Dev chat to all players

[zippy36jr]

I have this client side script i made and i want to be able to add it to my server, What it does is allow me to type a message in the box and send it to all players chat box in red text with a alert of a update or something else to do with the server being edited this is what i have:

concommand.Add("DevNoteMenu", function()
local Frame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
Frame:SetPos(ScrW()/2-200, ScrH()/2-50)
Frame:SetSize(400, 100)
Frame:SetTitle("Dev Chat Window")
Frame:ShowCloseButton(true)
Frame:SetDraggable(false)
Frame:MakePopup()

local TextBox = vgui.Create("DTextEntry", Frame)
TextBox:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()/2-10)
TextBox:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
TextBox:SetText("")

local SendButton = vgui.Create("DButton", Frame)
SendButton:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()-40)
SendButton:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
SendButton:SetText("Send Dev Note")
SendButton.DoClick = function()
	DevNote = TextBox:GetValue()
	DevChat()
end

end)

function DevChat()
chat.AddText(Color(255,0,0), DevNote)
end

Im not sure how to make the string from the textbox send from my client to the server and back to all clients.

[Lolcats]

[URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Net_Library_Usage"]Net Messages[/URL]

[Busan1]

or you could try use like:
[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/OnPlayerChat[/url]
clientside only, and check if message start with for example § character and your steam id is the poster, then make message red

[zerf]

[QUOTE=Lolcats;47847387][URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Net_Library_Usage"]Net Messages[/URL][/QUOTE]

Please remember to use a SteamID or IsSuperAdmin or something check serverside to prevent random players from sending notifications.

[zippy36jr]

What am i doing wrong here? the file wont load

autorun.lua

util.AddNetworkString("DevChatMsg")
AddCSLuaFile("devmsg.lua")
include("devmsg.lua")

devmsg.lua

concommand.Add("DevNoteMenu", function()
	if LocalPlayer():SteamID64() == "76561198085352917" then
		DevMenu()
	else
		print("You are not on the npc whitelist")
	end
end)


function DevMenu()
	local Frame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
	Frame:SetPos(ScrW()/2-200, ScrH()/2-50)
	Frame:SetSize(400, 100)
	Frame:SetTitle("Dev Chat Window")
	Frame:ShowCloseButton(true)
	Frame:SetDraggable(false)
	Frame:MakePopup()

	local TextBox = vgui.Create("DTextEntry", Frame)
	TextBox:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()/2-10)
	TextBox:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
	TextBox:SetText("")

	local SendButton = vgui.Create("DButton", Frame)
	SendButton:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()-40)
	SendButton:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
	SendButton:SetText("Send Dev Note")
	SendButton.DoClick = function()
		net.Start("DevChatMsg")
		net.WriteString(TextBox:Value())
		net.Send( ply )
	end
end


net.Receive("DevChatMsg", function()
	local DevNote = TextBox:Value()
chat.AddText(Color(255,0,0), "Devloper: ".. DevNote)
end)

[James]

[QUOTE=zippy36jr;47848468]What am i doing wrong here? the file wont load

autorun.lua

util.AddNetworkString("DevChatMsg")
AddCSLuaFile("devmsg.lua")
include("devmsg.lua")

devmsg.lua

concommand.Add("DevNoteMenu", function()
	if LocalPlayer():SteamID64() == "76561198085352917" then
		DevMenu()
	else
		print("You are not on the npc whitelist")
	end
end)


function DevMenu()
	local Frame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
	Frame:SetPos(ScrW()/2-200, ScrH()/2-50)
	Frame:SetSize(400, 100)
	Frame:SetTitle("Dev Chat Window")
	Frame:ShowCloseButton(true)
	Frame:SetDraggable(false)
	Frame:MakePopup()

	local TextBox = vgui.Create("DTextEntry", Frame)
	TextBox:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()/2-10)
	TextBox:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
	TextBox:SetText("")

	local SendButton = vgui.Create("DButton", Frame)
	SendButton:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()-40)
	SendButton:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
	SendButton:SetText("Send Dev Note")
	SendButton.DoClick = function()
		net.Start("DevChatMsg")
		net.WriteString(TextBox:Value())
		net.Send( ply )
	end
end


net.Receive("DevChatMsg", function()
	local DevNote = TextBox:Value()
chat.AddText(Color(255,0,0), "Devloper: ".. DevNote)
end)

[/QUOTE]

Where are your files placed? Also, check if the player can send the dev message serverside, not clientside. And why are you including devmsg.lua serverside?

[zippy36jr]

The concommand is not working in console and they are placed in a folder with autorun.lua being in the autorun folder (pic) [url]http://gyazo.com/c34fab790678b05a06f3393b1969de03[/url]

[zerf]

You're sending the net message to a non existent ply when it should go to the server, then a server Broadcast()'s the message after authorization.

[Lolcats]

if (SERVER) then    
    util.AddNetworkString("DevNote")    
    net.Receive("DevNote", function(len, ply)
    
        if (ply:SteamID64() != "76561198085352917") then
            return
        end
    
        local message = net.ReadString()
    
        net.Start("DevNote")
            net.WriteString(message)
        net.Broadcast()
        
    end)    
end

if (CLIENT) then
    net.Receive("DevNote", function()
    
        local message = net.ReadString()
        chat.AddText(Color(255, 255, 255), message)
    
    end)

    local function DevMenu()
    
        if (LocalPlayer():SteamID64() != "76561198085352917") then
            return
        end
    
        local Frame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
        Frame:SetPos(ScrW()/2-200, ScrH()/2-50)
        Frame:SetSize(400, 100)
        Frame:SetTitle("Dev Chat Window")
        Frame:ShowCloseButton(true)
        Frame:SetDraggable(false)
        Frame:MakePopup()

        local TextBox = vgui.Create("DTextEntry", Frame)
        TextBox:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()/2-10)
        TextBox:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
        TextBox:SetText("")

        local SendButton = vgui.Create("DButton", Frame)
        SendButton:SetPos(2, Frame:GetTall()-40)
        SendButton:SetSize(Frame:GetWide()-4, 20)
        SendButton:SetText("Send Dev Note")
        SendButton.DoClick = function()
            net.Start("DevNote")
                net.WriteString(TextBox:GetValue())
            net.SendToServer()
        end
        
    end

    concommand.Add("DevNoteMenu", DevMenu)

end

All of it goes in one file. Put it in lua/autorun. If you need further clarification, feel free to add me on Steam.