[xf117]

First, sorry for creating one Thread after another. But there is one thing i want to ask. For example we have a plugin witch allowing every player to receive one cookie every round. So we need a global g_iCount[client] = 1 on GetCookie event and we need to clear it every round.
If we got 24/24 players on server and playerA with client index 19 getting the cookie and disconnecting the server. So g_iCount[19] = 1(1 = no more cookies for him) right now. And another player(playerB) joined the game. I beleive he will get the same client index(19). So if he managed to play in the same round, no cookie for him...

Sorry if it's kinda confusing...
And if this statement is true. I don't rly see a good way to do it. For example if we will make g_iCount[userid] it would be VERY large(i guess).

We can use CreateArray() and use array index as incrementing value(we can clean it every round start\map cahnge anyway) and userid as a value. So we can FindValueInArray() function to be sure userid is existing there. It's might be the best solution because we can clean the array, but we cannot define if player can have more than 1 cookie....

Next idea is to use CreateTrie()
I thing it's a very nice thing to use. The most important thing i concern is performance. We need to get\set value every round, cleaning ang etc... I just wanted to ask: can it effect on game(server?) performance. I mean it's kinda complicated thing, of course we don't using 100+ keys and values.
So if usefullness/performance_problems will be > 1?

Even if my way of understanding client id is wrong, please give me some advise about Trie, maybe u had experience using it...

Sorry if my Thread is a little confusing, it's just kinda hard to explain that i need.

[rhelgeby]

Why don't you just reset the value on disconnecting clients? Every time a client connect or disconnect you might want to reset or clean up client data in your plugin, so it's ready for whoever get it next time.

[Mnkras]

i don't think they get the same index... so
24 players join the server with index's 1-24 player 24 disconnects (index 24) a new player connects he is player 24 but has the index 25. these are reset on map change

[rhelgeby]

That doesn't matter. When someone disconnect you mark that index in the array as unused (maybe with -1 as the value).

Then you'll know that all values that are non-zero are used items in the list. Those with -1 are ignored.

[xf117]

The reason not to reset the value is: if someone will rejoing to get free cookie? =)
We don't want that to happen...

But i'm not sure witch index will he get after rejoining...

[p3tsin]

PHP Code:

new bool:g_bGotCookie[MAXPLAYERS + 1];
new g_iDisconnectedCookieUsers[MAXPLAYERS];    //could be more players disconnecting during a round, but thats highly improbable
new g_iDisconnectedCount;

public OnClientDisconnect(client) {
    if(g_bGotCookie[client] && g_iDisconnectedCount != sizeof(g_iDisconnectedCookieUsers)) {
        g_iDisconnectedCookieUsers[g_iDisconnectedCount++] = GetClientUserId(client);
    }

    g_bGotCookie[client] = false;
}

public OnClientPutInServer(client) {
    new userid = GetClientUserId(client);

    for(new i = 0; i < g_iDisconnectedCount; i++) {
        if(userid == g_iDisconnectedCookieUsers[i]) {
            g_iDisconnectedCookieUsers[i] = g_iDisconnectedCookieUsers[--g_iDisconnectedCount];    //drop the index from the array
            g_bGotCookie[client] = true;
            break;
        }
    }
}

public Event_RoundStart(Handle:event,const String:name[],bool:dontBroadcast) {
    g_iDisconnectedCount = 0;    //reset on round start
} 


The cookie state is restored for reconnecting clients and the array doesnt get too large since its purged on every round start. Everyone is happy.

[meng]

Loop through clients on round end and give em all a cookie? That way it doesn't matter when they join/leave. They played the round, GIVE EM A COOKIE!

[FaTony]

You can also store SteamID's along with cookie counts.