[joaquimandrade]

I was reading the pawn manual when i stepped into a topic called "Automatons". I had studied it in the university so it wasn't news for me.
I've searched the forums to see if there were some known good use to them but just find this:

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpo...11&postcount=2

Anyway, i have a use for it. It may give you ideas for use them somehow that it can improve plugins performance.

The code below can be used to enable/disable a Ham Forward without if clauses and without need to check if it registered.

Is it an improvement to the "normal" process? I don't know. I guess it is but, is safer to ask anyone that knows how to analyze compiled code.

PHP Code:


#include <amxmodx>
#include <hamsandwich>

#define PLUGIN    "Automaton"
#define AUTHOR    "Albernaz o Carniceiro Demoniaco"
#define VERSION    "1.0"

new HamHook:HamHookSpawn

public plugin_init()
{
    register_plugin(PLUGIN, VERSION, AUTHOR)        
    
    // The start point: unregistered 
    
    state unregistered;
}

public enableHam() <unregistered>
{
    // If it's unregistered and is wanted to be enabled, it must be registered
    
    HamHookSpawn = RegisterHam(Ham_Spawn,"player","playerSpawn");
    state enabled;
}

public enableHam() <disabled>
{
    // If it's disabled and is wanted to be enabled, it must be enabled
    
    EnableHamForward(HamHookSpawn);    
    state enabled;
}

public enableHam() <enabled> {}
public disableHam() <unregistered,disabled>{}
/*

The above two line can be:

public enableHam() <> {}
public disableHam() <>{}


*/


public disableHam() <enabled>
{    
    // If it's enabled and is wanted to be disabled, it must be disabled
    
    DisableHamForward(HamHookSpawn);    
    state disabled;
}

public playerSpawn(id)
{
    
} 


With the code above you would then do "enableHam()" to enable the forward, "disableHam()" to disable it.


Light version:

PHP Code:

#include <amxmodx>
#include <hamsandwich>

 #define PLUGIN    "Automaton"
#define AUTHOR    "Albernaz o Carniceiro Demoniaco"
#define VERSION    "1.0"

new HamHook:HamHookSpawn

public plugin_init()
{
    register_plugin(PLUGIN, VERSION, AUTHOR)                
    state unregistered;
}

public enableHam() <unregistered> state (HamHookSpawn = RegisterHam(Ham_Spawn,"player","playerSpawn") ) enabled;
public enableHam() <disabled> state (EnableHamForward(HamHookSpawn)) enabled;
public disableHam() <enabled> state (!DisableHamForward(HamHookSpawn)) disabled;
public enableHam() <> {}
public disableHam() <>{}

public playerSpawn(id)
{
    
} 


Debug version:

PHP Code:

#include <amxmodx>
#include <hamsandwich>

 #define PLUGIN    "Automaton"
#define AUTHOR    "Albernaz o Carniceiro Demoniaco"
#define VERSION    "1.0"

new HamHook:HamHookSpawn

public plugin_init()
{
    register_plugin(PLUGIN, VERSION, AUTHOR)        
    
    register_clcmd("enable","enable");
    register_clcmd("disable","disable");
        
    state unregistered;
}

public enable()
{
    enableHam()
    return PLUGIN_HANDLED;
}

public disable()
{
    disableHam()
    return PLUGIN_HANDLED;
}

public enableHam() <unregistered>
{
    HamHookSpawn = RegisterHam(Ham_Spawn,"player","playerSpawn");
    state enabled
    
    server_print("Registering");
}

public enableHam() <disabled>
{
    EnableHamForward(HamHookSpawn);    
    state enabled;
    
    server_print("Enabling");
}

public disableHam() <enabled>
{    
    DisableHamForward(HamHookSpawn);    
    state disabled;
    
    server_print("Disabling");
}

public enableHam() <> 
{
    server_print("Already enabled");
}
public disableHam() <>
{
    server_print("Already disabled");
}

public playerSpawn(id)
{
    
} 


Debug version usage output:

PHP Code:

] enable
Registering
] enable 
Already enabled
] disable
Disabling
] disable 
Already disabled
] enable
Enabling
] enable 
Already enabled