API: Startup

To start the server, fCraft front-ends should call Server.InitLibrary(), Server.InitServer(), and Server.StartServer() in the right order. The following sequence of events takes place (raised events are in italics).

1. Server.InitLibrary
   1. Reads command-line switches and sets up path and logging
   2. Logger.Logged
2. Server.InitServer
   1. Activates plugins (0.700+)
      • PluginManager.PluginAdded
      • PluginManager.PluginActivated
   2. Server.Initializing
   3. Loads config
      • Config.KeyChanging
      • Config.KeyChanged
   4. Loads PlayerDB
   5. Loads IPBanList
   6. Prepares commands
      • CommandManager.CommandRegistering
      • CommandManager.CommandRegistered
   7. Loads AutoRank settings
   8. Server.Initialized
3. Server.StartServer
   1. Sets Server.StartTime
   2. Server.Starting
   3. Creates Player.Console and Player.AutoRank
   4. Loads world list
      • WorldManager.WorldCreating
      • WorldManager.WorldCreated
   5. Sets up networking (sets Port, InternalIP, and ExternalIP)
   6. Starts listening for connections
   7. Starts IRC
   8. Starts Heartbeat
   9. Starts AutoRank
   10. Starts Scheduler
   11. Server.Started