[Arkarr]

Hello,

I'm trying to retrieve steamID_2 of the player using the a command, but I always end up with a STOP_IGNORING_RET_VAL...

PHP Code:

public OnAskClientConnect(int client, char[] ip, char[] password)
{
    char steamId[30];
    
    PrintToServer(">>> %N", client);
    if(GetClientAuthId(client, AuthId_Steam2, steamId, sizeof(steamId)))
    {
        char buffer[4096];
        char TranslatedStr[500];
        
        Format(TranslatedStr, sizeof(TranslatedStr), "%T", "Connect by Clicking Link", client);
    
        Format(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s/steam://connect/%s/%s", steamId, ip, password);
        
        PrintToServer(buffer);
        ASteambot_SendMesssage(AS_SIMPLE, buffer);
    }
        else
        {
             PrintToServer(">>> %s", steamId);
        }
} 


[psychonic]

Your issue is that GetClientAuthId is returning false, because it's being called too early to reliably get the client's actual auth id, and you are implicitly passing true to the validate parameter of it.

The contents of the steamId buffer is set that way due to so many people completely ignore the return value of GetClientAuthId. In the past, there were issues with this combined with using decl instead of new for the buffer, leading to it possible containing a different user's auth id. We did it to protect/inform them.

[Arkarr]

The problem is, that's it's not called too early. I know that we spoke multiple times about it, but this code is executed at amytime, for exemple,in the middle of the game. The user can only use it once he his connected to the server. I tried to do a few things like killing some bots, capturing a point, etc...

Still invalid ID.

I was trying that in TF2, and also in a local server, I connected myself to it through the public IP.

[DJ Tsunami]

When is OnAskClientConnect called? The name implies it's either a client pre-connect hook, or a hook for when the "ask connect" box is shown.

[Arkarr]

Originally Posted by DJ Tsunami When is OnAskClientConnect called? The name implies it's either a client pre-connect hook, or a hook for when the "ask connect" box is shown.

Whenever a player want to get redirected to another server, so anytime, I guess...
It's called by this plugin : https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=255675

[psychonic]

Regardless of when it's being called, if the return is false, the engine has not yet received validation from the Steam servers that the steam id the client supplied is their actual steam id.

If you don't care about that, you can pass false to the validate parameter.

[Arkarr]

Originally Posted by psychonic Regardless of when it's being called, if the return is false, the engine has not yet received validation from the Steam servers that the steam id the client supplied is their actual steam id. If you don't care about that, you can pass false to the validate parameter.

Well, no. I want real steam client. I'll keep searching.

[psychonic]

Originally Posted by Arkarr Well, no. I want real steam client. I'll keep searching.

If your action in your forward is dependent on the client being authorized, you could keep track of that and just not fire it unless/until they are.

[Arkarr]

Originally Posted by psychonic If your action in your forward is dependent on the client being authorized, you could keep track of that and just not fire it unless/until they are.

Yep, definitly a good solution, but the main plugin isn't mine, I just do a module for it.