Improvements:

Adds a function in cRoot that allows you to reload all the groups permissions.
Note: Players don't automatically load their new permissions.
You can use cPlayer::LoadPermissionsFromDisk for that.

src/Group.cpp

@@ -3,19 +3,34 @@
 
 #include "Group.h"
 
-void cGroup::AddCommand( std::string a_Command )
+
+
+
+
+void cGroup::AddCommand( AString a_Command )
 {
 	m_Commands[ a_Command ] = true;
 }
 
-void cGroup::AddPermission( std::string a_Permission )
+
+
+
+
+void cGroup::AddPermission( AString a_Permission )
 {
 	m_Permissions[ a_Permission ] = true;
 }
 
-bool cGroup::HasCommand( std::string a_Command )
+
+
+
+
+bool cGroup::HasCommand( AString a_Command )
 {
-	if( m_Commands.find("*") != m_Commands.end() ) return true;
+	if( m_Commands.find("*") != m_Commands.end() ) 
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	CommandMap::iterator itr = m_Commands.find( a_Command );
 	if( itr != m_Commands.end() )
@@ -35,3 +50,11 @@ void cGroup::InheritFrom( cGroup* a_Group )
 	m_Inherits.remove( a_Group );
 	m_Inherits.push_back( a_Group );
 }
+
+
+
+
+void cGroup::ClearPermission()
+{
+	m_Permissions.clear();
+}

src/Group.h

@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@ public:			// tolua_export
 	cGroup() {}
 	~cGroup() {}
 
-	void SetName( std::string a_Name ) { m_Name = a_Name; }				// tolua_export
-	const std::string & GetName() const { return m_Name; }				// tolua_export
-	void SetColor( std::string a_Color ) { m_Color = a_Color; }			// tolua_export
-	void AddCommand( std::string a_Command );							// tolua_export
-	void AddPermission( std::string a_Permission );						// tolua_export
-	void InheritFrom( cGroup* a_Group );								// tolua_export
+	void SetName( AString a_Name ) { m_Name = a_Name; }				// tolua_export
+	const AString & GetName() const { return m_Name; }				// tolua_export
+	void SetColor( AString a_Color ) { m_Color = a_Color; }			// tolua_export
+	void AddCommand( AString a_Command );							// tolua_export
+	void AddPermission( AString a_Permission );						// tolua_export
+	void InheritFrom( cGroup* a_Group );							// tolua_export
 
-	bool HasCommand( std::string a_Command );							// tolua_export
+	bool HasCommand( AString a_Command );							// tolua_export
 
-	typedef std::map< std::string, bool > PermissionMap;
+	typedef std::map< AString, bool > PermissionMap;
 	const PermissionMap & GetPermissions() const { return m_Permissions; }
 
-	typedef std::map< std::string, bool > CommandMap;
+	void ClearPermission(void);
+
+	typedef std::map< AString, bool > CommandMap;
 	const CommandMap & GetCommands() const { return m_Commands; }
 
 	const AString & GetColor() const { return m_Color; }					// tolua_export
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ public:			// tolua_export
 	typedef std::list< cGroup* > GroupList;
 	const GroupList & GetInherits() const { return m_Inherits; }
 private:
-	std::string m_Name;
-	std::string m_Color;
+	AString m_Name;
+	AString m_Color;
 
 	PermissionMap m_Permissions;
 	CommandMap m_Commands;

src/GroupManager.cpp

@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ cGroupManager::cGroupManager()
 	: m_pState( new sGroupManagerState )
 {
 	LOGD("-- Loading Groups --");
+	
+	LoadGroups();
+	
+	LOGD("-- Groups Successfully Loaded --");
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+void cGroupManager::LoadGroups()
+{
 	cIniFile IniFile;
 	if (!IniFile.ReadFile("groups.ini"))
 	{
@@ -71,9 +83,11 @@ cGroupManager::cGroupManager()
 	unsigned int NumKeys = IniFile.GetNumKeys();
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < NumKeys; i++)
 	{
-		std::string KeyName = IniFile.GetKeyName( i );
+		AString KeyName = IniFile.GetKeyName( i );
 		cGroup* Group = GetGroup( KeyName.c_str() );
 		
+		Group->ClearPermission(); // Needed in case the groups are reloaded.
+
 		LOGD("Loading group: %s", KeyName.c_str() );
 
 		Group->SetName(KeyName);
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ cGroupManager::cGroupManager()
 			}
 		}
 
-		std::string Groups = IniFile.GetValue(KeyName, "Inherits", "");
+		AString Groups = IniFile.GetValue(KeyName, "Inherits", "");
 		if (!Groups.empty())
 		{
 			AStringVector Split = StringSplitAndTrim(Groups, ",");
@@ -117,13 +131,8 @@ cGroupManager::cGroupManager()
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	LOGD("-- Groups Successfully Loaded --");
 }
 
-
-
-
-
 cGroup* cGroupManager::GetGroup( const AString & a_Name )
 {
 	GroupMap::iterator itr = m_pState->Groups.find( a_Name );

src/GroupManager.h

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class cGroupManager
 {
 public:
 	cGroup * GetGroup(const AString & a_Name);
+	void LoadGroups(void);
 	
 private:
 	friend class cRoot;

src/Root.cpp

@@ -536,6 +536,15 @@ void cRoot::SaveAllChunks(void)
 
 
 
+void cRoot::ReloadGroups(void)
+{
+	m_GroupManager->LoadGroups();
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 void cRoot::BroadcastChat(const AString & a_Message)
 {
 	for (WorldMap::iterator itr = m_WorldsByName.begin(), end = m_WorldsByName.end(); itr != end; ++itr)

src/Root.h

@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ public:
 	/// Saves all chunks in all worlds
 	void SaveAllChunks(void);  // tolua_export
 	
+	/// Reloads all the groups
+	void ReloadGroups(void); // tolua_export
+
 	/// Sends a chat message to all connected clients (in all worlds)
 	void BroadcastChat(const AString & a_Message);  // tolua_export