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Improve messages.inc and message_stocks.inc documentation (#510)

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* Improve messages.inc and message_stocks.inc documentation

* Fix typos

* Fixed typos, added a bunch of @notes and better register_message callback function explanation

* Removed extra argument in set_msg_arg_string

* Creates => Sends
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OciXCrom 2018-08-20 19:49:47 +02:00 committed by Vincent Herbet
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plugins/include/message_stocks.inc
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#endif
#define _message_stocks_included
/* Creates a death message. */
/**
* Sends a death message.
*
* @param killer Killer id
* @param victim Victim id
* @param weaponNUM Weapon index
*
* @noreturn
*/
stock dod_make_deathmsg(killer, victim, weaponNUM)
{
static msgid = 0;
@ -33,7 +41,14 @@ stock dod_make_deathmsg(killer, victim, weaponNUM)
return 1;
}
/* Kills a user without a message. */
/**
* Kills a user without a message.
*
* @param index Client index
* @param flag If nonzero, the death will not affect the client's score
*
* @noreturn
*/
stock user_silentkill(index, flag = 1)
{
static msgid = 0;
@ -50,7 +65,16 @@ stock user_silentkill(index, flag = 1)
return 1;
}
/* Creates a death message. */
/**
* Creates a death message.
*
* @param killer Killer id
* @param victim Victim id
* @param headshot Headshot
* @param weapon Weapon
*
* @noreturn
*/
stock make_deathmsg(killer, victim, headshot, const weapon[])
{
static msgid = 0;

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#include <message_const>
/* These functinos are used to generate client messages.
* You may generate menu, smoke, shockwaves, thunderlights,
* intermission and many many others messages.
* See HL SDK for more examples. */
/**
* Marks the beginning of a client message.
*
* @note You may generate menus, smoke, shockwaves, thunderlights,
* intermission and many other messages.
* @note For a list of HL game events, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Game_Events
* @note For a list of HL engine messages, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Engine_Messages
* @note You may also refer to the messages_const.inc file for examples.
* @note Each message starts with a message_begin() or message_begin_f() function
* and ends with message_end(). The specific message arguments go in between
* these two by using the write_*() functions found in messages.inc.
*
* @param dest Destination type (see MSG_* constants in messages_const.inc)
* @param msg_type Message id
* @param origin Message origin
* @param player Client index receiving the message or 0 for all clients
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message id is specified or an invalid number
* of parameters is passed, an error will be thrown.
*/
native message_begin(dest, msg_type, const origin[3] = {0,0,0}, player = 0);
/**
* Marks the beginning of a client message.
*
* @note You may generate menus, smoke, shockwaves, thunderlights,
* intermission and many other messages.
* @note For a list of HL game events, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Game_Events
* @note For a list of HL engine messages, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Engine_Messages
* @note You may also refer to the messages_const.inc file for examples.
* @note This function is the same as message_begin(), but the origin
* argument accepts only float values in this one.
* @note Each message starts with a message_begin() or message_begin_f() function
* and ends with message_end(). The specific message arguments go in between
* these two by using the write_*() functions found in messages.inc.
*
* @param dest Destination type (see MSG_* constants in messages_const.inc)
* @param msg_type Message id
* @param origin Message origin
* @param player Client index receiving the message or 0 for all clients
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message id is specified or an invalid number
* of parameters is passed, an error will be thrown.
*/
native message_begin_f(dest, msg_type, const Float:origin[3] = {0.0,0.0,0.0}, player = 0);
/**
* Ends a message that was started with message_begin() or message_begin_f().
*
* @note If the function is called without using message_begin() or
* message_begin_f() first, the server will crash immediately.
*
* @noreturn
*/
native message_end();
/**
* Writes a single byte to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Byte to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_byte(x);
/**
* Writes a single character to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Character to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_char(x);
/**
* Writes a single number to a message (short).
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Number to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_short(x);
/**
* Writes a single number to a message (long).
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Number to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_long(x);
/**
* Writes an entity index to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Entity index to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_entity(x);
/**
* Writes an angle entry to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Angle to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_angle(x);
/**
* Writes an angle entry to a message using a float value.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Angle to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_angle_f(Float:x);
/**
* Writes a coordinate entry to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Coordinate to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_coord(x);
/**
* Writes a coordinate entry to a message using a float value.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Coordinate to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_coord_f(Float:x);
/**
* Writes a string to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a message_begin()
* or message_begin_f() and a message_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x String to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native write_string(const x[]);
/* These are the same as above, except that the messages sent
* are also sent to all other plugins and Metamod plugins.
* This means that if you send one of these messages, other plugins will
* be notified, which was previously impossible.
* BE CAREFUL! Using these incorrectly, or not for their intended purpose,
* could cause infinite recursion or something just as bad.
* NOTE! These natives are experimental.
/**
* Marks the beginning of a client message.
*
* @note You may generate menus, smoke, shockwaves, thunderlights,
* intermission and many other messages.
* @note For a list of HL game events, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Game_Events
* @note For a list of HL engine messages, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Engine_Messages
* @note You may also refer to the messages_const.inc file for examples.
* @note This function is the same as message_begin(), except that the messages
* sent with this one are also sent to all other AMXX and Metamod plugins.
* This means that if you send one of these messages, other plugins will
* be notified of that message, which was previously impossible.
* @note BE CAREFUL! Using this incorrectly, or not for its intended purpose,
* could cause infinite recursion or something just as bad!
* @note Each message starts with a emessage_begin() or emessage_begin_f() function
* and ends with emessage_end(). The specific message arguments go in between
* these two by using the ewrite_*() functions found in messages.inc.
*
* @param dest Destination type (see MSG_* constants in messages_const.inc)
* @param msg_type Message id
* @param origin Message origin
* @param player Client index receiving the message or 0 for all clients
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message id is specified or an invalid number
* of parameters is passed, an error will be thrown.
*/
native emessage_begin(dest, msg_type, const origin[3] = {0,0,0}, player = 0);
/**
* Marks the beginning of a client message.
*
* @note You may generate menus, smoke, shockwaves, thunderlights,
* intermission and many other messages.
* @note For a list of HL game events, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Game_Events
* @note For a list of HL engine messages, visit https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Half-Life_1_Engine_Messages
* @note You may also refer to the messages_const.inc file for examples.
* @note This function is the same as message_begin_f(), except that the messages
* sent with this one are also sent to all other AMXX and Metamod plugins.
* This means that if you send one of these messages, other plugins will
* be notified of that message, which was previously impossible.
* @note BE CAREFUL! Using this incorrectly, or not for its intended purpose,
* could cause infinite recursion or something just as bad!
* @note This function is the same as emessage_begin(), but the origin
* argument accepts only float values in this one.
* @note Each message starts with a emessage_begin() or emessage_begin_f() function
* and ends with emessage_end(). The specific message arguments go in between
* these two by using the ewrite_*() functions found in messages.inc.
*
* @param dest Destination type (see MSG_* constants in messages_const.inc)
* @param msg_type Message id
* @param origin Message origin
* @param player Client index receiving the message or 0 for all clients
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message id is specified or an invalid number
* of parameters is passed, an error will be thrown.
*/
native emessage_begin_f(dest, msg_type, const Float:origin[3] = {0.0,0.0,0.0}, player = 0);
/**
* Ends a message that was started with emessage_begin() or emessage_begin_f().
*
* @note If the function is called without using emessage_begin() or
* emessage_begin_f() first, the server will crash immediately.
*
* @noreturn
*/
native emessage_end();
/**
* Writes a single byte to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Byte to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_byte(x);
/**
* Writes a single character to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Character to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_char(x);
/**
* Writes a single number to a message (short).
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Number to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_short(x);
/**
* Writes a single number to a message (long).
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Number to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_long(x);
/**
* Writes an entity index to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Entity index to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_entity(x);
/**
* Writes an angle entry to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Angle to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_angle(x);
/**
* Writes an angle entry to a message using a float value.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Angle to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_angle_f(Float:x);
/**
* Writes a coordinate entry to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Coordinate to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_coord(x);
/**
* Writes a coordinate entry to a message using a float value.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x Coordinate to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_coord_f(Float:x);
/**
* Writes a string to a message.
*
* @note This function should only be used in between a emessage_begin()
* or emessage_begin_f() and a emessage_end() function. Trying to use
* it outside of these functions will crash the server immediately.
*
* @param x String to write
*
* @noreturn
*/
native ewrite_string(const x[]);
/* Sets/Gets what engine messages are blocked. */
/**
* Sets whether or not an engine message will be blocked.
*
* @note For a list of message flags, have a look at the BLOCK_* constants
* in message_const.inc.
*
* @param iMessage Message id
* @param iMessageFlags BLOCK_* constant
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message id is specified, an error
* will be thrown.
*/
native set_msg_block(iMessage, iMessageFlags);
/**
* Gets whether or not an engine message is blocked.
*
* @param iMessage Message id
*
* @return BLOCK_* constant
* @error If an invalid message id is specified, an error
* will be thrown.
*/
native get_msg_block(iMessage);
/* Lets you directly hook a message in the engine!
* You can overwrite the message before anything happens and either let the message continue
* or fully block it. Here is how it works:
* If you hook a message, the message is stored but not sent. You have the opportunity to
* not only execute code, but to get/set the contents of the message, before you choose to
* either block it or let it go on its way. The hooked function will be passed a msg_id, msg_dest, and entity index.
* The return value can be passed to unregister_message() to stop the message from being hooked */
/**
* Lets you directly hook a message in the engine.
*
* @note The function is called in the following manner:
* msg_id - Message id
* msg_dest - Destination type (see MSG_* constants in messages_const.inc)
* msg_entity - Entity receiving the message
*
* @note You can overwrite the message before anything happens by using the
* set_msg_arg_* functions and either let the message continue by
* returning PLUGIN_CONTINUE or fully block it with PLUGIN_HANDLED.
* @note If you hook a message, the message is stored but not sent. You have
* the opportunity to not only execute code, but to get/set the contents
* of the message before you choose to either block it or let it go on
* its way.
* @note The return value can be passed to unregister_message() in order to
* stop the message from being hooked.
*
* @param iMsgId Message id
* @param szFunction Function that will be called
*
* @return Id that can be passed to unregister_message() on
* success, or 0 if an invalid message id is passed
* @error If the specified function can't be found, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native register_message(iMsgId, const szFunction[]);
/* Unregisters a message hook previously created with register_message
* You must pass the proper message id, and return value from the message to unregister the message successfully. */
/**
* Unregisters a message hook previously created with register_message().
*
* @note You must pass the proper message id and return value from the
* message to unregister the message successfully.
*
* @param iMsgId Message id
* @param registeredmsg Registered message id
*
* @return Id that can again be passed to register_message() on
* success, or 0 if an invalid message id is passed
* @error If an invalid registered message handle is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native unregister_message(iMsgId, registeredmsg);
/* The get/set _msg commands will fail if used outside a hooked message scope.
* They should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
* There are eight different ways of sending a message, five are ints, two are floats, and one is string.
* These are denoted by iArgType. argn is the number
* of the argument. Exceeding the bounds of 1 to get_msg_args() is a bad idea.
* As of AMX Mod X 1.5, the middle parameter of set_* no longer does anything.
* You cannot change the message argument type (as this would crash the mod anyway)
/**
* Gets number of arguments that were passed to a message.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @return Number of arguments
*/
/* Gets number of arguments that were passed to this message */
native get_msg_args();
/* Gets the argument type of argument argn */
/**
* Gets the argument type of a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
*
* @return Argument type (see ARG_* constants in message_const.inc)
*/
native get_msg_argtype(argn);
/* Gets the value of argn. */
/**
* Gets the integer value of a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
*
* @return Argument value as an integer
* @error If an invalid message argument is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native get_msg_arg_int(argn);
/**
* Gets the float value of a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
*
* @return Argument value as a float
* @error If an invalid message argument is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native Float:get_msg_arg_float(argn);
/**
* Gets the string value from a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
* @param szReturn Buffer to store the value in
* @param iLength Maximum buffer length
*
* @return String length
* @error If an invalid message argument is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native get_msg_arg_string(argn, szReturn[], iLength);
/* sets the value of argn. */
/**
* Sets the integer value of a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
* @param argtype Argument type (see ARG_* constants in message_const.inc)
* @param iValue Argument value
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message argument is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native set_msg_arg_int(argn, argtype, iValue);
/**
* Sets the float value of a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
* @param argtype Argument type (see ARG_* constants in message_const.inc)
* @param fValue Argument value
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message argument is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native set_msg_arg_float(argn, argtype, Float:fValue);
/**
* Sets the string value of a specified argument.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param argn Argument number
* @param szString Argument value
*
* @noreturn
* @error If an invalid message argument is passed, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native set_msg_arg_string(argn, const szString[]);
/* Gets the origin of a message */
/**
* Gets the origin of a message.
*
* @note This function will fail if used outside a hooked message scope, thus
* it should never be used unless inside a registered message function.
*
* @param _Origin Array to store the origin in
*
* @noreturn
* @error If the function is used outside a message hook, an
* error will be thrown.
*/
native get_msg_origin(const Float:_Origin[3]);