EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL Question

[Argusus]

hello,

i'm using the EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL event to see if a friend is whispering me, it seems to be working properly but i'm friend that the message display even when its not a direct whisper and its even a "group chat" message to the group we are in. I'd only like to catch when someone whispers me directly rather than seeing the debug statement when the message is in group chat. any ideas?

function ChatMessageChannel(eventCode, messageType, fromName, text)

local pstPerson = zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)

if messageType == CHAT_CATEGORY_WHISPER_INCOMING and then
	d(pstPerson)
	if (IsFriend(pstPerson)) then
		d("A friend just whispered you")
	end 
end


end

[Ayantir]

local function ChatMessageChannel(messageType, fromName, text)
    
    if messageType == CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER then
    
        -- Don't zo_strformat UserId's
        local pstPerson
        if string.find(from, "@") == nil then
            pstPerson = zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)
        end
        
        d(pstPerson)
        
        if (IsFriend(pstPerson)) then
            d("A friend just whispered you")
        end
        
    end
    
end
 
ZO_ChatSystem_AddEventHandler(EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel)

I didn't checked it, but it should work as intended, no?

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Ayantir local function ChatMessageChannel(messageType, fromName, text)         if messageType == CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER then             -- Don't zo_strformat UserId's         local pstPerson         if string.find(from, "@") == nil then             pstPerson = zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)         end                 d(pstPerson)                 if (IsFriend(pstPerson)) then             d("A friend just whispered you")         end             end     end   ZO_ChatSystem_AddEventHandler(EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel) I didn't checked it, but it should work as intended, no?

This function will replace existing event handler, so it can cause conflicts between this and other addons. I'd recommend hooking of the existing event handler.

local function ChatMessageChannel(messageType, fromName, ...)
    if messageType == CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER then
        if IsFriend(fromName) then
            d("A friend just whispered you")
        end
    end
end
 
ZO_PreHook(ZO_ChatSystem_GetEventHandlers(), EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel)

[Argusus]

Excellent, thank you both for the help. I'm a newb, wasn't aware of the ZO_Chat Event Handlers.. those seem to be magic. can't find a lot of docs on them.

[Sasky]

Main event manager works fine too. I use that in AutoInvite:

AutoInvite.callback = function(_, messageType, from, message)
    -- ...
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent(AutoInvite.AddonId, EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, AutoInvite.callback)

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Sasky Main event manager works fine too. I use that in AutoInvite: AutoInvite.callback = function(_, messageType, from, message)     -- ... end   EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent(AutoInvite.AddonId, EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, AutoInvite.callback)

This solution is probably the best one as it is completely independent on chat handlers, so it should always work.
If you don't need to modify chat output, this is what you are looking for.