azerothcore-wotlk/doc/changelog/pendings/changes_1624436916395082900.md

Changed

• New options for loading scripts static dynamic minimal-static minimal-dynamic #5346

static - Build statically. Default option. for all scripts (As it was before)
dynamic - Build dynamically. After start support Dynamic Linking Library (DLL) can make separated library for each script. Now don't support
minimal-static - builds commands and spells statically
minimal-dynamic - builds commands and spells dynamically. Now don't support

• Also the default value which is provided by the SCRIPTS variable is overwriteable through the SCRIPTS_COMMANDS, SCRIPTS_SPELLS... variable.
• Each subdirectory contains it's own translation unit now which is responsible for loading it's directory
• If module using deprecated script loader api, you get error message.

> Module (mod-ah-bot) using deprecated loader api

How to upgrade

• For most modules, the `CMakeLists.txt' file is no longer needed
• Need change script loader file.

1. Rename extension in file to `.cpp`
2. Rename general loading function to `Add(module name with replace all whitespace to '_')Scripts()`.
3. Delete macros `AC_ADD_SCRIPT_LOADER` from `CMakeLists.txt`

• Example loader script for modules:

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2016+ AzerothCore <www.azerothcore.org>, released under GNU AGPL v3 license: https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/LICENSE-AGPL3
 */

// From SC
void AddSC_ServerAutoShutdown();

// Add all scripts
void Addmod_server_auto_shutdownScripts()
{
    AddSC_ServerAutoShutdown();
}

• List modules support new script loader api: https://github.com/azerothcore/mod-server-auto-shutdown