onRoomListUpdate does not send vars!

proschigom · Post by **proschigom** » 13 May 2006, 21:37

i have been having the same problem from a very long time and have spent days n days over this. in my case, i can see my room variable (its just one variable) from the admin, when someone creates the room, i even recieve the variable in the xml like this:

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[Received]: <msg t="sys"><body action="roomAdd" r="0"><rm id="9" priv="0" temp="1" game="1" max="8" spec="1"><name>TESTING</name><vars><var n="minbet" t="n">1</var></vars></rm></body></msg>

but when i try to use: var xMinBet = room.getVariable("minbet"); at roomAdded or updateRoomStatus, it returns undefined all the time. Now this variable was assigned when the room was created, through the roomObj.vars = variables

I do remember once in another case, that i set the room variable after joining that room, i think i recieved the value in that scenario (i think)

So how have i been able to go ahead with this problem? .... im using the maxSpectator property instead, the value is aaaalways available and much more reliable, but absolutely not a permanant solution. Any help from anyone in this area would be awsome

alikapadia · Post by **alikapadia** » 15 May 2006, 21:17

ya there was a problem in the SmartfoxClient class in the it folder,

search for: 'if (action == "roomAdd")' over there was a line that said:

var variables = xmlObj.vars.vars

just changed that to 'var variables = xmlObj.rm.vars.vars'

rest works like a beauty

im not sure where this problem came from tho

Post by **Lapo** » 16 May 2006, 06:46

Sorry for the delay in responding, but I wanted to check the problem described by proschigom.

It seems that you're using a wrong version of the client API, as we were unable to reproduce the problem you told us about.

NOTE: I assume you're using the latest SmartFoxServer 1.4.0 (Basic or PRO)

To make sure you're using the latest API, just use this code:

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trace(sfs.getVersion())

It should say 1.0.2
If not you're using an old API version.

I've tested the problem you described by simply modifying the "Advanced Chat" example so that it creates a new room variable in each new room created.
Then I've added a trace in the onRoomAdded handler to dump all the room variables attached to the new room just received.

If you want I can provide the FLA of the test.

Hope it helps

Post by **Lapo** » 16 May 2006, 06:48

to alikapadia:

ya there was a problem in the SmartfoxClient class in the it folder,
search for: 'if (action == "roomAdd")' over there was a line that said:
var variables = xmlObj.vars.vars
just changed that to 'var variables = xmlObj.rm.vars.vars'
rest works like a beauty

The problem doesn't exist in the latest API coming with SmartFoxServer 1.4.0. Are you sure you're using the latestet API?

You can check the version by using the example I provided in my previous post to proschigom

monkeypuzzle · Post by **monkeypuzzle** » 16 May 2006, 10:33

Hi,

I'm having exactly the same problem too. I'm using SmartfoxServer 1.4.0 Basic, I used the getVersion to check the API and it says 1.0.2 and I've added the roomListVars="true" to the config.

I'm setting a variable when the room is created, this variable shows up in the Admin tool and is visible in the "onRoomAdded" handler, but the variable doesn't appear in the "onRoomListUpdate" handler - checking the output window when Flash is running shows that no variables are being sent.

Edit-I should probably let you know that I'm using the AS1 version in Flash MX.

monkeypuzzle · Post by **monkeypuzzle** » 16 May 2006, 11:41

I've solved my own problem and just in case other people are having the same problem, I'll let you know what I did wrong.

When editing the config file, I added the roomListVars="true" to the ROOM, when of course it should be added to the ZONE. Now everything works fine.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » 26 Dec 2006, 16:09

1. I'm setting some variables in my config file.

2. I made turned automatic variables on for the zone:

<Zone name="simpleChat" uCountUpdate="true" buddyList="20" maxUsers="50" customLogin="false" roomListVars="true">

3. With Smartfox debugger turned on, I can see my variables in the tracer window.

4. But with the smartfox.onRoomListUpdate handler, I can't see the variables; they all come in blank.

5. In the smartfox.onJoinRoom handler I can see the variables for the one room that i've joined, but I need to see th evariables for all the rooms.

I think this isn't working correctly. I'm on 1.5 pro demo.

thanks for any insights!

-Carl

Post by **Lapo** » 26 Dec 2006, 17:00

Here's a working example, based on SFS PRO 1.5

1 - Zone definition

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<Zone name="simpleChat" uCountUpdate="true" buddyList="20" maxUsers="4000" customLogin="false" roomListVars="true">
	<Rooms>
		<Room name="The Hall" maxUsers="50" isPrivate="false" isTemp="false" autoJoin="true" uCountUpdate="true">
			<Vars>
				<Var name="name" type="s" private="false">Animal</Var>
				<Var name="job" type="s" private="false">Muppets drummer</Var>
			</Vars>
		</Room>		
	</Rooms>
</Zone>

2- Code
Create a new Flash 8 document, and copy/paste the following code in the first frame. If necessary point your classpath to the API folder and then run the example.

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import it.gotoandplay.smartfoxserver.*

stop()

var ip:String		= "127.0.0.1"
var port:Number 	= 9339
var zone:String 	= "simpleChat"

// Load the policy file from the server
System.security.loadPolicyFile("xmlsocket://" + ip + ":" + port)

var smartfox:SmartFoxClient = new SmartFoxClient()
smartfox.onConnection = handleConnection
smartfox.connect(ip, port)
//smartfox.debug = true

function handleConnection(success)
{
        if (success)
        {
                trace(">> Connection successfull")
                sendLogin()
        }
        else
        {
                trace("[ ERROR ]: Can't connect!")
        }
}


function sendLogin()
{
        smartfox.login(zone, "")
}


smartfox.onLogin = function(resObj:Object)
{
        if (resObj.success)
        {
                // Login Successfull
                trace(">> Login successfull. Nickname: " + resObj.name)
        }
        else
        {
                trace("[ ERROR ]: Login error. Server said: " + resObj.error)
        }
}


smartfox.onRoomListUpdate = function(roomList:Object)
{
        trace(">> Received the list of rooms\n")
        trace("\tRoom List:")
        trace("\t--------------------------------------------")
        
        // Show the list of rooms
        for (var i in roomList)
        {
			var r:Room = roomList[i]
			trace("\t" + r.getName())
			
			var o = r.getVariables()
			
			for (var j:String in o)
				trace("\t\t" + j + ": " + o[j])
        }
        
        // a blank line
        trace("")
        
        // Join the default room
        this.autoJoin()
}


smartfox.onJoinRoom = function(roomObj:Room)
{
        trace(">> Room: '" + roomObj.getName() + "' joined successfully")
}


smartfox.onJoinRoomError = function(errorMsg)
{
        trace("[ ERROR ]: Error joining the room. Server said: " + errorMsg)
}


smartfox.onConnectionLost = function()
{
        trace("[ ERROR ]: Connection with server was lost")
}

3- Example output
The above code is taken from the provided AS 2 template, found in our documentation. It will connect to the server, receive the list of rooms and dump the room variables and finally join a room.

Here's my output in the Flash output window:

>> Connection successfull
>> Login successfull. Nickname: guest_12
SET RVAR --> job
SET RVAR --> name
>> Received the list of rooms

Room List:
--------------------------------------------
The Hall
name: Animal
job: Muppets drummer

>> Room: 'The Hall' joined successfully

The test was done using a freshly installed SFS PRO 1.5
As you can see the variables for "The Hall" room are correctly shown in the trace.

Good luck

Carl · Post by **Carl** » 27 Dec 2006, 19:13

Thanks for the detailed example. I was able to break off a function that returned my variables properly. It's great that it works, but I'm not completely sure WHY it works, or rather why what I was trying gave me no results at all. I'm sure it's because I havn't worked with objects much, but I cant' understand why when I do this:

var Lvars = Lroom.getVariables("GameType");
trace ("variables..."+ Lvars)

....I get an empty string as a result:

variables...

But when I go on to do this, as you showed me:

var Ltype = ExtractObject(Lvars);
trace (Ltype)

and....

ExtractObject = function (obj:Object) {
for (var i in obj) {
return (obj);
}
};

I get a result? This is what was throwing me off, because when I see that "Lvars" variable is essentially empty or blank, I wouldn't have expected to be able to extract any information out of it. At the very least I would have expected the cryptic and uninformative "[object, object]" that I normally get when trying to directly trace an incoming object. I made a "traceobject()" function for opening these things up into the output window, but in this case I didn't think I had anything to extract.

Sorry for my ignorance of these things, but any help is appreciated from anyone in understanding this stuff. I'm next searching up on objects on kirupa.

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