[RELEASE] Notification System

[NumbNutsJunior 61]

A Notification System

A simple notification system with timed hints that are simple and easy to use.

 

 

Features

- Priority message system, messages are sorted from top (highest priority) to bottom (lowest priority).

- Personalize each message with whatever color progress timer you want.
- Dynamic hint height to hold any length message.

- Supports structured text of course.

Setup
- Define the files found in the example mission into your mission's function library and create any new messages through the script fn_handleMessage.sqf.
- You will need to create the rscTitle life_message_hud either through your own system or with the function fn_initMessageHUD.sqf after defining message_hud.hpp in you're mission's rscTitles class.

Showcase

Download

https://github.com/NumbNutsJunior/Notification-System

 

Disclaimer

The style of hint produced is not completely original as it was inspired from the types of notifications found on GTA V but the system created for them is designed for arma 3 and to be lightweight and portable across missions.

I hope you can find some use for it in your missions, feel free to modify and improve the system of course but just ask to leave my initial author credits.
~ NumbNutsJunior aka Pizza Man

[HazJ 1288]

Nice work. Looks great. Don't have to get around to re-writing mine now! Everyone can just use this. 🤣🤣🤣

[NumbNutsJunior 61]

Updated 7/18/2019:

• Added timer conditions
• Added cleanup for controls
• Fixed issue related to RemoteExec/RemoteExecCall
  • Use fn_handleMessage with these commands

[johnnyboy 3741]

Sweet.  And I love your name btw!  🙂

 

[NumbNutsJunior 61]

Updated 3/28/2020:

• Added some file name compatibility.
• Added a small performance increase to notification queue.

[LSValmont 789]

10 hours ago, NumbNutsJunior said:

Updated 3/28/2020:

• Added some file name compatibility.
• Added a small performance increase to notification queue.

 

First of all, thank you for this incredibly useful script @NumbNutsJunior! 

* I see this script being used in all modern Arma 3 Life server

 

May I ask for a future version to include an option for the Notification system to generate a "Notification History" entry (Accessible on the map interface) so each notification is stored and accessible even after they had disappeared from the screen.

 

Keep it up and keep yourself safe!

[NumbNutsJunior 61]

16 hours ago, LSValmont said:

May I ask for a future version to include an option for the Notification system to generate a "Notification History" entry (Accessible on the map interface) so each notification is stored and accessible even after they had disappeared from the screen.

I think that may be a more server/mission specific feature, so it would probably be best to add that on your own. It is really as simple as adding a bool parameter to fn_handleMessage.sqf (maybe between _color and _condition) on whether or not to log that specific notification and if so then add it to the map interface through the diary commands.

...

// Parameters
params [["_text", ""], ["_duration", 5], ["_priority", 5], ["_color", [0.50, 0, 0]], ["_saveMessage", false], ["_condition", {true}]];
if (_text isEqualTo "") exitWith {};

...

// Save message to map
if (_saveMessage) then {

    // Init
    private _subjectID = "notification_history";

    // Check to create a new subject entry
    if !(player diarySubjectExists _subjectID) then {

        // Create new subject entry
        player createDiarySubject [_subjectID, "Notification History"];
    };

    // Create a new notification entry
    private _notificationTitle = format ["%1...", _text select [0, (count _text) min 25]];
    player createDiaryRecord [_subjectID, [_notificationTitle, _text]];
};

...

I am not exactly a diary command expert but something like this should work 😅.
(it also appeared to combine diary records with same text, so that was neat)