Forward Slashes in Commands

[BlueNova]

So before I start I didn't know how to make the title short and sweet while staying on point so that's the best I could do.

Now a couple weeks ago I made a custom chat for moderators only. The command format being /m <message> I'm a large fan of forward slashes for chat. However this conflicts with the darkrp command for going moderator on duty (/mod). So currently when you do /mod to change your job class it just returns with (Mod Chat) <Your Name>: <message> Is there a way around this? Or so is it something I could change in ULX or would it be something else? Or would I have to just change the command in general? Thanks.

Here's the code to the command:

Code: Lua

1. local seemodchatAccess = "seemodchat"
2. if SERVER then ULib.ucl.registerAccess( seemodchatAccess, ULib.ACCESS_ADMIN, "Ability to see the mod chat", "Other" ) end
3.  
4. function ulx.modchat( calling_ply, message )
5.        
6.         local players = ULib.getUsers( "#superadmin, #admin, #moderator ", true )
7.         for i=#players, 1, -1 do
8.                 local v = players[ i ]
9.                 if ULib.ucl.query( calling_ply, seemodchatAccess ) and v~=calling_ply then
10.                         if ULib.ucl.query( calling_ply, seemodchatAccess ) then
11.                                 if not calling_ply:IsValid() then
12.                                         ULib.tsayColor( v, 1, "(Mod Chat)", console, "(Console)", mod, ": ", message )
13.                                 else
14.                                         ULib.tsayColor( v, 1, "(Mod Chat) ", team.GetColor(calling_ply:Team()), calling_ply:Nick(), mod, ": ", message )
15.                                 end
16.                         end
17.                 end
18.                
19.                 if v == calling_ply then
20.                         ULib.tsayColor( v, 1, "(Mod Chat) ", team.GetColor(calling_ply:Team()), calling_ply:Nick(), mod, ": ", message )
21.                 end
22.         end
23.        
24.         local logFile = ulx.convar( "logFile", "1", "Log to file (Can still echo if off). This is a global setting, nothing will be logged to file with this off.", ULib.ACCESS_SUPERADMIN )
25.                 if not calling_ply:IsValid() and logFile:GetBool() then
26.                         ulx.logString( "(Mod Chat) " .. "(Console)" .. ": " .. message, true )
27.                 elseif logFile:GetBool() then
28.                         ulx.logString( "(Mod Chat) " .. calling_ply:Nick() .. ": " .. message, true )
29.                 end
30. end
31.  
32. local modchat = ulx.command( CATEGORY_NAME, "ulx modchat", ulx.modchat, "/m", true, true )
33. modchat:addParam{ type=ULib.cmds.StringArg, hint="message", ULib.cmds.takeRestOfLine }
34. modchat:defaultAccess( ULib.ACCESS_ADMIN )
35. modchat:help( "Sends a message to all currently connected moderators" )
36.  

It's messy I know, I never really bothered to clean it up. Thanks in advance.

[Timmy]

Hey BlueNova!

local modchat = ulx.command( CATEGORY_NAME, "ulx modchat", ulx.modchat, "/m", true, true )

See that last 'true' in ulx.command? That tells ULX a space after the chat command is optional. This allows you to say /mTimmy is a hacker and the command would still work as expected.

You can remove the sixth argument or set it to false to turn off this behavior.

[iViscosity]

Just a question because it bothers me, why do you have

Code: Lua

1. ulx.logString( "(Mod Chat) " .. "(Console)" .. ": " .. message, true )

?

You're concatenating a bunch of strings that could just be put into one string, it's less work for the server to do:

Code: Lua

1. ulx.logString( "(Mod Chat) (Console): " .. message, true )

[BlueNova]

Hey BlueNova!

local modchat = ulx.command( CATEGORY_NAME, "ulx modchat", ulx.modchat, "/m", true, true )

See that last 'true' in ulx.command? That tells ULX a space after the chat command is optional. This allows you to say /mTimmy is a hacker and the command would still work as expected.

You can remove the sixth argument or set it to false to turn off this behavior.

I'll give it a shot. Thanks

Just a question because it bothers me, why do you have

Code: Lua

1. ulx.logString( "(Mod Chat) " .. "(Console)" .. ": " .. message, true )

?

You're concatenating a bunch of strings that could just be put into one string, it's less work for the server to do:

Code: Lua

1. ulx.logString( "(Mod Chat) (Console): " .. message, true )

I wrote this a while back and just now wanted to change it to accommodate for the errors I was having. I know it's messy and I may do a spring cleaning with it.

Edit: It works now. Thanks Timmy (And I suppose I'll be posting in the Developer's Corner more often so the forum mods/admins don't have the go through the trouble of moving my little posts.)

[JamminR]

(And I suppose I'll be posting in the Developer's Corner more often so the forum mods/admins don't have the go through the trouble of moving my little posts.)

No worries.
Though your question did have to do with ULib/ULX support, it fit better into developers corner.
The general help/support forum area is intended more for how to work with / use / troubleshoot commands and projects we've released more than how to code for it.