/**
* The News Handler
* @author Taffyd
* @started 19/09/2000
*/
#include <board.h>
#include <login_handler.h>
#define BOARD_NAME "announcements"
/**
* Time in seconds before displaying a reminder message.
*/
#define DELAY_TIME 30
int has_unread_announcements( string player ) {
mapping news_rc;
mixed subjects;
news_rc = BOARD_HAND->query_newsrc( player );
if ( !news_rc ) {
news_rc = ([ ]);
}
subjects = BOARD_HAND->get_subjects( BOARD_NAME );
if ( !sizeof( subjects ) ) {
return 0;
}
return subjects[ <1 ][ B_TIME ] > news_rc[ BOARD_NAME ];
} /* has_unread_announcements() */
void show_message( mixed person ) {
object player;
if ( stringp( person ) ) {
player = find_player( person );
}
else {
player = person;
}
if ( !player ) {
return;
}
if ( has_unread_announcements( player->query_name() ) ) {
tell_object( player, "\nThere are %^YELLOW%^NEW%^RESET%^ "
"announcements! You can read them with \"news\".\n\n" );
}
} /* show_message() */
void login_event(mixed person, string type) {
if ( type == LOGIN || type == RECONNECT ) {
if ( objectp( person ) ) {
person = person->query_name();
}
call_out( (: show_message :), DELAY_TIME, person );
}
} /* login_event() */
void broadcast_announcement() {
foreach( object user in users() ) {
if ( interactive( user ) ) {
show_message( user );
}
}
} /* broadcast_announcement() */
