Global arrays/tables + finding entity scope

[Kerouha]

I'd like to know if following is possible with this plugin:

• Getting an arbitrary array/table from global scope
• Determining an entity, from which scope a detoured function was called

If possible, it would be nice to have an example included either in readme or test plugin.

[FortyTwoFortyTwo]

HSCRIPT_RootTable has all of the global variables provided that you can use.

As for determining an entity, which function are you referring to? For a game's function its already provided at readme with the entity param, but if you want to "detour" a script function from vscript itself, it's currently not possible to detour it.

[Kerouha]

1. So how can one read an array from global table? For example, if one is defined during game: ::_array <- [0, 30, 0, 0, 60]
2. I mean scenario like this: Create an empty global function with this plugin and detour it. Call said function during game DoEntFire("some_ent", "CallScriptFunction", "MyEmptyFunc", 0.0, null, self); Is it possible to determine/reference "calling" entity? Similar to using self inside vscript function.

[FortyTwoFortyTwo]

HSCRIPT_RootTable.GetValue("_array") allows you to get the array object itself, however I don't think it's possible to get the individual values as HSCRIPT methodmap only support retrieving values from a table rather than an array, since vscript <-> game code only uses table to communicate eachother.

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I'm not sure if CallScriptFunction supports directly calling a global function. If it does work, then there is a hack valve had put in which you may be able to make use of from HSCRIPT_RootTable.GetValue("owninginstance").

Otherwise I'm not sure what use case you'd have into creating a global function and needing a calling entity, which i'd expect VScriptClass.CreateFunction to be used instead so you can directly get the "this" entity thats being used. I suppose that should've been mentioned in readme.

[Kerouha]

Ok, so creating an empty class function worked in my case.

In L4D2, CallScriptFunction can call global functions, at least when initiated from vscript:

DoEntFire("!self", "CallScriptFunction", "SomeGlobalFunction", 0.0, null, ent);
EntFire( "worldspawn", "CallScriptFunction", "SomeGlobalFunction", 0.1 );

[Kerouha]

About class functions, I'm not sure when/where one should create and register these. According to #7, we probably can't do it on OnScriptVMInitialized/OnAllPluginsLoaded

I've tried creating them a frame after OnMapStart. They may not appear if it's the first time level has loaded.

static VScriptFunction g_vsTeleport;

public void OnMapStart()
{
	RequestFrame(CreateVScriptClassFunctions);
}

void CreateVScriptClassFunctions()
{
	PrintToServer("CreateVScriptClassFunctions");
	g_vsTeleport = VScript_CreateClassFunction("CBaseEntity", "DoTeleport");
	g_vsTeleport.SetParam(1, FIELD_VECTOR);
	g_vsTeleport.Return = FIELD_BOOLEAN;
	g_vsTeleport.SetFunctionEmpty();
	g_vsTeleport.CreateDetour().Enable(Hook_Post, Detour_Teleport);
	g_vsTeleport.Register();
}

public MRESReturn Detour_Teleport(int iEntity, DHookReturn hReturn, DHookParam hParam)
{
	static float vPos[3];
	//hParam.GetObjectVarVector(1, 0, ObjectValueType_VectorPtr, vPos); // btw shouldn't this work?
	PrintToServer("Detour_Teleport, it's crashin' time!! %d", EntIndexToEntRef(iEntity));
	for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(vPos); i++)
		vPos[i] = hParam.GetObjectVar(1, i * 4, ObjectValueType_Float);
	TeleportEntity(iEntity, vPos, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
	hReturn.Value = true;
	return MRES_Supercede;
}

] script printl(Ent(75).DoTeleport)

AN ERROR HAS OCCURED [the index 'DoTeleport' does not exist]

CALLSTACK
*FUNCTION [main()] unnamed line [1]

LOCALS
[vargv] ARRAY
[this] TABLE

Even if you reload the level, server/game will crash when calling this function anyways. Is it because of a vector?

[DHOOKS] FATAL: Failed to find return address of original function. Check the arguments and return type of your detour setup.

[FortyTwoFortyTwo]

Since a class has been modified with its new function, VScript_ResetScriptVM need to be called afterward for the function to be used.

For the crash, does running the vscript_test plugin work for you without issue? It has a BunchOfParams function test with vector usage, but i suspect the pre-post hook usage may work differently between it that may cause the crash

[Kerouha]

Quick test attempt to load vscript_test.smx crashed both game in singleplayer, and dedicated server. I use vscript.smx v1.9.1.87

Also from experience, resetting script VM tends to break vscript mods (and allegedly is problematic on Linux) so I'd avoid doing it.

[FortyTwoFortyTwo]

Crash is probably related to #7 then.

Resetting script VM can indeed mess things up a bit, where ideally it should only be run during map start or as soon as possible. Otherwise you'll have to create a function, then start a new map for the script VM to reset itself

[Kerouha]

If possible, would be nice to have something like VScript_OnRegisterClass(const char[] className)

For now, I guess I'll redo Entity.DoTeleport(vecPos) into global TeleportEntity(iEnt, fPosX, fPosY, fPosZ)

[Kerouha]

Continuing on vectors theme, is this just not possible for now?

Action CmdTestPathW(int client, int args)
{
	static float vPos[3], fDistance;
	static int iTarget, iSprite;
	
	iTarget = GetCmdArgInt(1);
	fDistance = GetCmdArgFloat(2);
	if (!iTarget)
		iTarget = IsDedicatedServer() ? client : 1;
	if (~g_iInit & INIT_VS_PATHW) InitPathWithin();
	
	SDKCall(g_vsPathWithin, VScript_EntityToHScript(iTarget), fDistance == 0.0 ? 250.0 : fDistance, vPos);
	
	ReplyToCommand(client, "%.2f %.2f %.2f", vPos[0], vPos[1], vPos[2]);
	iSprite = MakeEnvSprite(vPos, _, "vgui/hud/autoaim.vmt", 0.5, 5);
	CreateTimer(g_fSpriteTime, RemoveEnt, iSprite);
	return Plugin_Handled;
}

void InitPathWithin()
{
	VScriptFunction func = VScript_GetClassFunction("CTerrorPlayer", "TryGetPathableLocationWithin");
	g_vsPathWithin = func.CreateSDKCall();
	g_iInit |= INIT_VS_PATHW;
}

Result always comes up as 0.0 0.0 0.0. Same when trying to call CBaseAnimating's GetBoneOrigin