Add ExpGaming Lib and ranks are in working condition

control.lua

@@ -22,40 +22,3 @@ credit_loop(require("locale/StdLib/event"))
 credit_loop(require("locale/file-header"))
 
 Event.register(-1,function() global.credits = credits end)
-
-----TEMP-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function table.val_to_str ( v )
-  if "string" == type( v ) then
-    v = string.gsub( v, "\n", "\\n" )
-    if string.match( string.gsub(v,"[^'\"]",""), '^"+$' ) then
-      return "'" .. v .. "'"
-    end
-    return '"' .. string.gsub(v,'"', '\\"' ) .. '"'
-  else
-    return "table" == type( v ) and table.tostring( v ) or
-      tostring( v )
-  end
-end
-
-function table.key_to_str ( k )
-  if "string" == type( k ) and string.match( k, "^[_%player][_%player%d]*$" ) then
-    return k
-  else
-    return "[" .. table.val_to_str( k ) .. "]"
-  end
-end
-
-function table.tostring( tbl )
-  local result, done = {}, {}
-  for k, v in ipairs( tbl ) do
-    table.insert( result, table.val_to_str( v ) )
-    done[ k ] = true
-  end
-  for k, v in pairs( tbl ) do
-    if not done[ k ] then
-      table.insert( result,
-        table.key_to_str( k ) .. "=" .. table.val_to_str( v ) )
-    end
-  end
-  return "{" .. table.concat( result, "," ) .. "}"
-end

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Lib.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+--[[
+Explosive Gaming
+
+This file can be used with permission but this and the credit below must remain in the file.
+Contact a member of management on our discord to seek permission to use our code.
+Any changes that you may make to the code are yours but that does not make the script yours.
+Discord: https://discord.gg/XSsBV6b
+
+The credit below may be used by another script do not remove.
+]]
+local credits = {{
+	name='ExpGaming - Lib',
+	owner='Explosive Gaming',
+	dev='Cooldude2606',
+	description='A few basic functions used by scripts',
+	factorio_version='0.15.23',
+	show=false
+	}}
+local function credit_loop(reg) for _,cred in pairs(reg) do table.insert(credits,cred) end end
+--Please Only Edit Below This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
+--this will convert ticks into hours based on game speed
+function tick_to_hour (tick)
+    local hour = tostring(math.floor(tick/(216000*game.speed)))
+    return hour
+end
+--this will convert ticks into minutes based on game speed
+function tick_to_min (tick)
+  	local minutes = math.floor(tick/(3600*game.speed))
+    return minutes
+end
+--i stole this from somewhere a long time ago but this and the other two functions convert a table into a string
+function table.val_to_str ( v )
+  if "string" == type( v ) then
+    v = string.gsub( v, "\n", "\\n" )
+    if string.match( string.gsub(v,"[^'\"]",""), '^"+$' ) then
+      return "'" .. v .. "'"
+    end
+    return '"' .. string.gsub(v,'"', '\\"' ) .. '"'
+  else
+    return "table" == type( v ) and table.to_string( v ) or
+      tostring( v )
+  end
+end
+
+function table.key_to_str ( k )
+  if "string" == type( k ) and string.match( k, "^[_%player][_%player%d]*$" ) then
+    return k
+  else
+    return "[" .. table.val_to_str( k ) .. "]"
+  end
+end
+
+function table.to_string( tbl )
+  local result, done = {}, {}
+  for k, v in ipairs( tbl ) do
+    table.insert( result, table.val_to_str( v ) )
+    done[ k ] = true
+  end
+  for k, v in pairs( tbl ) do
+    if not done[ k ] then
+      table.insert( result,
+        table.key_to_str( k ) .. "=" .. table.val_to_str( v ) )
+    end
+  end
+  return "{" .. table.concat( result, "," ) .. "}"
+end
+--Please Only Edit Above This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
+return credits

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Control.lua

@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ local credits = {{
 	}}
 local function credit_loop(reg) for _,cred in pairs(reg) do table.insert(credits,cred) end end
 --Please Only Edit Below This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
-
+--this will return the rank of the player given
-local function get_rank(player)
+function get_rank(player)
 	if player then
 		for _,rank in pairs(global.ranks) do
 			if player.permission_group == game.permissions.get_group(rank.name) then return rank end
 		end
-		return string.to_rank('Guest')
+		return string_to_rank('Guest')
 	end
 end
-
+--this will convert the name of a rank into the rank object
-local function string.to_rank(string)
+function string_to_rank(string)
 	if type(string) == 'string' then
 		local Foundranks={}
 		for _,rank in pairs(global.ranks) do
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ local function string.to_rank(string)
 		if #Foundranks == 1 then return Foundranks[1] end
 	end
 end
-
+--this will send a message to all members if this rank and above default is mod rank
-local function rank_print(msg, rank, inv)
+function rank_print(msg, rank, inv)
-	local rank = string.to_rank(rank) or string.to_rank('Mod') -- default mod or higher
+	local rank = string_to_rank(rank) or string_to_rank('Mod') -- default mod or higher
 	local inv = inv or false
 	for _, player in pairs(game.players) do 
 		rankPower = get_rank(player).power
@@ -55,54 +55,53 @@ local function rank_print(msg, rank, inv)
 		end
 	end
 end
-
+--this will give the user their new rank and raise the Event.rank_change event
-local function give_rank(player,rank,byPlayer)
+function give_rank(player,rank,by_player)
-	local byPlayer = byPlayer or 'system'
+	local by_player = by_player or 'system'
-	local rank = string.to_rank(rank) or rank or string.to_rank('Guest')
+	local rank = string_to_rank(rank) or rank or string_to_rank('Guest')
 	local old_rank = get_rank(player)
 	local message = 'demoted'
 	if rank.power <= old_rank.power then message = 'promoted' end
-	if byPlayer.name then 
+	if by_player.name then 
-		rank_print(player.name..' was '..message..' to '..rank.name..' by '..byPlayer.name,'Guest')
+		rank_print(player.name..' was '..message..' to '..rank.name..' by '..by_player.name,'Guest')
 	else
 		rank_print(player.name..' was '..message..' to '..rank.name..' by <system>','Guest')
 	end
 	player.permission_group = game.permissions.get_group(rank.name)
 	if player.tag:find('-') then player.print('Your Custom Tag Was Reset Due To A Rank Change') end
 	player.tag = get_rank(player).tag
-	drawToolbar(player)
-	drawPlayerList()
 	if old_rank.name ~= 'Jail' then global.old_ranks[player.index]=old_rank.name end
+	script.raise_event(Event.rank_change, {player=player, by_player=by_player, new_rank=rank, old_rank=old_rank})
 end
-
+--the user's rank is reverted to what it was before the lastest change
-local function revert_rank(player,byPlayer)
+function revert_rank(player,by_player)
-	local rank = string.to_rank(global.old_ranks[player.index])
+	local rank = string_to_rank(global.old_ranks[player.index])
-	give_rank(player,rank,byPlayer)
+	give_rank(player,rank,by_player)
 end
-
+--the player is given a new rank based on playtime and/or preset ranks
-local function find_new_rank(player)
+function find_new_rank(player)
-	local function loop_preset_rank(players)
+	local function loop_preset_rank(players,rank)
 		for _,p in pairs(players) do
-			if player.name:lower() == p:lower() then return string.to_rank(rank) end
+			if player.name:lower() == p:lower() then return rank end
 		end
 	end
 	local current_rank = get_rank(player)
 	local old_rank = get_rank(player)
 	local possible_ranks = {current_rank}
 	--loops though preset ranks
-	for rank,players in pairs(preset_ranks) do
+	for rank,players in pairs(global.preset_ranks) do
-		local rank = loop_preset_rank(players)
+		local found_rank = loop_preset_rank(players, rank)
-		if rank then table.insert(possible_ranks,string.to_rank(rank)) break end
+		if found_rank then table.insert(possible_ranks,string_to_rank(found_rank)) break end
 	end
 	--loops though rank times
 	for _,rank in pairs(global.ranks) do 
-		if rank.time and ticktominutes(player.online_time) >= trank.time then table.insert(possible_ranks,string.to_rank(rank)) end
+		if rank.time and tick_to_min(player.online_time) >= rank.time then table.insert(possible_ranks,string_to_rank(rank)) end
 	end
 	--loops though possible ranks
 	if current_rank.name ~='Jail' then 
 		local highest_rank = possible_ranks[1]
 		for _,rank in pairs(possible_ranks) do
-			if rank.power > highest_rank.power then highest_rank = rank end
+			if rank.power < highest_rank.power then highest_rank = rank end
 		end
 		--gives player new rank if availble
 		if highest_rank.name == 'Guest' then
@@ -115,8 +114,17 @@ local function find_new_rank(player)
 	if get_rank(player).power <= 3 and not player.admin then rank_print(player.name..' needs to be promoted.') end
 	if old_rank.name ~= get_rank(player).name then global.old_ranks[player.index]=old_rank.name end
 end
-
+--event handlers
-Event.register(-1,function() global.old_ranks = {} end)
+Event.rank_change = script.generate_event_name()
-Event.register('on_player_joined_game',function(event) find_new_rank(game.players[game.players[event.player_index]]) end)
+Event.register(-1,function() 
+	global.old_ranks = {} 
+	for _,rank in pairs(global.ranks) do
+		game.permissions.create_group(rank.name)
+		for _,toRemove in pairs(rank.disallow) do
+			game.permissions.get_group(rank.name).set_allows_action(defines.input_action[toRemove],false)
+		end
+	end
+end)
+Event.register(defines.events.on_player_joined_game,function(event) find_new_rank(game.players[event.player_index]) end)
 --Please Only Edit Above This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
 return credits

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Table.lua

@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ end
 -- Moves The Ranks to the global array
 Event.register(-1,function() global.ranks = ranks end)
 --Please Only Edit Above This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
-return credits, ranks
+return credits

locale/ExpGaming-Core/file-header.lua

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ local credits = {{
 local function credit_loop(reg) for _,cred in pairs(reg) do table.insert(credits,cred) end end
 --Please Only Edit Below This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
 --as this is the core file the order in which the files are loaded does matter do not change
+credit_loop(require("ExpGaming - Lib"))
 credit_loop(require("ExpGaming - Rank Table"))
 credit_loop(require("ExpGaming - Rank Presets"))
 credit_loop(require("ExpGaming - Rank Control"))