There is also the map depot files which I have a copy of. Isn't there a database file that we can poll from the server to pull more info/data?
Map-database, or stats-db? For the latter, see one of my emails. =) For map depot: I don't believe, Hobbes did that much effort on it. Simple HTML.
Also the lua script if I'm not mistaken can just be converted to PHP..
Sure. With a little work. You wouldn't mind to give me a copy, once you have finished? So I could use it on my own server. =) =) =) I'd suggest, that we put that into a repository. Which brings me to the point I forgot in my last posting: @serge: Is there any way, one of us can have access to the svn-repo? I quote one of the source-files (»HACKING«):
You can submit the patch to our bugtracker and one of the developers with full access to the repository can review it and commit. [...] After someone has successfully contributed a few non-trivial patches, some full committer, usually whoever has reviewed and applied the most patches from that contributor, proposes them for commit access. This proposal is sent only to the other full committers -- the ensuing discussion is private, so that everyone can feel comfortable speaking their minds. Assuming there are no objections, the contributor is granted commit access. The decision is made by consensus; there are no formal rules governing the procedure, though generally if someone strongly objects the access is not offered, or is offered on a provisional basis.
So from my point, there is no development-»team« any more. Maybe we will have to get active first, submitting a few patches, to get attention back. But if not, how is that meant to be done? Forking without actually creating a new project sounds odd. So I suggest, a kind developer (who still has to be found) may be granted access in that fashion, that it is possible to do real progress.
Is the lua script the same that generates the "ufo2000 match making server" statistics page on port 2000?
Thats how I understood serge's posting.
I'm currently pulling and parsing this into the url link above but it would be neat if we can poll this database and get more info.
You mean from the main server? For that, we'd have to have access to the database-file, which I'm most sure, won't be public, as it contains the passwordhashes of the server, as well.
Shouldn't be too difficult.
I thinks so, too. Even I had success on that, without having any clue, at first. =)
