Hey all, the system to place orders (in libtpclient-py in particular, but I think the question applies more generally) is confusing the heck out of me. Well, not really - I know mostly how OrderDescs() works and I can apply orders to the cache but I got a few other questions:
* how can I know what kind of extra data an order need? In particular I'm currently taking a look at the Build Fleet order in RFTS, which I believe expects a list and a string, which respectively map to "[ISj][II]" and "IS" for some reason. Well, the string I can kinda understand (length + string), but the list? What am I supposed to pass when creating a Build Fleet order? Is there functionality to automatically convert a Python string to the "IS" struct, for example? Any other relevant info is also welcome, of course. * how can I use probe orders, both in concept and code-wise? As I understand it they are used to query various parameters of a would-be order. What is that useful for and how to use them? Thanks! Vincent _______________________________________________ tp-devel mailing list [email protected] http://www.thousandparsec.net/tp/mailman.php/listinfo/tp-devel
