Task System

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This page is for the developers to discuss, debate, and collaborate on the in-process dynamic task system. To start I'll outline the various sections that I think we will need to interact with and then list the expected interactions there of.

Contents 1 Incarnos 2 Autonomon 3 Task Daemon 4 Task Descriptor 5 Task Type

Incarnos

• ability to store gathered tasks
• ability to show and retrieve information on stored tasks via show?

Autonomon

• This section will all likely be encompassed by an extension attachable to a living. Incarnoi could possibly inherit this functionality?
• ability to know it's a task granter
• ability to poll for available, and suitable, tasks
• ability to respond to queries for available tasks
• ability to describe available tasks to incarnoi
• ability to evaluate progress of an incarnoi's relevant task
• ability to complete and reward an incarnoi who completes a relevant task

Task Daemon

• broker for task type definitions
• stores all tasks? ever? (database interaction?) at minimum, provides ability to specify an incarnos/autonomon/unique-tag and find out what active tasks in the MUD it is involved with and what roles it has in them

Task Descriptor

• Fields:
  • Task_Type_Code
    • Specifies the defined type of task, ie 'Task_Type_Elimination'
    • /lib/task_types.h and /def/task_types encompasses this. Ideally the definitions for each type will define a lot of the functionality.
  • Task_Name
    • A semi-unique name for the task at hand, ie 'aildrek's rat Problem'
  • Task_Description
    • A verbose explanation of the task, ie 'aildrek at the lost lamb tavern is known to have an on-going rat problem.'
  • Task_Status
  • Task_Roles
  • Task_Objectives
    • Ideally this would fill out the objectives of the task, ie '30 rats'
  • Task_Info
    • Task general-purpose infostore
  • Task_Flags
    • Bitwise flags (see below)
  • Task_Unique_Tag
    • System generated tag to uniquely identify this task.
• Flags:
  • Task_Flag_Active
• Functions:
  • Placeholder

Task Type

• Courier
  • Originator gives object/information to Actor who must deliver it to Objective.
• Knowledge
  • Originator dictates X pieces of Objective knowledge Actor must become familiar with/memorize.
• Exploration
  • Originator dictates location Objective that Actor must become familiar with/memorize.
• Elimination
  • Originator dictates Objective target that Actor must kill.
• Collection
  • Originator dictates X Objective items that Actor must gather.
• Escort
  • Originator dictates Actor must escort Objective to destination.

(suggestions by twi -- dunno if some of these are too uwieldy for the system being envisioned)

• Heal
  • Originator dictates Objective target with an injury, malady, or curse that Actor must remedy.
• Befriend
  • Originator dictates Objective target of whom Actor must acquire friendship (befriended status).
• Recruit
  • Originator dictates Objective target of whom Actor must acquire "ownership" (command).
• Arbitrate
  • Originator dictates two or more Objective targets for whom Actor must forge a friendship between (reciprocal befriended status)
• Ally
  • Originator dictates two or more Objective targets for whom Actor must forge a command relation between.
• Convert
  • Originator dictates Objective target that Actor must convince/force to change worships.
• Protect
  • Originator dictates Objective target(s) that the Actor must protector from harm for some delimited amount of time [with the amount of injury that can be sustained and the proportion of the targets that must survive being variables].
• Guard
  • Originator dictates Objective target item(s) that must be kept in a location for some delimited amount of time.
• Alter
  • Originator dictates Objective target item(s) that must be altered in some way -- cursed, uncursed, enchanted, disenchanted, sharpened, repaired.
• Destroy
  • Originator dictates Objective target item(s) that must be destroyed.