Notes

Attempting to normalize all instances of playerid (position in server_peerlist) and clientid (ID used by LUBE).

General Structure

{
  cmd="examplecommand",
  --string name of the command, directly corresponds to the callback method name.
  pl={--table payload of all the values to be used in the callback method
    item="hotdog",
    x=3,
    y=4,
  },
}

• cmd string is the the command type that directly corresponds to the callback method used.
• pl table is the payload of data to be used by the callback method.
• fromclient int is the clientid of the person sending the message, which references their position in the server_peerlist. A clientid of 0 means that the client has not connected previously.

Server -> Client Messages

• connected is an acknowledgement to the c-s message connect that provides the info necessary for a client to find its place relative to the server.
  • clientid int is the id the client in server_peerlist.
  • mappacks table the names of all the mappacks the server has.
  • inflives bool is whether or not lives will be limited.
  • sharingportals bool is whether or not all players will share portals.
  • infinitetime bool is whether or not time will be limited.
  • checkboxes table is a table of the server's checkbox values, consisting of key->value pairs.
• rejected is an acknowledgement to the c-s message connect that provides the info necessary for a client to find its place relative to the server.
  • reason string is the reason the client was denied the ability to join.
• startgame is to tell everyone to load the level.
  • numplayers int is the total number of active players.
• synccoords tells a client to apply the listed properties to their local instance of a client.
  • target int the server pid of the client to update, translated to a local pid.
• synccontrol tells a client to apply the control to their local instance of a client.
  • target int the server pid of the client to update, translated to a local pid.
  • control string the control name to update.
  • direction string the state of the control. Valid: press or release.

Client -> Server Messages

• connect is the message sent when a client is attempting to connect to the server.
  • nick string the name that a particular client has chosen for themselves.
  • mappacks table the names of the maps the client has.
• coordsupdate broadcasts messages of synccoords 1:1 to clients.
• controlupdate broadcasts messages of synccontrol 1:1 to clients.