reftracking

code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm

@@ -42,9 +42,16 @@
 	SEND_TEXT(world.log, text)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef REFERENCE_TRACKING_LOG
+#if defined(REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE)
+#define log_reftracker(msg) log_harddel("## REF SEARCH [msg]")
+
+/proc/log_harddel(text)
+	WRITE_LOG(GLOB.harddel_log, text)
+
+#elif defined(REFERENCE_TRACKING) // Doing it locally
 #define log_reftracker(msg) log_world("## REF SEARCH [msg]")
-#else
+
+#else //Not tracking at all
 #define log_reftracker(msg)
 #endif
 

code/_compile_options.dm

@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@
 // #define TRACK_MAX_SHARE //Allows max share tracking, for use in the atmos debugging ui
 #endif //ifdef TESTING
 
+//#define REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
+#ifdef REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
+// compile the backend
+#define REFERENCE_TRACKING
+// actually look for refs
+#define GC_FAILURE_HARD_LOOKUP
+#endif // REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
+
 //#define UNIT_TESTS //If this is uncommented, we do a single run though of the game setup and tear down process with unit tests in between
 
 #ifndef PRELOAD_RSC //set to:

code/_globalvars/logging.dm

@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(picture_logging_id)
 GLOBAL_VAR(picture_logging_prefix)
 GLOBAL_PROTECT(picture_logging_prefix)
 /////
+#ifdef REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(harddel_log)
+GLOBAL_PROTECT(harddel_log)
+#endif
+
 
 //// cit logging
 GLOBAL_VAR(subsystem_log)

code/game/world.dm

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(topic_status_cache)
 
 	make_datum_references_lists()	//initialises global lists for referencing frequently used datums (so that we only ever do it once)
 
+	#ifdef REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
+	GLOB.harddel_log = GLOB.world_game_log
+	#endif
+
 	GLOB.revdata = new
 
 	InitTgs()
@@ -140,6 +144,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(topic_status_cache)
 #ifdef UNIT_TESTS
 	GLOB.test_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/tests.log"
 	start_log(GLOB.test_log)
+#endif
+#ifdef REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
+	GLOB.harddel_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/harddels.log"
+	start_log(GLOB.harddel_log)
 #endif
 	start_log(GLOB.world_game_log)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_attack_log)

code/modules/admin/view_variables/reference_tracking.dm

@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(deletion_failures)
 	DoSearchVar(GLOB, "GLOB") //globals
 	log_reftracker("Finished searching globals")
 
+	//Yes we do actually need to do this. The searcher refuses to read weird lists
+	//And global.vars is a really weird list
+	var/global_vars = list()
+	for(var/key in global.vars)
+		global_vars[key] = global.vars[key]
+
+	DoSearchVar(global_vars, "Native Global", search_time = starting_time)
+	log_reftracker("Finished searching native globals")
+
 	for(var/datum/thing in world) //atoms (don't beleive its lies)
 		DoSearchVar(thing, "World -> [thing.type]", search_time = starting_time)
 	log_reftracker("Finished searching atoms")
@@ -143,9 +152,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(deletion_failures)
 	log_reftracker("Finished searching datums")
 
 	//Warning, attempting to search clients like this will cause crashes if done on live. Watch yourself
+#ifndef REFERENCE_DOING_IT_LIVE
 	for(var/client/thing) //clients
 		DoSearchVar(thing, "Clients -> [thing.type]", search_time = starting_time)
 	log_reftracker("Finished searching clients")
+#endif
 
 	log_reftracker("Completed search for references to a [type].")
 
@@ -159,7 +170,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(deletion_failures)
 
 /datum/proc/DoSearchVar(potential_container, container_name, recursive_limit = 64, search_time = world.time)
 	#ifdef REFERENCE_TRACKING_DEBUG
-	if(!found_refs && SSgarbage.should_save_refs)
+	if(SSgarbage.should_save_refs && !found_refs)
 		found_refs = list()
 	#endif