Global Trigger Weapons

[Codein]

Why?

I admit, it's rather simple but if you ever run into needing something like this then atleast you won't have to reinvent the wheel :P

Serverside Global Weapon Trigger

Methods:

void GlobalEvents.triggerAll( string eventName, array parameters[] );

This triggers an event on every weapon serverside. GlobalEvents should be replaced by your NPC name.

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  //IMPORTANT - ASSIGN THE PERCENTSIGN
  temp.percentSymbol = "percent";

  this.weapons = NULL;
  
  temp.charMap = {
                  {temp.percentSymbol @ "045", "-"},
                  {temp.percentSymbol @ "042", "*"},
                  {temp.percentSymbol @ "047", "/"},
                  {temp.percentSymbol @ "032", " "}
                 }; 
  
  temp.weaponsFolder.loadfolder("weapons/*.txt", 1);
  
  for (temp.weapon: temp.weaponsFolder) {
    temp.weapon = temp.weapon.substring( 6 );
    
    for ( temp.char: temp.charMap )
      temp.weapon = replacetext( temp.weapon, temp.char[0], temp.char[1] );
   
    this.weapons.add( temp.weapon.substring( 0, temp.weapon.length() - 4 ) );
  }
}

public function triggerAll( eventName, parameters ) {
  for ( temp.weapon: this.weapons ) {
    ( @ temp.weapon ).trigger( eventName, parameters[0], parameters[1], parameters[2], parameters[3], parameters[4], parameters[5], parameters[6], parameters[7], parameters[8], parameters[9] );
  }
}

//Thanks to Dusty
function replacetext(txt,a,b) {
  if (txt.pos(a)<0) return txt;
  temp.txtpos = txt.positions(a);
  temp.newtxt = txt.substring(0,txtpos[0]);
  for (temp.i=0;i<txtpos.size();i++) {
    newtxt @= b;
    newtxt @= txt.substring(txtpos[i]+a.length(),txt.substring(txtpos[i]+a.length()).pos(a));
  }
  return newtxt;
} 


Clientside Global Weapon Trigger

Same syntax as serverside. This is actually rather simple but it's one less tediuous task for yourself

PHP Code:

function onPlayerLogin( pl ) {
  findPlayer( pl ).addWeapon( this.name );
}

//#CLIENTSIDE

function onCreated() {
  GlobalEvents = this;
}

public function triggerAll( eventName, parameters ) {
   for ( temp.weapon: player.weapons ) {
    temp.weapon.trigger( eventName, parameters[0], parameters[1], parameters[2], parameters[3], parameters[4], parameters[5], parameters[6], parameters[7], parameters[8], parameters[9] );
  }
} 


I'll be posting the functionality for NPCs soon - I should have been working on an Events System instead of this, haha.

Thanks for reading!

[Kyranki]

Hey, works. Rep for you.

[Chompy]

Would be nice if there was some way to detect files outside of levels/ being updated, as it could then auto update list. So, only suggestion I got atm is some way to update the list, ie. RC Command, a timer (deprecated though, first thing I said would be much better, but I guess we have to wait?)

edit; http://forums.graalonline.com/forums...62#post1541962

[Codein]

Thanks for the advice Chompy. I was actually thinking to myself in Maths today: "Crap, I forgot to add functionality to update the list! Damn...", lol.

Anyway, enjoy!

EDIT: Holy crap, I didn't expect the percentage symbols to work!

Instructions & Code
Add this to Control-NPC - if event exists, just copy the function call and do whatever you wish.

PHP Code:

function onRCChat() {
  if ( params[0] == "updateweaponlist" ) ( @ globalWeaponTrigger ).updateWeaponList();
} 


This is the updated code:

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  updateWeaponList();
  globalTriggerName = this.name;
}

public function triggerAll( eventName, parameters ) {
  for ( temp.weapon: this.weapons ) {
    ( @ temp.weapon ).trigger( eventName, parameters );
  }
}

public function updateWeaponList() {
  this.weapons = NULL;
  
  temp.charMap = {
                  {"%045", "-"},
                  {"%042", "*"},
                  {"%047", "/"},
                  {"%032", " "}
                 }; 
  
  temp.weaponsFolder.loadfolder( "weapons/*.txt", 1 );
  
  for (temp.weapon: temp.weaponsFolder) {
    removeescapesfromfilename( temp.weapon );
    this.weapons.add( temp.weapon.substring( 6, temp.weapon.length() - 4 ) );
  }
  
  echo( this.name @ ": weapon list updated." );
} 


[Chompy]

The NPCServer also need R(ead) rights to the weapons/ folder for this to work

[Riot]

As a note, you can use the "removeescapesfromfilename" function to removing the escaping used in filenames (rather than the charMap you have).

removeescapesfromfilename(str) - returns string

echo(removeescapesfromfilename("weapon%045Test.txt "));
outputs: weapon-Test.txt

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Chompy

The NPCServer also need R(ead) rights to the weapons/ folder for this to work

Nope, you can loadFolder() even without read rights.

Originally Posted by Riot

As a note, you can use the "removeescapesfromfilename" function to removing the escaping used in filenames (rather than the charMap you have).

removeescapesfromfilename(str) - returns string

echo(removeescapesfromfilename("weapon%045Test.txt "));
outputs: weapon-Test.txt

I've never seen that before, nice find .

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Nope, you can loadFolder() even without read rights.

Interesting. Thought all functions having to do with the filebrowser required rights, but I guess there are exceptions.

[coreys]

Well, I guess it kinda makes sense since loadFolder() really isn't doing much but getting a list of file names.

[Codein]

Originally Posted by Riot

As a note, you can use the "removeescapesfromfilename" function to removing the escaping used in filenames (rather than the charMap you have).

removeescapesfromfilename(str) - returns string

echo(removeescapesfromfilename("weapon%045Test.txt "));
outputs: weapon-Test.txt

Thanks

Updated the latest post.

[Switch]

Originally Posted by Codein

PHP Code:

this.weapons.add( temp.weapon.substring( 6, temp.weapon.length() - 4 ) ); 


Wouldn't it need to be temp.weapon.length()-11?

[Codein]

Originally Posted by Switch

Wouldn't it need to be temp.weapon.length()-11?

To take out the "weapon" prefix and the ".txt" suffix?

[cbk1994]

Why are you doing this?

PHP Code:

globalTriggerName = this.name; 


It's probably better to just do this:

PHP Code:

globalTrigger = this; 


then you can just do

PHP Code:

globalTrigger.function(); 


[Codein]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Why are you doing this?

PHP Code:

globalTriggerName = this.name; 


It's probably better to just do this:

PHP Code:

globalTrigger = this; 


then you can just do

PHP Code:

globalTrigger.function(); 


Ah yeah, should have done that. thanks.

[Switch]

Originally Posted by Codein

To take out the "weapon" prefix and the ".txt" suffix?

Yes since it'd still include "weapon", right? But I get what you were trying to do.