map generation is sub-optimal

[andrewrk]

node v0.8.16, fresh jsmc checkout + npm install.

node server.example.js config.default.json

No output, server hangs, ctrl+C does nothing, server is not online.

[deoxxa]

Yeah, that's it generating the map. On the first run, or after the world is deleted, it'll sit there for a good minute or so depending on the hardware. The ctrl+c thing, I think, is because of the server-stop plugin.

I guess there's two problems:

1. Map generation can block the entire server, not just for the duration of one chunk being generated (which is just a huge amount of CPU time, not much can be done there), but for the entire duration apparently.
2. The server-stop plugin doesn't remove its handler on the first SIGINT.

The server-stop plugin should be easy enough to fix. The map generation resource usage is not fixable, but perhaps can be reworked (as separate process perhaps) to not block the server.

[andrewrk]

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I'll rename the issue and leave it open.