Only send live checks when the connection has been silent for a while.

Also:
* Made the timeout configurable
* Removed the stale randomcharacters config option
* Switched to time_t for time values, even though it doesn't really
matter that much
* Halved the keepAliveTimer frequency

config.ini

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ verbosity=1
 [login]
 # must be kept in sync with loginInfo.php
 port=8001
-# enables two randomly generated characters in the
-# character selection menu for convenience
-randomcharacters=true
 # will all custom names be approved instantly?
 acceptallcustomnames=true
 # how often should everything be flushed to the database?
@@ -25,6 +22,9 @@ ip=127.0.0.1
 # distance at which other players and NPCs become visible
 playerdistance=20000
 npcdistance=16000
+# time, in milliseconds, to wait before kicking a non-responsive client
+# default is 1 minute
+timeout=60000
 # little message players see when they enter the game
 motd=Welcome to OpenFusion!
 # NPC json data

src/CNProtocol.hpp

@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ public:
 };
 
 class CNServer;
-typedef void (*TimerHandler)(CNServer* serv, uint64_t time);
+typedef void (*TimerHandler)(CNServer* serv, time_t time);
 
 // timer struct
 struct TimerEvent {
     TimerHandler handlr;
-    uint64_t delta; // time to be added to the current time on reset
-    uint64_t scheduledEvent; // time to call handlr()
+    time_t delta; // time to be added to the current time on reset
+    time_t scheduledEvent; // time to call handlr()
 
-    TimerEvent(TimerHandler h, uint64_t d): handlr(h), delta(d) {
+    TimerEvent(TimerHandler h, time_t d): handlr(h), delta(d) {
         scheduledEvent = 0;
     }
 };

src/CNShardServer.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ std::list<TimerEvent> CNShardServer::Timers;
 CNShardServer::CNShardServer(uint16_t p) {
     port = p;
     pHandler = &CNShardServer::handlePacket;
-    REGISTER_SHARD_TIMER(keepAliveTimer, 2000);
+    REGISTER_SHARD_TIMER(keepAliveTimer, 4000);
     REGISTER_SHARD_TIMER(periodicSaveTimer, settings::DBSAVEINTERVAL*1000);
     init();
 }
@@ -28,24 +28,26 @@ void CNShardServer::handlePacket(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
         ShardPackets[data->type](sock, data);
     else if (settings::VERBOSITY > 0)
         std::cerr << "OpenFusion: SHARD UNIMPLM ERR. PacketType: " << Defines::p2str(CL2FE, data->type) << " (" << data->type << ")" << std::endl;
+
+    PlayerManager::players[sock].lastHeartbeat = getTime();
 }
 
-void CNShardServer::keepAliveTimer(CNServer* serv,  uint64_t currTime) {
+void CNShardServer::keepAliveTimer(CNServer* serv, time_t currTime) {
     auto cachedPlayers = PlayerManager::players;
 
     for (auto& pair : cachedPlayers) {
-        if (pair.second.lastHeartbeat != 0 && currTime - pair.second.lastHeartbeat > 60000) { // if the client hadn't responded in 60 seconds, its a dead connection so throw it out
+        if (pair.second.lastHeartbeat != 0 && currTime - pair.second.lastHeartbeat > settings::TIMEOUT) {
+            // if the client hasn't responded in 60 seconds, its a dead connection so throw it out
             pair.first->kill();
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // passed the heartbeat, send another
+        } else if (pair.second.lastHeartbeat != 0 && currTime - pair.second.lastHeartbeat > settings::TIMEOUT/2) {
+            // if the player hasn't responded in 30 seconds, send a live check
             INITSTRUCT(sP_FE2CL_REQ_LIVE_CHECK, data);
             pair.first->sendPacket((void*)&data, P_FE2CL_REQ_LIVE_CHECK, sizeof(sP_FE2CL_REQ_LIVE_CHECK));
         }
     }
+}
 
-void CNShardServer::periodicSaveTimer(CNServer* serv, uint64_t currTime) {
+void CNShardServer::periodicSaveTimer(CNServer* serv, time_t currTime) {
     auto cachedPlayers = PlayerManager::players;
 
     for (auto& pair : cachedPlayers) {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ void CNShardServer::killConnection(CNSocket* cns) {
 }
 
 void CNShardServer::onStep() {
-    uint64_t currTime = getTime();
+    time_t currTime = getTime();
 
     for (TimerEvent& event : Timers) {
         if (event.scheduledEvent == 0) {

src/CNShardServer.hpp

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class CNShardServer : public CNServer {
 private:
     static void handlePacket(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data);
 
-    static void keepAliveTimer(CNServer*, uint64_t);
-    static void periodicSaveTimer(CNServer* serv, uint64_t currTime);
+    static void keepAliveTimer(CNServer*, time_t);
+    static void periodicSaveTimer(CNServer* serv, time_t currTime);
 
 public:
     static std::map<uint32_t, PacketHandler> ShardPackets;

src/PlayerManager.hpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct PlayerView {
     std::list<CNSocket*> viewable;
     std::list<int32_t> viewableNPCs;
     Player *plr;
-    uint64_t lastHeartbeat;
+    time_t lastHeartbeat;
 };
 
 

src/settings.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ int settings::DBSAVEINTERVAL = 240;
 
 int settings::SHARDPORT = 8002;
 std::string settings::SHARDSERVERIP = "127.0.0.1";
+time_t settings::TIMEOUT = 60000;
 int settings::PLAYERDISTANCE = 20000;
 int settings::NPCDISTANCE = 16000;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ void settings::init() {
     SHARDPORT = reader.GetInteger("shard", "port", SHARDPORT);
     SHARDSERVERIP = reader.Get("shard", "ip", "127.0.0.1");
     DBSAVEINTERVAL = reader.GetInteger("login", "dbsaveinterval", DBSAVEINTERVAL);
+    TIMEOUT = reader.GetInteger("shard", "timeout", TIMEOUT);
     PLAYERDISTANCE = reader.GetInteger("shard", "playerdistance", PLAYERDISTANCE);
     NPCDISTANCE = reader.GetInteger("shard", "npcdistance", NPCDISTANCE);
     SPAWN_X = reader.GetInteger("shard", "spawnx", SPAWN_X);

src/settings.hpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace settings {
     extern int DBSAVEINTERVAL;
     extern int SHARDPORT;
     extern std::string SHARDSERVERIP;
+    extern time_t TIMEOUT;
     extern int PLAYERDISTANCE;
     extern int NPCDISTANCE;
     extern int SPAWN_X;