Code generation method for managing game configurations and matched tool

Abstract

The invention provides a code generation method for managing game configurations. The method comprises the following steps of: a) creating a configuration description file, wherein the configuration description file comprises a data two-dimensional table and a special two-dimensional table; b) generating a file catalog structure according to the configuration description file, and generating a corresponding excel file under each catalog; c) creating a self-defined data file through a key value pair form by taking headers of the excel files as templates, and editing the self-defined data file by using an excel plugin or a shell visual data edition tool; and d) reading data from the generated excel files and the edited self-defined data file by using a code generation component, and outputting a data file used by a program so as to generate a program code. The code generation method for managing game configurations is capable of improving the high-degree automation of the whole process,has relatively high flexibility and controllability, and has the effects of shortening the working process and reducing the error probability in the file edition process.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of computer science and technology, in particular to a code generation method and supporting tools for managing game configurations. Background technique [0002] Computer games currently on the market usually need to frequently add, delete, and modify data files during their development stage. Due to the increasingly complex characteristics of computer game systems, new functions and requirements, and the iterative cycle of bug fixes are getting shorter and shorter. Teamwork The development efficiency of the project is particularly important. At this time, the management of project configuration data files has become a key factor affecting the development efficiency and quality. [0003] However, currently known game data management systems have the following deficiencies: [0004] (1) The data file directory structure is messy and the maintenance cost is high [0005] Most of the current data management tools only...

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[0005] Most of the current data management tools only care about the addition, deletion and modification of the data file itself, but there is no efficient management mode for the directory structure of the project file, which leads to a series of problems: file search is difficult, data redundancy is serious, and it takes a lot of Time to manually maintain the directory structure, this problem is especially serious during team development, and the problem of file version synchronization cannot be well solved

[0006] (2) The data file lacks a unified format, and the data lacks strict type verification

[0007] At present, most game data are edited through spreadsheets or text editors such as excel. Although it is relatively easy to use, it is not software specially developed for game data editing. For game businesses with complex logic and high correlation between modules, data The correctness of the format highly affects the overall stability of the game, so when modifying data files frequently, it is very necessary to ensure the correctness of the data, but the efficiency of manual data verification is too low

[0008] (3) Directly reading configuration files in the game seriously affects the running speed of the game

[0009] Traditional game configuration data is read in the form of text files, and IO operations will greatly affect the running speed of the program. At the same time, this form of directly reading text files requires complex reading logic and is accompanied by great bug hidden dangers

[0010] (4) Using binary files to store configuration data seriously affects game development efficiency

[0011] If in order to solve the problem that the game runs slowly due to reading text configuration files, and simply use binary files instead of text files to store and read configuration data, then these configuration data will greatly reduce readability. It is necessary to take into account the various conditions and constraints of program reading when data is processed, which makes the entire data editing process boring and complicated, and it is very likely to cause planning and programs to interact with each other in modifying the same configuration file, causing problems

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