Updated Persister (.world etc.) format (markdown)

Sgeo 2017-06-12 22:48:06 -04:00
parent 1f90f2592d
commit 7899eb5b67

@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ Worlds generally uses the format described by [Java's DataInput](https://docs.or
* Byte, Double, Long, Int, Float, Short: Self-explanatory * Byte, Double, Long, Int, Float, Short: Self-explanatory
* Arrays, vectors, maybenulls: Explained below * Arrays, vectors, maybenulls: Explained below
# Header and footer
* Persister files begin with the String "PERSISTER Worlds, Inc." (remember the 3 bytes at beginning), followed by an integer representing persister format version (7 seems to be latest), followed by an object.
* Persister files end with the String "END PERSISTER"
# Objects # Objects
Assuming empty class and object table, an object consists of an object ID (integer), a class ID (integer), class name (String), and then data as determined by the specific class. Assuming empty class and object table, an object consists of an object ID (integer), a class ID (integer), class name (String), and then data as determined by the specific class.