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Variables (Global)

NewLine

Shortcut to add a line within a string.

"\r\n"

Pi

3.141592653589793238

3.141592653589793238

TwoPi

6.283185307179586476

6.283185307179586476

Library – Server Library

Overview

The server library is necessary for the MIFL scripting language to communicate with the "MIF Server". It provides functionality for managing user connections over the internet. It accepts new user connections, sends and receives messages to users, etc.

List of Strings

List of Resources

rHelpCopyright

See http://www.mXac.com.au for

more information.

The lexicon for text-to-speech comes from CMU University.

rTitleInfo

rVoiceChatInfoDefault

Method Definitions

ConnectionEnd

ConnectionEnd() is called after just before a cConnection object is destroyed. You should replace this method with whatever functionality a connection should undertake when its shutting down.

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionError

This method is called when an error occurs with the connection, basically meaning that a disconnect is necessary because the connection has terminated.

The default behavior of the ConnectionError() call for the Connection object is to delete itself.

Parameter Name	Description
ErrorNumber	Error number.
ErrorString	String describing the error.
Return value description	None

Overrides: Call only the highest priority method

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionInfoForServer

Called when miscellaneous pieces of information are sent to the server. This includes messages for the user's time zone, graphics speed, and language.

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionLogOff

Called with a logoff message is received from the client. It means that the client has shut down.

The default behavior of the ConnectionLogOff() is to set a timer for 30 (or whatever) seconds that will then cause a shutdown.

Parameter Name	Description
TimeToShutdown	If this is a number, then it's the number of seconds before the connection will shut down. If this is 0 then the shutdown is aborted. If Undefined or NULL, then the connection will shut down in 30 seconds, or whatever gConnectionLogOffTime is.
Return value description	None

Overrides: Call only the highest priority method

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionMessage

This method is called by the server when a new message comes in from the client. It is up to the client to process the message.

You should override this to handle the incoming message. Usually this involves forwarding the message to the player or character object.

Parameter Name	Description
LanguageID	The language of the message. This number is a standard LANGID from WindowNT. It can be passed into LanguageSet().
Message	A message string for the incoming message.
Return value description	None

Overrides: Call only the highest priority method

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionSend

Sends a message to the user.

This also sends the message to any users that are spying on the current user.

Parameter Name	Description
MessageQueue	Pass true to queue this message up in the audio queue, so that if it's a message for more audio or graphics, it won't be heard/shown until it's turn in the queue. If false then play this audio (or show the image) right away.
Message	Message to send. This is either a resource, or string that's wrapped up in MML tags to look like a resource.
Return value description	True if the message was sent, false if it failed.

Overrides: Call only the highest priority method

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionSendVoiceChat

Sends a voice chat message to the user.

This also sends the message to any users that are spying on the current user.

Parameter Name	Description
MMLString	MML string to send, from MMLSpeakObjectVoiceChat().
VoiceChatBinary	Binary data of voice chat, from the connection's ConnectionVoiceChat() method.
Garble	If TRUE then garble the speech to simulate the characters not understanding one another.
Effect	0 for no effect. 1 for whisper.
Return value description	True if the message was sent, false if it failed.

Overrides: Call only the highest priority method

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionStart

ConnectionStart() is called after a new cConnection object has been created. You should replace this method with whatever functionality a new connection should undertake.

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionUploadImage

This method is called by the server when a new image comes in from the client. It is up to the client to process the message.

You should override this to handle the incoming message. Usually this involves saving the image away and alerting the player.

Parameter Name	Description
Number	Image number, 1 based.
Width	Width of the image, in pixels.
Height	Height of the image in pixels.
Binary	JPEG binary for the image that can be saved to the database.
Return value description	None

Overrides: Call only the highest priority method

NOT Common to all objects

ConnectionVoiceChat