Using ULib as an all around admin system

[aschmack]

I got a cheap fix, this should work, sadly it requires you to suicide once when you connect. I suppose that someone could add in a silent kill, but I don't really feel like doing that now.

JamminR, ULib.mainUcl is the access table that gets added from users.ini, so yes, I got it right.

PASTE this over the hooks and CONCOMMANDS at the bottom of eSWEPmenu.lua. Then change the name of ulx_init.lua to aulx_init.lua (so that it loads before everything.


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[JamminR]

Sounds like an odd hack that the person has to 'kill' themselves.
Like you said, sounds as though thier access is being loaded after this script.
Any errors being returned in console?
Two suggestions... use a timer to count 2 seconds before testing access?
Or, hook eventPlayerActive instead? This is called after connecting of course, might give the necessary time needed. (Then again, might be too slow)

The project I'm working on had odd results using the HookEvent(eventPlayerActive) command, which calls a function that was supposed to declare some key tables and switches for those tables related to the user. Doesn't seem to call it
So what I've done is wrote the code so that when the console command to turn on my project is turned 'on', it tests to see if those variables are set, if not, it too calls the original 'setup' function, then returns to turn on the project.

So far, its worked, and better than having to have my user reconnect or respawn.

[aschmack]

I seem to have gotten past the suicide hack. Here's the code for now, I'm going to bed.

Code: Lua

1. --MOD BELOW
2. needsmenu = {}
3. for userid = 1, _MaxPlayers() do
4.         needsmenu[ userid ] = 1
5. --      ULib.tsay(0,"needsmenu table is set.")
6. end
7. --[[ Currently Unused
8. function setneeds(userid)
9.         if not needsmenu[userid] then
10.                 ULib.tsay(0,_PlayerInfo(userid,"name") .. " already has the menu.")
11.                 return
12.         else
13.                 -- If he already got the menu, he doesnt need it again
14.         ULib.tsay(0,_PlayerInfo(userid,"name") .. " needs the menu.")
15.                 needsmenu[userid] = true
16.                 giveneeds(userid)
17.         end
18. end
19. ]]--
20. function wait2(userid)
21.         if needsmenu[userid] >= 1 then
22.                 AddTimer(2,0,giveneeds,userid)
23.         end
24. end
25.  
26. function giveneeds(userid)
27.         if _PlayerInfo(userid, "connected") then
28. --[[            if needsmenu[userid] >= 2 then
29.                         ULib.tsay(userid,_PlayerInfo(userid,"name") .. ", the next time you die and spawn you will receive the eSWEP menu.")
30.                         if ULib.mainUcl:query(userid,ACCESS_MENU) then ULib.tsay(userid,"BTW, you will get the admin menu") end
31.                         needsmenu[userid] = needsmenu[userid] - 1 ]]--
32.                 if needsmenu[userid] == 1 then
33. --                      ULib.tsay(0,_PlayerInfo(userid,"name") .. " is being sent the client menu")
34.                         eSWEP.sendclient(userid)
35.                         if ULib.mainUcl:query(userid, ACCESS_MENU) then
36. --                              ULib.tsay(0,_PlayerInfo(userid,"name") .. " has access and is being sent the menu.")
37.                                 eSWEP.sendadmin(userid)
38.                                 needsmenu[userid] = 0
39.                         else
40. --                              ULib.tsay(0,_PlayerInfo(userid,"name") .. " doesn't have access and isn't getting the menu")
41.                                 needsmenu[userid] = 0
42.                         end    
43.                 elseif needsmenu[userid] == 0 then
44. --                      ULib.tsay(userid,"You already have the menu!")
45.                 end
46.         end
47. end
48.  
49. function nomoreneeds(name,userid)
50. --              ULib.tsay(0,name .. " has disconnected, resetting the table for that userid")
51.                 needsmenu[userid] = 2
52. end
53.  
54. CONCOMMAND("eSWEPcrate", cc_eSWEPcrate)
55. CONCOMMAND("eSWEPspawn", cc_eSWEPspawn)
56. CONCOMMAND("eSWEP_resend", cc_eSWEP_resend)
57. HookEvent("eventPlayerSpawn", wait2)
58. HookEvent("eventPlayerDisconnect", nomoreneeds)

Like before, paste it over the CONCOMMAND/HookEvent block at the bottom of eSWEPmenu.lua and change ulx_init.lua to aulx_init.lua

[JamminR]

Great!
Too bad it the odd timer workaround, but MUCh better than having the user have to do anything.

Good night.
I'm still working on mine. Its not ULib though.

[foeggy]

Now it is really weird.

I used the fix.  And now VMFLoader works, but eswep doesn't.

And with the vmfloader, I can't see previews.

[aschmack]

one of the functions I registered may already be used by VMFloader. I didn't check that because VMFloader was giving me errors in console, so I took it off. I'll check out VMFloader later on tonight.

[foeggy]

Well the newest one didn't work for me but here is the one I use, its like a half way between the first one and newest one.

http://files.filefront.com/VMF_Loader___Installer/;5217305;;/fileinfo.html