********* Global Board Check for Unread Notes Snippet **********
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* This snip is from the mud Beyond Reality @ virtualworldz.net port 7000 *
* It was coded by Dantus. It is basically an easy way of checking notes *
* instead of running around to every board when you get on the mud. It *
* has two minor flaws, when you read or write any notes your last_read *
* is reset, which makes it impossible to type note check again to see *
* what other notes you need to go read. However note check was just *
* a little addition i thought would be cool so you could check to see *
* if anyone wrote a note before you got off the mud... i don't know? *
* and number two, when you first add this code in, everyone who doesn't *
* have a last_read will not see any new notes until they read or write *
* a note.. thats not really a big deal though so i didn't bother trying *
* to play around with it and make it work, i'm sure it could be done... *
* Anyway, when you log on with this code in, you will see a message *
* that tells you what board(s) contain how ever many unread note(s)... *
* and that's just about it, you can also use note check, as explained above..*
* Thanks for using my code, if you got questions or comments email me at *
* jbishop@ctnet.net *
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TO INSTALL:
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Edit mud.h and add the following lines:
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[1]. Somewhere in struct pc_data add:
time_t last_read; /* Last time a player read or wrote a note */
[2]. Somewhere in struct board_data add:
char * name; /* Name of board, used for gboards */
Edit boards.c and add the following lines:
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[1]. Somewhere at the top of the file add:
void chk_unread args( ( CHAR_DATA *ch ) );
[2]. In do_note you need to add this after
the arg check for "post" it's easier to
find by looking for the check for "remove".
So right above "remove" add this:
if ( !str_cmp( arg, "check") )
{
chk_unread( ch );
return;
}
[3]. Search for "$n reads a note." Right underneath that line
add this line of code:
ch->pcdata->last_read = current_time;
[4]. Search for "$n posts a note." Right underneath that line
add this line of code:
ch->pcdata->last_read = current_time;
[6]. In the function write_boards_txt, you need to add this, i put it
under filename...:
fprintf( fpout, "Name %s~\n", tboard->name );
[7]. In the function do_bset, you need to add somewhere an if check
for the argument "Name", i put it under filename again, but it doesn't much matter.
if ( !str_cmp( arg2, "name" ) )
{
if ( !argument || argument[0] == '\0' )
{
send_to_char( "Please give the board a name.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( board->name != NULL )
STRFREE( board->name );
board->name = STRALLOC( argument );
write_boards_txt( );
send_to_char( "Done. (Board's name set.)\n\r", ch );
return;
}
[5]. Further down, towards the bottom, you need to create
a new function.. add this code to do so:
void chk_unread( CHAR_DATA *ch )
{
BOARD_DATA *board;
NOTE_DATA *newnote;
sh_int unread = 0;
char buf[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
struct stat fst;
sh_int count = 0;
sprintf( buf, "%s%c/%s", PLAYER_DIR, tolower(ch->name[0]), ch->name );
if ( stat( buf, &fst ) != -1 )
{
sprintf( buf, "You were last on: %s\r", ctime( &fst.st_mtime ) );
send_to_char( buf, ch );
}
else
{
send_to_char( "For some reason, you weren't found in the player database.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
for ( board = first_board; board; board = board->next )
{
if ( board->num_posts == 0
|| board->min_read_level > ch->level
|| board->type != BOARD_NOTE )
continue;
for ( newnote = board->first_note; newnote; newnote = newnote->next )
{
if ( newnote->time > ch->pcdata->last_read )
unread += 1;
}
if ( unread != 0 )
{
sprintf( buf, "You have not yet read %d note%s on the %s.\n\r",
unread, unread == 1 ? "" : "s", board->name );
send_to_char( buf, ch );
unread = 0;
count += 1;
}
}
if ( count == 0 )
send_to_char( "You have no new messages on ANY boards.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
NOTE: You may not need the line above that says || board->type != BOARD_NOTE ) The only
reason i added that is because on my mud we have mail as well as notes, so there are
BOARD_NOTE's and BOARD_MAIL's, didn't want anyone to get confused about that, if you
don't have mail, take out that line but don't forget to add the ) back on the end of the line
above it....
Moving on to save.c:
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[1]. Ok, you can put this anywhere in fwrite_char, i personally put it under weight, i'm
not sure why, but regardless add this:
fprintf( fp, "LastRead %ld\n", ch->pcdata->last_read );
[2]. In fread_char, under case 'L': copy the following code.
KEY( "LastRead", ch->pcdata->last_read, fread_number( fp ) );
In the file comm.c:
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[1]. Add this at the top of the file with the rest of them like it..
void chk_unread args( ( CHAR_DATA *ch ) );
[2]. --Search for a line that looks like this:
tax_player(ch); /* Here we go, let's tax players to lower the gold
--And after that line add this:
chk_unread(ch);
I'm pretty sure that is it for coding. Now:
[1]. Make clean
[2]. Make
[3]. go on your mud and bset all your boards with names.
[4]. reboot and start writing notes?
That should do it, if you have any problems with the code or any comments, you can email me at
jbishop@ctnet.net. If it's mean i'll cry and probably not ever respond to you. If it's nice
I will probably cry and not ever respond to you. j/k Who knows what'll happen.