JLyne
[Pl3xmap] Add marker updating
I know this is already known, and I'm not reporting it as a bug. I'm looking for a place to ask why this is the case, and if this will ever change? I searched through old Github issues, and SpigotMC discussion posts, but couldn't find anything. Hopefully this ticket can be used by people in the future looking for the same answer.
The main reason is that, unlike Dynmap, Pl3xmap/Squaremap don't have IDs for their markers. This means LiveAtlas can't determine which markers have been updated or removed between requests, so there'd be no way of reflecting those changes without recreating all markers from scratch (which is what the stock frontend does). This would quickly become expensive when many markers exist, so I decided to ignore updates instead.
At one point it was my plan to make a PR that added IDs, but I've never found the time to do so.
The main reason is that, unlike Dynmap, Pl3xmap/Squaremap don't have IDs for their markers. This means LiveAtlas can't determine which markers have been updated or removed between requests, so there'd be no way of reflecting those changes without recreating all markers from scratch (which is what the stock frontend does). This would quickly become expensive when many markers exist, so I decided to ignore updates instead.
At one point it was my plan to make a PR that added IDs, but I've never found the time to do so.
Would it be possible to implement an option to enable rewriting all markers, but have it disabled by default?
I have player markers that are supposed to update every 30 seconds, but with LiveAtlas obviously this is broken atm.