ranks/API.md

Ranks API

The ranks API allows you to register, unregister, and manage ranks.

ranks.register(name, def)

• Register a new rank
• name: Name for rank (name cannot be clear)
• def: See [#Rank definition]

ranks.unregister(name)

• Unregister a rank
• name: Name of rank

ranks.list_plaintext()

• Returns a plaintext, comma-separated list of ranks

ranks.get_rank(player)

• Returns the player's rank or nil
• player: PlayerRef or string

ranks.get_def(name)

• Returns the rank definition or nil
• name: Name of rank

ranks.update_privs(player)

• Checks and updates player privileges based on rank definition
• Returns true if successful, nil if player has no rank
• Automatically called on_joinplayer and on ranks.set_rank
• player: PlayerRef or string

ranks.update_nametag(player)

• Checks and updates player nametag based on rank definition
• Returns true if successful, nil if player has no rank
• Automatically called on_joinplayer and on ranks.set_rank
• player: PlayerRef or string

ranks.set_rank(player, rank)

• Changes a player's rank
• Returns true if successful, nil if rank doesn't exist
• player: PlayerRef or string
• rank: Name of rank

ranks.remove_rank(player)

• Removes all ranking information from a player
• player: PlayerRef or string

ranks.chat_send(name, message)

• Simulates a chat message being sent to all players from a ranked player
• name: Sender player name
• message: Message to send

Rank definition

{
	prefix = "Moderator", -- Prefix to be shown on nametag and chat
	colour = {a = 255, r = 255, g = 83, b = 37}, -- A table of RGBA values, a single base colour (e.g. "red"), or a hex string
	strict_privs = false, -- Whether the rank should have a strict set of privileges (prevents privileges from being granted/revoked)
	grant_missing = true, -- Whether missing privileges should be automatically granted
	revoke_extra = false, -- Whether extra privileges should be automatically revoked
	privs = { -- Default privileges (usage modified by above items)
		interact = true,
		shout = true,
		fly = true,
		fast = true,
		...
	}
}