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EfficientSlashScript

Version: 1.0.0

by: Saeris [More]

Overview

This extremely simplistic addon caches "/script" (and "/run") evaluations from macros, saving each function as it corresponds to the given script text. This reduces memory and CPU usage. It's not a big difference by any means, but will reduce resource wasting if any of your oft-used macros contain a "/script" line.

Addon Type Information

Addon type: Interface
Libraries used:

none

See the readme file in this addon's folder, or my author portal, for an explanation of the addon type system used.

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If you found a bug in this addon, want to provide feedback, want to help translate it, or even just want to ask a question, please contact me using one of these methods:

Email address: [email protected]
ICQ number: 119161819
AIM screenname: SaerisSanoora
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History of Changes

See the readme file in this addon's folder, or my author portal, for an explanation of the versioning system used.

1.0.0 (Feb 21, 2008):

Initial release.

See the readme file in this addon's folder for earlier changes.

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12-17-08, 01:48 AM

Saeris

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 6

File comments: 126

Uploads: 75

Originally posted by Nefarion
I'm a little concerned that you're withholding the memoized (cached) functions from the garbage collector altogether. Given the limitation on the size of /run commands, I think you're ultimately causing more harm than helping. At the least, you should make your cache a weak table:

Code:

local l_scriptCache = setmetatable({},{ __mode = 'kv' });

With that small change, the results will still be cached, but the data won't be withheld from the garbage collector when free collection room is available, so you don't stockpile tons of memory, especially for run-once commands.

Otherwise, nice idea in theory. I'm just not sure the negligible (non-)benefit is even worth the time to install, even with the fix.

It only caches scripts from macros (those executed from the MacroEditBox, not the ChatFrameEditBox), which are presumably run rather often (almost surely more than once) since they're being used in actions. So, it's not holding onto entirely useless data most of the time. But I will admit that using a weak table is still a good idea, since that'll keep the function in memory for just long enough to help with the sort of button-spamming that I was targeting in the first place, and then let the GC mow it down afterward.

Honestly though, I wrote this when I was under the impression that the Lua interpreter/bytecode-compiler wasn't quite as absurdly fast as it is. I remain convinced that this addon offers some benefit for macro button-spammers, but it is undoubtedly minor.

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Last edited by Saeris : 12-17-08 at 01:49 AM.

12-15-08, 01:52 PM
Nefarion A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 57 Uploads: 14	I'm a little concerned that you're withholding the memoized (cached) functions from the garbage collector altogether. Given the limitation on the size of /run commands, I think you're ultimately causing more harm than helping. At the least, you should make your cache a weak table: Code: local l_scriptCache = setmetatable({},{ __mode = 'kv' }); With that small change, the results will still be cached, but the data won't be withheld from the garbage collector when free collection room is available, so you don't stockpile tons of memory, especially for run-once commands. Otherwise, nice idea in theory. I'm just not sure the negligible (non-)benefit is even worth the time to install, even with the fix.

05-28-08, 02:59 AM

Manaman

An Aku'mai Servant

Forum posts: 39

File comments: 160

Uploads: 1

Originally posted by 0ptical
Why exactly do you want Donations for this addon?

I am guessing it is a line he/she posts on all his/her addons. And if you look, this author has a lot of them. Consider the amount of time and effort spent maintaining so many addons.

Last edited by Manaman : 05-28-08 at 02:59 AM.

02-21-08, 02:27 PM

0ptical

A Defias Bandit

Forum posts: 3

File comments: 2

Uploads: 0

This extremely simplistic addon

Why exactly do you want Donations for this addon?

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