[Austin]

I am writing plugins using this list of CSGO events.
https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Counter-...fensive_Events
It states:
The following events can be found in csgo\pak01_dir.vpk in the file resource\modevents.res.

But I can’t extract any of the csgo pak files. VPK will not list or extract any of them.

How do I get a copy of these res files and how do I get a list of all CSGO events with their function prototypes (return type, number of parameters and their types)?

[Psyk0tik]

You have to open up pak01_dir.vpk with GCFScape to view the contents and extract the file you want directly.

[Austin]

I tried the latest GCFScape v1.8.6 (from 2006!)
It "opens" the pak files but just shows
root
and nothing else.

[Maxximou5]

Like Psyk0tik mentioned, you only need to open one file not files, pak01_dir.vpk,

[Austin]

Originally Posted by Maxximou5 Like Psyk0tik mentioned, you only need to open one file not files, pak01_dir.vpk,

So you have to open the dir vpk file!
Thank you (both) for making that perfectly clear!

Back to the original question.
Now that I have the modevents.res file for csgo I still don't see how I would know the function prototype for any given event.

All this res file is a text version of what is shown on the SourceMod site.

So for example player_hurt event shows

	"player_hurt"
	{
		"userid"	"short"   	// player index who was hurt
		"attacker"	"short"	 	// player index who attacked
		"health"	"byte"		// remaining health points
		"armor"		"byte"		// remaining armor points
		"weapon"	"string"	// weapon name attacker used, if not the world
		"dmg_health"	"short"	// damage done to health
		"dmg_armor"	"byte"		// damage done to armor
		"hitgroup"	"byte"		// hitgroup that was damaged
	}

To hook this event you need a function with this return type and these parameters.
public Action:Event_player_hurt(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast)

I can't know this from looking at this event in the res file or from the Sourcemodd site that lists the csgo events.

What I have been doing is looking for a plugin that uses the praticular event I need and then copying the prototype from there.

It looks like most or a lot of events have that return type and those three parms but others do not.
This one has two int parms.
public Action WeaponEquip_Hook(int client, int weapon)

Again, when I hook an event how do I know what the parms and return type I need for the hook function I need to to create?

[Psyk0tik]

Originally Posted by Austin So you have to open the dir vpk file! Thank you (both) for making that perfectly clear! Back to the original question. Now that I have the modevents.res file for csgo I still don't see how I would know the function prototype for any given event. All this res file is a text version of what is shown on the SourceMod site. So for example player_hurt event shows "player_hurt" { "userid" "short" // player index who was hurt "attacker" "short" // player index who attacked "health" "byte" // remaining health points "armor" "byte" // remaining armor points "weapon" "string" // weapon name attacker used, if not the world "dmg_health" "short" // damage done to health "dmg_armor" "byte" // damage done to armor "hitgroup" "byte" // hitgroup that was damaged } To hook this event you need a function with this return type and these parameters. public Action:Event_player_hurt(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast) I can't know this from looking at this event in the res file or from the Sourcemodd site that lists the csgo events. What I have been doing is looking for a plugin that uses the praticular event I need and then copying the prototype from there.

You're confusing the event's params with the event hook prototype.

When you hook any event, the prototype will always be the same.

From events.inc:

PHP Code:

/**
 * Hook function types for events.
 */
typeset EventHook
{
    // Called when a game event is fired.
    //
    // @param event         Handle to event. This could be INVALID_HANDLE if every plugin hooking 
    //                      this event has set the hook mode EventHookMode_PostNoCopy.
    // @param name          String containing the name of the event.
    // @param dontBroadcast True if event was not broadcast to clients, false otherwise.
    //                      May not correspond to the real value. Use the property BroadcastDisabled.
    // @return              Ignored for post hooks. Plugin_Handled will block event if hooked as pre.
    ///
    function Action (Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast);
    
    //
    // Called when a game event is fired.
    //
    // @param event         Handle to event. This could be INVALID_HANDLE if every plugin hooking 
    //                      this event has set the hook mode EventHookMode_PostNoCopy.
    // @param name          String containing the name of the event.
    // @param dontBroadcast True if event was not broadcast to clients, false otherwise.
    ///
    function void (Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast);
}; 


Originally Posted by Austin It looks like most or a lot of events have that return type and those three parms but others do not. This one has two int parms. public Action WeaponEquip_Hook(int client, int weapon) Again, when I hook an event how do I know what the parms and return type I need for the hook function I need to to create?

The WeaponEquip hook you are referring to is hooked through SDKHooks, not game events.

From sdkhooks.inc:

PHP Code:

// WeaponCanSwitchTo
// WeaponCanUse
// WeaponDrop
// WeaponEquip
// WeaponSwitch
function Action (int client, int weapon);

// WeaponCanSwitchToPost
// WeaponCanUsePost
// WeaponDropPost
// WeaponEquipPost
// WeaponSwitchPost
function void (int client, int weapon); 


A few things you need to understand about these two types of hooks:

1. Event hooks always use the same prototype which include the event handle, the name of the event, and the toggle for broadcasting the event to clients.
2. In order to access each param of an event, you use the event handle provided. Here are some examples for the "player_hurt" event:

PHP Code:

int attacker = GetClientOfUserId(event.GetInt("attacker"));
int dmg = event.GetInt("dmg_health");
int hitgroup = event.GetInt("hitgroup"); 


3. SDK hooks are specific hooks to common functions provided in most, if not all, games supported by SourceMod. For example, the WeaponEquip hook is available in every supported Source game so SDKHooks' API allows developers to hook that function in their plugins. They are not the same as event hooks since event hooks act as notifications while SDK hooks act as forwards for plugins.

[Austin]

Originally Posted by Psyk0tik 1. Event hooks always use the same prototype which include the event handle, the name of the event, and the toggle for broadcasting the event to clients. 2. In order to access each param of an event, you use the event handle provided. Here are some examples for the "player_hurt" event: 3. SDK hooks are specific hooks to common functions provided in most, if not all, games supported by SourceMod...

1) I was sort of starting to get this for event hooks, now I know.
2) I wasn't toatally clear but yes I have been using events and parms and the accessor functions on them so I did understand this part, tx.
3) Look in the inc files! Yes! Thanks you for this tip and I should have thought of that.

4) I got it! All of the prototypes are in those and probably other inc files.
Thank you and great job on explaining it all.