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+# Quest Globals to Data Buckets: How-To
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+* As many may know, Quest Globals are stored using a name, type, value, and duration.
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+* Due to this we can do a 1:1 conversion of all 8 types of globals:
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+* Types of Globals and their specificities: https://pastebin.com/kfUjyET4
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+# Conversion
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+* The way we will be storing this data is by using the bucket's name.
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+* As you can see, types 0 through six have similar names, based on NPC/Player/Zone specificity.
+Type 7 is global, so the bucket name is just the qglobal name with no specificity.
+
+* conversion.sql: https://pastebin.com/ecepEXU3
+
+# Lua/Perl Requirements
+
+* The Lua module necessary for using the Lua script (lua_modules/buckets.lua): https://pastebin.com/Rsnp301Q
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+* The Perl plugin necessary for using the Perl script (plugins/buckets.pl): https://pastebin.com/mhRvZC5x
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+# Lua/Perl Examples
+
+* A Perl example of setting, reading, and deleting this version of data buckets: https://pastebin.com/9M5imeRH
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+* A Lua example of setting, reading, and deleting this version of data buckets: https://pastebin.com/vNP4dVSd