Admin chat

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Hai,

I'm trying to make a special command so that admins can speak to each other, without that chat being seen by normal players. Here's the code I've got. Help please and if you add more stuff to the code, please explain it, I'm new to lua scripting. Thanks!

function adminchat() 
  
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(string (account)), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) ) and type == 0 then    
    cancelEvent ( ) 
    local r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(source) 
    outputChatBox ( "#00FF00[Admin]-#ffffff" .. getPlayerName ( source ) .. ": " .. message, getRootElement(), r, g, b, true ) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78Fuck you.", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

Edited October 11, 2011 by Guest

[Baseplate]

Hmm can we know the error on Debugscript?

/debugscript 3

[Charlie_Jefferson]

WARNING: achat/achat.lua:3: Bad argument @ 'getPlayerAccount' [Expected element at argument 1, got nil]

ERROR: achat\achat.lua:4: attempt to call global 'string' (a table value)

[qaisjp]

function adminchat(p,_,...) 
    local message = table.concat({...}, " ") 
    local account = getPlayerAccount (p) 
    if isGuestAccount(account) then return end 
    if not isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup("Admin") ) then return end 
  
    local r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(source) 
    outputChatBox ( "[Admin]"..getPlayerName ( source ) .. ":#ffffff " .. message, root, r, g, b, true ) 
end 
  
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", root, function() 
        bindKey(source, "u", "down", "chatbox", "a") 
    end 
) 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

Please learn from the code, because i spoon fed this.

Press U ingame to open the chat.

[GamerNob300]

I have a problem

no where to put this script, I'm new mta. I'm learning.

By the way do not speak English very well so hopefully I understand

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Qaisjp, it gave me this error, now and I replaced my code with yours. It gave me the same error, on my code, except it was for a different function.

[2011-10-12 10:00:37] WARNING: achat\achat.lua:21: Bad argument @ 'getPlayerNametagColor'

[2011-10-12 10:00:37] WARNING: achat\achat.lua:22: Bad argument @ 'getPlayerName' [Expected element at argument 1, got nil]

[2011-10-12 10:00:37] ERROR: achat\achat.lua:22: attempt to concatenate a boolean value

[chironex]

You tried this code from server console? If yes then you don't have a player name or color... Else well I don't know ^^

And Gamenob300, read the mta wiki, it's very useful!

[Charlie_Jefferson]

No. I made a .lua file with it and loaded it with the server console, yes.(the script) and then tried it and it gave me that error.

[qaisjp]

Aha yes, sorry. One minute.

edit:

function adminchat(_,...) 
    local p = source 
    local message = table.concat({...}, " ") 
    local account = getPlayerAccount (p) 
    if isGuestAccount(account) then return end 
    if not isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup("Admin") ) then return end 
  
    local r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(source) 
    outputChatBox ( "[Admin]"..getPlayerName ( source ) .. ":#ffffff " .. message, root, r, g, b, true ) 
end 
  
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", root, function() 
        bindKey(source, "u", "down", "chatbox", "a") 
    end 
) 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Yet, another error in the script:

[2011-10-12 17:27:48] LOGIN: (Admin, Everyone) Charlie successfully logged in as 'Charlie' (IP: 127.0.0.1 Serial: FA3C6E5FBF3B66FC15FCB1F2AAD204F4)

[2011-10-12 17:27:51] WARNING: achat\achat.lua:19: Bad argument @ 'getPlayerAccount' [Expected element at argument 1, got nil]

[2011-10-12 17:27:51] WARNING: achat\achat.lua:20: Bad argument @ 'isGuestAccount' [Expected account at argument 1, got boolean]

[2011-10-12 17:27:52] WARNING: achat\achat.lua:21: Bad argument @ 'getAccountName' [Expected account at argument 1, got boolean]

[2011-10-12 17:27:52] ERROR: achat\achat.lua:21: attempt to concatenate a boolean value

[novo]

Are you sure that you have the script on "server" side ?

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Yes.

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Hai, made some changes to my own script and now I get this error:

[2011-10-12 19:44:26] ERROR: achat\achat.lua:4: bad argument #1 to 'concat' (table expected, got string)

Script is here:

function adminchat(thePlayer, ...) 
  
    local word = ( ... ) 
    local message = table.concat(word, " ") 
     
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
     
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. account, aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputChatBox ( "#C6FA78[Admin]" .. getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .. ": " .. message, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true ) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78No.", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

[qaisjp]

function adminchat(thePlayer, ...) 
  
    local word = {...} 
    local message = table.concat(word, " ") 
     
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
     
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputChatBox ( "#C6FA78[Admin]" .. getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .. ": " .. message, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true ) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78No.", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

[Charlie_Jefferson]

function adminchat(thePlayer, ...) 
  
    local word = {...} 
    local message = table.concat(word, " ") 
     
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
     
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputChatBox ( "#C6FA78[Admin]" .. getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .. ": " .. message, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true ) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78No.", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

Worked, thanks! But it displays as: (color here)[Admin]Charlie: a test. And I didn't put that a there. Help!

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Also another problem with another script.

function veh(thePlayer, modelid) 
  
    local X = 5 
    local Y = 0 
    local Z = 0 
     
    model = modelid 
    player = getPlayerName( thePlayer ) 
    if isObjectInACLGroup ("user." .. player, aclGetGroup("Admin") )    then 
        createVehicle (modelid, X, Y, Z) 
    elseif not isObjectInACLGroup ("user." .. player, getACLGroup("Admin") )    then 
        outputChatBox ( "Admin cmd only!" ) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("veh", veh) 

It works, I get no error/debug error but the car doesn't spawn.

[chironex]

Z 0 is under ground at this place, that's maybe why...

[Castillo]

function veh(thePlayer, cmd, modelid) 
    local X = 5 
    local Y = 0 
    local Z = 0 
    local model = tonumber(modelid) 
  
    if isObjectInACLGroup ("user." .. getAccountName(getPlayerAccount(player)), aclGetGroup("Admin") )    then 
        createVehicle (model, X, Y, Z) 
    else 
        outputChatBox ( "Admin cmd only!" ) 
    end 
end  
addCommandHandler("veh", veh) 

[qaisjp]

function veh(thePlayer, cmd, modelid) 
    local x,y,z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
    local model = tonumber(modelid) 
  
    if isObjectInACLGroup ("user." .. getAccountName(getPlayerAccount(player)), aclGetGroup("Admin") )    then 
        createVehicle (model, x+5,y,z) 
    else 
        outputChatBox ( "Admin cmd only!" ) 
    end 
end  
addCommandHandler("veh", veh) 

i think that is waht u want

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Qaisjp, your script gave me some errors, so I just integrated it into mine. thanks. But I still get that unwated "a" on the admin chat script. I type something and it's like [Admin]Charlie: a hai.

[qaisjp]

function adminchat(thePlayer, _,...) 
  
    local word = {...} 
    local message = table.concat(word, " ") 
     
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
     
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputChatBox ( "#C6FA78[Admin]" .. getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .. ": " .. message, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true ) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78No.", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

I am very nice, aren't I

[Castillo]

That's pretty weird, is an admin chat or a kind of announcer? because you are sending the message to everyone.

P.S: That "No" message is sent to all, can be abused to spam.

[qaisjp]

  
function outputForAdmins(player, msg) 
  for i,v in pairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
     local account = getPlayerAccount ( v ) 
     
     if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputChatBox ( "#C6FA78[Admin]" .. getPlayerName ( player ) .. ": " .. message, v, 255, 255, 255, true ) 
     end 
  end 
end 
function adminchat(thePlayer, _,...) 
  
    local word = {...} 
    local message = table.concat(word, " ") 
     
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
     
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputForAdmins(thePlayer, message) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78No.", thePlayer, 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

This one is only to show what you say for admins, above castillos post is announce

[Charlie_Jefferson]

Thanks!

[taryn]

function adminchat(thePlayer, ...) 
  
    local word = {...} 
    local message = table.concat(word, " ") 
     
    local account = getPlayerAccount ( thePlayer ) 
     
    if isObjectInACLGroup ( "user." .. getAccountName(account), aclGetGroup ( "Admin" ) )   then 
        outputChatBox ( "#C6FA78[Admin]" .. getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .. ": " .. message, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true ) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("#C6FA78No.", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("a", adminchat) 

Worked, thanks! But it displays as: (color here)[Admin]Charlie: a test. And I didn't put that a there. Help!

lol look at line 15