Dual encoding for both WCFG enums via the readEnumField
template: configKind (int 0..7 OR 255 OR token "xprate"/
"droprate"/"honorrate"/"restedxp"/"realmtype"/
"worldflag"/"performance"/"security"/"misc") and
valueKind (int 0..3 OR token "float"/"int"/"bool"/
"string"). restartRequired accepts bool or int.
The polymorphic value field is preserved on disk by
emitting ALL THREE value carriers (floatValue,
intValue, strValue) regardless of valueKind — only the
matching one is meaningful at runtime, but the others
must round-trip byte-identically. JSON also includes
the activeValue derived field rendering only the
meaningful one per kind, so operators editing the
sidecar see the right value front-and-center.
intValue uses int64_t for the trade-gold-cap and other
high-magnitude configs that exceed uint32 range.
All 3 presets (rates/perf/security with mixed value
kinds: Float, Int, Bool, String) byte-identical
roundtrip OK. CLI flag count 1267 -> 1269.
Novel replacement for the worldserver.conf / mangosd.conf
flat-text configuration files vanilla server forks
shipped. Each entry binds one configId to its
polymorphic value via the valueKind enum (Float / Int /
Bool / String) — only the matching value field is
authoritative per entry.
The polymorphic value is the novel data shape: each
entry stores ALL three value carriers on disk
(floatValue float / intValue int64 / strValue string),
and valueKind picks which is meaningful at runtime. Bool
folds into intValue with strict 0/1 semantics. JSON
export reflects this: an activeValue derived field
renders the right form per kind so operators editing
JSON see only the relevant value.
Nine configKind values cover the full server-tunable
surface: XPRate / DropRate / HonorRate / RestedXP /
RealmType / WorldFlag / Performance / Security / Misc.
Each kind groups settings the server iterates by kind
at startup (all XPRate entries seed the per-class
experience matrix; all Security entries configure the
anti-cheat thresholds).
Three preset emitters: makeRates (4 vanilla baseline
rate multipliers with valueKind=Float), makePerformance
(4 server tuning configs mixing Int and Float kinds —
max creatures per cell, view distance yards, GC
interval seconds, etc.), makeSecurity (4 anti-cheat
configs FIRST format using valueKind=String for the
cheat-detection sensitivity preset name).
Validator's most novel checks are per-valueKind cross-
field consistency: Bool requires intValue strictly 0/1
(error), and warns on cross-field bleed (Float kind
with non-zero intValue means the int is silently
ignored at runtime but persists on disk). Plus name
uniqueness — server name-based config lookups would
be ambiguous otherwise.
Format count 119 -> 120 (multiple-of-10 milestone).
CLI flag count 1262 -> 1267.
