--- 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) if not event.player_index or event.player_index < 1 then return end local player = game.players[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:find(mentioned_player.name:lower(), 1, true) then send_text(mentioned_player.index, {'chat-popup.ping', player.name}, player.chat_color) end end end end)