Filterscripts

Filterscripts don't have first-class support in sampctl yet (#55) but you can very easily add and build filterscripts as individual packages.

See this repository for a real example of a server package with a filterscript package.

Filterscripts as Packages

Just like libraries and gamemodes, each filterscript is its own package. This may change when multiple build support is added (#153).

So simply create a directory in ./filterscripts for your filterscript. Lets say we have an admin system, called admin-system.pwn. Create a directory called admin-system and move admin-system.pwn inside it:

.
├── filterscripts
│   ├── admin-system
│   │   ├── admin-system.pwn
...

Then cd to that directory and run sampctl package init to bootstrap a new Pawn Package.

Once you've done the standard dependency setup, you should be able to sampctl package build your filterscript. However, there is one last step to make this whole system work.

Output .amx to Filterscripts Directory

Inside your admin-system directory, there will be a Package Definition File with an entry and output fields that look something like:

{
  "user": "Southclaws",
  "repo": "admin-system",
  "entry": "admin-system.pwn",
  "output": "admin-system.amx",
  "dependencies": ["sampctl/samp-stdlib"]
}

All you have to do is adjust the output field to output the .amx file to the parent directory, ./filterscripts:

{
  "user": "Southclaws",
  "repo": "admin-system",
  "entry": "admin-system.pwn",
  "output": "../admin-system.amx",
  "dependencies": ["sampctl/samp-stdlib"]
}

Notice the ../ that now precedes the .amx filename.

You can now add admin-system to the runtime.filterscripts array inside pawn.json:

{
  "runtime": {
    "rcon_password": "5ecret",
    "port": 7777,
    "hostname": "ultra GANG GANGWARS [CUSTOM OBJECTS]",
    "maxplayers": 32,
    "filterscripts": ["admin-system"]
  }
}

And that's it! That's how you do filterscripts with sampctl.

This process will get easier in future. Keep your eye out for updates and discussions! If you have ideas for the user-experience or possible commands and tools for filterscripts, let me know!