What is FRONT-END and BACK-END
Major changes and improvements are being made to SKI-ICWS to prepare for the
release of SKI-ICWS-II, the next generation in Koth service. There are two
major areas that this involves, the front end and the back end.
The front end is the part of the system that processes your mail and replies
back to any immediate requests such as ;status, ;help, etc. These require
no processing other than sending a file or two.
The back end is where the warriors actually do battle. ;kill gets processed
here only because by the time your warrior is ready for battle, it may have
already been pushed off the hill. ;password is associated with this for a
submission, but not for the ;newpasswd command.
Currently, all work is being done on the front end. This means that
;kill and ;password processing is not working, and any other suggestions
for battle, like ;fight, are not being worked on.
Phase I - Front End
- Ability to add ;redcode lines to a ;status request to only get certain
hill results - DONE
- Addition of a ;password line in a warrior. If not given, one will be
randomly generated for you. - DONE
- ;newpasswd has been added to change passwords. - DONE
- ;newredcode has been added to allow you to change the ;redcode line to
quiet or verbose or standard - DONE
- A ;version command has been added to see if a new version of the system
is operational and any errors identified fixed. - DONE
- ;url to point to a url when viewing the scores via the web - DONE
Phase II - Back End
- ;newurl to change what url you point to for those viewing on the web - TBD (Left over from Phase I)
- Add to the ;status command the ;redcode line used to access it as well
as the information on core size, rounds, etc - TBD(Left over from Phase I)
- ;scores to display the last sets of scores for a hill (This is actually
a Front-End modification, but requires Back-End work to support it)
- ;fight to specifically fight one/more warriors (Front End Mod, but
needs Back-End support for it)
- (Add a NEW Function) and your idea could be here
Nice to haves
- During reply of a warrior compile and being placed in the pen, estimate the length
of time it will be before the battle is completed. - MEDIUM PRIORITY
Your chance to help out with suggestions/bug reports
Enter a New Function you would like to see
Enter a Bug Report for either SKI-ICWS or SKI-ICWS-II
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Revised 18 March 1996.
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