October 10, 2014
[ISXEVE-20141001.0011]
* Added "Chat" TLO:
1. Chat (evechat)
2. Chat["ChannelName"] (chatchannel)
3. Chat[ChannelID#] (chatchannel)
* NEW Datatype: 'evechat'
New Members:
1. ChannelCount (int)
New Methods:
1. GetChannels[index:chatchannel]
* Datatype: 'chatchannel'
New/Updated Method(s):
1. GetMembers[index:pilot]
(Note: This method will only return "recent speakers" for those types of channels that only display as such
in the user list.)
2. GetMessages[index:chatchannelmessage]
3. MarkAsRead
(Note: The visual 'blinking' of the chat tab will remain; however, ISXEVE will properly report channel.NewMessageReceived as FALSE
after this method is used until another new message is received.)
4. Send["Text"]
5. Echo["Text", (charID#)]
++
++ NOTES for Send/Echo:
++ 1. 'Send' will broadcast any utf-8 string to the channel with the current player as the person speaking the text. 'Send' has a
++ global throttle of one message ever 5 seconds, except for the "Local" channel in Jita; in that channel only one message every 40
++ seconds is allowed. (These throttles only apply to using the "Send" method of the channel datatype. You can
++ still type messages and send them manually as often as you want.) The throttles begin when ISXEVE is loaded.
++ 2. 'Echo' sends text to the local client's window, but NOT to other players in the channel. In other words, it's a
++ "local echo only". The second argument is optional but will set who the message is "from" -- if no second argument
++ is provided, it will be "from" the current player. (Sidebar: the charID# for "EVE System" is 1.)
++ 3. If it is reported to me that folks are abusing 'Send' to spam channels or individuals, I will remove it and/or increase
++ the throttles significantly. BE A RESPONSIBLE PLAYER!
New/Updated Members:
1. NewMessageReceived (bool)
2. MOTD (string)
3. CanSpeak (bool)
Removed Member:
1. OwnerID
* New Datatype: 'chatchannelmessage'
New Members:
1. Author (pilot)
2. Message (string)
3. Timestamp (evetime)
* Datatype: 'eve'
Now deprecated Member(s):
1. ChatChannel (Use Chat TLO)
2. ChatChannelCount (Use chat.ChannelCount)
**
** NOTES:
** 1. The current implimentation of "Chat" in ISXEVE only deals with channels in which
** the character is already participating.
** 2. The only messages available via channel.GetMessages are those that are currently
** cached (typically, those that have been received while the player is online up to
** a maximum of 100 messages.)
** 3. The EVE_OnChannelMessage event is still a supported feature of ISXEVE and is still
** available for use in scripts.
**
