Detecting Updates

[projectigi]

Hi,

is there any way to detect if a weapon has been added/updated/whatever?

[Twinny]

Since you gave no real information, I'd say just have an updateid var. It checks itself against the server and updates itself if the server has a higher number.

[cbk1994]

Explain.

You could just use onCreated, if you mean when someone hits UPDATE in RC?

[Chompy]

Well, you have these:

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
}

function onPlayerEnters() {
}

function onInitialized() {
} 


[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Chompy

Well, you have these:

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
}

function onPlayerEnters() {
}

function onInitialized() {
} 


I've never needed onPlayerEnters in a script. onCreated works fine for me.

Not exactly sure what onInitialized is.

[DustyPorViva]

onInitialized is when the code is first executed on server start, I believe.

onCreated is fired whenever the NPC is saved/updated.

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by cbkbud

I've never needed onPlayerEnters in a script.

Hmm, I used it in my baddy script :o In the timeout, when there's no players it will set timeout to 0 and don't execute anything. So, in the onPlayerEnters() event I restart the timeout again etc. :o

I think it's pretty nice

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Chompy

Hmm, I used it in my baddy script :o In the timeout, when there's no players it will set timeout to 0 and don't execute anything. So, in the onPlayerEnters() event I restart the timeout again etc. :o

I think it's pretty nice

Sorry, I meant in a weapon, like I assume he is talking about.

EDIT: On second thought, I used it once to make a zone system (meaning PK and No-PK zones).

[DustyPorViva]

I use it for map-related instances.

[projectigi]

i meant if theres a way to detect that a weapon has been added/updated(any weapon in rc)(from a weapon or dbnpc)(without changing the actual weapon you check)

[Inverness]

The only way to detect if a weapon has been updated is to put something in its onCreated() area which is called when updated.

[projectigi]

well i just wanna do a non-anonymous echo()(that it adds the weapon name)
but i need to know if a new weapon has been added xD

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by projectigi

well i just wanna do a non-anonymous echo()(that it adds the weapon name)
but i need to know if a new weapon has been added xD

Err, you want to detect from one wnpc that an other wnpc has been updated?

[projectigi]

no, that a new wnpc has been added

[cbk1994]

Like added to the player?

in a loop something like:

PHP Code:

if ( this.oldWeps != player.weapons )
{
  // ...
}
this.oldWeps = player.weapons; 


?