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The shaiya library is a foundational library that contains common types and packet definitions used throughout the Shaiya Episode 6 project. This library serves as a dependency for other projects in the codebase.

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Environment Requirements

  • OS: Windows 10
  • IDE: Visual Studio 2019
  • Language: C++ 20

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Prerequisites

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Overview

The shaiya library is a dependency for all other projects in the Episode 6 codebase. It provides shared data structures and packet definitions that ensure consistency across client and server implementations.

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DateTime Encoding

The library implements Shaiya’s custom date/time encoding system.

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Data Type

The encoded date/time value is stored as an unsigned 32-bit integer.

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Valid Range

2000-01-01 00:00:00
Encoded value: 4325376
Date/time values outside this range (2000-2063) are not supported by the encoding format.

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Usage Example

// DateTime is encoded as uint32_t
uint32_t encodedTime = 4325376;  // 2000-01-01 00:00:00

// The library provides functions to encode/decode these values
// between DateTime objects and uint32_t representations

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Packet Definitions

The library contains definitions for all network packets used in Shaiya Episode 6 communication between client and server.
  • Character data packets
  • Inventory packets
  • Chat packets
  • Movement packets
  • Combat packets
  • Trade packets
  • Guild packets

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Type Definitions

The library provides common type definitions used throughout the Episode 6 codebase, ensuring type safety and consistency.

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References

The DateTime encoding implementation references Eden’s ShaiyaTime implementation.

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Dependencies

Other Episode 6 projects that depend on this library:
  • sdev - Server development library
  • sdev-client - Client modification library
  • sdev-db - Database library
  • sdev-map - Map server library

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Integration

When building projects that depend on the shaiya library, ensure that:
  1. The library is built first in your build order
  2. Include paths are properly configured
  3. The appropriate library file is linked
#include <shaiya/include/packet.h>
#include <shaiya/include/common.h>

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