Room Variables from server

jaeta · Post by **jaeta** » 25 Jan 2007, 01:32

I'm trying to update room variables from the server, but it does not appear to be working. I'm certainly getting a response back from the server after the client calls the extension, but the actual variables I have on the server never change. The variables are being set by the server initially in the server "config.xml" file. Anyone have any suggestions?

Many Thanks!

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<Zone name="multitest" customLogin="false" buddyList="20">
  <Rooms>
     <Room name="MainRoom" maxUsers="10" isPrivate="false"   
       isTemp="false" autoJoin="true">
     <Vars>
         <Var name="BlueScore" type="n" private="false">0</Var> 
         <Var name="RedScore" type="n" private="false">0</Var>
     </Vars>
     </Room>
   </Rooms>
   <Extensions>
   <extension name="multitest" className="multitest.as" type="script"/>
   </Extensions>
</Zone>

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function handleRequest(cmd, params, user, fromRoom) {
	if (cmd == "scores") {
		var room = _server.getCurrentRoom();
		BlueScore = Number(params.values[0]);
		RedScore = Number(params.values[1]);
		vObj = new Array();
		vObj.push({name:"BlueScore", val:BlueScore, priv:false});
		vObj.push({name:"RedScore", val:RedScore, priv:false});
		_server.setRoomVariables(room, null, vObj);
		_server.sendResponse(params, -1, null, [user]);
	}
}

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Post by **Lapo** » 25 Jan 2007, 11:54

Hi and welcome,
instead of this code:

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_server.setRoomVariables(room, null, vObj);

I'd use this:

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_server.setRoomVariables(room, user, vObj);

Let me know if it works

jaeta · Post by **jaeta** » 25 Jan 2007, 14:06

Won't this kill the room variable when a user leaves the room? I want this game to be ongoing regardless of the number of players in the game. The score variable should stay on the server until the score either reaches a determined value or everyone leaves the game.

jaeta · Post by **jaeta** » 25 Jan 2007, 15:59

I tried using the code you provided, but it's still not updating the room variables on the server.

Post by **Lapo** » 25 Jan 2007, 16:13

A couple of questions:
Are you checking if the variables are changed from the admin tool? (refresh the view after you have updated the variables)

What server version do you use?

jaeta · Post by **jaeta** » 25 Jan 2007, 16:18

I am refreshing the admin tool and it still shows the score as being 0,0 even though I'm passing values of 10,10

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extensionName="multitest"
var obj:Object = {};
obj.values = [10, 10];
smartfox.sendXtMessage(extensionName, "scores", obj, "xml");

Using version 1.5.0

Post by **Lapo** » 25 Jan 2007, 16:21

do you get any errors from the server, after you have sent the extension request?

jaeta · Post by **jaeta** » 25 Jan 2007, 16:25

Nope... this is what I get back from the server:

[multitest.as]: Bye bye!
[multitest.as]: Hello from the Simple Extension Example!
[multitest.as]: Event received: userJoin
[multitest.as]: RedScore=10
[multitest.as]: BlueScore=10

This is the extension script:

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function handleRequest(cmd, params, user, fromRoom) {
	if (cmd == "scores") {
		var room = _server.getCurrentRoom();
		BlueScore = Number(params.values[0]);
		RedScore = Number(params.values[1]);
		trace("RedScore="+RedScore);
		trace("BlueScore="+BlueScore);
		vObj = new Array();
		vObj.push({name:"BlueScore", val:BlueScore, priv:false});
		vObj.push({name:"RedScore", val:RedScore, priv:false});
		_server.setRoomVariables(room, user, vObj);
		var response = {};
		response._cmd = "scores";
		response.values = [];
		for (var i = 0; i<params.values.length; i++) {
			var n = params.values[i];
			response.values[i] = n;
		}
		_server.sendResponse(response, -1, null, [user]);
	}
}

Post by **Lapo** » 25 Jan 2007, 18:12

I wasn't able to reproduce the problem. We tested a similar scenario and it worked.

Advice: make sure that this line of code

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var room = _server.getCurrentRoom();

is not returning null

If your extension is at Zone Level you should get a null, which in turn will make the setRoomVariables fail

jaeta · Post by **jaeta** » 25 Jan 2007, 19:22

You were correct. It was returning a null. Upon moving the extension to the room level it started working.

Thanks!

melojoy · Post by **melojoy** » 27 Mar 2007, 14:40

Hi,
I have to set room variables from the extension...

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// impostiamo le room variables
var room = _server.getCurrentRoom();
trace("La stanza è: "+room);
trace("Utente: "+user.name);
trace("Posizione: "+params.posizione);

var rVars = new Array();
rVars.push( {name:"g"+params.posizione, val:user.name, persistent:false} );
//_server.setRoomVariables(room, null, rVars);
_server.setRoomVariables(room, user, rVars);

trace("Variabile inserita: "+rVars[0].g0) //

This it doesn't work (also with null user) and the result is:

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[3-Sette4.as]: La stanza è: it.gotoandplay.smartfoxserver.data.Room@aa82b
[3-Sette4.as]: Utente: al
[3-Sette4.as]: Posizione: 0
[3-Sette4.as]: Variabile inserita: undefined

This code is in a room extension dynamically creates when I create a new game room

In the last trace if I put...

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trace("Variabile inserita: "+rVars[0]);

or

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trace("Variabile inserita: "+rVars);

... the result is

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[3-Sette4.as]: Variabile inserita: [object Object]

thanks

Post by **Lapo** » 28 Mar 2007, 10:14

it's a bit confusing!
params.posizione = undefined

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[3-Sette4.as]: Variabile inserita: undefined

but you use that variable to set a Room Var and you expect "g0"... but it will be "gundefined"

makes sense?

where is params.posizione coming from?

melojoy · Post by **melojoy** » 30 Mar 2007, 08:00

Escuse me... this is mistaken

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trace("Variabile inserita: "+rVars[0].g0)

The correct trace is...

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trace("Variabile inserita: "+rVars[0].name)
trace("Variabile inserita: "+rVars[0].val)

This return the name and the value of the variable... but with the admin tool I don't see var in the room.

Thanks!

Post by **Lapo** » 03 Apr 2007, 08:00

Which version of the server do you use?
There was a bug with variable creation (when creating a room) in the first release of the 1.5.0 which was fixed with a later patch.

darnpunk · Post by **darnpunk** » 29 Aug 2007, 05:41

Hi Lapo,

I am not able to setRoomVariables from a different room. This is how I do it:

var rVars:Array = []
rVars.push( {name:"msg", val:"Sticky Test", persistent:false} )
smartfox.setRoomVariables(rVars, 4); // 4 is the roomId i am trying to set the variables to and i am in room id 3

I can only setRoomVariables successfully if I am in the same room. I am using SFS 1.5.5. Am I doing anything wrong?

Regards,
darnpunk