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CheckValve Chat Relay (SourceMod edition)v1.0.8

Description:

Since Android has become mainstream, I'm sure you server owners out there have been looking for RCON/server management apps on Play Store. I discovered CheckValve a while back, and thought it was pretty useful. I, however, did not like the way their Chat Relay worked. You had to set up another Java-based server on the same or a different server just to relay the chat to their mobile client. I contacted the dev to see if it's alright to make a different one based on SourceMod, they agreed. I followed their documentation page and re-created the server using SourceMod and Socket. I had been in contact with the dev for months, and I'm now comfortable releasing this plugin to the public.

TL;DR - I made the relay server simple and added some extra features.

Features:

• Full features from the original Chat Relay. (custom password, ports...etc)
• Announce chat connection. (optional)
• Filter unwanted words from the chat to the relay client. (optional, see Compiling below.)
• Notify the relay client when a player has joined the server. (optional)
• Notify the relay client when a player is killed (optional, there's even a CVAR for bot kills)
• Steam ID tags.

CVARs:

// Should the plugin forward unwanted commands/words?
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
sm_checkvalve_filter "1"

// Should CheckValve forward player connection notifications?
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
sm_checkvalve_notify_connection "1"

// Should CheckValve forward player kill events?
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
sm_checkvalve_notify_kill "1"

// Should CheckValve forward bot kill events?
// -
// Default: "0"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
sm_checkvalve_notify_kill_bots "0"

// Port to send & listen to client messages.
// -
// Default: "23456"
// Minimum: "2000.000000"
// Maximum: "65565.000000"
sm_checkvalve_port "23456"

// Password required to connect to the server. Must not be empty for security reasons.
// -
// Default: "changeme"
sm_checkvalve_pw "changeme"

Installation / Download:

• This plugin requires SteamWorks and Socket, so grab those first.

1. Grab the plugin here.
2. Load the plugin.
3. Change the CVAR values to your liking under 'tf\cfg\sourcemod\CheckValve.ChatRelay.cfg'
4. Restart the server. (Or you could reload the plugin, although I haven't tested if that will work properly with socket ports)
5. If you haven't already, grab the CheckValve app from Play Store.

Compiling:

So the word filter works by using a pre-defined list, I haven't made this part user configurable yet. If enough people requested it, I'll do it. So right now if you wanna change the list yourself or dislike some parts of the plugin, you best to re-compile it yourself.
Source code here

Include list

#include <socket>
#include <SteamWorks>
#include <morecolors>
#include <bytebuffer>
#include <smlib>

Changelog:

	
	v1.0.8rel
	+ Added port check between 27000 to 27050, the ports are reserved for Source games in general.
	+ Added a status command, along with override 'sm_checkvalve_admin', default permission is ADMFLAG_RCON.
	* Minor message changes.
	* Fixed RemoveArray stuff.

	v1.0.7rel
	* Initial SourceMod forum release
	* Revamped ForwardToClient code (Thanks David)

	v1.0.6rel
	+ Added an option to announce connection to players
	* Fixed team buffer size

	v1.0.5rel
	+ Added message filter (credits to El Diablo's Admin See All Commands) along with CVAR to toggle it
	+ Added ConVar change notification
	+ Added IsValidClient check in OnClientSayCommand_Post
	+ Added client index check in the ForwardToClient function
	+ Added a fallback when the client disconnects abnormally (Typically on clients using Android M Doze feature or Airplane Mode)
		NOTE to myself: You should probably implement heartbeat. Probably.
	* Minor code change in attempt to comply with the 1.7 syntax.
	* Buffer size optimization
	* Upped short size to 256, still a bad practice I know. Still no idea how to make it adapt to the client's IP.

	v1.0.4rel
	+ Added player death notification
	+ Added CVARs to choose whether or not to forward connection / disconnection message
	+ Added Steam ID info upon connection
	* Changed OnClientConnected to OnClientAuthorized in order to obtain Steam ID info
	* Minor ForwardToClient optimization
	* Changed char out size to MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH
	- Removed unused error messages, for now

	v1.0.3rel
	* Fixed callback not executable error
	* Added GetTeamName function to get rid of the shitty hardcoded team name code

Screenshots:

[nguyenbaodanh]

cool ! gonna try this

[Lucky_luck]

It comes also for IOS?

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Originally Posted by Lucky_luck It comes also for IOS?

AFAIK, this is only available on Android.

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1.0.8 update is live.

	v1.0.8rel
	+ Added port check between 27000 to 27050, the ports are reserved for Source games in general.
	+ Added a status command, along with override 'sm_checkvalve_admin', default permission is ADMFLAG_RCON.
	* Minor message changes.
	* Fixed RemoveArray stuff.

[d_a_parker]

This plugin is really great. I have posted links to this thread on the CheckValve website and also in the CheckValve Google Group, so hopefully more people will know about it if they decide to install a Chat Relay.

Thanks!

[Gumiland]

How do I Set the chat relay password? also, tf2\Dedicated\tf\cfg\sourcemod there is no "'sm_checkvalve_admin"

EDIT: getting this in console
please help.
L 06/20/2016 - 21:42:05: [SM] Unable to load plugin "chatrelay.smx": Native "Ste
amWorks_GetPublicIP" was not found

if I could just get a zip of everything steamworks, that'd be great. cus when I download it from the sm page, I only get 3 dll's in a bin folder.

[d_a_parker]

For SteamWorks, you need to download the SM extension (not just the client libraries, which is what you have). Go to this page and choose the most recent build for your OS:

http://users.alliedmods.net/~kyles/builds/SteamWorks/

Extract the files into your addons folder and restart the server. Please note that you'll need the sockets extension for SM as well.

To change the password and other settings for the Chat Relay plugin, edit the cfg\sourcemod\CheckValve.ChatRelay.cfg file.

Hope this helps!

[lambdaGrunt]

Will this work with Half Life 1 ?

[d_a_parker]

I don't think the plugin will work unless the game can run SourceMod. The standalone Chat Relay might work, though. I haven't tested it with HL1, but it works with CS 1.6 and other GoldSrc games.

https://sites.google.com/site/checkvalveapp/chatrelay