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Tom Parker at 02:32, 5 April 2009

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Tom Parker at 02:02, 5 April 2009

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Tom Parker at 02:00, 5 April 2009

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Tom Parker: New page: {| align="right" | TOC |} ==The Data Persistence Format== The data persistence format is typically known to the data developers as "Game Mode", "PCC" or "LST" files. These vary ...

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New page: {| align="right" | __TOC__ |} ==The Data Persistence Format== The data persistence format is typically known to the data developers as "Game Mode", "PCC" or "LST" files. These vary ...

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==The Data Persistence Format==

The data persistence format is typically known to the data developers as "Game Mode", "PCC" or "LST" files. These vary slightly in syntax, but are generally tab-delimited text files. Generally "PCC" files are used to identify which "LST" files should be loaded, although there is also limited support for some Global tokens to be used in "PCC" files.

==Data Load==

Load is the set of events that occurs when data persistence files are loaded into PCGen. The Data Load process is intended to include full parsing of the data in the data persistence files (see [[Rules_Persistence_System#Catch Errors Early|Catch Errors Early]]) and not while Player Characters are being created.

==File Loaders==

File Loaders are Classes that perform the specific actions necessary to load a specific LST file from the file system (or URI) and parse the file into
individual tags. The File Loaders then identify the appropriate Token and pass the value of the tag to the individual Token to be parsed.

For backwards compatibility in the transition from PCGen 5.14, the File Loaders are in the pcgen.persistence package.

==Load Context==

The Load Context represents the translator of information loaded in File Loaders and Tokens. The translation is from the persistence data file format to the internal structure used by the Rules Data Store. The LoadContext provides various services; some are discussed in later sections.

Context Classes of the Rules Persistence System are found in the pcgen.rules package.

==Runtime==

Runtime processes and events are those that take place while a Player Character is being created. The Rules Persistence System is not responsible for Runtime behavior, although the Rules Persistence System is responsible for ensuring that the Data Load process produces entries in the Rules Data Store that minimizes the possible errors or unexpected conditions at Runtime.

==System Loader==

The System Loader is responsible for receiving a set of Campaigns that should be loaded during Data Load. These Campaigns are analyzed by the System Loader, and then the System Loader provides a list of Source Entries to each File Loader to indicate what files (or more generally, URIs) should be loaded.

For backwards compatibility in the transition from PCGen 5.14, the System Loader is in LstSystemLoader in the pcgen.persistence.lst package.

==Token Library==

The Token Library is the storage location for the Tokens, and is queried by the LoadContext once the key and value of a tag has been established by a File Loader. The Token Library is initialized by the Startup System when plugins are loaded by PCGen.

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 ==Runtime==
-Runtime processes and events are those that take place while a Player Character is being created.  The [[Rules Persistence System]] is not responsible for Runtime behavior, although the [[Rules Persistence System]] is responsible for ensuring that the Data Load process produces entries in the [[ules Data Store]] that minimizes the possible errors or unexpected conditions at Runtime.
+Runtime processes and events are those that take place while a Player Character is being created.  The [[Rules Persistence System]] is not responsible for Runtime behavior, although the [[Rules Persistence System]] is responsible for ensuring that the Data Load process produces entries in the [[Rules Data Store]] that minimizes the possible errors or unexpected conditions at Runtime.
 ==System Loader==

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	Load is the set of events that occurs when data persistence files are loaded into PCGen. The Data Load process is intended to include full parsing of the data in the data persistence files (see [[Rules_Persistence_System#Catch Errors Early\|Catch Errors Early]]) and not while Player Characters are being created.		Load is the set of events that occurs when data persistence files are loaded into PCGen. The Data Load process is intended to include full parsing of the data in the data persistence files (see [[Rules_Persistence_System#Catch Errors Early\|Catch Errors Early]]) and not while Player Characters are being created.
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		+	==Derived Objects==

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 Examples of Associations include the specific Skill selected when the Feat Skill Focus is taken (example from
 SRD 3.5)
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 For backwards compatibility in the transition from PCGen 5.14, the File Loaders are in the <i>pcgen.persistence</i> package.
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 Context Classes of the Rules Persistence System are found in the <i>pcgen.rules</i> package.
 ==Runtime==