[DarkRP] Possible to extends player's jail sentence

[Yords]

So I have an idea for an addon but it would require the ability to extend a player's jail sentence while in jail. Changing the config would not work! I need to be able to add time to a jail sentence for only certain players. It is my understanding that jail time is not a changeable DarkrpVar. Would this be possible or only if I modify the base module?

[MrManiak]

Override this and you're set.

https://github.com/FPtje/DarkRP/blob/3cd9964e122388edc53a16a46dad813f44ef86fb/gamemode/modules/police/sv_init.lua#L94

[Yords]

I really do apologize about me being a lua novice, but when you say override do you mean I can redefine the hook/function in a new file and the game will recognize my implementation or I will have to edit the already existing hook/function?

[MrManiak]

Correct. If you make sure that your override is ran after the gamemode is loaded (by running in a GM:GamemodeLoaded hook, for example), it will override the player metatable method. The real clean way to do this is to use the darkrp_modifications addon, but you can also put it in autorun folder if you're lazy.

Something like this should work.

https://pastebin.com/jm9BSQxX

I don't know what would cause certain players to have special jail times, but all you would have to do is change the "time" variable accordingly.

[Yords]

Alright man that's perfect, thanks for your time

[mcNuggets]

You can't override this easy as that.

arrrestedPlayers table is local.

You will have to re-integrate the whole module and disable it in darkrpmodification.

[Yords]

So it would require tampering with the module?

[mcNuggets]

Overrding, yes.