[Zylius]

Hi there, i wanted to ask, is it possible to use sourcepawn to get image size from a web page. Here is the story: I want to make a plugin, which would show the status of the administrator skype (online offline etc.) were is only one way which i found to do this in php (with cURL) by getting the size of the image, and this way deciding whether image is showing online (more bytes) or offline (less). Example of the image here. I think i would be able to do this with php and sql, by updating sql database once in a while, but retrieving this info from database with sourcemod would lag the game, wouldn't it (like saving one bit, either 1 (online) or 0 (offline))? (I am newbie @ sourcepawn and the last plugin i made lags the game then inserting table into database)

[atom0s]

Originally Posted by Zylius Hi there, i wanted to ask, is it possible to use sourcepawn to get image size from a web page. Here is the story: I want to make a plugin, which would show the status of the administrator skype (online offline etc.) were is only one way which i found to do this in php (with cURL) by getting the size of the image, and this way deciding whether image is showing online (more bytes) or offline (less). Example of the image here. I think i would be able to do this with php and sql, by updating sql database once in a while, but retrieving this info from database with sourcemod would lag the game, wouldn't it (like saving one bit, either 1 (online) or 0 (offline))? (I am newbie @ sourcepawn and the last plugin i made lags the game then inserting table into database)

You can use the built in SQL functions to manage doing this.

As for lagging the game, no. You can use the threaded methods to prevent the game from locking up while you await for callback returns and such.

SourceMod supports threaded SQL querying. That is, SQL operations can be completed in a separate thread from main gameplay. If your database server is remote or requires a network connection, queries can cause noticeable gameplay lag, and supporting threading is often a good idea if your queries occur in the middle of gameplay. Threaded queries are asynchronous. That is, they are dispatched and you can only find the results through a callback. Although the callback is guaranteed to fire eventually, it may not fire in any specific given timeframe. Certain drivers may not support threading; if this is the case, an RTE will be thrown. If the threader cannot start or the threader is currently disabled, SourceMod will transparently execute the query in the main thread as a fallback.

Overall whats the end goal of what you plan to do with this? A little more info could help with what answers you will get, and possibly some help with the code.

[Zylius]

Originally Posted by atom0s You can use the built in SQL functions to manage doing this. As for lagging the game, no. You can use the threaded methods to prevent the game from locking up while you await for callback returns and such. Overall whats the end goal of what you plan to do with this? A little more info could help with what answers you will get, and possibly some help with the code.

Said in short, i want to post a message once in a while if Administrator's skype is online.
Now all i have to figure out is how to use the SQL functions in sourcepawn without the lag.

[pheadxdll]

I would use sockets and send a HTTP request to: http://mystatus.skype.com/username.xml then read the response.

[atom0s]

Originally Posted by pheadxdll I would use sockets and send a HTTP request to: http://mystatus.skype.com/username.xml then read the response.

Ah nice, didn't notice Skype had that. I would agree, this would be much more efficient then.

[Zylius]

Originally Posted by pheadxdll I would use sockets and send a HTTP request to: http://mystatus.skype.com/username.xml then read the response.

Oh, never knew about this site, thank you. It will make both of my scripts much more efficient!
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Made the plugin, works like a charm. Thank you guys!