Change to rank system

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

@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ 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-----------------------------------------------------------
 --[[
+How to use groups:
+name		the name that you can use to refence it.
+colour		if present then all ranks in this group will have this colour.
+disallow	if present then all ranks in this group will have this added to their disallow.
+allow		if present then all ranks in this group will have this added to their allow.
+highest_rank is asigned by the script to show the highest rank in this group.
+lowest_rank is asigned by the script to show the lowest rank in this group.
 How to add ranks:
 Name		is what will be used in the scripts and is often the best choice for display in text.
 short_hand	is what can be used when short on space but the rank still need to be displayed.
@@ -26,6 +33,7 @@ tag			is the tag the player will gain when moved to the rank, it can be nil.
 time		is used for auto-rank feature where you are moved to the rank after a certain play time in minutes.
 colour		is the RGB value that can be used to emphasise GUI elements based on rank.
 power		is not in the list below as it is auto-defined by index but allows comparison between ranks.
+group		is the groups that this rank is apart of can be nil, group allow and disallow are non-inheritable.
 disallow	is a list containing input actions that the user can not perform.
 allow		is a list of custom commands and effects that that rank can use, all defined in the sctips.
 For disallow, add to the list the end part of the input action
@@ -37,116 +45,24 @@ local ranks = {
 	highest_timed_rank=nil,
 	lowest_timed_rank=nil,
 	number_of_ranks=0,
-	ranks={
+	groups={
-		{name='Owner',
+		{name='Management',
-		short_hand='Owner',
-		tag='[Owner]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=170,g=0,b=0},
-		disallow={},
-		allow={}},
-		
-		{name='Community Manager',
-		short_hand='Com Mngr',
-		tag='[Com Mngr]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=150,g=68,b=161},
-		disallow={},
-		allow={}},
-		
-		{name='Developer',
-		short_hand='Dev',
-		tag='[Dev]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=179,g=125,b=46},
-		disallow={},
 		allow={'cheat-mode'}
 		},
-		
+
-		{name='Admin',
+		{name='Moderation',
-		short_hand='Admin',
-		tag='[Admin]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=233,g=63,b=233},
 		disallow={
 			'set_allow_commands',
 			'edit_permission_group',
 			'delete_permission_group',
 			'add_permission_group'},
-		allow={
-			'server-interface',
-			'tp-all',
-			'announcement',
-			'admin',
-			'force_modifiers_tab',
-			'player_modifiers_tab'}
-		},
-		
-		{name='Mod',
-		short_hand='Mod',
-		tag='[Mod]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=0,g=170,b=0},
-		disallow={
-			'server_command'},
 		allow={
 			'temp-ban',
 			'rank_changer',
 			'remove-report'}
 		},
-		
+
-		{name='Donator',
+		{name='User',
-		short_hand='P2W',
-		tag='[P2W]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=233,g=63,b=233},
-		disallow={},
-		allow={
-			'tp',
-			'repair',
-			'tree_remover',
-			'report_protection'}
-		},
-		
-		{name='Veteran',
-		short_hand='Vet',
-		tag='[Veteran]',
-		time=600,
-		colour={r=140,g=120,b=200},
-		disallow={},
-		allow={'edit_tasks'}},
-		
-		{name='Member',
-		short_hand='Mem',
-		tag='[Member]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=24,g=172,b=188},
-		disallow={},
-		allow={'trusted_reporter'}},
-		
-		{name='Regular',
-		short_hand='Reg',
-		tag='[Regular]',
-		time=180,
-		colour={r=24,g=172,b=188},
-		disallow={
-			'set_auto_launch_rocket',
-			'change_programmable_speaker_alert_parameters',
-			'drop_item'},
-		allow={'decon'}
-		},
-		
-		{name='Guest',
-		short_hand='',
-		tag='[Guest]',
-		time=nil,
-		colour={r=255,g=159,b=27},
-		disallow={
-			'build_terrain',
-			'remove_cables',
-			'launch_rocket',
-			'reset_assembling_machine',
-			'cancel_research'},
 		allow={
 			'kill',
 			'tag',
@@ -165,12 +81,130 @@ local ranks = {
 			'servers_tab',
 			'credit_tab'}
 		},
+
+		{name='Jail'}
+	},
+	ranks={
+		{name='Owner',
+		short_hand='Owner',
+		tag='[Owner]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=170,g=0,b=0},
+		group='Management',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={}},
+		
+		{name='Community Manager',
+		short_hand='Com Mngr',
+		tag='[Com Mngr]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=150,g=68,b=161},
+		group='Management',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={}},
+		
+		{name='Developer',
+		short_hand='Dev',
+		tag='[Dev]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=179,g=125,b=46},
+		group='Management',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={'cheat-mode'}
+		},
+		
+		{name='Admin',
+		short_hand='Admin',
+		tag='[Admin]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=233,g=63,b=233},
+		group='Moderation',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={
+			'server-interface',
+			'tp-all',
+			'announcement',
+			'admin',
+			'force_modifiers_tab',
+			'player_modifiers_tab'}
+		},
+		
+		{name='Mod',
+		short_hand='Mod',
+		tag='[Mod]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=0,g=170,b=0},
+		group='Moderation',
+		disallow={'server_command'},
+		allow={}
+		},
+		
+		{name='Donator',
+		short_hand='P2W',
+		tag='[P2W]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=233,g=63,b=233},
+		group='User',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={
+			'tp',
+			'repair',
+			'tree_remover',
+			'report_protection'}
+		},
+		
+		{name='Veteran',
+		short_hand='Vet',
+		tag='[Veteran]',
+		time=600,
+		colour={r=140,g=120,b=200},
+		group='User',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={'edit_tasks'}},
+		
+		{name='Member',
+		short_hand='Mem',
+		tag='[Member]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=24,g=172,b=188},
+		group='User',
+		disallow={},
+		allow={'trusted_reporter'}},
+		
+		{name='Regular',
+		short_hand='Reg',
+		tag='[Regular]',
+		time=180,
+		colour={r=24,g=172,b=188},
+		group='User',
+		disallow={
+			'set_auto_launch_rocket',
+			'change_programmable_speaker_alert_parameters',
+			'drop_item'},
+		allow={'decon'}
+		},
+		
+		{name='Guest',
+		short_hand='',
+		tag='[Guest]',
+		time=nil,
+		colour={r=255,g=159,b=27},
+		group='User',
+		disallow={
+			'build_terrain',
+			'remove_cables',
+			'launch_rocket',
+			'reset_assembling_machine',
+			'cancel_research'},
+		allow={}
+		},
 		
 		{name='Jail',
 		short_hand='Jail',
 		tag='[Jail]',
 		time=nil,
 		colour={r=50,g=50,b=50},
+		group='Jail',
 		disallow={
 			'open_character_gui',
 			'begin_mining',
@@ -181,6 +215,23 @@ local ranks = {
 	}
 }
 -- rank table setup
+-- group setup
+for n,rank in pairs(ranks.ranks) do
+	local group = nil; for _,g in pairs(ranks.groups) do if g.name == rank.group then group = g break end end
+	if group and not group.highest_rank then group.highest_rank=rank end
+	if group then group.lowest_rank=rank end
+	if group and group.colour then rank.colour = group.colour end
+end
+-- group to rank setup
+for n,group in pairs(ranks.groups) do
+	if group.allow and group.lowest_rank then
+		for _,allow in pairs(group.allow) do table.insert(group.lowest_rank.allow,allow) end
+	end
+	if group.disallow and group.highest_rank then
+		for _,disallow in pairs(group.disallow) do table.insert(group.highest_rank.disallow,disallow) end
+	end
+end
+-- rank setup
 for n,rank in pairs(ranks.ranks) do
 	rank.power = n
 	if ranks.ranks[n-1] then