factorio-scenario-ExpCluster/exp_legacy/module/modules/data/greetings.lua

--- Greets players on join
-- @data Greetings

local config = require("modules.exp_legacy.config.join_messages") --- @dep config.join_messages
local Commands = require("modules.exp_legacy.expcore.commands") --- @dep expcore.commands
require("modules.exp_legacy.config.expcore.command_general_parse")

--- Stores the join message that the player have
local PlayerData = require("modules.exp_legacy.expcore.player_data") --- @dep expcore.player_data
local CustomMessages = PlayerData.Settings:combine("JoinMessage")
CustomMessages:set_metadata{
    permission = "command/join-message",
}

--- When a players data loads show their message
CustomMessages:on_load(function(player_name, player_message)
    local player = game.players[player_name]
    local custom_message = player_message or config[player_name]
    if custom_message then
        game.print(custom_message, { color = player.color })
    else
        player.print{ "join-message.greet", { "links.discord" } }
    end
end)

--- Set your custom join message
-- @command join-message
-- @tparam string message The custom join message that will be used
Commands.new_command("join-message", "Sets your custom join message")
    :add_param("message", false, "string-max-length", 255)
    :enable_auto_concat()
    :register(function(player, message)
        if not player then return end
        CustomMessages:set(player, message)
        return { "join-message.message-set" }
    end)

Commands.new_command("join-message-clear", "Clear your join message")
    :register(function(player)
        if not player then return end
        CustomMessages:remove(player)
        return { "join-message.message-cleared" }
    end)