Set the entity's owner

[MediCat]

Hi everybody. Here is the question - how can I set the owner of every single spawned item on the SANDBOX map?
Right now code is based on hooks and looks like

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedProp", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedRagdoll", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

and does so for vehicles, effects, npcs, sents and sweps, but I believe that there is much more intelligent way.

Also this script doesn't cover spawn of tool-based entities - like lamps, hoverballs etc. - any clues to find hook connected with these? Is there an universal hook like GM:OnEntityCreated, but with ply argument?

I'll appreciate any help and thanks for um... visiting the page c:

[YoutoYokodera]

You mean set the owner in prop protection?

[MediCat]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;51630869]You mean set the owner in prop protection?[/QUOTE]

Yes, sort of.

[Gmod4phun]

Not sure if it will work correctly, but after spawning the entity, you could try using ENT:GetCreator()

[MediCat]

[QUOTE=Gmod4phun;51630917]Not sure if it will work correctly, but after spawning the entity, you could try using ENT:GetCreator()[/QUOTE]

Doesn't work, outputs error "attempt to call method 'GetCreator' (a nil value)". Thanks for reply though.

[YoutoYokodera]

ENT:CPPISetOwner(ply)
This will do with most prop protection

[MediCat]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;51631067]ENT:CPPISetOwner(ply)
This will do with most prop protection[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but I have no prop protection - I'm trying to make my own.

[Klaes4Zaugen]

Still, you should make ur prop protection use CPPI, its named Common Prop Protection Interface for a reason.

[Heroezzz]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;51630869]You mean set the owner in prop protection?[/QUOTE]

[MediCat]

[QUOTE=Klaes4Zaugen;51631211]Still, you should make ur prop protection use CPPI, its named Common Prop Protection Interface for a reason.[/QUOTE]

I understand and I will, but CPPI manual does not tell HOW to set entity's owner. And yeah, there is no connection with my question.

[YoutoYokodera]

Something related to restrict all interaction to the spawner

[bigdogmat]

[QUOTE=MediCat;51630786]
Also this script doesn't cover spawn of tool-based entities - like lamps, hoverballs etc. - any clues to find hook connected with these? Is there an universal hook like GM:OnEntityCreated, but with ply argument?

I'll appreciate any help and thanks for um... visiting the page c:[/QUOTE]

There is no universal hook as things being spawned by players are a sandbox concept, not a game one. Also if you would've taken a few seconds to search the wiki you could've found the related hooks to cover all your needs.

[t]http://puu.sh/tdf84/1d7c8e9516.jpg[/t]

[pqbrown]

If you're going to be handling all related code that goes along with this, set a networked variable on the entity using your hooks.

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedRagdoll", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
    ent:SetNetworkedEntity("owner", ply)
end)

Later, when you want to get the owner, you may just use GetNetworkedEntity (look up the Wiki reference). It will work clientside and serverside. You could even write a simple function to get the owner of an entity.

local meta = FindMetaTable("Entity")

function meta:GetOwner()
       return self:GetNetworkedEntity("owner", nil)
end

[Zeh Matt]

[QUOTE=pqbrown;51634113]If you're going to be handling all related code that goes along with this, set a networked variable on the entity using your hooks.

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedRagdoll", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
    ent:SetNetworkedEntity("owner", ply)
end)

Later, when you want to get the owner, you may just use GetNetworkedEntity (look up the Wiki reference). It will work clientside and serverside. You could even write a simple function to get the owner of an entity.

local meta = FindMetaTable("Entity")

function meta:GetOwner()
       return self:GetNetworkedEntity("owner", nil)
end

[/QUOTE]

There is already a function called GetOwner so you best not override this function, call it GetCreator.

[pqbrown]

[QUOTE=Zeh Matt;51634237]There is already a function called GetOwner so you best not override this function, call it GetCreator.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, you're completely right. My bad.

[MediCat]

[QUOTE=bigdogmat;51632240]There is no universal hook as things being spawned by players are a sandbox concept, not a game one. Also if you would've taken a few seconds to search the wiki you could've found the related hooks to cover all your needs.

[t]http://puu.sh/tdf84/1d7c8e9516.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

You ain't absolutely right. I've got all these hooks used

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedProp", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedRagdoll", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedVehicle", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedEffect", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedNPC", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedSENT", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedSWEP", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, ent)
	ent.SU_Owner = ply
	end)

- you can check it, and still I can't get .SU_Owner variable from lamps, hoverballs etc. Thanks for reply, anyway :)

[editline]7th January 2017[/editline]

[QUOTE=pqbrown;51634113]If you're going to be handling all related code that goes along with this, set a networked variable on the entity using your hooks.

hook.Add ("PlayerSpawnedRagdoll", "SU_SetOwner", function (ply, mdl, ent)
    ent:SetNetworkedEntity("owner", ply)
end)

Later, when you want to get the owner, you may just use GetNetworkedEntity (look up the Wiki reference). It will work clientside and serverside. You could even write a simple function to get the owner of an entity.

local meta = FindMetaTable("Entity")

function meta:GetOwner()
       return self:GetNetworkedEntity("owner", nil)
end

[/QUOTE]

Thank you for the idea, looks better than .net library (for this purpose) :)

[bigdogmat]

[QUOTE=MediCat;51635134]You ain't absolutely right. I've got all these hooks used :snip:[/QUOTE]

Hmm, strange there's no hook for that. After looking at 2 prop protections they both go down the route of detouring `cleanup.Add` and `plyMeta.AddCount`, e.g. [URL="https://github.com/FPtje/Falcos-Prop-protection/blob/42e54a55fd701c907d80a41ef93151e88b7f1fae/lua/fpp/server/core.lua#L52-L92"]fpp[/URL].

[MediCat]

[QUOTE=bigdogmat;51635193]Hmm, strange there's no hook for that. After looking at 2 prop protections they both go down the route of detouring `cleanup.Add` and `plyMeta.AddCount`, e.g. [URL="https://github.com/FPtje/Falcos-Prop-protection/blob/42e54a55fd701c907d80a41ef93151e88b7f1fae/lua/fpp/server/core.lua#L52-L92"]fpp[/URL].[/QUOTE]

Absolutely agreed with you, and I noticed there are no prop protection addons that set owners of entities with hooks :(