andrew
b24ce17751
Introduce a localhost-only networking milestone and a tiny Python test server to verify packet flow from the plugin to an external process. Added F4T::Networking API (include and src) which uses non-blocking Winsock to connect to 127.0.0.1:7777, send JSON newline-separated transform packets, and handle reconnect/backoff and disconnects safely. Plugin changes: call ConnectToLocalServer() at load, register DisconnectFromLocalServer on exit, and send transform packets from main.cpp when logging player movement. Build: xmake updated to include new headers and link ws2_32. Server: server/server.py implements a simple multi-client TCP server that prints parsed transform packets; server/README.md and docs/dev-log.md updated to document the test setup and results. All networking failures are non-fatal so the game continues if the server isn't running.
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# Server
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This folder is for the external multiplayer test server.
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The current server is a tiny local-only TCP test server. It listens on
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`127.0.0.1:7777`, accepts one or more clients, reads newline-separated JSON
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packets, and prints received player transform packets.
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## Run
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```bash
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cd server
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python server.py
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```
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Then launch Fallout 4 through F4SE and move the player. The plugin should keep
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logging player position changes to `Fallout4Together.log`, and this server
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should print matching `transform` packets.
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If the server is not running, the plugin should log a warning and Fallout 4
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should continue launching normally.
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## First Server Goals
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- Start local server
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- Accept client connections
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- Receive transform packets
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- Handle disconnects
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## Not Planned Yet
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- Remote actor spawning
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- Gameplay synchronization
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- Authentication
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- Public matchmaking
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- Anti-cheat
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- Persistence
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- Quest state
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- Settlement state
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- Large-scale world simulation
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