Displaying a server list in MenuQC/CSQC

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Displaying a server list in MenuQC/CSQC

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How can I parse the output of net_slist and display it in MenuQC? I tried looking in the nexuiz QC source but I couldn't figure out what it was doing. Any help appreciated!
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enum{
SLIST_HOSTCACHEVIEWCOUNT,
SLIST_HOSTCACHETOTALCOUNT,
SLIST_MASTERQUERYCOUNT,
SLIST_MASTERREPLYCOUNT,
SLIST_SERVERQUERYCOUNT,
SLIST_SERVERREPLYCOUNT,
SLIST_SORTFIELD,
SLIST_SORTDESCENDING
};
float gethostcachevalue(float val) = #611
string gethostcachestring(float key, string server) =#612

void resethostcachemasks(void) = #615;
void sethostcachemaskstring(float mask, float fld, string str, float op) = #616;
void sethostcachemasknumber(float mask, float fld, float num, float op) = #617;
void resorthostcache(void) = #618;
void sethostcachesort(float fld, float descending) = #619;
void refreshhostcache(void) = #620;
float gethostcachenumber(float fld, float hostnr) = #621;
float gethostcacheindexforkey(string key) = #622;
void addwantedhostcachekey(string key) = #623;

to print out a list of all server addresses:
refreshhostcache();
waitabit();
shownservers = gethostcachevalue(SLIST_HOSTCACHEVIEWCOUNT);
for(i = 0; i < shownservers; i++)
print(gethostcachestring(gethostcacheindexforkey("address"), i), "\n");

obviously cache the result(s) of gethostcacheindexforkey. Other fields include 'map', 'name', 'ping', 'game', 'numplayers', 'maxplayers'. There are some other fields, and servers are potentially able to provide whatever fields they wish via their serverinfo.
more complex use is available if you wish to ask the engine to sort them or filter them, in which case configure that in response to user-clicks, rather than every frame/refresh.
If you're using FTE, the engine might re-sort/filter/add servers to the list each time gethostcachevalue is called to query the counts - note that currently you must query it or FTE might drop packets *cough*.
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Post by c0burn »

Thanks a lot for the help Spike.

I'm getting the error on the console

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VM_M_getserverliststring: bad field number passed!
Seems to be when I call

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print(gethostcachestring(gethostcacheindexforkey("address"), i), "\n"); 
Any ideas?

I'm using DP btw.
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Post by Spike »

maybe its stupid and doesn't recognise names for built in fields.
instead of gethostcacheindexforkey, hardcode these:
ping=0
map=1
name=2
address=3
numplayers=4
maxplayers=5
gamedir=6
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Post by c0burn »

From the DP source...

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	if( !strcmp( key, "cname" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_CNAME;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "ping" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_PING;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "game" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_GAME;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "mod" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_MOD;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "map" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_MAP;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "name" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_NAME;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "qcstatus" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_QCSTATUS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "players" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_PLAYERS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "maxplayers" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_MAXPLAYERS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "numplayers" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_NUMPLAYERS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "numbots" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_NUMBOTS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "numhumans" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_NUMHUMANS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "freeslots" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_FREESLOTS;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "protocol" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_PROTOCOL;
	else if( !strcmp( key, "isfavorite" ) )
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = SLIF_ISFAVORITE;
	else
		PRVM_G_FLOAT( OFS_RETURN ) = -1;
"address" wasn't valid. Fixed it by using "cname". Thanks again Spike, all working dandy now!
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Post by avirox »

c0burn, is that server list in CSQC or menu QC?
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Post by Spike »

menu, csqc doesn't provide the builtins, it easily could, but it doesn't.
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