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.

[Argusus]

Interesting.. Hopefully this stuff will start clicking for me on my own. I'm just looking to recognize if a friend whisps me. And put out a message.

[Argusus]

Originally Posted by Garkin 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.

In my testing messages from friends in group chat, the message type is showing up as CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER. Should I be using another constant? I just would like to detect /tell messages to me.

[Garkin]

If messages are correcly displayed in the chat, there must be something wrong in your code (like single = instead of double == in the condtion). Chat doesn't use anything else then messageType.

local function ChatMessageChannel(eventCode, messageType, fromName, text, isFromCustomerService)
    if messageType == CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER then
        fromName = IsDecoratedDisplayName(fromName) and fromName or zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)
        d(fromName)
        if IsFriend(fromName) then
            d("A friend just whispered you")
        end 
    end
end
     
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("MyAddonName", EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel)

Message types are listed here: http://wiki.esoui.com/Globals#MsgChannelType

[Argusus]

Originally Posted by Garkin If messages are correcly displayed in the chat, there must be something wrong in your code (like single = instead of double == in the condtion). Chat doesn't use anything else then messageType. function ChatMessageChannel(eventCode, messageType, fromName, text, isFromCustomerService)     if messageType == CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER then         fromName = IsDecoratedDisplayName(fromName) and fromName or zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)         d(fromName)         if IsFriend(fromName) then             d("A friend just whispered you")         end     end end       EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("MyAddonName", EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel) Message types are listed here: http://wiki.esoui.com/Globals#MsgChannelType

Oh ok. I'll try that later, thanks again!

[Argusus]

Originally Posted by Garkin If messages are correcly displayed in the chat, there must be something wrong in your code (like single = instead of double == in the condtion). Chat doesn't use anything else then messageType. local function ChatMessageChannel(eventCode, messageType, fromName, text, isFromCustomerService)     if messageType == CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER then         fromName = IsDecoratedDisplayName(fromName) and fromName or zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)         d(fromName)         if IsFriend(fromName) then             d("A friend just whispered you")         end     end end       EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("MyAddonName", EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel) Message types are listed here: http://wiki.esoui.com/Globals#MsgChannelType

Sorry Garkin, one more thing. I was wondering if you have tried this and see if a plain message in a group chat displays the whisper message when you send a message or someone else does in the group channel rather than the whisper channel?

[Garkin]

No didn't try it. But I have checked chat system code and there is no way that chat system will print whisper to the party chat or party message to the whisper. Messages are sorted by category and then printed to the chat to the correct channels.

category = GetChannelCategoryFromChannel(CHAT_CHANNEL_WHISPER)
--returns CHAT_CATEGORY_WHISPER_INCOMING (3)
 
category = GetChannelCategoryFromChannel(CHAT_CHANNEL_PARTY)
--returns CHAT_CATEGORY_PARTY (7)

If you want to use category the same way as chat system, you can change code to:

local function ChatMessageChannel(eventCode, messageType, fromName, text, isFromCustomerService)
    if GetChannelCategoryFromChannel(messageType) == CHAT_CATEGORY_WHISPER_INCOMING then
        fromName = IsDecoratedDisplayName(fromName) and fromName or zo_strformat(SI_UNIT_NAME, fromName)
        d(fromName)
        if IsFriend(fromName) then
            d("A friend just whispered you")
        end
    end
end
         
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("MyAddonName", EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, ChatMessageChannel)

But I think it will not make any difference.