Get lobby announcement from Atlas

Northstar.Client/mod.json

@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
 			}
 		}
 	],
+	"Dependencies": {
+		"HAS_NORTHSTAR_CUSTOM": "Northstar.Custom"
+	},
 	"Localisation": [
 		"resource/northstar_client_localisation_%language%.txt"
 	]

Northstar.Client/mod/scripts/vscripts/ui/_menus.nut

@@ -813,6 +813,10 @@ void function UpdateMenusOnConnect( string levelname )
 			}
 
 			thread UpdateAnnouncementDialog()
+			#if HAS_NORTHSTAR_CUSTOM
+			// relies on script HTTP which is in Northstar.Custom
+			thread GetAtlasAnnouncement_Threaded()
+			#endif // HAS_NORTHSTAR_CUSTOM
 		}
 		else
 		{

Northstar.Custom/mod.json

@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@
 			"Path": "sh_northstar_safe_io.gnut",
 			"RunOn": "CLIENT || SERVER || UI"
 		},
+    	{
+			"Path": "_atlas_announcements.nut",
+			"RunOn": "UI"
+    },
 		{
 			"Path": "_testing.nut",
 			"RunOn": "CLIENT || SERVER || UI",

Northstar.Custom/mod/scripts/vscripts/_atlas_announcements.nut

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+untyped
+
+global function GetAtlasAnnouncement_Threaded 
+
+const string ATLAS_ANNOUNCEMENT_SUFFIX = "/client/announcement"
+
+void function GetAtlasAnnouncement_Threaded()
+{
+	string url = format( "%s%s", GetConVarString( "ns_masterserver_hostname" ), ATLAS_ANNOUNCEMENT_SUFFIX )
+	printt( format( "Getting announcement data from %s", url ) )
+
+	if ( !NSHttpGet( url, {}, OnRequestSuccess, OnRequestFailure ) )
+		printt( "Failed to get announcement data! (request failed to start)" )
+}
+
+void function OnRequestSuccess( HttpRequestResponse response )
+{
+	if ( response.statusCode != 200 )
+	{
+		printt( format( "Failed to get announcement data! (Code: %i)\nReceived response: %s", response.statusCode, response.body ) )
+		return
+	}
+
+	string announcement
+	string announcementVersion
+
+	table responseBody = DecodeJSON( response.body )
+
+	if ( "announcement" in responseBody && typeof( responseBody[ "announcement" ] ) == "string" )
+	{
+		announcement = expect string( responseBody[ "announcement" ] )
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		printt( "Failed to parse announcement data! Couldnt parse \"announcement\" field,\n", response.body )
+		return
+	}
+
+	if ( "announcementVersion" in responseBody && typeof( responseBody[ "announcementVersion" ] ) == "string" )
+	{
+		announcementVersion = expect string( responseBody[ "announcementVersion" ] )
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		printt( "Failed to parse announcement data! Couldnt parse \"announcementVersion\" field,\n", response.body )
+		return
+	}
+
+	printt( "Successfully got announcement data!" )
+	SetConVarString( "announcement", announcement )
+	SetConVarString( "announcementVersion", announcementVersion )
+}
+
+void function OnRequestFailure( HttpRequestFailure response )
+{
+	printt( format( "Failed to get announcement data! (Code: %i)\nReceived response: %s", response.errorCode, response.errorMessage ) )
+}

Northstar.CustomServers/mod/cfg/autoexec_ns_server.cfg

@@ -22,6 +22,3 @@ sv_minupdaterate 20 // unsure if this actually works, but if it does, should set
 sv_max_snapshots_multiplayer 300 // this needs to be updaterate * 15, or clients will dc in killreplay
 net_data_block_enabled 0 // not really sure on this, have heard datablock could have security issues? doesn't seem to have any adverse effects being disabled
 host_skip_client_dll_crc  1 // allow people to run modded client dlls, this is mainly so people running pilot visor colour mods can keep those, since they use a client.dll edit
-
-announcementVersion 1
-announcement #PROGRESSION_ANNOUNCEMENT_BODY