StendhalRefactoringUpdates

Requirements

• no need to download huge parts of unchanged resources on every update
• easy way for the player to add huge optional packages (sound, music)
• automatic update without the player having to redownload manuelly
• it should not only be possible to add resources but to replace them, too
• modification of program code
• cleanup of stuff not used anymore
• don't download files which are not completly uploaded yet

Ideas for implementation

• a very small starter "application" which does not depend on marauroa
• player download only this code from SF or via webstart
• store *.jar in $HOME/stendhal/jar
• use own classloader to load all .jar-files in $HOME/stendhal/jar
• order of loading the .jar-files is important (new ones first)
• use jardiff to create .jar for subsequent releases
• check arianne.sf.net for updates on program start.
• dialog box to inform players about pending updates and show progress
• dialog box to add huge optional resources (like sound, music)