LUA threading

[-W0kk3L-]

Ive recently added a multi-server banning system using LUA to our ET servers. This works all very nice, however some lagg occurs when new users join and need to be checked by the system.

So, my question is:
Is there a possibility to perhaps add threading to some LUA callbacks or implement some sort of postback that I can call from the underlying OS.
Function to check used: function et_ClientConnect( clientNum, firstTime, isBot )

[bani]

multithreading lua won't help. when the engine asks for ClientConnect, it needs the answer immediately.

you need to make your checks more efficient. perhaps you should think about caching your database.

[=FF=im2good4u]

or lust let the client connect and do the checks afterwards then u can still disconnect him if needed

this should only take a few secs sohe wont even beable todo anythnig becase hes still loading the map

[-W0kk3L-]

But isnt it possible to create a thread using that LUA function?
For example: et.CreateThread( LuaFunction, Params)
On which LuaFunction gets executed with params (and no results return)
In that function I can then safely check the required information and add a console command to the back of the queue.

[ReyalP]

But isnt it possible to create a thread using that LUA function?
For example: et.CreateThread( LuaFunction, Params)
On which LuaFunction gets executed with params (and no results return)
In that function I can then safely check the required information and add a console command to the back of the queue.

Allowing threads to asynchronously interact with ET would be very hard. ET is entirely single threaded, and the gamecode dll (where all etpro and LUA resides) gets reloaded frequently.

I'd suggest optimizing your ban queries instead. Without any information on how it works, I can't offer any specific suggestions, but it's hard to imagine you can't have it all cached in RAM somewhere. You could do this by loading it into a lua table once at map start, for example.

[Hendrek']

I also created LUA module for banning cheaters. Currently it loads banlist with over 100 records and doesn't cause lags to players. You could download this module here and banlist example here.

[Luk4ward]

I also created LUA module for banning cheaters. Currently it loads banlist with over 100 records and doesn't cause lags to players. You could download this module here and banlist example here.

You should post this on wiki, is it only loading a banlist?

@-W0kk3L-

- Range Bans
We now have the option to ban entire IP ranges or DNS subnets. This means that we can now easily ban users that used to change their IP just to annoy us.
View the Range Bans list here.
Note: Only myself and W0kk3L can add ranges here, so no need to worry.

- Trusts
Serveradmins can add a Trust to an account. This means that the user can still connect, even if his IP range is banned.

how u have done this? I meant how u can ban mask for example 83.10 and still allow a player with 83.10.5, can any1 explain me this on the forum or via priv msg? I would be appreciated,

regards