Merge with default

--HG-- branch : quitta-gsoc-2013
2013-07-31 16:17:29 +02:00 · 2013-07-31 16:17:29 +02:00 · e8db641b47
commit e8db641b47
parent c42c667827 f5a8bd2785
52 changed files with 4279 additions and 3854 deletions
--- a/.hgeol
+++ b/.hgeol
@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 **.h = native
 **.cpp = native
 
+**/database.xml = BIN
+**/msg.xml = BIN
+
 **.txt = native
 **.xml = native

--- a/code/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake
@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ ENDIF(MSVC)
 MACRO(PCH_SET_COMPILE_FLAGS _target)
  SET(PCH_FLAGS)
  SET(PCH_ARCHS) 
+  SET(_FLAGS)
  
-  SET(FLAGS)
  LIST(APPEND _FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})

  STRING(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" _UPPER_BUILD)
@ -81,10 +81,15 @@ MACRO(PCH_SET_COMPILE_FLAGS _target)
  LIST(APPEND _FLAGS " ${_directory_flags}")
  LIST(APPEND _FLAGS " ${_directory_definitions}")

-  STRING(REGEX REPLACE " +" " " _FLAGS ${_FLAGS})
-
  # Format definitions
+  IF(MSVC)
+    # Fix path with space
+    SEPARATE_ARGUMENTS(_FLAGS UNIX_COMMAND "${_FLAGS}")
+  ELSE(MSVC)
+    STRING(REGEX REPLACE " +" " " _FLAGS ${_FLAGS})
    SEPARATE_ARGUMENTS(_FLAGS)
+  ENDIF(MSVC)
+

  IF(CLANG)
    # Determining all architectures and get common flags
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
      VERSION ${NL_VERSION}
      SOVERSION ${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}
      COMPILE_FLAGS "/GA"
-      LINK_FLAGS "/VERSION:${NL_VERSION}")
+      LINK_FLAGS "/VERSION:${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NL_VERSION_MINOR}")
  ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL EXECUTABLE AND WIN32)

  IF(WITH_STLPORT AND WIN32)
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_link.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_link.h
@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			  */
 			bool affect(const CInterfaceExprValue &value);
 		};
+		struct CCDBTargetInfo
+		{
+			NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> Leaf;
+			std::string LeafName;
+		};


 		/// Updates triggered interface links when triggered by the observed branch
@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		  * If there are no target element, the link is permanent (removed at exit)
 		  * NB : The target is not updated during this call.
 		  */
-		bool				init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parent);
+		bool				init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::vector<CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parent);
 		// force all the links that have been created to update their targets. This can be called when the interface has been loaded, and when the databse entries have been retrieved.
 		static void			updateAllLinks();
 		// force all trigered links to be updated
@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		  * \return true if all targets are valid
 		  */
 		static bool splitLinkTargets(const std::string &targets, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> &targetsVect);
+		static bool splitLinkTargetsExt(const std::string &targets, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> &targetsVect, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargetsVect);
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	private:
 		friend struct CRemoveTargetPred;
@ -135,12 +141,14 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		typedef std::vector<NLMISC::ICDBNode *> TNodeVect;
 	private:
 		std::vector<CTarget>         _Targets;
+		std::vector<CCDBTargetInfo>	 _CDBTargets;
 		TNodeVect					 _ObservedNodes;
 		std::string					 _Expr;
 		CInterfaceExprNode			 *_ParseTree;
 		std::string					 _ActionHandler;
 		std::string					 _AHParams;
 		std::string					 _AHCond;
+		CInterfaceExprNode			*_AHCondParsed;
 		CInterfaceGroup				*_AHParent;
 		static TLinkList             _LinkList;
 		TLinkList::iterator			 _ListEntry;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		}

 		float getAlphaRolloverSpeed();
-		void resetAlphaRolloverSpeed();
+		void resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();

 		void setContainerAlpha( uint8 alpha );
 		uint8 getContainerAlpha() const { return _ContainerAlpha; }
@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		uint8 getGlobalRolloverFactorContainer() const { return _GlobalRolloverFactorContainer; }

 		void updateGlobalAlphas();
+		void resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 		const SInterfaceTimes& getInterfaceTimes() const{ return interfaceTimes; }
 		void updateInterfaceTimes( const SInterfaceTimes &times ){ interfaceTimes = times; }
@ -528,6 +529,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_AProp;
 		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB;

+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContentAlphaDB;
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContainerAlphaDB;
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB;
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB;
+		
 		uint8 _ContainerAlpha;
 		uint8 _GlobalContentAlpha;
 		uint8 _GlobalContainerAlpha;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/types_nl.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/types_nl.h
@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 			// Windows 64bits platform SDK compilers doesn't support inline assembler
 #			define NL_NO_ASM
 #		endif
+#		undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#		define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600 // force VISTA minimal version in 64 bits
 #	endif
 	// define NOMINMAX to be sure that windows includes will not define min max macros, but instead, use the stl template
 #	define NOMINMAX
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/zone_lighter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/zone_lighter.cpp
@ -1170,8 +1170,7 @@ void CZoneLighter::light (CLandscape &landscape, CZone& output, uint zoneToLight
 	{
 		// Last patch
 		uint lastPatch=firstPatch+patchCountByThread;
-		if (lastPatch>patchCount)
-			lastPatch=patchCount;
+		lastPatch %= patchCount;

 		// Last patch computed
 		_LastPatchComputed[process] = firstPatch;
@ -3772,6 +3771,8 @@ uint CZoneLighter::getAPatch (uint process)
 	uint index = _LastPatchComputed[process];
 	uint firstIndex = index;

+	nlassert(index < _PatchInfo.size());
+
 	if (access.value().size() == 0)
 		// no more patches
 		return 0xffffffff;
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
@ -2325,7 +2325,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_LUAOnDbChange[dbList]= newLink;
 		// Init and attach to list of untargeted links
 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> noTargets;
-		newLink->init(noTargets, NLMISC::toString("depends(%s)", dbList.c_str()), "lua", script, "", this);
+		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> noCdbTargets;
+		newLink->init(noTargets, noCdbTargets, NLMISC::toString("depends(%s)", dbList.c_str()), "lua", script, "", this);
 	}

 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_NextTriggeredLink[0] = _NextTriggeredLink[1] = NULL;
 		_Triggered[0] = _Triggered[1] = false;
 		_ParseTree = NULL;
+		_AHCondParsed = NULL;
 	}

 	//===========================================================
@ -187,10 +188,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_LinkList.erase(_ListEntry);

 		delete _ParseTree;
+		_ParseTree = NULL;
+		delete _AHCondParsed;
+		_AHCondParsed = NULL;
 	}

 	//===========================================================
-	bool CInterfaceLink::init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
+	bool CInterfaceLink::init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::vector<CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 	{
 		CInterfaceExprValue result;
 		// Build the parse tree
@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			// There are no target for this link, so, put in a dedicated list to ensure that the link will be destroyed at exit
 			_LinksWithNoTarget.push_back(TLinkSmartPtr(this));
 		}
+		_CDBTargets = cdbTargets;

 		// create observers
 		createObservers(_ObservedNodes);
@ -243,7 +248,12 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		//
 		_ActionHandler = actionHandler;
 		_AHParams = ahParams;
+		nlassert(!_AHCondParsed);
 		_AHCond = ahCond;
+		if (!ahCond.empty())
+		{
+			_AHCondParsed = CInterfaceExpr::buildExprTree(ahCond);
+		}
 		_AHParent = parentGroup;
 		return true;
 	}
@ -356,19 +366,47 @@ namespace NLGUI
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (_CDBTargets.size())
+		{
+			CInterfaceExprValue resultCopy = result;
+			if (resultCopy.toInteger())
+			{
+				sint64 resultValue = resultCopy.getInteger();
+				for (uint k = 0; k < _CDBTargets.size(); ++k)
+				{
+					NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = _CDBTargets[k].Leaf;
+					if (!node) 
+					{
+						node = _CDBTargets[k].Leaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_CDBTargets[k].LeafName, false);
+					}
+					if (node)
+					{
+						// assuming setvalue64 always works
+						node->setValue64(resultValue);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						nlwarning("CInterfaceLink::update: Node does not exist: '%s'", _CDBTargets[k].LeafName.c_str());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				nlwarning("CInterfaceLink::update: Result conversion to db target failed");
+			}
+		}
 		// if there's an action handler, execute it
 		if (!_ActionHandler.empty())
 		{
 			// If there is a condition, test it.
-			bool	launch= true;
-			if(!_AHCond.empty())
+			bool launch = _AHCond.empty();
+			if (_AHCondParsed) // todo: maybe makes more sense to make condition also cover target
 			{
-				launch= false;
 				CInterfaceExprValue result;
-				if(CInterfaceExpr::eval(_AHCond, result))
-					launch= result.getBool();
+				_AHCondParsed->eval(result);
+				launch = result.getBool();
 			}
-			if(launch)
+			if (launch)
 			{
 				CAHManager::getInstance()->runActionHandler(_ActionHandler, _AHParent, _AHParams);
 				// do not add any code after this line because this can be deleted !!!!
@ -517,6 +555,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 				continue;
 			}
 			std::string::size_type lastPos = targetNames[k].find_last_not_of(" ");
+			if (startPos >= lastPos)
+			{
+				nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> empty target encountered");
+				continue;
+			}

 			if (!splitLinkTarget(targetNames[k].substr(startPos, lastPos - startPos+1), parentGroup, ti.PropertyName, ti.Elem))
 			{
@ -531,6 +574,70 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	}


+	// ***************************************************************************
+	bool CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargetsExt(const std::string &targets, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup,std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> &targetsVect, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargetsVect)
+	{
+		std::vector<std::string> targetNames;
+		NLMISC::splitString(targets, ",", targetNames);
+		targetsVect.clear();
+		targetsVect.reserve(targetNames.size());
+		cdbTargetsVect.clear(); // no reserve because less used
+		bool everythingOk = true;
+		for (uint k = 0; k < targetNames.size(); ++k)
+		{
+			std::string::size_type startPos = targetNames[k].find_first_not_of(" ");
+			if(startPos == std::string::npos)
+			{
+				// todo hulud interface syntax error
+				nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> empty target encountered");
+				continue;
+			}
+			std::string::size_type lastPos = targetNames[k].find_last_not_of(" ");
+			if (startPos >= (lastPos+1))
+			{
+				nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> empty target encountered");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (targetNames[k][startPos] == '@')
+			{
+				CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo ti;
+				ti.LeafName = targetNames[k].substr((startPos+1), (lastPos+1) - (startPos+1));
+				// Do not allow Write on SERVER: or LOCAL:
+				static const std::string	dbServer= "SERVER:";
+				static const std::string	dbLocal= "LOCAL:";
+				static const std::string	dbLocalR2= "LOCAL:R2";
+				if( (0==ti.LeafName.compare(0,    dbServer.size(),    dbServer)) ||
+					(0==ti.LeafName.compare(0,    dbLocal.size(),    dbLocal))
+					)
+				{
+					if (0!=ti.LeafName.compare(0,    dbLocalR2.size(),    dbLocalR2))
+					{
+						//nlwarning("You are not allowed to write on 'SERVER:...' or 'LOCAL:...' database");
+						nlstop;
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				ti.Leaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(ti.LeafName, false);
+				cdbTargetsVect.push_back(ti);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo ti;
+				if (!splitLinkTarget(targetNames[k].substr(startPos, lastPos - startPos+1), parentGroup, ti.PropertyName, ti.Elem))
+				{
+					// todo hulud interface syntax error
+					nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> Can't get link target");
+					everythingOk = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				targetsVect.push_back(ti);
+			}
+		}
+		return everythingOk;
+	}
+
+
 	//===========================================================
 	void    CInterfaceLink::checkNbRefs()
 	{
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
@ -997,6 +997,7 @@ namespace NLGUI


 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targets;
+		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> cdbTargets;

 		ptr = (char*) xmlGetProp (cur, (xmlChar*)"target");
 		std::string target;
@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		{
 			target = std::string( (const char*)ptr );
 			if( !editorMode )
-				CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargets(std::string((const char*)ptr), parentGroup, targets);
+				CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargetsExt(std::string((const char*)ptr), parentGroup, targets, cdbTargets);
 		}

 		// optional action handler
@ -1022,7 +1023,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( !editorMode )
 		{
 			CInterfaceLink *il = new CInterfaceLink;
-			il->init(targets, expr, action, params, cond, parentGroup); // init will add 'il' in the list of link present in 'elm'
+			il->init(targets, cdbTargets, expr, action, params, cond, parentGroup); // init will add 'il' in the list of link present in 'elm'
 		}
 		else
 		{
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/lua_helper.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/lua_helper.cpp
@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		{
 			#ifdef LUA_NEVRAX_VERSION
 				_State = lua_open(l_realloc_func, l_free_func);
+			#elif defined(LUA_VERSION_NUM) && LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 501
+				_State = luaL_newstate();
 			#else
 				_State = lua_open();
 			#endif
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
@ -1035,8 +1035,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		setCapturePointerRight(NULL);
 		
 		resetColorProps();
-
-		_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB = NULL;
+		resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+		resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 		activeAnims.clear();
 	}
@ -1967,10 +1967,18 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		}

 		// Update global color from database
-		setGlobalColor( NLMISC::CRGBA (	(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:R")->getValue32(),
-								(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:G")->getValue32(),
-								(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:B")->getValue32(),
-								(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:A")->getValue32() ) );
+		if (!_RProp)
+		{
+			_RProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:R");
+			_GProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:G");
+			_BProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:B");
+			_AProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:A");
+		}
+		setGlobalColor(NLMISC::CRGBA(
+			(uint8)_RProp->getValue32(),
+			(uint8)_GProp->getValue32(),
+			(uint8)_BProp->getValue32(),
+			(uint8)_AProp->getValue32()));

 		NLMISC::CRGBA c  = getGlobalColorForContent();
 		NLMISC::CRGBA gc = getGlobalColor();
@ -2965,7 +2973,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		return fTmp*fTmp*fTmp;
 	}

-	void CWidgetManager::resetAlphaRolloverSpeed()
+	void CWidgetManager::resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps()
 	{
 		_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB = NULL;
 	}
@ -2981,10 +2989,29 @@ namespace NLGUI

 	void CWidgetManager::updateGlobalAlphas()
 	{
-		_GlobalContentAlpha = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ALPHA")->getValue32();
-		_GlobalContainerAlpha = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ALPHA")->getValue32();
-		_GlobalRolloverFactorContent = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ROLLOVER_FACTOR")->getValue32();
-		_GlobalRolloverFactorContainer = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ROLLOVER_FACTOR")->getValue32();
+		if (!_GlobalContentAlphaDB)
+		{
+			_GlobalContentAlphaDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ALPHA");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContentAlphaDB);
+			_GlobalContainerAlphaDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ALPHA");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContainerAlphaDB);
+			_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ROLLOVER_FACTOR");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB);
+			_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ROLLOVER_FACTOR");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB);
+		}
+		_GlobalContentAlpha = (uint8)_GlobalContentAlphaDB->getValue32();
+		_GlobalContainerAlpha = (uint8)_GlobalContainerAlphaDB->getValue32();
+		_GlobalRolloverFactorContent = (uint8)_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB->getValue32();
+		_GlobalRolloverFactorContainer = (uint8)_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB->getValue32();
+	}
+
+	void CWidgetManager::resetGlobalAlphasProps()
+	{
+		_GlobalContentAlphaDB = NULL;
+		_GlobalContainerAlphaDB = NULL;
+		_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB = NULL;
+		_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB = NULL;
 	}

 	void CWidgetManager::registerNewScreenSizeHandler( INewScreenSizeHandler *handler )
@ -3172,6 +3199,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_LastYContextHelp= -10000;

 		resetColorProps();
+		resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+		resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 		_GlobalColor = NLMISC::CRGBA(255,255,255,255);
 		_GlobalColorForContent = _GlobalColor;
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/images/nel_ide_load.png
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/images/nel_ide_load.png
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_simple_max_exporters.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_simple_max_exporters.py
@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ def generateSimpleMaxExporter(processName, fileExtension, sourceDirectoriesVaria



-generateSimpleMaxExporter("pacs_prim", "pacs_prim", "PacsPrimSourceDirectories", "PacsPrimExportDirectory", "PacsPrimInstallDirectory")
-
 generateSimpleMaxExporter("skel", "skel", "SkelSourceDirectories", "SkelExportDirectory", "SkelInstallDirectory")

 generateSimpleMaxExporter("swt", "swt", "SwtSourceDirectories", "SwtExportDirectory", "SwtInstallDirectory")
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_tagged_max_exporters.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_tagged_max_exporters.py
@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ def generateTaggedMaxExporter(processName, fileExtension, sourceDirectoriesVaria



+generateTaggedMaxExporter("pacs_prim", "pacs_prim", "PacsPrimSourceDirectories", "PacsPrimExportDirectory", "PacsPrimTagExportDirectory", "PacsPrimInstallDirectory")
+
 generateTaggedMaxExporter("clodbank", "clod", "ClodSourceDirectories", "ClodExportDirectory", "ClodTagExportDirectory", "ClodInstallDirectory")

 generateTaggedMaxScript("ig", "ig")
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/1_export.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/1_export.py
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # 
 # \file 1_export.py
 # \brief Export pacs_prim
-# \date 2011-09-28-07-42-GMT
+# \date 2013-07-24-14-21-GMT
 # \author Jan Boon (Kaetemi)
 # Python port of game data build pipeline.
 # Export pacs_prim
@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ sys.path.append("../../configuration")

 if os.path.isfile("log.log"):
 	os.remove("log.log")
-log = open("log.log", "w")
+if os.path.isfile("temp_log.log"):
+	os.remove("temp_log.log")
+log = open("temp_log.log", "w")
 from scripts import *
 from buildsite import *
 from process import *
@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ printLog(log, "-------")
 printLog(log, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%MGMT", time.gmtime(time.time())))
 printLog(log, "")

+
 # Find tools
 # ...

@ -58,15 +61,18 @@ if MaxAvailable:
 	
 	printLog(log, ">>> Export pacs_prim 3dsmax <<<")
 	mkPath(log, ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimExportDirectory)
+	mkPath(log, ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimTagExportDirectory)
 	for dir in PacsPrimSourceDirectories:
 		mkPath(log, DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir)
-		if (needUpdateDirByTagLog(log, DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir, ".max", ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimExportDirectory, ".pacs_prim")):
+		if (needUpdateDirByTagLog(log, DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir, ".max", ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimTagExportDirectory, ".max.tag")):
 			scriptSrc = "maxscript/pacs_prim_export.ms"
 			scriptDst = MaxUserDirectory + "/scripts/pacs_prim_export.ms"
 			outputLogfile = ScriptDirectory + "/processes/pacs_prim/log.log"
 			outputDirectory =  ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimExportDirectory
+			tagDirectory =  ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimTagExportDirectory
 			maxSourceDir = DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir
-			tagList = findFiles(log, outputDirectory, "", ".pacs_prim")
+			maxRunningTagFile = tagDirectory + "/max_running.tag"
+			tagList = findFiles(log, tagDirectory, "", ".max.tag")
 			tagLen = len(tagList)
 			if os.path.isfile(scriptDst):
 				os.remove(scriptDst)
@ -77,18 +83,50 @@ if MaxAvailable:
 				newline = line.replace("%OutputLogfile%", outputLogfile)
 				newline = newline.replace("%MaxSourceDirectory%", maxSourceDir)
 				newline = newline.replace("%OutputDirectory%", outputDirectory)
+				newline = newline.replace("%TagDirectory%", tagDirectory)
 				sDst.write(newline)
 			sSrc.close()
 			sDst.close()
+			zeroRetryLimit = 3
 			while tagDiff > 0:
+				mrt = open(maxRunningTagFile, "w")
+				mrt.write("moe-moe-kyun")
+				mrt.close()
 				printLog(log, "MAXSCRIPT " + scriptDst)
 				subprocess.call([ Max, "-U", "MAXScript", "pacs_prim_export.ms", "-q", "-mi", "-vn" ])
-				tagList = findFiles(log, outputDirectory, "", ".pacs_prim")
+				if os.path.exists(outputLogfile):
+					try:
+						lSrc = open(outputLogfile, "r")
+						for line in lSrc:
+							lineStrip = line.strip()
+							if (len(lineStrip) > 0):
+								printLog(log, lineStrip)
+						lSrc.close()
+						os.remove(outputLogfile)
+					except Exception:
+						printLog(log, "ERROR Failed to read 3dsmax log")
+				else:
+					printLog(log, "WARNING No 3dsmax log")
+				tagList = findFiles(log, tagDirectory, "", ".max.tag")
 				newTagLen = len(tagList)
 				tagDiff = newTagLen - tagLen
 				tagLen = newTagLen
-				printLog(log, "Exported " + str(tagDiff) + " .pacs_prim files!")
+				addTagDiff = 0
+				if os.path.exists(maxRunningTagFile):
+					printLog(log, "FAIL 3ds Max crashed and/or file export failed!")
+					if tagDiff == 0:
+						if zeroRetryLimit > 0:
+							zeroRetryLimit = zeroRetryLimit - 1
+							addTagDiff = 1
+						else:
+							printLog(log, "FAIL Retry limit reached!")
+					else:
+						addTagDiff = 1
+					os.remove(maxRunningTagFile)
+				printLog(log, "Exported " + str(tagDiff) + " .max files!")
+				tagDiff += addTagDiff
 			os.remove(scriptDst)
+	printLog(log, "")



@ -99,8 +137,10 @@ if os.path.isfile(listPath):



-printLog(log, "")
 log.close()
+if os.path.isfile("log.log"):
+	os.remove("log.log")
+shutil.move("temp_log.log", "log.log")


 # end of file
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/maxscript/pacs_prim_export.ms
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/maxscript/pacs_prim_export.ms
@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 -- Allocate 20 Me for the script
 heapSize += 15000000

+-- In case of error just abort the app and don't show nel report window
+NelForceQuitOnMsgDisplayer()
+
 nlErrorFilename = "%OutputLogfile%"
 nlErrorStream = openFile nlErrorFilename mode:"a"
 if nlErrorStream == undefined then
@ -110,8 +113,12 @@ fn runNelMaxExport inputMaxFile =



+removeRunningTag = true
+
 try
 (
+	undo off
+	(
 		-- Get files in the %MaxSourceDirectory% directory
 		files = getFiles "%MaxSourceDirectory%/*.max" 
 		gc()
@ -127,12 +134,12 @@ try
 			for i = 1 to files.count do
 			(
 				inputMaxFile = files[i]
-			outputNelFile = ("%OutputDirectory%/" + (getFilenameFile inputMaxFile) + ".pacs_prim")
+				outputTagFile = ("%TagDirectory%/" + (getFilenameFile inputMaxFile) + (getFilenameType inputMaxFile) + ".tag")
 				
-			try
-			(
+				--try
+				--(
 					-- Compare file date
-				if (NeLTestFileDate outputNelFile inputMaxFile) == true then
+					if (NeLTestFileDate outputTagFile inputMaxFile) == true then
 					(
 						-- Free memory and file handles
 						gc()
@ -145,40 +152,89 @@ try
 						nlerror("Scanning file " + inputMaxFile + " ...")
 						if (loadMaxFile inputMaxFile quiet:true) == true then
 						(
-						runNelMaxExport(inputMaxFile)
+							tagThisFile = runNelMaxExport(inputMaxFile)
+							
+							-- Write a tag file
+							if tagThisFile == true then
+							(
+								tagFile = createFile outputTagFile
+								if tagFile == undefined then
+								(
+									nlerror("WARNING can't create tag file " + outputTagFile)
+									removeRunningTag = false
+								)
+								else
+								(
+									print "mukyu" to: tagFile
+									close tagFile
+								)
+							)
+							else
+							(
+								removeRunningTag = false
+							)
 						)
 						else
 						(
 							-- Error
 							nlerror("ERROR exporting 'pacs_prim': can't open the file " + inputMaxFile)
+							removeRunningTag = false
 						)
 					)
 					else
 					(
-					nlerror("SKIPPED " + inputMaxFile)
-				)
-			)
-			catch 
-			(
-				-- Error
-				nlerror("ERROR error exporting 'pacs_prim' in files " + inputMaxFile)
+						nlerror("SKIPPED BY TAG " + inputMaxFile)
 					)
+				--)
+				--catch 
+				--(
+				--	-- Error
+				--	nlerror("ERROR error exporting 'pacs_prim' in file " + inputMaxFile)
+				--	removeRunningTag = false
+				--)
 			)
 		)
 		else
 		(
 			nlerror("WARNING no *.max file in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
 		)
+	)
 )
 catch 
 (
 	-- Error
-	nlerror("ERROR fatal error exporting 'pacs_prim' in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
+	nlerror("ERROR Fatal error exporting 'pacs_prim' in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
+	nlerror("FAIL Fatal error occured")
+	NelForceQuitRightNow()
+	removeRunningTag = false
+)
+
+try
+(
+	if (removeRunningTag) then
+	(
+		resetMAXFile #noPrompt
+	)
+)
+catch 
+(
+	nlerror("FAIL Last reset fails")
+	removeRunningTag = false
+)
+
+if (removeRunningTag) then
+(
+	nlerror("SUCCESS All .max files have been successfully exported")
+	deleteFile("%TagDirectory%/max_running.tag")
+)
+else
+(
+	nlerror("FAIL One or more issues occured")
+	NelForceQuitRightNow()
 )

 -- Bye
-
-resetMAXFile #noprompt
+nlerror("BYE")
 quitMAX #noPrompt
 quitMAX() #noPrompt

--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/config.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/config.xml
@ -2882,15 +2882,12 @@ This MUST follow the Enum MISSION_DESC::TIconId
            type="bool"
            value="true" />
  <!-- Blend between day and night (lightLevel = 0 day) (lightLevel = 1 night) -->
-  <link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
-        action="set"
-        params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:R|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR)))" />
-  <link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
-        action="set"
-        params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:G|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR)))" />
-  <link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
-        action="set"
-        params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:B|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR)))" />
+  <link expr="identity(ilinear(getLightLevel(), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR))), @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
+        target="@UI:SAVE:COLOR:R" />
+  <link expr="identity(ilinear(getLightLevel(), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR))), @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
+        target="@UI:SAVE:COLOR:G" />
+  <link expr="identity(ilinear(getLightLevel(), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR))), @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
+        target="@UI:SAVE:COLOR:B" />
  <!--<link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)" action="set" 
                params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:A|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), @UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR:A, @UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR:A)" />-->
  <!-- The User Target Slot and UID -->
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/map.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/map.xml
@ -425,9 +425,7 @@
 <link expr="@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN" target="ui:interface:respawn_map:active" />

 <!-- Set the Open Flag when the delay has expired -->
-<link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)" action="set" 
-	params="dblink=UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN|
-			value=and(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, le(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME) )" />
+<link expr="and(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, le(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME))" target="@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN" />

 <!-- 
 	Verify player mode. because at init, mode == 0, => the window won't be opened by default 
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.lua
@ -62,17 +62,10 @@ end

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function game:outpostUpdateTimeZone()
-	-- update time zone auto?
-	local	tzAuto= getDbProp('UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO');
-	if(tzAuto==0) then
-		return;
-	end
-	-- every 5 seconds?
-	local curTick= getDbProp('UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK');
-	if(curTick - game.Outpost.LastTimeZoneUpdate > 50) then
-		game.Outpost.LastTimeZoneUpdate= curTick;
+	local curTick = getDbProp('UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK');
+	setDbProp('UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_NEXT_UPDATE', curTick + 50);
+	game.Outpost.LastTimeZoneUpdate = curTick;
 	runAH(nil,'outpost_update_time_zone_auto','');
-	end
 end

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.xml
@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 <!-- Save the Time Zone config -->
 <variable entry="UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE"		 type="sint32" value="0" />
 <variable entry="UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO" type="sint32" value="1" />
+<variable entry="UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_NEXT_UPDATE" type="sint32" value="0" />
 <!-- just a script called at init and every 5 seconds, to setup TIME_ZONE, if time_zone is auto-->
-<link expr="depends(@UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK)" action="lua:game:outpostUpdateTimeZone()" />
+<link expr="depends(@UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK)" cond="and(eq(@UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO, 1), ge(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK, @UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_NEXT_UPDATE))" action="lua:game:outpostUpdateTimeZone()" />


 <!-- Temp Variables -->
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
@ -318,7 +318,11 @@ void CCDBSynchronised::writeInitInProgressIntoUIDB()
 {
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 	if (pIM)
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CDB_INIT_IN_PROGRESS")->setValueBool(_InitInProgress);
+	{
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = m_CDBInitInProgressDB ? (&*m_CDBInitInProgressDB)
+			: &*(m_CDBInitInProgressDB = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CDB_INIT_IN_PROGRESS"));
+		node->setValueBool(_InitInProgress);
+	}
 	else
 		nlwarning("InterfaceManager not created");
 }
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.h
@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ private:
 	bool allInitPacketReceived() const { return _InitDeltaReceived == 2; } // Classic database + inventory

 	void writeInitInProgressIntoUIDB();
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_CDBInitInProgressDB;
 };


--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cursor_functions.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cursor_functions.cpp
@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ uint32 MissionRingId = 0;
 UInstance selectedInstance;
 const UInstance noSelectedInstance;
 string selectedInstanceURL;
+static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> s_UserCharFade;


 ///////////////
@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ void checkUnderCursor()
 		entity= EntitiesMngr.getEntityUnderPos(cursX, cursY, ClientCfg.SelectionDist, isPlayerUnderCursor);

 		// If the mouse is over the player make the player transparent
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = s_UserCharFade ? &*s_UserCharFade
+			: &*(s_UserCharFade = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false));
 		if ((pNL != NULL) && (pNL->getValue32() == 1) && UserEntity->selectable())
 		{
 			// If the nearest entity is the player, hide!
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.cpp
@ -435,28 +435,47 @@ void CEntityManager::initialize(uint nbMaxEntity)
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_NUM_MISSIONS; i++)
 	for (j=0; j<MAX_NUM_MISSION_TARGETS; j++)
 	{
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( "SERVER:MISSIONS:"+toString(i)+":TARGET"+toString(j)+":TITLE" );
+		std::string text = toString("SERVER:MISSIONS:%d:TARGET%d:TITLE", i, j);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
 		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&MissionTargetObserver, textId );
+		_MissionTargetTitleDB[i][j] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_MissionTargetTitleDB[i][j]);
 	}

 	// Add an Observer to the Team database
 	for (i=0; i<MaxNumPeopleInTeam; i++)
 	{
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:UID", i) );
+		std::string text = toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:UID", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
 		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&TeamUIDObserver, textId );
+		_GroupMemberUidDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_GroupMemberUidDB[i]);
 		
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:NAME", i) );
+		text = toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:NAME", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
 		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&TeamPresentObserver, textId );
+		_GroupMemberNameDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_GroupMemberNameDB[i]);
 	}

 	// Add an Observer to the Animal database
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL; i++)
 	{
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:UID",i) );
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalUIDObserver, textId );
+		std::string text = toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:UID", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
+		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalUIDObserver, textId);
+		_BeastUidDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_BeastUidDB[i]);
 		
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:STATUS",i) );
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalStatusObserver, textId );
+		text = toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:STATUS", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
+		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalStatusObserver, textId);
+		_BeastStatusDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_BeastStatusDB[i]);
+		
+		text = toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:TYPE", i);
+		_BeastTypeDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_BeastTypeDB[i]);
 	}

 }// initialize //
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.h
@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include "ground_fx_manager.h"
 #include "projectile_manager.h"
 #include "user_entity.h"
+// Some constants
+#include "game_share/mission_desc.h"
+#include "game_share/inventories.h"
 // Misc.
 #include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"
 #include "nel/misc/stream.h"
@ -36,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "nel/misc/vector.h"
 #include "nel/misc/file.h"
 #include "nel/misc/aabbox.h"
+#include "nel/misc/cdb_leaf.h"
 // 3D
 #include "nel/3d/u_instance.h"
 // Std.
@ -149,6 +153,14 @@ private:

 	NL3D::UInstance _LastInstanceUnderPos;

+	// DB node pointers used to update some entity flags
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _MissionTargetTitleDB[MAX_NUM_MISSIONS][MAX_NUM_MISSION_TARGETS];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GroupMemberUidDB[8]; // MaxNumPeopleInTeam in people_interaction.h
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GroupMemberNameDB[8]; // MaxNumPeopleInTeam in people_interaction.h
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _BeastUidDB[MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _BeastStatusDB[MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _BeastTypeDB[MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL];
+
 	//////////////
 	//// DEBUG ///
 	uint	_NbUser;
@ -344,6 +356,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void refreshInsceneInterfaceOfFriendNPC(uint slot);

+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMissionTargetTitleDB(int mission, int target) { return _MissionTargetTitleDB[mission][target]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGroupMemberUidDB(int member) { return _GroupMemberUidDB[member]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGroupMemberNameDB(int member) { return _GroupMemberNameDB[member]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getBeastUidDB(int beast) { return _BeastUidDB[beast]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getBeastStatusDB(int beast) { return _BeastStatusDB[beast]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getBeastTypeDB(int beast) { return _BeastTypeDB[beast]; }
+
 private:

 	// NB: don't return unselectable entities
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.cpp
@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ NLMISC::CRGBA	CEntityCL::_PvpAllyColor;
 NLMISC::CRGBA	CEntityCL::_GMTitleColor[CHARACTER_TITLE::EndGmTitle - CHARACTER_TITLE::BeginGmTitle + 1];
 uint8 CEntityCL::_InvalidGMTitleCode = 0xFF;
 NLMISC::CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> CEntityCL::_OpacityMinNodeLeaf;
+NLMISC::CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> CEntityCL::_ShowReticleLeaf;


 // Context help
@ -2646,7 +2647,7 @@ void CEntityCL::updateMissionTarget()
 			for (j=0; j<MAX_NUM_MISSION_TARGETS; j++)
 			{
 				// Get the db prop
-				CCDBNodeLeaf *prop = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:MISSIONS:"+toString(i)+":TARGET"+toString(j)+":TITLE", false);
+				CCDBNodeLeaf *prop = EntitiesMngr.getMissionTargetTitleDB(i, j); // NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:MISSIONS:"+toString(i)+":TARGET"+toString(j)+":TITLE", false);
 				if (prop)
 				{
 					_MissionTarget = _NameId == (uint32)prop->getValue32();
@ -2846,8 +2847,8 @@ void CEntityCL::updateIsInTeam ()
 	for (uint i=0; i<MaxNumPeopleInTeam; i++)
 	{
 		// Get the db prop
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:UID", i), false);
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *presentProp = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:NAME", i), false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = EntitiesMngr.getGroupMemberUidDB(i);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *presentProp = EntitiesMngr.getGroupMemberNameDB(i);
 		// If same Entity uid than the one in the Database, ok the entity is in the Player TEAM!!
 		if (uidProp && uidProp->getValue32() == (sint32)dataSetId() &&
 			presentProp && presentProp->getValueBool() )
@ -2876,9 +2877,9 @@ void CEntityCL::updateIsUserAnimal ()
 	for (uint i=0; i<MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL; i++)
 	{
 		// Get the db prop
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:UID", i), false);
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *statusProp  = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:STATUS", i), false);
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *typeProp  = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:TYPE", i), false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = EntitiesMngr.getBeastUidDB(i);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *statusProp  = EntitiesMngr.getBeastStatusDB(i);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *typeProp  = EntitiesMngr.getBeastTypeDB(i);
 		// I must have the same Id, and the animal entry must be ok.
 		if(uidProp && statusProp && typeProp && uidProp->getValue32() == (sint32)dataSetId() &&
 			ANIMAL_STATUS::isSpawned((ANIMAL_STATUS::EAnimalStatus)(statusProp->getValue32()) ))
@ -3041,7 +3042,9 @@ void	CEntityCL::updateVisiblePostPos(const NLMISC::TTime &/* currentTimeInMs */,

 	bool bShowReticle = true;

-	CCDBNodeLeaf* node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:SHOW_RETICLE");
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *node = (CCDBNodeLeaf *)_ShowReticleLeaf ? &*_ShowReticleLeaf
+		: &*(_ShowReticleLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:SHOW_RETICLE", false));
+
 	if (node)
 	{
 		bShowReticle = node->getValueBool();
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.h
@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ protected:
 	sint64										_LastLocalSelectBoxComputeTime;

 	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _OpacityMinNodeLeaf;
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _ShowReticleLeaf;

 protected:
 	/**
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
@ -425,14 +425,15 @@ class CActionHandlerAddLink : public IActionHandler
 		}

 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targetsVect;
-		bool result = CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargets(targets, parentGroup, targetsVect);
+		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> cdbTargetsVect;
+		bool result = CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargetsExt(targets, parentGroup, targetsVect, cdbTargetsVect);
 		if (!result)
 		{
 			nlwarning("<CActionHandlerAddLink> Couldn't parse all links");
 		}
 		// add the link
 		CInterfaceLink *il = new CInterfaceLink;
-		il->init(targetsVect, expr, ah, ahparam, ahcond, parentGroup);
+		il->init(targetsVect, cdbTargetsVect, expr, ah, ahparam, ahcond, parentGroup);
 		CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getParser()->addLink(il, id);
 		il->update();
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.cpp
@ -41,16 +41,77 @@ uint CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_BatLength = 0;
 CCDBNodeLeaf *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_Value = NULL;
 CCDBNodeLeaf *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_ValueBegin = NULL;
 CCDBNodeLeaf *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_ValueEnd = NULL;
+NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_GuildIconLeaf[256];

 // ***************************************************************************
 NLMISC_REGISTER_OBJECT(CViewBase, CGroupInSceneUserInfo, std::string, "in_scene_user_info");
 REGISTER_UI_CLASS(CGroupInSceneUserInfo)

+namespace {
+
+// Has more entries than actually in config, as not all types have all entries.
+class CConfigSaveInsceneDB
+{
+public:
+	void setPrefix(const std::string &prefix) { _DBPrefix = prefix; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGuildSymbol() { return _GuildSymbol ? (&*_GuildSymbol) : &*(_GuildSymbol = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "GUILD_SYMBOL")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getName() { return _Name ? (&*_Name) : &*(_Name = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "NAME")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getTitle() { return _Title ? (&*_Title) : &*(_Title = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "TITLE")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getRPTags() { return _RPTags ? (&*_RPTags) : &*(_RPTags = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "RPTAGS")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGuildName() { return _GuildName ? (&*_GuildName) : &*(_GuildName = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "GUILD_NAME")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getHP() { return _HP ? (&*_HP) : &*(_HP = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "HP")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getSta() { return _Sta ? (&*_Sta) : &*(_Sta = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "STA")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getSap() { return _Sap ? (&*_Sap) : &*(_Sap = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "SAP")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getFocus() { return _Focus ? (&*_Focus) : &*(_Focus = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "FOCUS")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getAction() { return _Action ? (&*_Action) : &*(_Action = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "ACTION")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMessages() { return _Messages ? (&*_Messages) : &*(_Messages = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "MESSAGES")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getPvPLogo() { return _PvPLogo ? (&*_PvPLogo) : &*(_PvPLogo = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "PVP_LOGO")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getNPCName() { return _NPCName ? (&*_NPCName) : &*(_NPCName = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "NPCNAME")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getNPCTitle() { return _NPCTitle ? (&*_NPCTitle) : &*(_NPCTitle = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "NPCTITLE")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMissionIcon() { return _MissionIcon ? (&*_MissionIcon) : &*(_MissionIcon = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "MISSION_ICON")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMiniMissionIcon() { return _MiniMissionIcon ? (&*_MiniMissionIcon) : &*(_MiniMissionIcon = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "MINI_MISSION_ICON")); }
+private:
+	std::string _DBPrefix;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GuildSymbol;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Name;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Title;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _RPTags;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GuildName;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _HP;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Sta;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Sap;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Focus;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Action;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Messages;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _PvPLogo;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _NPCName;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _NPCTitle;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _MissionIcon;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _MiniMissionIcon;
+};
+
+CConfigSaveInsceneDB _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[4]; // USER/FRIEND/ENEMY/SOURCE
+bool _ConfigSaveInsceneDBInit = false;
+
+#define SAVE_USER 0
+#define SAVE_FRIEND 1
+#define SAVE_ENEMY 2
+#define SAVE_SOURCE 3
+
+}


 CGroupInSceneUserInfo::CGroupInSceneUserInfo(const TCtorParam &param)
 :	CGroupInScene(param)
 {
+	if (!_ConfigSaveInsceneDBInit)
+	{
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[0].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:USER:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[1].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:FRIEND:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[2].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:ENEMY:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[3].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:SOURCE:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDBInit = true;
+	}
 	_Name = NULL;
 	_Title = NULL;
 	_GuildName = NULL;
@ -130,7 +191,7 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 	bool needPvPLogo= false;
 	bool permanentContent = false;
 	bool rpTags = false;
-	bool displayMissionIcons = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:FRIEND:MISSION_ICON")->getValueBool();
+	bool displayMissionIcons = _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[SAVE_FRIEND].getMissionIcon()->getValueBool();

 	// Names
 	const char *templateName;
@ -156,7 +217,6 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 	// Active fields and bars
 	if ( isForageSource )
 	{
-		string dbEntry = "UI:SAVE:INSCENE:SOURCE:";
 		CForageSourceCL *forageSource = static_cast<CForageSourceCL*>(entity);

 		name = !entityName.empty() /*&& NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NAME")->getValueBool()*/;
@ -175,32 +235,32 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 	}
 	else if(npcFriendAndNeutral)
 	{
-		string dbEntry;
+		int dbEntry;
 		getBarSettings( pIM, user, entity->isPlayer(), _friend, dbEntry, bars );
 		// For RoleMasters, merchants etc... must display name and function, and nothing else
 		for(uint i=0;i<NumBars;i++)
 			bars[i]= false;
-		name= !entityName.empty() && CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NPCNAME")->getValueBool();
+		name= !entityName.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getNPCName()->getValueBool();
 		symbol= false;
-		title= !entityTitle.empty() && CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NPCTITLE")->getValueBool();
+		title= !entityTitle.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getNPCTitle()->getValueBool();
 		guildName= false;
 		templateName = "in_scene_user_info";
-		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"RPTAGS")->getValueBool();
+		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getRPTags()->getValueBool();
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		// Base entry in database
-		string dbEntry;
+		int dbEntry;
 		getBarSettings( pIM, user, entity->isPlayer(), _friend, dbEntry, bars );
-		name = !entityName.empty() && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NAME")->getValueBool();
-		title = !entityTitle.empty() && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"TITLE")->getValueBool();
-		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"RPTAGS")->getValueBool();
+		name = !entityName.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getName()->getValueBool();
+		title = !entityTitle.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getTitle()->getValueBool();
+		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getRPTags()->getValueBool();
 		// if name is empty but not title, title is displayed as name
-		if (!title && entityName.empty() && !entityTitle.empty() && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NAME")->getValueBool())
+		if (!title && entityName.empty() && !entityTitle.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getName()->getValueBool())
 			title = true;
 		templateName = "in_scene_user_info";
 		// special guild
-		if(NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"GUILD_SYMBOL")->getValueBool())
+		if(_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getGuildSymbol()->getValueBool())
 		{
 			// if symbol not still available, wait for one when VP received
 			symbol = (entity->getGuildSymbol() != 0);
@ -211,7 +271,7 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 			symbol= false;
 			needGuildSymbolId = false;
 		}
-		if(NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"GUILD_NAME")->getValueBool())
+		if(_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getGuildName()->getValueBool())
 		{
 			// if guild name not still available, wait for one when VP received
 			guildName = (entity->getGuildNameID() != 0);
@ -222,7 +282,7 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 			guildName= false;
 			needGuildNameId= false;
 		}
-		needPvPLogo = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"PVP_LOGO")->getValueBool();
+		needPvPLogo = _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getPvPLogo()->getValueBool();

 		eventFaction = (entity->getEventFactionID() != 0);
 	}
@ -799,9 +859,9 @@ REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CHandlerResetCharacterInScene, "reset_character_in_scen


 // ***************************************************************************
-void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, std::string& dbEntry, bool *bars )
+void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, int &dbEntry, bool *bars )
 {
-	dbEntry = isUser?"UI:SAVE:INSCENE:USER:":isFriend?"UI:SAVE:INSCENE:FRIEND:":"UI:SAVE:INSCENE:ENEMY:";
+	dbEntry = isUser?SAVE_USER:isFriend?SAVE_FRIEND:SAVE_ENEMY;
 	// if currently is edition mode, then bars are not displayed
 	if (ClientCfg.R2EDEnabled && R2::isEditionCurrent())
 	{
@ -813,11 +873,11 @@ void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser,
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		bars[HP] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"HP")->getValueBool();
-		bars[SAP] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"SAP")->getValueBool();
-		bars[STA] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"STA")->getValueBool();
-		bars[Focus] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"FOCUS")->getValueBool();
-		bars[Action] = (isUser) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"ACTION")->getValueBool();
+		bars[HP] = _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getHP()->getValueBool();
+		bars[SAP] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getSap()->getValueBool();
+		bars[STA] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getSta()->getValueBool();
+		bars[Focus] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getFocus()->getValueBool();
+		bars[Action] = (isUser) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getAction()->getValueBool();
 	}
 }

@ -831,7 +891,7 @@ void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::setLeftGroupActive( bool active )
 	if ( _Entity->isUser() || _Entity->isForageSource() )
 		return;

-	string dbEntry;
+	int dbEntry;
 	bool barSettings [NumBars];
 	getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager::getInstance(), _Entity->isUser(), _Entity->isPlayer(), _Entity->isViewedAsFriend(), dbEntry, barSettings );

@ -943,8 +1003,13 @@ void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::updateDynamicData ()
 	if (_Entity->getGuildSymbol() != 0)
 	{
 		CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
+		if (!_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()])
+		{
 			string dbLeaf = "UI:ENTITY:GUILD:"+toString (_Entity->slot())+":ICON";
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbLeaf)->setValue64(_Entity->getGuildSymbol());
+			_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbLeaf);
+		}
+		nlassert(&*_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()]);
+		(&*_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()])->setValue64(_Entity->getGuildSymbol());
 	}

 	// Set the event faction
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.h
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected:
 	};

 	/// Fill NumBars elements into bars and set dbEntry
-	static void	getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, std::string& dbEntry, bool *bars );
+	static void	getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, int &dbEntry, bool *bars );

 	// The entity (character or forage source)
 	CEntityCL	*_Entity;
@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ protected:
 	static NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf	*_ValueBegin;
 	static NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf	*_ValueEnd;

+	// Guild icon leafs
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GuildIconLeaf[256];
+
 	// Special guild
 	bool		_NeedGuildNameId;
 	bool		_NeedGuildSymbolId;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ CInterfaceManager::CInterfaceManager()
 	_LogState = false;
 	_KeysLoaded = false;
 	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetColorProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetGlobalAlphasProps();
 	_NeutralColor = NULL;
 	_WarningColor = NULL;
 	_ErrorColor = NULL;
@ -1420,8 +1422,9 @@ void CInterfaceManager::uninitInGame1 ()
 	_NeutralColor = NULL;
 	_WarningColor = NULL;
 	_ErrorColor = NULL;
-	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetAlphaRolloverSpeed();
 	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetColorProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 #ifdef AJM_DEBUG_TRACK_INTERFACE_GROUPS
 	CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->DebugTrackGroupsDump();
@ -1978,7 +1981,11 @@ void CInterfaceManager::drawViews(NL3D::UCamera camera)
 	// Update Player characteristics (for Item carac requirement Redifying)
 	nlctassert(CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS==8);
 	for (uint i=0; i<CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS; ++i)
-		_CurrentPlayerCharac[i]= NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbValue32(toString("SERVER:CHARACTER_INFO:CHARACTERISTICS%d:VALUE", i));
+	{
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = _CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[i] ? &*_CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[i]
+			: &*(_CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:CHARACTER_INFO:CHARACTERISTICS%d:VALUE", i), false));
+		_CurrentPlayerCharac[i] = node ? node->getValue32() : 0;
+	}

 	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->drawViews( camera );

--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ private:

 	// Item Carac requirement
 	sint32 _CurrentPlayerCharac[CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS];

 	// observers for copying database branch changes
 	CServerToLocalAutoCopy ServerToLocalAutoCopyInventory;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_interraction.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_interraction.cpp
@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ void CPeopleInterraction::createTeamList()
 	{
 		CInterfaceLink *il = new CInterfaceLink;
 		vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targets;
-		il->init(targets, sExpr, sAction, sParams, sCond, TeamChat->getContainer());
+		vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> cdbTargets;
+		il->init(targets, cdbTargets, sExpr, sAction, sParams, sCond, TeamChat->getContainer());
 	}
 }

--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.cpp
@ -941,6 +941,8 @@ void				CSPhraseManager::reset()
 	CSkillManager	*pSM= CSkillManager::getInstance();
 	pBM->removeBrickLearnedCallback(&_ProgressionUpdate);
 	pSM->removeSkillChangeCallback(&_ProgressionUpdate);
+
+	_TotalMalusEquipLeaf = NULL;
 }

 // ***************************************************************************
@ -1122,7 +1124,9 @@ void CSPhraseManager::buildPhraseDesc(ucstring &text, const CSPhraseCom &phrase,
 		// **** Compute Phrase Elements from phrase
 		// get the current action malus (0-100)
 		uint32	totalActionMalus= 0;
-		CCDBNodeLeaf	*actMalus= NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *actMalus = _TotalMalusEquipLeaf ? &*_TotalMalusEquipLeaf
+			: &*(_TotalMalusEquipLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false));
+		
 		// root brick must not be Power or aura, because Action malus don't apply to them
 		// (ie leave 0 ActionMalus for Aura or Powers
 		if(actMalus && !rootBrick->isSpecialPower())
@ -1652,7 +1656,8 @@ float				CSPhraseManager::getPhraseSumBrickProp(const CSPhraseCom &phrase, uint
 				else if(propId==CSBrickManager::getInstance()->StaPropId && brick->Properties[j].PropId==CSBrickManager::getInstance()->StaWeightFactorId)
 				{
 					CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
-					uint32 weight = (uint32) NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:USER:DEFAULT_WEIGHT_HANDS")->getValue32() / 10; // weight must be in dg here
+					if (!_ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf) _ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:USER:DEFAULT_WEIGHT_HANDS");
+					uint32 weight = (uint32)(&*_ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf)->getValue32() / 10; // weight must be in dg here
 					CDBCtrlSheet *ctrlSheet = dynamic_cast<CDBCtrlSheet *>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId("ui:interface:gestionsets:hands:handr"));
 					if (ctrlSheet)
 					{
@ -4501,7 +4506,8 @@ uint32 CSPhraseManager::getTotalActionMalus(const CSPhraseCom &phrase) const
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 	CSBrickManager	*pBM= CSBrickManager::getInstance();
 	uint32	totalActionMalus= 0;
-	CCDBNodeLeaf	*actMalus= NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false);
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *actMalus = _TotalMalusEquipLeaf ? &*_TotalMalusEquipLeaf
+		: &*(_TotalMalusEquipLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false));
 	// root brick must not be Power or aura, because Action malus don't apply to them
 	// (ie leave 0 ActionMalus for Aura or Powers
 	if (!phrase.Bricks.empty())
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.h
@ -651,6 +651,10 @@ private:
 	void				computePhraseProgression();
 	void				insertProgressionSkillRecurs(SKILLS::ESkills skill, uint32 value, sint *skillReqLevel, std::vector<SKILLS::ESkills>	&skillsToInsert);

+	mutable NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _TotalMalusEquipLeaf;
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf;
+
 	// @}

 	/// return the skill of the root
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ CGameContextMenu	GameContextMenu;
 NLMISC::CValueSmoother smoothFPS;
 NLMISC::CValueSmoother moreSmoothFPS(64);

+static CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> s_FpsLeaf;
+static CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> s_UiDirectionLeaf;
+

 // Profile
 /*
@ -2296,7 +2299,8 @@ bool mainLoop()
 					deltaTime = smoothFPS.getSmoothValue ();
 					if (deltaTime > 0.0)
 					{
-						CCDBNodeLeaf*pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:FPS");
+						CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = s_FpsLeaf ? &*s_FpsLeaf
+							: &*(s_FpsLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:FPS"));
 						pNL->setValue64((sint64)(1.f/deltaTime));
 					}
 				}
@ -2801,8 +2805,10 @@ bool mainLoop()
 			H_AUTO_USE ( RZ_Client_Main_Loop_Net )
 			// Put here things you have to send to the server only once per tick like user position.
 			// UPDATE COMPASS
+			NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = s_UiDirectionLeaf ? (&*s_UiDirectionLeaf)
+				: &*(s_UiDirectionLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:DIRECTION"));
 			CInterfaceProperty prop;
-			prop.readDouble("UI:VARIABLES:DIRECTION"," ");
+			prop.setNodePtr(node);
 			if(CompassMode == 1)
 			{
 				double camDir = atan2(View.view().y, View.view().x);
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.cpp
@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ void CUserControls::update()
 	// update camera collision once per frame
 	View.updateCameraCollision();

-	NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:MK_MOVE")->setValue32(autowalkState());
+	NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = _UiVarMkMoveDB ? &*_UiVarMkMoveDB
+		: &*(_UiVarMkMoveDB = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:MK_MOVE"));
+	node->setValue32(autowalkState());
 }// update //


--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.h
@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 // Std.
 #include <string>

+namespace NLMISC {
+	class CCDBNodeLeaf;
+}

 ///////////
 // CLASS //
@ -305,6 +308,8 @@ private:

 	/// when true the next forward action will cancel any moveto
 	bool _NextForwardCancelMoveTo;
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _UiVarMkMoveDB;
 };

 /// User Controls (mouse, keyboard, interfaces, ...)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
@ -3861,22 +3861,28 @@ bool CNetManager::update()
 		CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		if (im)
 		{
-			CCDBNodeLeaf *node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PING", false);
+			CCDBNodeLeaf *node = m_PingLeaf ? &*m_PingLeaf
+				: &*(m_PingLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PING", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32(getPing());
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:UPLOAD", false);
+			node = m_UploadLeaf ? &*m_UploadLeaf
+				: &*(m_UploadLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:UPLOAD", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)(getMeanUpload()*1024.f/8.f));
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:DOWNLOAD", false);
+			node = m_DownloadLeaf ? &*m_DownloadLeaf
+				: &*(m_DownloadLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:DOWNLOAD", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)(getMeanDownload()*1024.f/8.f));
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PACKETLOST", false);
+			node = m_PacketLostLeaf ? &* m_PacketLostLeaf
+				: &*(m_PacketLostLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PACKETLOST", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)getMeanPacketLoss());
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:SERVERSTATE", false);
+			node = m_ServerStateLeaf ? &*m_ServerStateLeaf
+				: &*(m_ServerStateLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:SERVERSTATE", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)getConnectionState());
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CONNECTION_QUALITY", false);
+			node = m_ConnectionQualityLeaf ? &*m_ConnectionQualityLeaf
+				: &*(m_ConnectionQualityLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CONNECTION_QUALITY", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)getConnectionQuality());
 		}
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.h
@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void initializeNetwork();
 namespace NLMISC
 {
 	class CBitMemStream;
+	class CCDBNodeLeaf;
 };


@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ public:
 protected:
 	bool _IsReplayStarting;
 #endif
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_PingLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_UploadLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_DownloadLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_PacketLostLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_ServerStateLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_ConnectionQualityLeaf;
 };


--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.cpp
@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const uint32 DEFAULT_ENTITY_MIN_OPACITY = 128;


 bool CTool::_MouseCaptured = false;
+NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> CTool::_UserCharFade;

 static const CVector cardinals[] =
 {
@ -551,7 +552,8 @@ void CTool::handleMouseOverPlayer(bool over)
 {
 	//H_AUTO(R2_CTool_handleMouseOverPlayer)
 	// If the mouse is over the player make the player transparent
-	CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false);
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = _UserCharFade ? &*_UserCharFade
+		: &*(_UserCharFade = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false));
 	if ((pNL != NULL) && (pNL->getValue32() == 1) && UserEntity->selectable())
 	{
 		// If the nearest entity is the player, hide!
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.h
@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ private:
 	sint64  _AutoPanDelay;
 	sint64  _NumPans;
 	static bool _MouseCaptured;
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _UserCharFade;
 private:
 	/** compute the nearest valid surface at a given position from the island heightmap
 	  * (heightmap must not be empty or an assertion is raised)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/weather.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/weather.cpp
@ -194,10 +194,13 @@ bool  ServerDrivenWeather = false;

 const float WEATHER_BLEND_SPEED = 1.f / 8.f; // number of seconds to blend betwen weather states

+static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> s_ServerWeatherValueDB;
+
 // ***************************************************************************
 static uint16 getServerWeather()
 {
-	CCDBNodeLeaf *node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:WEATHER:VALUE");
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *node = s_ServerWeatherValueDB ? &*s_ServerWeatherValueDB
+		: &*(s_ServerWeatherValueDB = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:WEATHER:VALUE"));
 	if (!node) return 0;
 	return (uint16) node->getValue16();
 }
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/crypt.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/crypt.cpp
@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ static char rz_sccsid[] = "@(#)crypt.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #include <limits.h>
 #define RZ__PASSWORD_EFMT1 '-'

+#if DEBUG_CRYPT
+void prtab(char *s, unsigned char *t, int num_rows);
+#endif
+
 /*
 * UNIX password, and DES, encryption.
 * By Tom Truscott, trt@rti.rti.org,
@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 		}
 		perm[i] = (unsigned char) k;
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 	prtab("pc1tab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 	rz_init_perm(PC1ROT, perm, 8, 8);
@ -809,7 +813,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 			if ((k%28) <= j) k -= 28;
 			perm[i] = pc2inv[k];
 		}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 		prtab("pc2tab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 		rz_init_perm(PC2ROT[j], perm, 8, 8);
@ -833,7 +837,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 			perm[i*8+j] = (unsigned char) k;
 		}
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 	prtab("ietab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 	rz_init_perm(IE3264, perm, 4, 8);
@ -850,7 +854,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 		}
 		perm[k-1] = i+1;
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 	prtab("cftab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 	rz_init_perm(CF6464, perm, 8, 8);
@ -959,12 +963,8 @@ int rz_encrypt(register char *block, int flag) {
 	return (0);
 }

-#ifdef DEBUG
-STATIC
-prtab(s, t, num_rows)
-	char *s;
-	unsigned char *t;
-	int num_rows;
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
+void prtab(char *s, unsigned char *t, int num_rows)
 {
 	register int i, j;

--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/desert/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/desert/directories.py
@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/jungle/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/jungle/directories.py
@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/lacustre/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/lacustre/directories.py
@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/primes_racines/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/primes_racines/directories.py
@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***