Many Small changes: rank preset, debug and others

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Command Maker.lua

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function load_command(command)
 			print('Command Complete')
 			game.write_file('commands.log','\n'..game.tick..' Player: <server> Used command: '..command.name..' With args of: '..table.tostring(args), true, 0)
 		end
-		debug_write({'COMMAND','RUN','END'},command.name)
+		debug_write({'COMMAND','RUN','END'},command.name,true)
 	end)
 end
 -- returns all the commands in a certain rank restriction

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Lib.lua

@@ -72,15 +72,16 @@ function table.tostring( tbl )
   end
   return "{" .. table.concat( result, "," ) .. "}"
 end
--- allows a simple way to debug code
-function debug_write(idenitys,string)
-  if global.debug then
+-- allows a simple way to debug code; idenitys = {'string1','string2'}; string will be writen to file; no_trigger dissables the trigger useful for on_tick events
+function debug_write(idenitys,string,no_trigger)
+  if global.debug.state then
     if type(string) == 'table' then string = table.tostring(string)
     elseif type(string) ~= 'string' then string = tostring(string) end
-    game.write_file('debug.log', '\n['..table.concat(idenitys, " " )..'] '..string, true, 0)
+    if not no_trigger or global.debug.triggered then game.write_file('debug.log', '\n['..table.concat(idenitys, " " )..'] '..string, true, 0) end
+    if not no_trigger then global.debug.triggered = true end
   end
 end
-Event.register(defines.events.on_tick,function() debug_write({'NEW TICK'},game.tick) end)
-Event.register(-1,function() global.debug = false end)
+Event.register(defines.events.on_tick,function() debug_write({'NEW TICK'},game.tick,true) end)
+Event.register(-1,function() global.debug={state=false,triggered=false,force=false} end)
 --Please Only Edit Above This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
 return credits

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

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function give_rank(player,rank,by_player)
 		debug_write({'RANK','GIVE'},'player: '..player.name..' by player: <server> new rank: '..rank.name..' old rank: '..old_rank.name)
 		rank_print(player.name..' was '..message..' to '..rank.name..' by <server>','Guest')
 	end
-	if rank.name ~= 'Guest' then player.print('You have been given the '..rank.name..' Rank!') end
+	if rank.name ~= string_to_rank_group('User').lowest_rank.name then player.print('You have been given the '..rank.name..' Rank!') end
 	if player.tag ~= old_rank.tag and player.tag ~= '' then player.print('Your Tag was reset due to a Rank change') end
 	--rank change
 	player.permission_group = game.permissions.get_group(rank.name)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function find_new_rank(player)
 		end
 		debug_write({'RANK','NEW-RANK','GIVE','HIGHEST'},highest_rank.name)
 		--Give player new rank if availble
-		if highest_rank.name == 'Guest' then
+		if highest_rank.name == string_to_rank_group('User').lowest_rank.name then
 			-- to avoid spam in chat
 			debug_write({'RANK','NEW-RANK','GIVE','VIA-SERVER'},player.name..' '..highest_rank.name)
 			player.permission_group=game.permissions.get_group('Guest')

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

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ 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-----------------------------------------------------------
+-- we run an exturnle script which syncs this table with discord, only top ranks are filled in case of error
 local preset_ranks = {
 	Owner={'badgamernl'},
 	
@@ -31,48 +32,9 @@ local preset_ranks = {
 	'mark9064',
 	'Smou'},
 	
-	Mod={
-	'AcThPaU',
-	'Alanore',
-	'Aquaday',
-	'ayahuasca23',
-	'cafeslacker',
-	'CrashKonijn',
-	'Drahc_pro',
-	'everLord',
-	'FlipHalfling90',
-	'facere',
-	'freek18',
-	'Hobbitkicker',
-	'hud',
-	'Koroto',
-	'matthias60',
-	'MeDDish',
-	'Mindxt20',
-	'MottledPetrel',
-	'Mr_Happy_212',
-	'NextIdea',
-	'Phoenix27833',
-	'rezz',
-	'samy115',
-	'Sand3r205',
-	'scarbvis',
-	'steentje77',
-	'SuperWinner50',
-	'tophatgaming123',
-	'VR29',
-	'xenocyber',
-	'Ruuyji',
-	'mightycax',
-	'Gizan',
-	'mafisch3',
-	'cydes',
-	'Windbomb'},
+	Mod={},
 	
-	Donator={
-	'M74132',
-	'Splicer',
-	'Nucklesamich'},
+	Donator={},
 	
 	Veteran={},
 	

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

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ local ranks = {
 	lowest_timed_rank=nil,
 	number_of_ranks=0,
 	groups={
+		--note dont remove these groups but you may add more
+		--all but the management group is used to indentiy ranks by the script
 		{name='Management',
 		allow={'cheat-mode','debug'}
 		},

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Server Interface.lua

@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ define_command('server-interface','For use of the highest staff only',{'command'
 end)
 --runs a server interface command with debug on and does not return any values to the user
 define_command('debug','For use of the highest staff only, this will lag A LOT',{'command',true},function(player,event,args)
-	global.debug = true
+	global.debug.state = true
 	debug_write({'START'},game.tick..' '..event.parameter)
+	global.debug.triggered = false
 	local returned,value = pcall(loadstring(event.parameter))
-	if #global.sudo.commands == 0 then debug_write({'END'},game.tick) global.debug = false end
+	if global.debug.triggered and #global.sudo.commands == 0 then debug_write({'END'},game.tick) global.debug.state = false end
 end)
 --this is used when changing permission groups when the person does not have permsion to, can also be used to split a large event accross multiple ticks
 local commands_per_iteration = 50 --number of sudo commands ran every sudo iteration
@@ -85,9 +86,10 @@ function clear_sudo()
 end
 --sudo main loop
 Event.register(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
+	--used with debug command will stop debuging once atleast one message is send to file and there are no commands in sudo
+	if global.debug.state and global.debug.triggered and #global.sudo.commands == 0 then debug_write({'END'},game.tick) global.debug.state = global.debug.focre end
 	-- runs the commands in sudo
-	if global.debug and #global.sudo.commands == 0 then debug_write({'END'},game.tick) global.debug = global.force_debug end
-	debug_write({'SUDO'},get_sudo_info(true))
+	debug_write({'SUDO'},get_sudo_info(true),true)
 	if game.tick % ticks_per_iteration == 0 and global.sudo.commands and #global.sudo.commands > 0 then
 		local length = nil
 		if #global.sudo.commands > commands_per_iteration then length = commands_per_iteration else length = #global.sudo.commands end
@@ -112,6 +114,6 @@ Event.register(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
 		if data.remove_time <= game.tick then global.sudo.temp_varibles[name] = nil end
 	end
 end)
-Event.register(-1,function() global.sudo = {commands={},temp_varibles={}} global.force_debug = false end)
+Event.register(-1,function() global.sudo = {commands={},temp_varibles={}} end)
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 return credits