Local Chat MTASA

[FlyingSpoon]

function checkDimension() 
if ( getElementDimension ( source ) == 0 ) then 
setElementData(source, "Arena") 
 end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", root, checkDimension) 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", root, checkDimension) 
  
function arenaChat(m) 
    outputChatBox("(Local) "..getPlayerName(source)..": #ffffff"..m, getElementByID(getElementData(source, "Arena")), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    outputServerLog("CHAT: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..m," ") 
end 
addEventHandler( "onPlayerChat", root, arenaChat ) 
  

SERVER SIDED

Bad argument @'getElementByID' [Expected string at argument 1, got boolean] 
Bad argument @'outputChatBox' [Expected element at argument 2, got boolean] 

[FlyingSpoon]

Ok I tweaked my code a little, still I got an error -

function onJoin() 
if source then 
setElementData(source, "Local", source) 
outputChatBox("True", root) 
else 
outputChatBox("False", root) 
  end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", root, onJoin) 
addCommandHandler("test", onJoin) 
  
local function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
    if messageType == 0 then  
    cancelEvent() 
    outputChatBox("(Local)".. getPlayerName(source)..": #ffffff", getElementByID(getElementData(source, "Local")), 255, 255, 255) 
    outputServerLog("CHAT: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message)- 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat) 

[FlyingSpoon]

Basically what I want to do is,

I want to set that the main chat is only for a certain number of players, so if players in the lobby they can only see the chat, as I am making a global chat and seperating it from this.

[Bean666]

setElementData(source, "Local", source) 
setElementData(source, "Arena") 

should be

setElementData(source, "Local", true) 
setElementData(source, "Arena", true) 

but i think this won't work because you are not defining source into player, make sure to define source to player first.

and why not use

local data = getElementData(player, "Local") 
if data == true then 

try this it works ingame making show Local, no errors i got. ( im not sure if this is what you;re looking for )

function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
    if messageType == 0 then 
    cancelEvent() 
    for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
    local data = getElementData(player, "Local") 
    if data == true then 
    outputChatBox("(Local)"..getPlayerName(player)..": #ffffff", player, 255, 255, 255) 
    outputServerLog("CHAT: "..getPlayerName(player)..": "..message) 
    end 
end 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat) 

instead of putting getElementID stuff. and don't use source atm in the function onPlayerChat because there is "player" in the parentheses.

Edited June 20, 2016 by Guest

[Bean666]

sorry for double post see up ^ i updated. if u want to test the element data's difference quickly use this by using /set

function swag(player) 
local data = getElementData(player, "Local") 
if data == false then 
setElementData(player, "Local", true) 
outputChatBox("Element data set!") 
end 
if data == true then 
setElementData(player, "Local", false) 
outputChatBox("Element data false!") 
end 
end 
addCommandHandler("set", swag) 

here is the onJoin and checkDimension Fix:

function onJoin() 
for i, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
local data = getElementData(player, "Local") 
    if data == false then 
setElementData(player, "Local", true) 
outputChatBox("True") 
end 
if data == true then 
setElementData(player, "Local", false) 
outputChatBox("False") 
end 
  end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", root, onJoin) 
  
function checkDimension() 
for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
if ( getElementDimension ( player ) == 0 ) then 
setElementData(player, "Arena", true) 
outputChatBox("arena set") 
 end 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", root, checkDimension) 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", root, checkDimension) 
  

[FlyingSpoon]

Testing it now, will report back to you of the status.

[FlyingSpoon]

Thank you works great!

[Bean666]

np

[FlyingSpoon]

One last thing, when I restart the resource once it says false, so it don't work then I restart it again it works, any ideas how to fix this?

[Bean666]

here, it's because i thought you wanted to test the datas every resource start. it might have missing / more ends so if there is an eof problem u just fix it.

function onJoin() 
for i, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
setElementData(player, "Local", true) 
outputChatBox("True") 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", root, onJoin) 

[FlyingSpoon]

function checkDimension() 
     
   for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
     if ( getElementDimension ( source ) == 0 ) then 
      
      setElementData(player, "Arena", true) 
            outputDebugString("[CHAT-SYSTEM] Settings for local chat have been updated for "..getPlayerCount().." players.") 
      else  
      setElementData(player, "Arena", false)   
     end 
   end 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", root, checkDimension) 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", root, checkDimension) 
  
function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
  
    if messageType == 0 then 
      cancelEvent() 
       
    for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
      local data = getElementData(player, "Arena") 
       
    if data == true then 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(player)..": #FF6E6E"..message, getElementByID(getElementData(source, "Arena")), 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(player)..": "..message) 
       
      end 
     end 
   end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat) 

Will this only work for people in that dimension?

[FlyingSpoon]

I want to get the people who are only set to that element data to see the outputted text, no one else

[Bean666]

getElementByID(getElementData(source, "Arena"))

remove that and change to player

i think it will already work because you're already doing a check who has the data by using

if data == true

i already tested this ingame with a player before and it seems working.

players will not see the outputchatbox if they dont have the data to true,

that's why data == true.

and why are u using getElementByID it makes no sense.

[FlyingSpoon]

function checkDimension()    
   for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
     if ( getElementDimension ( player ) == 0 ) then 
      
      setElementData(player, "Arena", true) 
     elseif ( getElementDimension ( player ) == 1 ) then 
     setElementData(player, "Arena2", true)   
     end 
   end 
end 
setTimer( checkDimension, 2000, 0) 
  
  
function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
  
    if messageType == 0 then 
      cancelEvent() 
       
    for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
      local data = getElementData(player, "Arena") 
      local data2 = getElementData(player, "Arena2") 
    if data == true then 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(source)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message) 
     
    elseif data2 == true and data == true then 
      setElementData(player, "Arena", false) 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(source)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message) 
       
  
      end 
     end 
   end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat) 

I want to make the chat only visible to certain dimensions, I tried something but it dont work.

[Bean666]

try . EDIT: Tested and works ig. try it.

:

function checkDimension()    
   for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
     if ( getElementDimension ( player ) == 0 ) then      
      setElementData(player, "Arena", true) 
     end 
     if ( getElementDimension ( player ) == 1 ) then 
     setElementData(player, "Arena2", true)   
     end 
   end 
end 
setTimer( checkDimension, 2000, 0) 

[FlyingSpoon]

It works, but it shows the chat for both arena's I just want it to show the chat for arena 1 in dimension 0 and show chat for players in arena 2 for dimension 1, I dont want players to be able to see chat in different dimensions

[Bean666]

try not tested.

function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
    if messageType == 0 then 
      cancelEvent() 
    for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
      local data = getElementData(player, "Arena") 
      local data2 = getElementData(player, "Arena2") 
    if data == true then 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(source)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message) 
      end 
    if data2 == true then 
      setElementData(player, "Arena", false) 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(source)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message) 
      end 
     end 
   end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat) 

[FlyingSpoon]

Still the other play can see chat from other dimension

[Bean666]

any errors? try this:

function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
    if messageType == 0 then 
      cancelEvent() 
    for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
      local data = getElementData(player, "Arena") 
      local data2 = getElementData(player, "Arena2") 
    if data == true then 
      setElementData(player, "Arena2", false) 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(source)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message) 
      end 
    if data2 == true then 
      setElementData(player, "Arena", false) 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(source)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message) 
      end 
     end 
   end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat) 

Edited June 20, 2016 by Guest

[FlyingSpoon]

No errors, just that both dimensions can see chat.

[FlyingSpoon]

I think somehow we have to use getElementsByID I saw it in Bonsai's Gamemode, but I don't know how he did it.

[FlyingSpoon]

This is Bonsai's look -

function arenaChat(m, messageType) 
  
if messageType == 2 then 
    return 
elseif messageType == 0 then 
    cancelEvent() 
    outputChatBox(getPlayerName(source)..": #ffffff"..m, getElementByID(getElementData(source, "Arena")), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    outputServerLog("CHAT: "..getCleanPlayerName(source)..": "..m," ") 
end 
  
end 
addEventHandler( "onPlayerChat", root, arenaChat ) 

[Bean666]

try

  
local data = getElementData(player, "Arena") 
outputChatBox(getPlayerName(player)..": #ffffff"..m, data, 255, 255, 255, true) 

[FlyingSpoon]

m is the message, still same thing

I think we have to do it getElementByID, but I don't know how to use it.

[Bean666]

can u try this btw do u have a server to test on?

function playerChat(message, messageType, player) 
    if messageType == 0 then 
      cancelEvent() 
    for i,player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
      local data = getElementData(player, "Arena") 
      local data2 = getElementData(player, "Arena2") 
    if data == true then 
      setElementData(player, "Arena2", false) 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(player)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(player)..": "..message) 
      end 
    if data2 == true then 
      setElementData(player, "Arena", false) 
      outputChatBox("#FF6E6E(Local) #ffffff"..getPlayerName(player)..": #FF6E6E"..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
      outputServerLog("LOCAL: "..getPlayerName(player)..": "..message) 
      end 
     end 
   end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, playerChat)