[TestieTendie]

[Any] Self-Ban (v1.3, 2023-June-03)

Description
I stumbled upon this functionality on a server I joined a couple weeks ago but couldn't find the plugin they were using so I decided to make one and open source it.

• Self-Ban is a Sourcemod plugin that allows users to permanently ban themselves from a server using the chat command '!banme'.

Source Code on Github

Features

• Ban yourself permanently with the '!banme' chat command.
• Ban info is displayed in the server console and chat box of all clients.
• Automatic logging of the ban to SourceMod's log with date and time.

Commands

• '!banme' - bans user permanently.

Configurations

• None.

Plans

• This plugin registers its command directly as a chat command '!banme', and not 'sm_banme' (I was unaware of sm_ commands creating '!' chat variants, but once I learned it, it didn't seem necessary (who is gonna ban themselves from console?). In any case, if this goes against any rules, I will consider changing it. But Other than that, none at the moment, though feel free to raise issues/pull requests in the Github repository.

Changelog

• 2023-06-02 (v1.0)
  - Initial release.
• 2023-06-03 (v1.1)
  - Add input checks, user validation, logging, and printing to console.
• 2023-06-03 (v1.2)
  - Add a couple of delays so the banned user isn't immediately kicked.
• 2023-06-03 (v1.3)
  - Fixed a couple of typos.

Enjoy the plugin, and if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions, feel free to submit an issue on the Github repository.

[tiphong]

when you have exam next week..

[Mr. Man]

I assume this works with SourceBans natively?

[TestieTendie]

Originally Posted by Mr. Man I assume this works with SourceBans natively?

At the moment the code is super simple and only works on the server it's running on. I'll look into adding sourcebans integration.

[Silvers]

- Should be RegConsoleCmd with "sm_banme" as the command, not "say" or "say_team" commands.
- Should be marked as "ANY" not "L4D2" since there is nothing L4D2 specific.
- PrintToClient should be passing userid not client index.
- ChatCommand is pulling client name/steam ID without ever using it, can be deleted here.
- "public" can be removed from custom named callbacks, only required for SM forwards or 3rd party plugin forwards.
- The text for "char reason[]" could be moved into the BanClient part, but maybe better this way if you support other banning plugins.

[TestieTendie]

Originally Posted by Silvers - Should be RegConsoleCmd with "sm_banme" as the command, not "say" or "say_team" commands. - Should be marked as "ANY" not "L4D2" since there is nothing L4D2 specific. - PrintToClient should be passing userid not client index. - ChatCommand is pulling client name/steam ID without ever using it, can be deleted here. - "public" can be removed from custom named callbacks, only required for SM forwards or 3rd party plugin forwards. - The text for "char reason[]" could be moved into the BanClient part, but maybe better this way if you support other banning plugins.

Thanks, I appreciate the insight to improve the code. I will make the necessary adjustments based on your suggestions in the next coming days.