Storing Flags

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I've got a few questions relating to storing information


1,) If I were to set an attr of an NPC (class) and was to use it to transfer data from server to client, could a player edit this information from the client side to effect the script?

2,) I'm wanting to store alot of information inside a string in the players attributes, I'm just wondering what the best way would be
Method A:

PHP Code:

  this.item_Knife = {
    {"damage", 3},
    {"displayname", "Knife"}, 
    {"weight", {0.15, 0.04}}
  }; 


Method B: (Not too sure if this can be done with clientr and also if it's secure...)

PHP Code:

  this.item_Knife.damage = 3;
  this.item_Knife.displayname = "Knife";
  this.item_Knife.weight = {0.15, 0.04}; 


Any suggestions? thanks

[Chompy]

You can create an object on the player object :]

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  this.item_Knife = {
    {"damage", 3},
    {"displayname", "Knife"}, 
    {"weight", {0.15, 0.04}}
  };
  this.item_Gun = {
    {"damage", 6},
    {"displayname", "Gun"}, 
    {"weight", {0.6, 0.1}}
  };
}
function getItems(items) {
  if (items.type() != 3) {
    return this.(@ "item_"@ items);
  }
  else {
    temp.out = 0;
    for (temp.item : items) {
      temp.itemdata = this.(@ "item_"@ temp.item);
      if (temp.itemdata.size() > 1) {
        temp.out.add(temp.item);
        temp.out.add(temp.itemdata);
      }
    }
  }
}
function onActionServerside() {
  if (params[0] == "syncitems") {
    // get all the player's items here
    temp.items = getItems({"Knife", "Gun"});

    triggerclient("gui", "syncitems", temp.items);
  }
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  player.items = new TStaticVar("Items");
  triggerserver("gui", this.name, "syncitems");
}

function onActionClientside() {
  if (params[0] == "syncitems") {
    temp.size = params[1].size();
    for(temp.i = 0; i < size; i += 2;) {
      Items.(@ params[1][i]) = params[1][i+1];
    }
  }
} 


I haven't tested it, but it can give you a basic idea of what I meant.

[xXziroXx]

I pretty much do the same that Chompy suggested for my systems, keeping a clientsided object cache. Only thing that's cross checked with serverside when something is altered, is the ID or other unique information.