Communication

// From PlayerChatManager.cs:13
public class PlayerChatManager
{
    private const char SERVER_COMMAND_PREFIX = '/';
    public static readonly PlayerChatManager Instance = new();
    
    public delegate void PlayerChatDelegate(string message);
    public delegate void PlayerCommandDelegate(string message);
    
    public PlayerChatDelegate OnPlayerChat;
    public PlayerCommandDelegate OnPlayerCommand;
}

// From PlayerChatManager.cs:122
public void SendMessage()
{
    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(playerChat.InputText))
    {
        return;
    }
    
    string trimmedInput = playerChat.InputText.Trim();
    if (trimmedInput[0] == SERVER_COMMAND_PREFIX)
    {
        // Server command (starts with /)
        OnPlayerCommand?.Invoke(trimmedInput.Substring(1));
    }
    else
    {
        // Regular chat message
        OnPlayerChat?.Invoke(trimmedInput);
    }
}

// From ChatMessage.cs:7
public class ChatMessage : Packet
{
    public ushort PlayerId { get; }
    public string Text { get; }
    public const ushort SERVER_ID = ushort.MaxValue;
    
    public ChatMessage(ushort playerId, string text)
    {
        PlayerId = playerId;
        Text = text;
    }
}

// From PlayerChatManager.cs:111
public void AddMessage(string playerName, string message, Color color)
{
    yield return playerChat.WriteLogEntry(playerName, message, color);
}

/commandname [required_arg] [optional_arg]

// From Command.cs - all commands extend this base
public abstract class Command
{
    public string Name { get; }
    public Perms RequiredPermission { get; }
    public string Description { get; }
    public IEnumerable<string> Aliases { get; }
    
    protected abstract void Execute(CallArgs args);
}

// MutePlayer packet prevents chat messages from being broadcast
public class MutePlayer : Packet
{
    public ushort PlayerId { get; }
    public bool IsMuted { get; }
}

// From PlayerChatManager.cs:86
if (!NitroxPrefs.ChatUsed.Value)
{
    DisableChatKeyHint();
}

// Available parameter types:
- TypeString    // Text arguments
- TypeInt       // Integer numbers
- TypeFloat     // Decimal numbers
- TypeBoolean   // true/false
- TypePlayer    // Player name lookup
- TypeNitroxId  // Entity ID
- TypeEnum      // Enumeration values

public class MyCustomCommand : Command
{
    public MyCustomCommand() : base("mycommand", Perms.PLAYER, "Does something cool")
    {
        AddParameter(new TypeString("arg", true, "Required argument"));
    }
    
    protected override void Execute(CallArgs args)
    {
        string arg = args.Get<string>(0);
        SendMessageToPlayer(args.Sender, $"You said: {arg}");
    }
}