Is the prefix "SCRIPT : " really necessary in the script log? It seems a bit redundant seeing as it's in a dedicated file already labelled "script".
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- Severity
- Trivial
- Resolution
- Open
- Reproducibility
- Always
- Operating System
- Windows 10 x64
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- General
enable logging on server side. check script log and you'll see that every line printed has "SCRIPT : " prefacing any printed output.
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That is appended internally to distinguish code/script messages during live debug, is it an issue in some way?
From an optimitation standpoint it's just bloat. Though it's a minimal amount per line, it would reduce the amount of data written to the hdd. As more mods start printing to the file it really adds up quite fast. The cycling combats some of the issues but the script log really can get huge fast
AussieCleetus, in my opinion, mod creators should keep amount of stuff logged into script log as low as possible.
Rn some mods from top of Steam Workshop are just bombing these log files with useless debug messages (I guess you know, which mods I'm talking about), and 14 symbols is nothing compared to bloating output generated by these mods.
Besides that, this prefix won't affect client or server performance unless your mod is logging tons of characters, which you shouldn't do anyways.
So, compared to other problems, this is nothing. Rewriting entire logging system just to remove this prefix (which might affect performance even worse, as it will lead to generating 2 strings instead of one) - well, doesn't seem like a good idea
[offtopic] rVn, pls take a look at T136977
I do agree that the script log should be reduced in useage and kept for debugging (hence my mods that are made for extended logging info being moved to dedicated systems as the ADM file gets quite busy too). And absolutely there are some mods that spam the file a lot (despite having requested options from modders to be able to turn them off).
Changing a prefix added to every message isn't rewriting much considering it'd be a constant that is just placed at the start of the string before writing.
It was just a minor tweak request, I understand and agree that it's seriously not a huge issue. Though the spamming of "UpdateCanWork - SetEnergy" is not a great example to lead by (3_game\tools\component\componentenergymanager.c:449)