umsg client to server?

[-TB-]

is there anyway of sending strings of data to the server fom the client like how you can in a umsg server to client?

[Crazy Quebec]

Console commands. :smile:

[-TB-]

datastream maybe?

[Jake1305]

Console commands work, you can also use datastream.

[b][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Datastream]Datastream [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b]

You could do console commands with args, I'm sure there is examples about.

Second option is the easiest, in my opinion.

[Crazy Quebec]

You can use Datastram of course, but keep in mind it's just a wrapper for console commands and user messages.
Which means you could probably get better results by doing it yourself.

[-TB-]

I'd be sending kilabytes to megabytes of information though. They are contraption saved files. I don't get how I'd use console commands to do it.

[MakeR]

Split the string up into chunks, that's how datastream does it.

[yakahughes]

[QUOTE=-TB-;21059732]I'd be sending kilabytes to megabytes of information though. They are contraption saved files. I don't get how I'd use console commands to do it.[/QUOTE]

datastream will save you a lot of work.

[FAU78]

This is what I did by umsg during scripting entity, in which I aim to transport a specific entity number from server to client so the client can do future operation on a certain entity.

On the server side, in init.lua:
[lua]
function ENT:SendTrueMessage()
local rp = RecipientFilter()-- Grab a CRecipientFilter object
rp:AddAllPlayers()-- Send to all players!
umsg.Start("ReceiveTrueMessage", rp)
umsg.Entity(self)
umsg.End()
Msg("\n On server side")
Msg(self)
end
[/lua]

On the client side, in cl_init.lua
[lua]
function ReceiveTrueMessage(um)
local MyEntity=um:ReadEntity()
Msg("\n The entity is")
Msg(MyEntity)
end
usermessage.Hook("ReceiveTrueMessage",ReceiveTrueMessage)
[/lua]

[-TB-]

err... yes but I'm talking about sending data to the server from the client.

[Gbps]

Only possible way is console commands. Datastream uses console commands, actually.

[-TB-]

how many characters can be sent at a time? how fast? and how can i split a string up into lets say 20 characters per send.

[Crazy Quebec]

Well datastream already does that. Either use it or see how it works.
[url]http://luabin.foszor.com/code/lua/includes/modules/datastream.lua[/url]

[-TB-]

if I use datastream server side can I use it inside a Stool file or does it have to be in a init.lua file. I can't get it in the stool file I just keep getting this error when I try and add a hook, "attempt to index global 'datastream' (a nil value)"

Nevermind found out you have to use require("datastream")

[Gbps]

For reference, the longest concommand size is 255 bytes, excluding the size of the command itself.

[-TB-]

Was just easier to use datastream.

[-TB-]

Well if I have problems with it I will of course use something different but its working fine for what I need so might as well use it since it's already there.

[Entoros]

I made this today. It's a semi-replica of umsg/usermessage, but switched.

[lua]if SERVER then
usermessage = {}
usermessage.Hooks = {}
function usermessage.Hook( name, func )
usermessage.Hooks[name] = func
end
concommand.Add("umsg",function(pl,cmd,args)
local name,info = args[1], {}
if not usermessage.Hooks[name] then error("Unhandled usermessage " .. name .. " from player " .. pl:Name() .. "!") end
table.remove(args,1)
status, err = pcall( function(str) info = glon.decode(str) end, table.concat( args, " " ) )
if not status then error("Malformed usermessage " .. name .. " from player " .. pl:Name() .. "!") end
usermessage.Hooks[name](pl,info)
end)
end

if CLIENT then
umsg = {}
umsg.CurMessage = ""
umsg.CurObjs = {}
function umsg.Start( name )
if umsg.CurMessage != "" then ErrorNoHalt("There is already an active usermessage! Overriding...") end
if string.Explode(" ",name)[2] then error("Name must not contain a space...") end
umsg.CurMessage = name
umsg.CurObjs = {}
end

function umsg.Object( obj )
if not umsg.CurMessage or umsg.CurMessage == "" then return end
table.insert( umsg.CurObjs, obj )
end

function umsg.End()
RunConsoleCommand("umsg", umsg.CurMessage, glon.encode( umsg.CurObjs ) )
umsg.CurMessage = ""
umsg.CurObjs = {}
end
end[/lua]

On the client, instead of using umsg.Bool/Ang/etc., you just use umsg.Object( obj ). You can send any glon-encodable object.

On the server, usermessage hook functions come with two arguments: the player sending the usermessage, and a table of all the arguments sent.