Speedup attachement handling by replacing vector search by direct array access and secondary child lookup vector

src/content_cao.cpp

@@ -723,52 +723,29 @@ void GenericCAO::setAttachments()
 ClientActiveObject* GenericCAO::getParent()
 {
 	ClientActiveObject *obj = NULL;
-	for(std::vector<core::vector2d<int> >::const_iterator cii = m_env->attachment_list.begin(); cii != m_env->attachment_list.end(); cii++)
+
-	{
+	u16 attached_id = m_env->m_attachements[getId()];
-		if(cii->X == getId()) // This ID is our child
+
-		{
+	if ((attached_id != 0) &&
-			if(cii->Y > 0) // A parent ID exists for our child
+			(attached_id != getId())) {
-			{
+		obj = m_env->getActiveObject(attached_id);
-				if(cii->X != cii->Y) // The parent and child ID are not the same
-				{
-					obj = m_env->getActiveObject(cii->Y);
-				}
-			}
-			break;
-		}
 	}
-	if(obj)
+	return obj;
-		return obj;
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 void GenericCAO::removeFromScene(bool permanent)
 {
 	if(permanent) // Should be true when removing the object permanently and false when refreshing (eg: updating visuals)
 	{
-		// Detach this object's children
+		for(std::vector<u16>::iterator ci = m_children.begin();
-		for(std::vector<core::vector2d<int> >::iterator ii = m_env->attachment_list.begin();
+						ci != m_children.end(); ci++)
-				ii != m_env->attachment_list.end(); ii++)
 		{
-			if(ii->Y == getId()) // Is a child of our object
+			if (m_env->m_attachements[*ci] == getId()) {
-			{
+				m_env->m_attachements[*ci] = 0;
-				ii->Y = 0;
-				// Get the object of the child
-				ClientActiveObject *obj = m_env->getActiveObject(ii->X);
-				if(obj)
-					obj->setAttachments();
-			}
-		}
-		// Delete this object from the attachments list
-		for(std::vector<core::vector2d<int> >::iterator ii = m_env->attachment_list.begin();
-				ii != m_env->attachment_list.end(); ii++)
-		{
-			if(ii->X == getId()) // Is our object
-			{
-				m_env->attachment_list.erase(ii);
-				break;
 			}
 		}
+
+		m_env->m_attachements[getId()] = 0;
 	}
 
 	if(m_meshnode)
@@ -1098,45 +1075,43 @@ void GenericCAO::step(float dtime, ClientEnvironment *env)
 
 		// Attachments, part 1: All attached objects must be unparented first,
 		// or Irrlicht causes a segmentation fault
-		for(std::vector<core::vector2d<int> >::iterator ii = m_env->attachment_list.begin();
+		for(std::vector<u16>::iterator ci = m_children.begin();
-				ii != m_env->attachment_list.end(); ii++)
+				ci != m_children.end();)
 		{
-			if(ii->Y == getId()) // This is a child of our parent
+			if (m_env->m_attachements[*ci] != getId()) {
-			{
+				ci = m_children.erase(ci);
-				// Get the object of the child
+				continue;
-				ClientActiveObject *obj = m_env->getActiveObject(ii->X);
-				if(obj)
-				{
-					scene::IMeshSceneNode *m_child_meshnode
-							= obj->getMeshSceneNode();
-					scene::IAnimatedMeshSceneNode *m_child_animated_meshnode
-							= obj->getAnimatedMeshSceneNode();
-					scene::IBillboardSceneNode *m_child_spritenode
-							= obj->getSpriteSceneNode();
-					if(m_child_meshnode)
-						m_child_meshnode->setParent(m_smgr->getRootSceneNode());
-					if(m_child_animated_meshnode)
-						m_child_animated_meshnode->setParent(m_smgr->getRootSceneNode());
-					if(m_child_spritenode)
-						m_child_spritenode->setParent(m_smgr->getRootSceneNode());
-				}
 			}
+			ClientActiveObject *obj = m_env->getActiveObject(*ci);
+			if(obj)
+			{
+				scene::IMeshSceneNode *m_child_meshnode
+						= obj->getMeshSceneNode();
+				scene::IAnimatedMeshSceneNode *m_child_animated_meshnode
+						= obj->getAnimatedMeshSceneNode();
+				scene::IBillboardSceneNode *m_child_spritenode
+						= obj->getSpriteSceneNode();
+				if(m_child_meshnode)
+					m_child_meshnode->setParent(m_smgr->getRootSceneNode());
+				if(m_child_animated_meshnode)
+					m_child_animated_meshnode->setParent(m_smgr->getRootSceneNode());
+				if(m_child_spritenode)
+					m_child_spritenode->setParent(m_smgr->getRootSceneNode());
+			}
+			++ci;
 		}
 
 		removeFromScene(false);
 		addToScene(m_smgr, m_gamedef->tsrc(), m_irr);
 
 		// Attachments, part 2: Now that the parent has been refreshed, put its attachments back
-		for(std::vector<core::vector2d<int> >::iterator ii = m_env->attachment_list.begin();
+		for(std::vector<u16>::iterator ci = m_children.begin();
-				ii != m_env->attachment_list.end(); ii++)
+						ci != m_children.end(); ci++)
 		{
-			if(ii->Y == getId()) // This is a child of our parent
-			{
 				// Get the object of the child
-				ClientActiveObject *obj = m_env->getActiveObject(ii->X);
+				ClientActiveObject *obj = m_env->getActiveObject(*ci);
 				if(obj)
 					obj->setAttachments();
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1803,16 +1778,8 @@ void GenericCAO::processMessage(const std::string &data)
 		updateBonePosition();
 	}
 	else if(cmd == GENERIC_CMD_SET_ATTACHMENT) {
-		// If an entry already exists for this object, delete it first to avoid duplicates
+		m_env->m_attachements[getId()] = readS16(is);
-		for(std::vector<core::vector2d<int> >::iterator ii = m_env->attachment_list.begin(); ii != m_env->attachment_list.end(); ii++)
+		m_children.push_back(m_env->m_attachements[getId()]);
-		{
-			if(ii->X == getId()) // This is the ID of our object
-			{
-				m_env->attachment_list.erase(ii);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		m_env->attachment_list.push_back(core::vector2d<int>(getId(), readS16(is)));
 		m_attachment_bone = deSerializeString(is);
 		m_attachment_position = readV3F1000(is);
 		m_attachment_rotation = readV3F1000(is);

src/content_cao.h

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ private:
 	u8 m_last_light;
 	bool m_is_visible;
 
+	std::vector<u16> m_children;
+
 public:
 	GenericCAO(IGameDef *gamedef, ClientEnvironment *env);
 

src/environment.cpp

@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ bool ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectAsStatic(ServerActiveObject *obj)
 {
 	assert(obj);
 
-	v3f objectpos = obj->getBasePosition();	
+	v3f objectpos = obj->getBasePosition();
 
 	// The block in which the object resides in
 	v3s16 blockpos_o = getNodeBlockPos(floatToInt(objectpos, BS));
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ u16 ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(ServerActiveObject *object,
 			object->m_static_block = blockpos;
 
 			if(set_changed)
-				block->raiseModified(MOD_STATE_WRITE_NEEDED, 
+				block->raiseModified(MOD_STATE_WRITE_NEEDED,
 						"addActiveObjectRaw");
 		} else {
 			v3s16 p = floatToInt(objectpos, BS);
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::activateObjects(MapBlock *block, u32 dtime_s)
 	If force_delete is set, active object is deleted nevertheless. It
 	shall only be set so in the destructor of the environment.
 
-	If block wasn't generated (not in memory or on disk), 
+	If block wasn't generated (not in memory or on disk),
 */
 void ServerEnvironment::deactivateFarObjects(bool force_delete)
 {
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::deactivateFarObjects(bool force_delete)
 			continue;
 
 		u16 id = i->first;
-		v3f objectpos = obj->getBasePosition();	
+		v3f objectpos = obj->getBasePosition();
 
 		// The block in which the object resides in
 		v3s16 blockpos_o = getNodeBlockPos(floatToInt(objectpos, BS));
@@ -2078,6 +2078,8 @@ ClientEnvironment::ClientEnvironment(ClientMap *map, scene::ISceneManager *smgr,
 	m_gamedef(gamedef),
 	m_irr(irr)
 {
+	char zero = 0;
+	memset(m_attachements, zero, sizeof(m_attachements));
 }
 
 ClientEnvironment::~ClientEnvironment()

src/environment.h

@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ public:
 	// Get event from queue. CEE_NONE is returned if queue is empty.
 	ClientEnvEvent getClientEvent();
 
-	std::vector<core::vector2d<int> > attachment_list; // X is child ID, Y is parent ID
+	u16 m_attachements[USHRT_MAX];
 
 	std::list<std::string> getPlayerNames()
 	{ return m_player_names; }