date and time script

hi

is there any way to show the system time directly inside the cod2 server?

how can i store this information in a string?

how to put in the hud i already know, i would like to know even a way to get her in the mod!

preferably without mysql ..

the options that i researched in the forum i could not make it work!

thanks

Im not a big fan of hacks to do something as simple as getting "date and time", so just do it properly: add the function to libcod if it doesn't exist yet

But a quick skip over vorons code shows this tho:

PHP Code:

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    {"getsystemtime", gsc_utils_getsystemtime, 0},
    {"getserverstarttime", gsc_utils_getserverstarttime, 0},
    {"getlocaltime", gsc_utils_getlocaltime, 0}, 


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https://github.com/voron00/libcod/bl...r/gsc.cpp#L212

And since code is documentation, just look what it does:

https://github.com/voron00/libcod/bl...utils.cpp#L321

the function already exists in my libcod, I compiled the source of vorons ..

how should I call it in the mod?

Based on the C code it should simply be: player iprintlnbold("its " + getlocaltime() + " on the server");

Code:

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******* script runtime error *******
pair 'its ' and 'Wed Jun 13 22:25:49 2018' has unmatching types 'localized string' and 'string': (file 'maps/pam/precache.gsc', line 191)
 game["datetimenow"] = &"its " + getlocaltime() + " on the server";
                              *
called from:
(file 'maps/pam/start_gametype.gsc', line 39)
  maps\pam\precache::Precache();
  *
called from:
(file 'maps/pam/dm.gsc', line 24)
 maps\pam\start_gametype::Init();
 *
called from:
(file 'maps/mp/gametypes/_callbacksetup.gsc', line 17)
  [[level.callbackStartGameType]]();
          *
started from:
(file 'maps/mp/gametypes/_callbacksetup.gsc', line 10)
CodeCallback_StartGameType()
*
************************************
********************
ERROR: script runtime error
(see console for details)
(file 'maps/mp/gametypes/_callbacksetup.gsc', line 10)

********************
----- Server Shutdown -----

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Code:

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        localtime = newHudElem();
        localtime.x = 70;
        localtime.y = 460;
        localtime.alignX = "left";
        localtime.alignY = "top";
        localtime.fontScale = 0.8;
        localtime.color = (1, 0, 0);
        localtime setText(game["datetimenow"]);

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Code:

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        // datetime
        game["datetimenow"] = &"its " + getlocaltime() + " on the server";
        precacheString(game["datetimenow"]);

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You need to learn your way around this: https://killtube.org/showthread.php?...out-precaching

see my simple script...

PHP Code:

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init() 
{
    thread ShowTime();
}

ShowTime() 
{
    self endon("disconnect");
    wait level.fps_multiplier * 1;
    
    time = newHudElem();
    time.x = 70;
    time.y = 460;
    time.alignX = "left";
    time.alignY = "top";
    time.fontScale = 0.8;
    time.color = (1, 0, 0);
    time setText(game["showtime"]);
} 


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i wish the game["showtime"] were the date.

but ... when you say to inform getlocaltime() everything goes blank... hud does not appear.

https://killtube.org/showthread.php?...ocalizedString

Quote:

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Originally Posted by voron00

Alright, if you use libcod you can use use new makelocalizedstring function:

PHP Code:

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// Find free localized string index
index = findFreeConfigStringIndex(1310, 256);

// Set configstring
setConfigString(index, level.mapcandidate[0]["mapname"]);

// Your Hud Stuff
level.votemap0 setText(makeLocalizedString(level.mapcandidate[0]["mapname"]));

findFreeConfigStringIndex(start, end)
{
    for (i = start + 1; i < start + end; i++)
    {
        configstring = getConfigString(i);
        if (!isDefined(configstring))
            return i;
    }

    return undefined;
} 


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Just tested it, works quite nicely.

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edit:
This works
Attachment 1533

PHP Code:

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init() 
{
    thread ShowTime();
}

ShowTime() 
{
    self endon("disconnect");
    wait level.fps_multiplier * 1;
    
    localtime = getlocaltime();
    index = findFreeConfigStringIndex(1310, 256);
    setConfigString(index, localtime);
    time = newHudElem();
    time.x = 70;
    time.y = 460;
    time.alignX = "left";
    time.alignY = "top";
    time.fontScale = 0.8;
    time.color = (1, 0, 0);
    time setText(makeLocalizedString(localtime)); 
}
findFreeConfigStringIndex(start, end)
{
    for (i = start + 1; i < start + end; i++)
    {
        configstring = getConfigString(i);
        if (!isDefined(configstring))
            return i;
    }

    return undefined;
} 


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cool..

Is there a way for the hour to update? like a clock?

https://killtube.org/showthread.php?...out-precaching

Don't use the makelocalized thing for stuff that changes a lot, you'll end up with an aweful lot of configstrings.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by IzNoGoD

https://killtube.org/showthread.php?...out-precaching

Don't use the makelocalized thing for stuff that changes a lot, you'll end up with an aweful lot of configstrings.

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but I did not understand how it would fit into my script ...

try

PHP Code:

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/*
*/
//precache this somewhere
precacheString(&"tech_date"); //tech_date very long, better "t_d" or "td"
/*
*/

PlayerConnect() //make thread after player connected or logged
{
self.time_hud = newHudElem();
self.time_hud.x = 70;
self.time_hud.y = 460;
self.time_hud.alignX = "left";
self.time_hud.alignY = "top";
self.time_hud.fontScale = 0.8;
self.time_hud.color = (1, 0, 0);
self.time_hud.label = &"tech_date"; 

index = G_FindConfigstringIndex("tech_date", 1310, 256);

while (1)
{
sendGameServerCommand(self getEntityNumber(), "d " + index + " " +  getlocaltime());
wait 5; //rate of update date hud
}

} 


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Change newHudElem to NewClientHudElem(self);

Quote:

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Originally Posted by maxdamage99

try

PHP Code:

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/*
*/
//precache this somewhere
precacheString(&"tech_date"); //tech_date very long, better "t_d" or "td"
/*
*/

PlayerConnect() //make thread after player connected or logged
{
self.time_hud = newHudElem();
self.time_hud.x = 70;
self.time_hud.y = 460;
self.time_hud.alignX = "left";
self.time_hud.alignY = "top";
self.time_hud.fontScale = 0.8;
self.time_hud.color = (1, 0, 0);
self.time_hud.label = &"tech_date"; 

index = G_FindConfigstringIndex("tech_date", 1310, 256);

while (1)
{
sendGameServerCommand(self getEntityNumber(), "d " + index + " " +  getlocaltime());
wait 5; //rate of update date hud
}

} 


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working!! thanks! =]

Make sure you self endon("disconnect") or there will be a lot of threads running after a client disconnects.

do you think this can affect server performance?


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i made a small change and recompile voron00 libcod

PHP Code:

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void gsc_utils_getlocaltime()
{
        time_t timer;
        struct tm *timeinfo;

        time(&timer);
        timeinfo = localtime(&timer);

        char timestring[256];
        strftime(timestring, sizeof(timestring), "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M", timeinfo);
        char stripped_time[128];

        strncpy(stripped_time, timestring, sizeof(stripped_time));
        stripped_time[strlen(timestring) - 1] = '\0';

        stackPushString( stripped_time );
} 


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Why would you copy the output over to a new stringbuffer and return that? Just return the original var...

how can i do this? i have not mastered much yet

stackPushString(timestring);

And drop the stripped_time thing.