[Neuro Toxin]

WebLync v0.0.13
Web based MOTD commands

About
Recent CS:GO updates have played havoc on plugins that distribute web based commands via the games built in MOTD window such as Web Shortcuts. WebLync works around this issue restoring full functionality allowing server operators to have working web MOTD windows again.

Features
- Completely web based configuration
- Server / Global link configurations
- New links download on map change
- Admins can send links to players
- Link Google AdSense to your redirection page

Installation
1. Install the latest version of Dynamic
2. Install the latest SteamWorks (waterfall)
3. Copy the contents of the attached zip to your servers /csgo/ folder
4. Restart your game server
5. Connect to your game server
6. Type !weblync into the chat of your game server
7. Wait for the WebLync configuration website to load
8. Sign into the WebLync website via Steam
9. Follow the site instructions `Register New Server`
10. Click Links to configure your server links
11. type !weblyncsyncserver into chat to refresh the servers configured links.

Configuration
Once you have installed WebLync and ran it for the first time you can configure it's generic settings found in `cfg/sourcemod/weblync.cfg`

• ServerKey - The ServerKey used to obtain and process client link handling. You should not change this value.
• ShowMessages - Controls if clients will see generic WebLync messages
• ForceEnableMotd - Forces the server to set `sv_disable_motd` to 0
• QueryClientMotdStatus - Forces server to check if clients have `cl_disablehtmlmotd` set to 0

Commands
- sm_weblync (WebLync administration menu)
- sm_weblyncregserver (Register server with WebLync API)
- sm_weblyncsyncserver (Syncs new commands to server)
- sm_sendlink <target> <linkname> <args> (Sends a link to a specified client/target group)

GitHub

[Neuro Toxin]

Features awaiting implementation

Spoiler

- Add ability to launch "Hidden Panels" (request is still in discussion)

Changes

Spoiler

Version 0.0.13

Note: For some reason after the latest CSGO update, SteamWorks isn't
sending POST parameters (PHP receives nothing, the $_POST variable is
blank)

- Added HTTPMethod to config file: 1=GET (default), 2=POST
- Patched !weblync command to use custom URL methods

Version 0.0.11
- Recompile due to Dynamic patches to Function type

Version 0.0.10
- Update Dynamic includes
- Implemented Link methodmap
- Update WebLyncParamCallback methodmap
- Implemented sm_sendlink command

Version 0.0.9
- Force `sv_disable_motd 0` after all configs have executed (thanks TrappaTroopa)
- Add `ForceEnableMotd` setting to `cfg/sourcemod/weblync.cfg`
- Add client convar checking for `cl_disablehtmlmotd`
- Add `QueryClientMotdStatus` setting to `cfg/sourcemod/weblync.cfg`

Version 0.0.8
- Added Turkish translations by MithatGuner

Version 0.0.7
- Added French translations by Cripix
- Added Russian translations by AkhtiaR

Version 0.0.6
- Added translation file
- Added setting to disable client messages in `cfg/sourcemod/weblync.cfg`
- Patched WebLync_OpenUrl

Version 0.0.5
- WebLync_OpenUrl no longer requires server registration

Version 0.0.4
- Patched WebLync_OpenUrl

Version 0.0.3
- Added native void WebLync_RegisterUrlParam(const char[] paramname, WebLyncGetUrlParam callback);
- Added native void WebLync_UnregisterUrlParam(const char[] paramname);
- Added typedef WebLyncGetUrlParam = function bool (int client, const char[] paramname, char[] buffer, int maxlength);
- Stopped ServerId leaking in client console

Version 0.0.2
- Added Native void WebLync_OpenUrl(int client, const char[] url);
- Improved error logging
- Added client error logging to link request errors
- Added include files for SteamWorks and Dynamic (whops lol)

Server Links VS Global Links

Spoiler

- Global Links are downloaded by all your registered servers.
- Server Links are downloaded by the registered server.
- Server Links override Global Links!

Advertising

Spoiler

WebLync supports advertising on the redirection page via Google AdSense and has three options.

1. Disabled - No ads are displayed (Default Option)
2. WebLync - Ads are displayed using WebLync's publisher id (Use this option to support WebLync)
3. My Google Ads - Ads are displayed using your Google AdSense publisher id

To use My Google Ads you must have an approved Google AdSense account using your own domain name, once approved, you can obtain your publisher id via the Settings page.

Creating Custom URL Replacement Parameters

Spoiler

This feature allows third party plugins to hook into WebLync and create custom URL parameters. I currently use this feature to patch in security tokens to allow automatic login to Console.

You start off by adding a URL with the custom parameters you want to replace via the web panel.

Command: custom
URL: http://test.com/{Custom}

You then register your custom replacement parameter with a callback via the WebLync_RegisterUrlParam native.

WebLync_RegisterUrlParam("{Custom}", OnReplaceCustomParam);

When a client uses the !custom command the callback fires.

In the callback we populate the buffer parameter with the replacement text for the custom URL parameter.
Note: The callback also receives the client index and the paramname in case you want to handle all your callbacks in one function.

public bool OnReplaceCustomParam(int client, const char[] paramname, char[] buffer, int maxlength)
{
    format(buffer, maxlength, "%s", "something");
    return true;
}

The client then hits the redirection service and is sent to http://test.com/something

[Czar_]

Nice Release!

[Neuro Toxin]

Thanks!

I'm very proud of the website after 3 days of solid development with one arm.

[good_live]

Why do you actually need a proprietary web part that's displaying ads?
I can't really see any advantage compared to WebShortcuts?

[Neuro Toxin]

Currently the window.open javascript function remembers the first opened url of a domain in CSGO. The redirection page takes the same url and redirects after the fact solving the problem.

I've put one ad on the redirect because this solution requires a proper middle man http api which isn't free to run.

Edit: I also think the web config management is much better than notepad

[_GamerX]

Good job !

[asdfxD]

great plugin but redirection in X seconds? rly? possible to remove this?

[Neuro Toxin]

Originally Posted by asdfxD great plugin but redirection in X seconds? rly? possible to remove this?

Hmm. Would u pay a couple of bucks to remove it forever?

Edit/note: the redirector page would load and redirect instead of a countdown / ad

[Neuro Toxin]

Version 0.0.2
- Added Native void WebLync_OpenUrl(int client, const char[] url);
- Improved error logging
- Added client error logging to link request errors
- Added include files for SteamWorks and Dynamic (whops lol)