Perfect ESF<->XML converter and revolution in ESF modding [Released!]

[taw]

Taw, I was thinking, I could program an .exe for windows, that could run the scripts via cmd prompt for people, via a simple little GUI. If your happy to let me that is? I dont wana step on any toes.

By the way what do you want to use for it? If it's something Java/JVM-based it would be very easy
for me to integrate it with the script and add extra functionality like ETAs for progress bar etc.

If not, proceed anyway, making it available to people is more important than these extras.

[Primergy]

I wanted to recompile a xml back to esf, but it didn't worked (on windows)

It's obvious that its missing some files, but where can i get those?
I already downloaded Libxml and libxslt (on some pages it is stated that i need those)

[taw]

I wanted to recompile a xml back to esf, but it didn't worked (on windows)

It's obvious that its missing some files, but where can i get those?
I already downloaded Libxml and libxslt (on some pages it is stated that i need those)

Ignore libxml/libxslt, do this:

jgem install nokogiri

[Primergy]

jgem install nokogiri

Done, but i still get the same "error"

[taw]

Done, but i still get the same "error"

Could you get rid of jruby/libxml/etc. completely and start again?
Just JRuby and this one gem.

It should be using pure Java nokogiri, not libxml version of it.

[Primergy]

Could you get rid of jruby/libxml/etc. completely and start again?
Just JRuby and this one gem.

Reinstalled Jruby (also cleaned the folder), but the error persists.

[husserlTW]

Primergy, are you preparing something good?

[taw]

Reinstalled Jruby (also cleaned the folder), but the error persists.

I ing hate Windows for exactly that.
I will investigate it at some point, but it won't be easy as I know nothing about Windows.

Did you remove any leftovers of libxml / libxslt you mentioned installing?

[Primergy]

I ing hate Windows for exactly that.
I will investigate it at some point, but it won't be easy as I know nothing about Windows.

Did you remove any leftovers of libxml / libxslt you mentioned installing?

Yes, i removed all files.

But perhaps i'm only to stupid...would be interesting to know if other windows users get this to run?

[husserlTW]

Same here. I had not tried to build an esf until Primergy reported the problem. Here is what says after jgem install nokogiri:



and here after trying to run xml2esf:



Hope to fix that soon because we will need it shortly!

[taw]

Primergy, husserlTW, could you try this to install 1.5 prerelease (nokogiri-1.5.0.beta.2-java version):

jgem uninstall nokogiri
jgem install nokogiri --pre

Maybe newer version of nokogiri won't have this problem.

[husserlTW]

Now it makes the esf but it is corrupted (0 bytes).

jgem uninstall nokogiri
jgem install nokogiri --pre



and after the xml built:

[taw]

Unknown tag u4_ary is old bug, fixed in current code. Could you redownload esfxml?
If you got that far it means nokogiri is actually fine.

Now it makes the esf but it is corrupted (0 bytes).

jgem uninstall nokogiri
jgem install nokogiri --pre



and after the xml built:

[husserlTW]

Everything is fine, no errors, thanks a lot! I need your tool now I search chaotic BDI and CAI_INTERFACE_MANAGER...

[taw]

Everything is fine, no errors, thanks a lot! I need your tool now I search chaotic BDI and CAI_INTERFACE_MANAGER...

If you need to cut them into smaller xmls, scroll down to XmlSplit in esf2xml, and
add more entries to this list:

XmlSplit = {
:CAI_BDI_POOL => "bdi_pool/",
:CAI_INTERFACE => "cai",
:CAI_WORLD => "cai_world",
:CAMPAIGN_PATHFINDER => "pathfinder",
:FACTION => "faction/",
:QUAD_TREE_BIT_ARRAY => "quadtree/",
:black_shroud_outlines => "black_shroud",
:grid_data => "grid_data",
:pathfinding_areas => "pathfinding_areas",
:query_info => "query_info",
:region_data => "region_data",
:regions => "region/",
:theatre => "theatre",
:MAPS => "maps",
:UNIT_CLASS_NAME_ALLOCATOR => 'unit_name_alloc/',
:SAVE_GAME_HEADER => 'save_game_header',
:CAMPAIGN_PREOPEN_MAP_INFO => 'preopen_map_info',
:REGION => 'region/',
:HEIGHT_FIELD => "height_field",
:BMD_TEXTURES => "bmd_textures",
:GROUND_TYPE_FIELD => "ground_type_field",
}

Format is one of:

:TagName => "file_prefix",
:TagName => "subdirectory/",

If you want more semantic xmls, there's a thread for that.

[husserlTW]

Good tip! I was doing that external by cutting esf in pieces before converting (export function of editor). With your way it can be done internal so I can make only one conversion of the whole file and have all the parts I like.

[taw]

Good tip! I was doing that external by cutting esf in pieces before converting (export function of editor). With your way it can be done internal so I can make only one conversion of the whole file and have all the parts I like.

If you have some interesting cuts, send them to me and I'll add them to the list.
Good xml size should be 100kB-ish I guess, current XMLs are too big.

(but then semantic cleanup will get them down to 25% of current size,
so maybe aim at 500kB instead...)

[ForteS]

Where can i download nokogiri 1.5?

[taw]

Where can i download nokogiri 1.5?

Open command line and run:

jgem install nokogiri --pre

It should install nokogiri 1.5.0 beta

[ForteS]

Thanks