Question about how the MTA SDK works?

[cokacola]

Hey, I am trying to make a little server manager in C#, and there isn't an SDK for it, so I am going to make one.

I just want to know how the other SDKs work? how do I communicate with it?

I assume it involves the web panel, a custom resource(I can setup the resource, since I understand PHP and can look at the SDK page for that), and the POST protocol.

Also, if I make this SDK for C#, is anyone else interested in obtaining it(should I release it)?

[eAi]

Have you seen https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/CSharp_SDK and https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Resource_Web_Access?

You're welcome to improve the SDK, or write your own, of course. Feel free to add it to the wiki if you do!

[cokacola]

Thanks!

I did a search for "SDK" and it didn't come up on the wiki, so I thought it did not exist.

I'll look into it

BTW, if I made a server manager, would anyone be interested in it?

[eAi]

Depends what it did, of course! I'd certainly be interested to see anything interesting done with the web interface.

[cokacola]

Okay, cool!

I noticed the SDK has no way of converting the json string to an array, so should I use Json.Net, or create a new method for the SDK?

[eAi]

Well, I'd say that's a mistake in the API really - CallFunction should return the JSON-decoded array not the raw string. Feel free to fix that using Json.Net (or whatever is easiest) and upload a new version.

The SDKs have mostly been made by different people, so they have slightly different APIs.

[cokacola]

I looked at the code, it just returns what the web interface returns.

[eAi]

Yes, but it shouldn't - that's a mistake on 50p's part.

[cokacola]

Ah, okay then.

If I fix it, I'll send him the new one, or add it to the wiki or something.

Quick question: are fires created with scripting elements? if so, is there any way to tell if they get put out?

[eAi]

You can use createFire, but that's about it. Fires aren't elements and you've got no control over them. That's something that MTA could support, but doesn't, at the moment anyway.