complex. Let's look at an example for running L.O.R.D. under a UNIX like system such as Linux or FreeBSD. Basically we'll be creating a bootstrap shell script that generates a temporary node specific `go.bat` to launch our door. This will be called from `autoexec.bat` within our QEMU FreeDOS partition. -#### Step 1: Create a FreeDOS image +### Step 1: Create a FreeDOS image [FreeDOS](http://www.freedos.org/) is a free mostly MS-DOS compatible DOS package that works well for running 16bit doors. Follow the [QEMU/FreeDOS](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/FreeDOS) guide for creating an `freedos_c.img`. This will contain FreeDOS itself and installed BBS doors. After this is complete, copy LORD to C:\DOORS\LORD within FreeDOS. An easy way to tranfer files from host to DOS is to use QEMU's vfat as a drive. For example: @@ -100,7 +115,7 @@ With the above you can now copy files from D: to C: within FreeDOS and add the f CALL E:\GO.BAT ``` -#### Step 2: Create a bootstrap script +### Step 2: Create a bootstrap script Our bootstrap script will prepare `GO.BAT` and launch FreeDOS. Below is an example: