E2: Built In text-receiver

[ahref]

Could you build into e2 a text reciever?. Id imagine it would work like this

Phrase = listenFor(S[string phrase],Boolean[case insensitive or not],boolean[exact or anywhere])

You could then do

If (Phrase) {
Player = Phrase:Name()
}

Thankyou

[ZeikJT]

I already made en E2 text receiver.
It fetches the last thing the input player has said:

wire_exp2_TextList = {}

registerFunction("lastSaid", "e:", "s", function(self, args)
    local op1 = args[2]
    local rv1 = op1[1](self, op1)
    local entity = checkEntity(rv1)
	if(!entity || !rv1:IsValid()) then return nil end
	if(!entity:IsPlayer()) then return nil end
	if !wire_exp2_TextList[entity] then return "" end
    return wire_exp2_TextList[entity][1]
end)

function Exp2TextReceiving( ply, text, toall )
	wire_exp2_TextList[ply] = {text,toall}
end
hook.Add("PlayerSay","Exp2TextReceiving",Exp2TextReceiving)

You pretty much have to use it in an interval. Use it like this to keep track of what you have said:
Said = entity():owner():lastSaid()

[ahref]

hmm that only works with a set entity though i was wanting something more global. thankyou @D

[ZeikJT]

hmm that only works with a set entity though i was wanting something more global. thankyou @D

What do you mean? I could add a function that gets the last thing anyone said.

[ahref]

What do you mean? I could add a function that gets the last thing anyone said.

I was gonna sugest that but that wouldnt that be a bit laggy?

it would work though

[ZeikJT]

I was gonna sugest that but that wouldnt that be a bit laggy?

it would work though

No way, just index them in a unique slot specific for this purpose:

wire_exp2_TextList = {}

registerFunction("lastSaid", "e:", "s", function(self, args)
    local op1 = args[2]
    local rv1 = op1[1](self, op1)
    local entity = checkEntity(rv1)
	if(!entity || !rv1:IsValid()) then return nil end
	if(!entity:IsPlayer()) then return nil end
	if !wire_exp2_TextList[entity] then return "" end
    return wire_exp2_TextList[entity][1]
end)


registerFunction("lastSaid", "", "s", function(self, args)
	if (!wire_exp2_TextList['last'] || !wire_exp2_TextList['last'][2] then return "" end
    return wire_exp2_TextList['last'][2]
end)

registerFunction("lastSpoke", "", "e", function(self, args)
	if (!wire_exp2_TextList['last'] || !wire_exp2_TextList['last'][1] then return null end
	local ply = wire_exp2_TextList['last'][1]
	if (!ply:IsValid() || !ply:IsPlayer()) then return null end
    return wire_exp2_TextList['last'][1]
end)

function Exp2TextReceiving( ply, text, toall )
	wire_exp2_TextList[ply] = {text,toall}
	wire_exp2_TextList['last'] = {ply, text, toall}
end
hook.Add("PlayerSay","Exp2TextReceiving",Exp2TextReceiving)

There, two more functions added:
LastPersonToSpeak = lastSpoke()
LastPersonSaid = lastSaid()

[pl0x]

can we have the reciever committed to th SVN? it seems good, i could use it.

[ahref]

No way, just index them in a unique slot specific for this purpose:

wire_exp2_TextList = {}

registerFunction("lastSaid", "e:", "s", function(self, args)
    local op1 = args[2]
    local rv1 = op1[1](self, op1)
    local entity = checkEntity(rv1)
	if(!entity || !rv1:IsValid()) then return nil end
	if(!entity:IsPlayer()) then return nil end
	if !wire_exp2_TextList[entity] then return "" end
    return wire_exp2_TextList[entity][1]
end)


registerFunction("lastSaid", "", "s", function(self, args)
	if (!wire_exp2_TextList['last'] || !wire_exp2_TextList['last'][2] then return "" end
    return wire_exp2_TextList['last'][2]
end)

registerFunction("lastSpoke", "", "e", function(self, args)
	if (!wire_exp2_TextList['last'] || !wire_exp2_TextList['last'][1] then return null end
	local ply = wire_exp2_TextList['last'][1]
	if (!ply:IsValid() || !ply:IsPlayer()) then return null end
    return wire_exp2_TextList['last'][1]
end)

function Exp2TextReceiving( ply, text, toall )
	wire_exp2_TextList[ply] = {text,toall}
	wire_exp2_TextList['last'] = {ply, text, toall}
end
hook.Add("PlayerSay","Exp2TextReceiving",Exp2TextReceiving)

There, two more functions added:
LastPersonToSpeak = lastSpoke()
LastPersonSaid = lastSaid()

you appear to have 2 functions set to the same name.
registerFunction("lastSaid", "e:", "s", function(self, args)
and
registerFunction("lastSaid", "", "s", function(self, args)

[ZeikJT]

you appear to have 2 functions set to the same name.
registerFunction("lastSaid", "e:", "s", function(self, args)
and
registerFunction("lastSaid", "", "s", function(self, args)

Yep, it's called overloading.
It will act differently depending on whether you give it an input or not.

EX:
lastSaid()
and
lastSaid(entity():owner())

Act differently

A lot of things do this, think of the addition symbol +
It adds numbers, vectors, angles, whatever. It too is overloaded.

[ahref]

oh i see