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[L4D] Event Debugger

This is a small plugin I wrote to help debug events along side your own plugin projects. With this you no longer have to constantly add/remove events, and make a mess of your code to find out if the code is bad or just not triggering.

Events are Logged to help find silent events, and sent to Chat to find events that can display information to players.

l4d_events_spam 0|1 //log events that can spam (Checkpoints, etc)
l4d_events_player 0|1 //log player events (Spawns, Deaths, etc)
Includes a private working space for additional event debugging.

Code:

/*

l4d_events.sp

Description:

Prints l4devents to chat and server console for debugging.

*/

 

#include <sourcemod>

#define Version "1.0.0"

#define BasicEvents 1

#define Custom 1  //set to 0 to disable custom events

new Handle:ESpam;

new Handle:PSpam;

 

 

public Plugin:myinfo = 

{

    name = "L4D Event Debugger",

    author = "-pk-",

    description = "Displays triggered events.",

    version = Version,

};

 

public OnPluginStart()

{

    decl String:ModName[50];

    GetGameFolderName(ModName, sizeof(ModName));

 

    if(!StrEqual(ModName, "left4dead", false))

    {

        SetFailState("Use this in Left 4 Dead only.");

    }

 

    ESpam = CreateConVar("l4d_events_spam", "0", "Log events that have a tendency to spam (Checkpoints, etc).  0=Disable, 1=Enable");

    PSpam = CreateConVar("l4d_events_player", "0", "Log player events (Spawns, etc).  0=Disable, 1=Enable");

 

    AutoExecConfig(true, "l4d_events");

 

 

    //Events we need to hook

    #if BasicEvents

    HookEvent("player_left_start_area", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("success_checkpoint_button_used", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("rescue_door_open", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("mission_lost", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("map_transition", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_radio_start", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_radio_damaged", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_start", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_rush", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_escape_start", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_vehicle_ready", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_vehicle_leaving", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("finale_win", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("final_reportscreen", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("round_end_message", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("round_start_pre_entity", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("round_start_post_nav", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("round_freeze_end", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("round_start", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("round_end", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("game_newmap", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("game_start", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("game_end", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("game_message", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

 

    //EventSpam

    HookEvent("player_entered_start_area", EventSpam, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("player_entered_checkpoint", EventSpam, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("player_left_checkpoint", EventSpam, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

 

    //PlayerSpam

    HookEvent("player_first_spawn", PlayerSpam, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    HookEvent("player_death", PlayerSpam, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

    #endif

 

 

    // Place your own events below for a private working space.

    #if Custom

 

    //HookEvent("", GameEvents, EventHookMode_PostNoCopy);

 

    #endif

}

 

 

 

 

public GameEvents(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast)

{

    LogMessage("EVENT TRIGGERED ::::: \"%s\" ", name); // Add events to the sourcemod logs, helps find silent events

    PrintToChatAll("event \"%s\" ", name);   // Helps find events that could be used to display information to players

}

 

public EventSpam(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast)

{

  if (GetConVarInt(ESpam) >= 1)

    {

        LogMessage("EVENT TRIGGERED ::::: \"%s\" ", name);

        PrintToChatAll("event \"%s\" ", name);

    }

}

 

public PlayerSpam(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast)

{

    if (GetConVarInt(PSpam) >= 1)

    {

        LogMessage("EVENT TRIGGERED ::::: \"%s\" ", name);

        PrintToChatAll("event \"%s\" ", name);

    }

}

 

 

 

 

public OnMapStart()

{

}

public OnMapEnd()

{

}

Re: [L4D] Event Debugger

how to hook safe room open and closed (first and final door) ???

Re: [L4D] Event Debugger

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neon123 (Post 2507169)

[...]

There are two options:

Either through door related events:

Or player_use event:

PHP Code:


		
			
bool alreadyDone;

HookEvent("round_start", OnRoundStart);
HookEvent("player_use", OnPlayerUse, EventHookMode_Pre);

public Action OnRoundStart(Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast)
{
    if (!alreadyDone) // prevent bug
    {
        return Plugin_Continue;
    }
    
    alreadyDone = false;
    return Plugin_Continue;
}

public Action OnPlayerUse(Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast)
{
    if (alreadyDone) // in order to prevent spam
    {
        return Plugin_Continue;
    }
    
    int usedTarget = event.GetInt("targetid");
    if (usedTarget == -1 || !IsValidEntity(usedTarget) || !IsValidEdict(usedTarget))
    {
        return Plugin_Continue;
    }
    
    char targetModel[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH], targetEnt[64];
    
    GetEntPropString(usedTarget, Prop_Data, "m_ModelName", targetModel, sizeof(targetModel));
    GetEntityClassname(usedTarget, targetEnt, sizeof(targetEnt));
    
    if (StrContains(targetModel, "checkpoint_door", false) != -1 && StrEqual(targetEnt, "prop_door_rotating_checkpoint", false)) // make sure the model is a checkpoint door and it is a checkpoint entity 'cause some maps have these models but are not real checkpoints and more like props.
    {
        alreadyDone = true;
        
        if (targetModel[36] == '1' || targetModel[37] == '1') // 'cause some maps use saferoom models with a negative sign before 0.
        {
            // do stuff here
        }
        else if (targetModel[36] == '2' || targetModel[37] == '2') // same with the end saferoom.
        {
            // do stuff here
        }
    }
    
    return Plugin_Continue;
}

By far is much better as this event checks it all - the model, the entity classname, etc. I would recommend this even advise myself when making plugins involving entities.

Re: [L4D] Event Debugger

Hi i Need to hook mission_lost and finale_start
BUT i need the plugin tells me the reason of mission fail. how to?

possible reassons:
all players dead,
last standing man incapacitated,
just one player alive in The Sacrifice finale,

I'm trying to block "mission_lost" when there is less than 2 players alive but there is 1 player alive (sacrifice finale). So i need to hook that error message but i dont know how.
I need mission_lost again if last standing man dies.

thanks

Re: [L4D] Event Debugger

I can see your plugins only logs events names... but it doesnt log all information about these events....
Example: if a player dies, you will never know how killed him, inflictor, weaponname, friendlyfire, etc...

Re: [L4D] Event Debugger

you could try in server:
sm_cvar net_showevents 2

There could be situations where event not work when should.
For example in Counter Strike (source), player dying c4 explosion not trigger player_death events.