Best way to send reboot warnings into server chat from external script?

[lucktsm]

Hello All,

I have been on servers that warn payers when an external even is going to happen like a server reboot.  I am looking at ways to pump in a message to server chat.   What is the best approach?   A lua script?, Python? 

 

Thank you!

Edited August 23, 2023 by lucktsm

[lucktsm]

Found the API the and got this working!  

 

[AlexZander_D]

В 23.08.2023 в 22:36, lucktsm сказал:

Found the API the and got this working!  

 

Can you share how you did it?

[Amarok_73]

On 12/31/2023 at 12:18 AM, AlexZander_D said:

Can you share how you did it?

Something like this for instance.
It's showing two messages before the time when the reboot have to be triggered. Then at the time set in RestartAfter variable, he's checking if the number of clients active in the slots is 0, and if so, then he sets the flag "MissionRestart" to true. This way, You're sure, that thie clients will not be "ejected" forcefully at the landing approach, but server will wait unitl all clients will leave to lobby.
This script uses the MOOSE framework, so prior to loading it You have to load the MOOSE, then You have to set in ME the trigger for MissionRestart flag, so setting it to true will cause the mission restart.
 

local RestartAfter = 4 * 60 * 60

function RestartMission()
    env.info("Checking number of active clients...")

    local ClientNum = SET_CLIENT:New():FilterActive(false):FilterOnce():CountAlive()
    env.info(ClientNum)

    if ClientNum == 0 then
        env.info(">>>> REBOOT:Restarting the mission.")
        MESSAGE:New("Time to say goodbye...", 60, "EOM", true):ToAll()
        trigger.action.setUserFlag("MissionRestart", true)
    else
        SchReboot = TIMER:New(RestartMission)
        SchReboot:Start(20)
        env.info(">>>> REBOOT:Scheduled next run")    
    end
end

function Reminder1()
    MESSAGE:New("Mission end in 30 minutes, time to RTB.", 60, "INFO", false):ToAll()
end

function Reminder2()
    MESSAGE:New("Mission end in 5 minutes, time to RTB.", 60, "INFO", false):ToAll()
end

local SchReminder1 = TIMER:New(Reminder1)
SchReminder1:Start(RestartAfter - (30 * 60))

local SchReminder2 = TIMER:New(Reminder2)
SchReminder2:Start(RestartAfter - (5 * 60))

env.info(">>>> REBOOT:Scheduling first run after " .. RestartAfter .. " seconds.")
local SchReboot = TIMER:New(RestartMission)
SchReboot:Start(RestartAfter)
env.info(">>>> REBOOT:Scheduled first run")

 

Edited January 10, 2024 by Amarok_73