Cross server call multiple arguments

ID:1124432
 
Jan 13 2013, 3:10 pm
(See the best response by FIREking.)
Code:
//Remote Client
        Communicate(procedure, arguments)
        {
            var/list/data = list()
            data.Add(encryption)
            data.Add(procedure)
            data.Add(arguments)
            world.Export("byond://[ip]:[port]?[list2params(data)]")
        }
        
        OOC(name, message)
        {
            Communicate("/world/proc/OOC", "[name], [message]")
        }

//Game Server
world
    Topic(T)
        var/list/data = params2list(T)
        if(data[1] != encryption)
        {
            return
        }
        else
        {
            call(text2path(data[2]))(data[3])
        }
        

    proc
        OOC(name, message)
        {
            for(var/mob/M in world)
            {
                if(M.loggedIn)
                {
                    mb_msgout("{R({x{YOOC{x{R){x [name]{R, '{x{Y[message]{x{R'{x", M)
                }
            }
        }


Problem description:

Basically the 2nd argument isn't being transferred properly and is instead inside the first one for name is there any way to fix this?
Jan 13 2013, 3:16 pm
it looks like you're not really debugging to see what's inside the data list. I'd be providing some raw output debugging in there to see exactly what you're getting.
Jan 13 2013, 3:17 pm
i know whats in the data list it comes out fine its just the data[3] which is the argument comes out as one string im trying to make come out as 2 on the other side
Jan 13 2013, 3:19 pm
Since you're using params2list, all it needs to have is a & in between each "thing" to become a list entry. Give me an input and output example...

input = Communicate("/world/proc/OOC", "MyName, MyMessage")

output = what is data[1], data[2], and data[3]??
Jan 13 2013, 3:21 pm
yes that is true but im trying to make it use one entry in the list for all arguments.
Jan 13 2013, 3:30 pm
data[1] is = the encryption code
data[2] is = /world/proc/OOC
data[3] is = "arguments for the call function so basically for ooc it would be like OOC(name, message) well i send "[name], [message]" and it just shows both of those in arg 1 due to it being a string and not being read as 2 seperate arguments that is the issue
Jan 13 2013, 3:39 pm
its simple, you need your own way to split those arguments out into a args list. currently, you're not doing that.

world
    Topic(T)
        var/list/data = params2list(T)
        if(data[1] != encryption)
        {
            return
        }
        else
        {

            var/list/argument_list = list()
            //parse data[3] here, add results to the argument_list
            call(text2path(data[2]))(arglist(argument_list))
        }
Jan 13 2013, 3:44 pm
how would i parse a entry from a list into a seperate list and then into arguments?? D:

            var/list/argument_list = list()
            //how 2 parse data[3] into seperate entries in a list?
            call(text2path(data[2]))(arglist(argument_list))
Jan 13 2013, 3:46 pm (Edited on Jan 13 2013, 3:52 pm)
Best response
check out forum_account's text library and look for a function called split.

http://www.byond.com/developer/Forum_account/Text

you'd have something like

argument_list = split(data[3], ",")


you'll wanna make sure to get rid of the space you hardcoded in after the comma

Communicate("/world/proc/OOC", "[name],[message]")


otherwise, all messages will start with a space.
Jan 13 2013, 3:58 pm
I got it to work thanks :)

call(text2path(data[2]))(arglist(dd_text2list(data[3], ",")))