Server Sided Addon - Need a little help

[nuxil 2]

Hello all.

Im trying to put together a server sided addon. however the addon only works on some of the mission, and some if fails.

I need some help figuring out how to fix this issue.

Im trying to make some sort of AntiTK addon that communicates with Bec, so one can do BE kick & BE Ban on players.

This is setup in a settings file. anyway my dll file and Bec Plugin is working fine.

Its the damn sqf files that are causing me headache.

My Config.cpp

class Bec
{
   name = "Bec NamedPipe Client";
   dir = "@Bec";
   version = "0.1";
   author[] = {"Stian Mikalsen"};
   authorUrl = "http://www.ibattle.org"; 
   requiredAddons[] = {};
   requiredVersion = 1;
   units[] = {};
   weapons[] = {};
   hideName = "false";
   hidePicture = "true";
   //picture = "";
   actionName = "Website";
   action = "http://www.ibattle.org"; // URL
   description = "";
};

class CfgPatches {
   class Bec_main : Bec {};
};

class CfgMods {
   class Bec_mod : Bec {};
};

class CfgFunctions
{
   class Bec
   {
       class main
       {
           //class startServer
           //{
           //    file = "\Bec\fn_init.sqf";
           //    postInit  = 1; 
           //};
           class init
           {
               file="\Bec\fn_init.sqf";
               preInit=1;
               //postInit=1;
           };

           class onPlayerConnected
           {
               file="\Bec\fn_onPlayerConnected.sqf";
               preInit=1;
           };

           class onKilled
           {
               file="\Bec\fn_onKilled.sqf";
           };
       };
   };
};

My fn_init.sqf

private ["_version"];

diag_log text format["fn_init.sqf started"];
//waitUntil {(time > 1)};
if (isServer) then 
{
   _version = "BecNpc" callExtension "version";
   diag_log text format["BecNpc.dll Version: %1", _version];
};

//onPlayerConnected {[_id, _uid, _name] spawn BEC_fnc_onPlayerConnected;};
["BattleyeExtendedControls_id", "onPlayerConnected", {[_id, _uid, _name] spawn BEC_fnc_onPlayerConnected;}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler;

diag_log text format["Bec Addon - Adding OnPlayerConnected to BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler"];

My fn_onPlayerConnect.sqf

private ["_uid"];
_uid = _this select 1;

diag_log text format["fn_onPlayerConnected.sqf started"];


{
   private ["_side", "_name", "_Bec_eh_mpki", "_Bec_eh_mpri"];
   if (isPlayer _x) then 
   {
       if ((getPlayerUID _x) == _uid) exitWith
       {
           _side = side group _x;
           _name = name _x;

           // get the index of current MPKilled event..
           _Bec_eh_mpki = _x addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {if (isServer) then {_this call BEC_fnc_onKilled}}];

           _x setvariable ["BattleyeExtendedControls", [_side, _name, _Bec_eh_mpki]];

           diag_log text format["OnPlayerConnected Executed on %2 : %1", _side, _name];
       };
   };

} forEach playableUnits;

/*
..to do...
_check = [] spawn {
   diag_log text format["Running Bec EVH Check"];
   if (isServer) then 
   {
       if (isNil 'BecNpc_EVHC') then 
       {
           BecNpc_EVHC = true;

           while {BecNpc_EVHC} do 
           {
               sleep(5);
               {
                   private ["_side", "_name", "_Bec_eh_mpki","_Bec_eh_mpkit"];
                   if (isPlayer _x) then 
                   {
                       _side =  _x getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 0;
                       _name =  _x getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 1;    
                       _Bec_eh_mpki = _x getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 2;
                       _Bec_eh_mpkit = _x addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {true}];

                       // test if someone been messing around with the MPKilled eventhandlers..
                       if (((_Bec_eh_mpki + 1) <= _Bec_eh_mpkit)) then 
                       {
                           //ok ? since new events get +1 on index from what the previouse has ?...
                           true;
                       }
                       else
                       {
                           diag_log text format["Something removed the Bec MPKilled EVH"];

                           _Bec_eh_mpki = _x addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {if (isServer) then {_this call BEC_fnc_onKilled}}];
                           _x setvariable ["BattleyeExtendedControls", [_side, _name, _Bec_eh_mpki]];
                       };                

                   };

               } forEach playableUnits;
           };
       };
   };
};
*/

My fn_onKilled

private ["_victim", "_killer", "_side_victim", "_side_killer", "_name_victim", "_name_killer"];

diag_log text format["fn_onKilled.sqf started"];

_victim = _this select 0;
_killer = _this select 1;
_side_victim = _victim getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 0;
_side_killer = _killer getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 0;
_name_victim = _victim getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 1;
_name_killer = _killer getvariable "BattleyeExtendedControls" select 1;

diag_log text format["OnKilled Executed: Victim : %1 , Killer %2", _victim, _killer];

if (isplayer _killer) then {
   diag_log text format["EH MPKILLED : PLAYER %1 : %2 KILLED BY PLAYER %3 : %4",_side_victim, _name_victim, _side_killer, _name_killer];
}
else
{
   diag_log text format["EH MPKILLED : PLAYER %1 : %2 KILLED BY AI %3 : %4",_side_victim, _name_victim, side _killer, name _killer];
};



if ((_side_victim == _side_killer) && (isplayer _killer)) then 
{
   "BecNpc" callExtension format["%1 ::: %2", _name_victim, _name_killer];;
};

Now when i test on my own simple mission and some other usermade it all works as it should.

some others it will not work on example BeCTI and many more.

i suspect that OnPlayerConnected gets overwritten somehow. because in my rpt log i can see this.

or there is some issue with my playableUnits code.

fn_init.sqf started

BecNpc.dll Version: 0.1.0.0

Bec Addon - Adding OnPlayerConnected to BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler

fn_onPlayerConnected.sqf started

when it should be writeing somethis along this lines.

fn_init.sqf started

BecNpc.dll Version: 0.1.0.0

Bec Addon - Adding OnPlayerConnected to BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler

fn_onPlayerConnected.sqf started

OnPlayerConnected Executed on BitBrain : WEST

...

so it seems that it only prints the diag_log text format but nothing else.

Any advice on how to fix this ??

Edited August 4, 2014 by nuxil

[.kju 3241]

please use code tag. without formatting its hard to read - or use pastebin and link to it

[nuxil 2]

Did that..

Altho after speaking with some people it all boils down to "ab"use of onPlayerConnected in mission.

Mission makers needs a slap in the face.

If you are a mission maker for Arma3 and reading this.

NEVER USE THIS IN YOUR MISSION.

onPlayerConnected {[_id, _uid, _name] ......;};

it wil break addon using onPlayerConnected.

you need to adopt your code and use the BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler

["This_is_you_id", "onPlayerConnected", {[_id, _uid, _name] ...your code;}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler;

now i consider this issue resolved and time to move on to extended eventhandler...

[.kju 3241]

well did you try to overwrite it after a delay / constantly (if changed) with what BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler relies upon?

[nuxil 2]

Im not sure i understood your question correct.

I was using BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler in my addon.

This doesnt owerwrite anything afik. it will just add more event to the stack with your id.

Where as onPlayerConnected not used with BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler can overwrite all onPlayerConnected if this is run after you have set the BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler[ ...

So i didnt want to mess more with that.

I am using another method now to get the work done.

And so far it seems to work on all missions with unecessary code to readd|checks etc..

[.kju 3241]

my theory is this:

the mission "overwrites" BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler (it probably hooks into onPlayerConnected, so when the mission sets it itself, it can no longer get stacked)

as such to overwrite it yourself with a delay probably makes it working again