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

Sgeo 2017-06-14 21:54:26 -04:00
parent db4df8f5a0
commit 78e3d0fd08

@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Worlds generally uses the format described by [Java's DataInput](https://docs.or
* Arrays, vectors, maybenulls: Explained below * Arrays, vectors, maybenulls: Explained below
* MaybeNull: 1 byte as a null indicator (0x01 for null, 0x00 for non-null), followed by an object (as described below) for non-null * MaybeNull: 1 byte as a null indicator (0x01 for null, 0x00 for non-null), followed by an object (as described below) for non-null
* Class: A Class ID, then if the Class ID has not been encountered before in this file, a String for the class name. If the Class ID has been encountered before, the class name is omitted and the prior name assumed. * Class: A Class ID, then if the Class ID has not been encountered before in this file, a String for the class name. If the Class ID has been encountered before, the class name is omitted and the prior name assumed.
* Vector: Integer representing number of objects, followed by that number of objects.
* Array: * Array:
* "Version for X" (not applicable to Persister version): For the first instance for a given X within this file, this is an integer. Otherwise it is omitted and the prior value assumed. Note that X is usually, but not always, a class. Note that for Persister version 1, "versions" are always 0 and never read from the file. * "Version for X" (not applicable to Persister version): For the first instance for a given X within this file, this is an integer. Otherwise it is omitted and the prior value assumed. Note that X is usually, but not always, a class. Note that for Persister version 1, "versions" are always 0 and never read from the file.