How to find a friends ?

BK_PANARA

I have no idea how to use method
instance:findFriends (friendsToFind)
Requests Master server for actors online status and joined rooms.
Override onFindFriendsResult to handle request results.
Parameters:

friendsToFind: table Actors names array.

How can i get the actor's names ? or friends names
How can i set names of the actor ?
instance:setName(name) method doesn't working for me so far.

Please help me....

Thank you in advance.
Bhavin

vadim

While joined to a master server (but not in room yet), call client:findFriends({"name1", "name2" ... }) with array of names of friends as parameter.
Override onFindFriendsResult in your client. As soon as server replies, this method will be called with requested friends infos as parameter:

function client:onFindFriendsResult(errorCode, errorMsg, friends)
        client.logger:info("onFindFriendsResult",errorCode, errorMsg, friends)
		if friends then
			for k, v in pairs(friends) do
				client.logger:info(" ", k, v.online, v.roomId)
			end
		end
    end

BK_PANARA

Thanks for the reply..
Yes, i just got working findFriends method and getting response in onFindFriendsResult(...) also.

I am just worried now that i am not getting roomId for the Actor.
And always getting online == false , even when i that particular friend(actor) joined room already.

Thanks.
Bhavin

vadim

You can't be in a room and in a lobby at the same time. As I wrote, client:findFriends should be called from lobby. So you need 2nd client joined to a room to check friends and find at least one of them playing. Or you can probably check your own status which will be online but not joined to any room.

BK_PANARA

Here is the process what i did:
1. connect one player to the lobby and set a name --> "player1"
2. connect 2nd player to the lobby and set a name --> "player2"
3. now call findFriends({"player1"}) from player2's deviceand got result :
playerName == player1
roomId == "" or nil
online == false
4. now create room from player1 and set name "room1"
5. now call findFriends({"player1"}) method once again and see the same result as step 3..


Now what is wrong here ?

I can't get player correct status and room Id ...
Please help me.

Actually i want functionality like this:
When player comes up and joined to the lobby, he wants to join a room in which his friend is joined.
So finding friends with name and get room name (roomId) , so we can then join that room.

What should i do here ?

Thank you.
Bhavin

BK_PANARA

Hi Vadim,

Is there anything wrong with my code ?
Please help me.
I can't move on without findFriends method working..

Thank you.
Bhavin

vadim

1. It loos like you set name after joining a lobby. Set it before connection.
2. client:setUserId("player1") method should be used. Friends are searched by userId's in fact. not by player name set via client:myActor():setName.
There is some mess with ids and names in Photon currently. Sorry for that. We will sort it out.

BK_PANARA

Hi Vadim,

Thanks For the reply.
I just test with setUserId and then try findFriends() method and it's working now.

now i have just one question :smile :
I can client:setUserId(userId) just after client instance created ?

so will be like this :

local client = LoadBalancingClient.new(appInfo.MasterAddress, appInfo.AppId, appInfo.AppVersion)
client:setUserId(userId)

is that looks okay or i need to set it after join Lobby ?

Thank you so much for the solution Man...

Bhavin

vadim

Set it before connecting to Photon.
Right after client instance creation is perfect.