Improve llGetAgentList behavior
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HereToHorse Resident
Right now llGetAgentList can only return up to 100 users, but regions can have 110 online users at the same time because there's an extra 10 slots for Premium users. If I'm not mistaken, event regions can also have up to 175 users.
It'd be nice if llGetAgentList was updated to reliably return the whole list of users, at least up to 110. The fact that the current limit is 100 seems like an oversight.
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Peter Stindberg
Ohhhhh.... you are opening up a can of worms here (and incidentally preempting a Jira of my own). I'm a llGetAgentList "Poweruser", and there is a LOT to enhance with this function.
llGetAgentList returns a list which can include, as you note, 100 keys at 102 bytes each. That's 10k of memory stuffed down your throat wether you want it or not. Any memory management techniques you can apply just as key compression or hashing have to happen AFTER getting this 10k penalty, and requires extra memory.
Luckily, the function has a currently unused option field, which basically begs to be used for filtering:
- NO_SCRIPTED_AGENTS - return only actual agents
- NO_AWAY - return only agents that are not idle
- ONLY_AWAY
- NO_BUSY - return only agents that are not busy
- ONLY_BUSY
- NO_SITTING - return only agents that are standing/walking
- ONLY_SITTING
- COUNT, number - return only up to number agents
- NEW_SINCE, timestamp - return only the agents since a specific time
- LEFT_SINCE, timestamp - return only the gaents that have left since a specific time
- etc.
So you could make a call like
list agents = llGetAgentList(AGENT_LIST_REGION,[NO_SCRIPTED_AGENTS,NO_BUSY,COUNT,100,NEW_SINCE,1721829669]);
The timestamp-related functions are probably wishful thinking as they require keeping a history on the simulator, but the rest.... pretty please?
Jeremy Duport
Peter Stindberg Honestly, I feel this deserves its own ticket. Agent list behavior is horribly skeletal, and it would be good to have a proper talk about options for it.
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Peter Stindberg THIS! This is definitely something I want! I have no idea what those at Linden Lab were thinking not utilizing the filter on this call, but filters like this would be a heck of a nice add.
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Hello, and thank you for your feature request regarding the improvement of llGetAgentList behavior. This issue has been brought up in the past and is already tracked in our system. We understand the importance of having llGetAgentList return the entire list of users, especially given the current region limits. While we have no estimate on when this may be implemented, please keep an eye on future updates for any progress. We appreciate your input and encourage you to continue sharing your ideas to help improve Second Life.
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