Method ChannelMessageSend

zone/client.cpp:1688–1772

}

void Client::ChannelMessageSend(
	const char *from,
	const char *to,
	uint8 channel_id,
	uint8 language_id,
	uint8 language_skill,
	const char *message,
	...
)
{
	if (
		(channel_id == ChatChannel_Petition && Admin() < AccountStatus::QuestTroupe) ||
		(channel_id == ChatChannel_GMSAY && !GetGM())
	) {
		return;
	}

	va_list argptr;
	char    buffer[4096];
	char    message_sender[64];

	va_start(argptr, message);
	vsnprintf(buffer, 4096, message, argptr);
	va_end(argptr);

	EQApplicationPacket app(OP_ChannelMessage, sizeof(ChannelMessage_Struct) + strlen(buffer) + 1);

	auto* cm = (ChannelMessage_Struct *) app.pBuffer;

	if (from == 0) {
		strcpy(cm->sender, "ZServer");
	} else if (from[0] == 0) {
		strcpy(cm->sender, "ZServer");
	} else {
		CleanMobName(from, message_sender);
		strcpy(cm->sender, message_sender);
	}

	if (to != 0) {
		strcpy((char *) cm->targetname, to);
	} else if (channel_id == ChatChannel_Tell) {
		strcpy(cm->targetname, m_pp.name);
	} else {
		cm->targetname[0] = 0;
	}

	uint8 listener_skill;

	const bool is_valid_language = EQ::ValueWithin(language_id, Language::CommonTongue, Language::Unknown27);

	if (is_valid_language) {
		listener_skill = m_pp.languages[language_id];
		cm->language   = listener_skill < 24 ? Language::Unknown27 : language_id;
	} else {
		listener_skill = m_pp.languages[Language::CommonTongue];
		cm->language   = Language::CommonTongue;
	}