Call admin via Skype (text message).

Hammerfallerz · **Author**

Hello.

There are plugins to call admin via MSN, AIM, ICQ, e-mail, etc. But nowadays a LOT of people are mostly using skype. So I'd like to ask for a following plugin, which I believe many people will find extremely useful.

I have an idea how this can be done, but my coding skillz are extremely narrow when it comes to stuff like this, but anyway: on a server PC there is a skype installed. In a sourcecode or .ini file (whatever) there's a link that provides to a skype conference chat, where all admins are connected (basically this is so "bot" could connect to skype conference chat).

When player types /admin or /calladmin in chat, MOTD message appears with:
* Players list (with empty boxes near each nickname), like:
Player A [ ]
Player B [ ]
etc

Player just needs to press on ONE box to check it (not able to report 2 players at the same time).

Now he goes for reasons:
Cheating [ ]
Racist / Swearing / Nazy [ ]
etc

He again presses one or more reasons.

After that, in the end of MOTD, there should be a "Report!" button. When he presses it, bot in a skype conference, where all admins are sitting, types something like:

Server #servername#, player #nickname# reported player #nickname# due to #reason#, current time: #date and time#.

And there should be also some kind of delay for people using this plugin, for example each player can use it only once per 5-10 minutes.

Anyone?

UPD: Here's admincall plugin with full sourcecode inside, which works nearly exactly as I suggest, but it's for IRC :-/ But I hope basing on it, some coder can make it for skype.

UPD2: Thanks to user VMAN, who found something that may also be pretty useful if someone will take it.
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showpos...8&postcount=16

.OM NOM NOM NOM · 12-30-2009 , 09:27 Re: Call admin via Skype.

Voicequality / 5
codex / speex

http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=49863

http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=447467

http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=807460

Hammerfallerz · 12-30-2009 , 21:21 Re: Call admin via Skype.

This is not what I asked for >_>

fysiks · 12-30-2009 , 21:40 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

This would require a webserver to do the majority of the work. And, Skype must have an available protocol for such things like IRC and such. One thign that you would run into is hitting the MOTD character limit too.

Granted, I don't know much about Skype. I also didn't know you could do text chat since it's claim to fame is voice.

Hammerfallerz · 12-31-2009 , 08:09 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

Webserver is not a problem for a majority of servers

Why it's better to have a text message from bot in admin chat conference:
Admin might be afk / listening to the music / whatever, so he may not hear what happened. But with text message he will always see it.
Also, this wont interfere (did I spelled that correctly?) in any other voice chat that admin is currenty in.
And 3rd, how the hell bot will report player name, server name etc with voice?

So anyone, please?

rotab · 12-31-2009 , 15:08 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

Highlight on IRC..?

Dygear · 12-31-2009 , 17:39 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

If you can show me a programmatic way to connect to skype chat without using the skype client, I'll do this.

matsi · 12-31-2009 , 18:17 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

Here a few alternative solutions:
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=55732
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=55789
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=55900

As rotab said highlight in IRC would be good.

Dygear · 12-31-2009 , 18:36 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

Yeah, I looked at that. Great work on their part, all of the plugins are just top notch. I'm wondering what it would take to get this working with skype tho, and I'll look into the IRC thing.

Hammerfallerz · 01-01-2010 , 20:29 Re: Call admin via Skype (text message).

What's bad about IRC?

1.) It's slowly dying in many countries.
2.) Skype pops-up a message on-screen when new chat gets open. IRC never does that.
Yes, bot can report to each admins chat in IRC, but they will only hear a beep and a blinking in irc, that's all. If admin is in some game or whatever, he may not notice it easily. Skype, however, pop-ups a message on-screen when new chat gets open, no matter what you do, even if you're playing or watching a movie, whatever.
I dont know exactly about "new" versions of skype if it works still like it (I think new versions of skype sucks, so I'm using old one).
And if bot reports something in a IRC channel chat, you can also easily miss it if there's a hot talk going on by some regular users or smt.

Anyway point is that miss a skype message is a lot harder rather then some irc message.

If anyone has any idea how to make it, we would be glad to test it.