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Message:	[quote=George] hi, I'm wondering what pointers and tips people have for people writing plugins using MSDP. Currently I've based things off of KaVir's GW2 plugin, so the stripped down plugin looks like this: [code] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE muclient> <!-- Saved on Thursday, July 14, 2011, 10:33 PM --> <!-- MuClient version 4.64 --> <!-- Plugin "conquest" generated by Plugin Wizard --> <muclient> <plugin name="conquest" author="george" id="94bb7c5857d64917248618c6" language="lua" save_state="y" date_written="2011-07-14 22:32:18" requires="4.64" version="1.0" > </plugin> <!-- Get our standard constants --> <include name="constants.lua"/> <script> <![CDATA[ --latest local using_msdp = false local msdp = {} ]]> -- MSDP negotiation local MSDP = 69 function OnPluginTelnetRequest (type, data) if type == MSDP and data == "WILL" then using_msdp = true return true else -- another protocol return false end -- if end -- function OnPluginTelnetRequest function OnPluginTelnetSubnegotiation (type, data) if type == MSDP then endpos=string.len(data) for i=endpos,1,-1 do if string.byte(data,i) == 1 then variable = string.sub(data,i+1,endpos) StoreVariable(variable, value) endpos = i-1 elseif string.byte(data,i) == 2 then value = string.sub(data,i+1,endpos) endpos = i-1 end -- if end -- for end -- if end -- function OnPluginTelnetSubnegotiation </script> </muclient> [/code] The first thing I'd like to figure out is how people generally debug the MSDP packets sent by the mud; I watch the packet stream by selecting debug packets, but is there some other intermediate stream you can inspect or a way to create one so you can see the English translation of the MSDP negotiation and variables sent by the mud (hope that makes sense). [/quote] Message to be posted (in English, please).
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[quote=George]
hi, I'm wondering what pointers and tips people have for people writing plugins using MSDP.

Currently I've based things off of KaVir's GW2 plugin, so the stripped down plugin looks like this:

[code]
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE muclient>

</plugin>

-- MSDP negotiation
local MSDP = 69

function OnPluginTelnetRequest (type, data)
  if type == MSDP and data == "WILL" then
    using_msdp = true
    return true
  else -- another protocol
    return false
  end -- if
end -- function OnPluginTelnetRequest

function OnPluginTelnetSubnegotiation (type, data)
  if type == MSDP then
    endpos=string.len(data)
    for i=endpos,1,-1 do
      if string.byte(data,i) == 1 then
        variable = string.sub(data,i+1,endpos)
        StoreVariable(variable, value)
        endpos = i-1
      elseif string.byte(data,i) == 2 then
        value = string.sub(data,i+1,endpos)
        endpos = i-1
      end -- if
    end -- for   
  end -- if
end -- function OnPluginTelnetSubnegotiation

</script>

</muclient>
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The first thing I'd like to figure out is how people generally debug the MSDP packets sent by the mud; I watch the packet stream by selecting debug packets, but is there some other intermediate stream you can inspect or a way to create one so you can see the English translation of the MSDP negotiation and variables sent by the mud (hope that makes sense).
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE muclient>
<!-- Saved on Thursday, July 14, 2011, 10:33 PM -->
<!-- MuClient version 4.64 -->

<!-- Plugin "conquest" generated by Plugin Wizard -->

<muclient>
<plugin
   name="conquest"
   author="george"
   id="94bb7c5857d64917248618c6"
   language="lua"
   save_state="y"
   date_written="2011-07-14 22:32:18"
   requires="4.64"
   version="1.0"
   >

</plugin>


<!--  Get our standard constants -->

<include name="constants.lua"/>

<script>
<![CDATA[
--latest
local using_msdp = false
local msdp = {}
]]>

-- MSDP negotiation
local MSDP = 69

function OnPluginTelnetRequest (type, data)
  if type == MSDP and data == "WILL" then
    using_msdp = true
    return true
  else -- another protocol
    return false
  end -- if
end -- function OnPluginTelnetRequest

function OnPluginTelnetSubnegotiation (type, data)
  if type == MSDP then
    endpos=string.len(data)
    for i=endpos,1,-1 do
      if string.byte(data,i) == 1 then
        variable = string.sub(data,i+1,endpos)
        StoreVariable(variable, value)
        endpos = i-1
      elseif string.byte(data,i) == 2 then
        value = string.sub(data,i+1,endpos)
        endpos = i-1
      end -- if
    end -- for   
  end -- if
end -- function OnPluginTelnetSubnegotiation

</script>

</muclient>

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