[DigiSoft]

Ok so I want to make plugin that checks something on every 5 minutes.
Where can I put this loop? I think it should be in GameFrame but this will loop on every frame.

Please help me.

[BAILOPAN]

It's okay to check the time every frame.

[DigiSoft]

Originally Posted by BAILOPAN It's okay to check the time every frame.

But how, I really don't understand this part. Can you show me very sample code for the loop? Should I use sleep?

And one more question. What function can I use in GameFrame to send messages every 5 minutes on the chat area?

Thank you BAILOPAN

[CrimsonGT]

#include "time.h"

//something like this to get the original time
time_t originalTime;
originalTime = time(NULL);

//something like this to get the current time (use in GameFrame())
time_t curTime;
curTime = time(NULL);

if(difftime(originalTime, curTime) > 300.0)
{
//5 minutes has passed
}

To print to the chat area you will have to use UserMessages, theres no function or command you can simply call. Look at the Sourcemod sourcecode for the PrintToChat() function code, and trace it back a little bit to see how to use the usermessage.

[BAILOPAN]

Don't use sleep() in the game thread... it's blocking.

[DigiSoft]

Oh thank you to both, I'll try this.

[DigiSoft]

In the example plugin I see they use CreateMessage for sending messages. Is this bad method?

In sourcemod they use UserMessageBegin and MessageEnd

What is best method to send simple text to the chat area?

If I use

#include "time.h" //something like this to get the original time time_t originalTime; originalTime = time(NULL); //something like this to get the current time (use in GameFrame()) time_t curTime; curTime = time(NULL); if(difftime(originalTime, curTime) > 300.0) { //5 minutes has passed }

Wont this code slow down the FPS or something? Because every frame it requests for time and other processes? Thanks

EDIT1: OK I think the loop is working ok but I don't know how to send simple text to the chat area.
I've tried

KeyValues *kv = new KeyValues( "msg" ); kv->SetString( "title", "Hello" ); kv->SetString( "msg", "Hello there" ); kv->SetColor( "color", Color( 255, 0, 0, 255 )); kv->SetInt( "level", 5); kv->SetInt( "time", 10); helpers->CreateMessage( pEntity, DIALOG_MSG, kv, this ); kv->deleteThis();

But GameFrame doesn't have pEntity. If I declare pEntity then it doesn't work.

[CrimsonGT]

It all depends on who you are trying to send a message to. If its to a specific person your going to have to get their index/edict/entity one way or another, then you can use the engine functions to convert it to whatever you need. (Im assuming pEntity is an edict_t*)

[DigiSoft]

I want to send global chat message.

Now I am truing this code.

void CEmptyServerPlugin::SayTextMsg(int PlayerIndexN, char const *Message) { MRecipientFilter filter; if(PlayerIndexN == 0) { filter.AddAllPlayers(MaxClients); // we grab the maxclients at the ServerActivate Void } else { filter.AddRecipient(PlayerIndexN);//adds the player } bf_write *pWrite=engine->UserMessageBegin(&filter, 3);//3 for Say_Text if( !pWrite ) { //TODO: Action to perform when something goes wrong } else { pWrite->WriteByte(PlayerIndexN);// Players index, to send a global message from the server make it 0 pWrite->WriteString(Message);//the message itself pWrite->WriteByte(0);//0 to phrase for colour 1 to ignore it engine->MessageEnd();//finish off } }

But now it sayes
use of undefined type 'bf_write'

Why is it undeclared? Should I include something

I am sorry but I am new to the source engine

EDIT1: OK I included bitbuf.h and that is ok but I have another error.
'MRecipientFilter' : undeclared identifier

What should I include now?

Thanks.









EDIT2: Ok so I've write down MRecipientFilter.cpp and MRecipientFilter.h and now it compiles ok. The messaging system is working but the loop is not.

Please help me with the loop. Why it doesn't loops?
This is my code for the loop

void CEmptyServerPlugin::GameFrame( bool simulating ) { time_t curTime; curTime = time(NULL); if(difftime(originalTime, curTime) > 5.0) { SayTextMsg(0, "IT WORKS"); originalTime = time(NULL); } }

originalTime is initialized at LevelInit with
originalTime = time(NULL);

What am I doing wrong?

[Keeper]

I believe your problem is in the

difftime(originalTime, curTime) > 5.0

I think it should be

difftime(curTime, originalTime ) > 5.0

The function is defined as "difftime (endtime, starttime )"