--- Creates flying text entities when a player sends a message in chat; -- also displays a ping above users who are named in the message -- @addon Chat-Popups local Game = require 'utils.game' --- @dep utils.game local Event = require 'utils.event' --- @dep utils.event local config = require 'config.popup_messages' --- @dep config.popup_messages local send_text = Game.print_player_floating_text -- (player_index, text, color) Event.add(defines.events.on_console_chat,function(event) local player = Game.get_player_by_index(event.player_index) -- Some basic sanity checks if not player then return end if not event.message then return end -- Sends the message as text above them if config.show_player_messages then send_text(player.index,{'chat-popup.message',player.name,event.message},player.chat_color) end if not config.show_player_mentions then return end -- Makes lower and removes white space from the message local search_string = event.message:lower():gsub("%s+", "") -- Loops over online players to see if they name is included for _,mentioned_player in pairs(game.connected_players) do if mentioned_player.index ~= player.index then if search_string:match(mentioned_player.name:lower(), 1, true) then send_text(mentioned_player.index,{'chat-popup.ping',player.name},player.chat_color) end end end end)