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HL2RP IsPlayerCombineRank

Discussion in 'Development' started by vexus, Apr 20, 2017.

  1. vexus

    vexus ej rockwell's worst nightmare Staff Member Manager Legend Clockwork Customer

    How exactly does IsPlayerCombineRank() work? Does it fetch a string out of the name or does it look for specific identifiers? I'm trying to make a plugin to change models of units based on keywords in their name, (ie. HELIX = model 1, HELIX.DvL = model 2).

    Same with IsStringCombineRank(). What's the difference between the two?
     
    vexus, Apr 20, 2017
    #1
  2. redcatjack

    redcatjack Moderator and Map Developer Staff Member Moderator

    Look at sv_hooks.lua in "garrysmod\gamemodes\cwhl2rp\schema" it has:
    Code:
    -- Called when a player's default model is needed.
function Schema:GetPlayerDefaultModel(player)
    local faction = player:GetFaction();
   
    if (self:IsCombineFaction(faction)) then
        if (self:IsPlayerCombineRank(player, "GHOST")) then
            return "models/eliteghostcp.mdl";
        elseif (self:IsPlayerCombineRank(player, "OfC")) then
            return "models/policetrench.mdl";
        elseif (self:IsPlayerCombineRank(player, "DvL")) then
            return "models/eliteshockcp.mdl";
        elseif (self:IsPlayerCombineRank(player, "SeC")) then
            return "models/sect_police2.mdl";
        end;
    end;
end;
    Should give you an idea on how to use it, just remember to do it in a plugin and don't edit core files
     
    redcatjack, Apr 20, 2017
    #2
  3. Viz

    Viz Legend Clockwork Customer

    Code:
    -- A function to check if a player is a Combine rank.
function Schema:IsPlayerCombineRank(player, rank, realRank)
    local name = player:Name();
    local faction = player:GetFaction();
    if (self:IsCombineFaction(faction)) then
        if (type(rank) == "table") then
            for k, v in ipairs(rank) do
                if (self:IsPlayerCombineRank(player, v, realRank)) then
                    return true;
                end;
            end;
        elseif (rank == "EpU" and !realRank) then
            if (string.find(name, "%pSeC%p") or string.find(name, "%pDvL%p")
            or string.find(name, "%pEpU%p")) then
                return true;
            end;
        else
            return string.find(name, "%p"..rank.."%p");
        end;
    end;
end;
    IsPlayerCombineRank() will fetch a string out of the player's name using string.find(name, "%p"..rank.."%p"); and then return the rank if it finds it in their name.
    So doing IsPlayerCombineRank(player, "HELIX.DvL") will search that player's name for the string "HELIX.DvL" and, if it finds it, the function will return true.

    Code:
    -- A function to check if a string is a Combine rank.
function Schema:IsStringCombineRank(text, rank)
    if (type(rank) == "table") then
        for k, v in ipairs(rank) do
            if (self:IsStringCombineRank(text, v)) then
                return true;
            end;
        end;
    elseif (rank == "EpU") then
        if (string.find(text, "%pSeC%p") or string.find(text, "%pDvL%p")
        or string.find(text, "%pEpU%p")) then
            return true;
        end;
    else
        return string.find(text, "%p"..rank.."%p");
    end;
end;
    IsStringCombineRank() does the same thing as the IsPlayerCombineRank() function, except it searches the string you provide instead of a player for a rank.
    So doing IsStringCombineRank(".RCT.", "RCT") would return true, whereas IsStringCombineRank("jimbo", "RCT") would return false. I think. I could be wrong.

    For what you're trying to do, you'll want to use IsPlayerCombineRank()

    EDIT: Also, forgot to add, %p is checking for any punctuation before or after the rank you provide.
     
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    Last edited: Apr 20, 2017
    Viz, Apr 20, 2017
    #3

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