MaHuJa / extdb

Arma3 Extension DB C++ dll / so

Arma3 Extension DB C++ (windows / linux) v35

I got bored waiting on 2017 / Epoch for Arma3.
So i decided to write up an C++ Extension for Arma3server.

Known Missions / Mods using extDB

http://www.altisliferpg.com
http://a3wasteland.com/

Features

• Rcon Support
• Steam VAC + Friends Queries
• Multi-Part Messages (i.e if output > outputsize set by arma)
• Multi-Threading Sync / ASync Commands
• Unique ID for Messages
• Supports Mysql / SQlite / ODBC
• Supports Prepared Statements via DB_CUSTOM_V5
• Support for Arma2 Randomizing config file

Protocols

• DB_CUSTOM_V3 (Ability to define sql statements in a .ini file)
• DB_CUSTOM_V5 (Ability to define sql prepared statements in a .ini file)
• DB_PROCEDURE_V2 (limited support, no outputs)
• DB_RAW_V3 (by raw i mean raw sql commands, no sql escaping etc)
• MISC (has beguid crc32 md4 md5 time + time offset)
• LOG (Ability to log info into custom log files)
• VAC (Ability to Query Steam for Ban / Friend Info)

Documentation @

https://github.com/Torndeco/extDB/wiki

Linux Requirements

Linux Distro with Glibc 2.17 or higher
Debian 8 / Centos 7 / Ubuntu 14.10

Windows Requirements

Windows Server 2008 + Later
Windows 7 + Later

Install vcredist_x86.exe @ http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Using Fred's Malloc

extDB is incompatible with https://github.com/fred41/tbbmalloc_arma.
Workaround rename Fred's malloc & change arma startup to the new filename.

Thanks to

• bladez- Using modified code from https://github.com/bladez-/bercon for RCON

• Fank for his code to convert SteamID to BEGUID https://gist.github.com/Fank/11127158

• rajkosto for his work on DayZ Hive, using almost the exact same boost parser for sanitize checks for input/output https://github.com/rajkosto/hive

• firefly2442 for the CMake Build System & wiki updates https://github.com/firefly2442

• MaHuJa for fixing Test Application Input, no longer hardcoded input limit https://github.com/MaHuJa

• killzonekid for his blog http://killzonekid.com/

• Tonic & Atlis RPG Admins for beening literally beening bleeding edge testers for extDB. https://github.com/TAWTonic

• Gabime for Spdlog https://github.com/gabime/spdlog

Disclaimer

This is basically my first time using C++
My main code experience is Python (pygtk + twisted), this is basically a hobby.