From 1a6f4e08b24adb5cc784a2f8ef058006ff273c4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Ehlert <ds@alliedmods.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:23:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added request am41585 (Orangutanz)

---
 dlls/fakemeta/glb.cpp        | 10 ++++++++++
 dlls/fakemeta/pev.cpp        | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 plugins/include/fakemeta.inc | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dlls/fakemeta/glb.cpp b/dlls/fakemeta/glb.cpp
index f5fa9044..9527b63f 100644
--- a/dlls/fakemeta/glb.cpp
+++ b/dlls/fakemeta/glb.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL amx_glb(AMX *amx, cell *params)
 		}
 		MF_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Invalid return type");
 	}
+	else if (paramnum == 3)
+	{
+		cell size = *(MF_GetAmxAddr(amx, params[4]));
+		if (Valtype == Ret_PChar)
+		{
+			cell *str = MF_GetAmxAddr(amx, params[2]);
+			return MF_SetAmxString(amx, params[3], STRING((int)*str), size);
+		}
+		MF_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Invalid return type");
+	}
 
 	//if we got here, something happened
 	MF_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Unknown global index or return combination %d", iSwitch);
diff --git a/dlls/fakemeta/pev.cpp b/dlls/fakemeta/pev.cpp
index 1197dd0a..44ad4807 100755
--- a/dlls/fakemeta/pev.cpp
+++ b/dlls/fakemeta/pev.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL amx_pev(AMX *amx,cell *params)
 			return rets.i;
 		} else if (ValType == Ret_Float) {
 			return (cell)rets.f;
+		} else if (ValType == Ret_String) {
+			return (cell)rets.s;
 		} else {
 			MF_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Invalid return type");
 			return 0;
@@ -304,6 +306,20 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL amx_pev(AMX *amx,cell *params)
 			return MF_SetAmxString(amx, params[3], temp, size);
 		}
 
+		MF_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Invalid return type");
+	} else if (count == 3) {
+		cell size = *(MF_GetAmxAddr(amx, params[5]));
+		if (ValType == Ret_String)
+		{
+			const char *str = STRING(rets.s);
+			cell *addr = MF_GetAmxAddr(amx, params[3]);
+			*addr = (cell)rets.s;
+			if (!str)
+				str = "";
+			int num = MF_SetAmxString(amx, params[4], str, size);
+			return num;
+		}
+
 		MF_LogError(amx, AMX_ERR_NATIVE, "Invalid return type");
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/include/fakemeta.inc b/plugins/include/fakemeta.inc
index 1b0dcf69..fa4788b8 100755
--- a/plugins/include/fakemeta.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/fakemeta.inc
@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@
  #pragma library fakemeta
 #endif
 
-/* Returns entvar data from an entity   Use the pev_* enum to specify which form of data you want returned. */
+/* Returns entvar data from an entity   Use the pev_* enum to specify which form of data you want returned.
+ *
+ * If retrieving strings, you may optionally get a pointer into the global string table. Depending on
+ * your situation, there are two ways to do this.
+ * 1: This simply gets the pointer.
+ *    new ptr = pev(entid, pev_classname)
+ * 2: The pointer will be stored in ptr AND the actual string is retrieved.
+ *    new ptr, classname[32]
+ *    pev(entid, pev_classname, ptr, classname, 31)
+ */
 native pev(_index,_value,{Float,Sql,Result,_}:...);
 
 /* Sets entvar data for an entity.  Use the pev_* enum */
@@ -32,7 +41,15 @@ native set_pev(_index,_value,{Float,Sql,Result,_}:...);
  */
 native pev_valid(entindex);
 
-/* Returns any global variable inside globalvars_t structure. Use the glb_* enum. */
+/* Returns any global variable inside globalvars_t structure. Use the glb_* enum.
+ *
+ * When returning data from glb_pStringBase (the global string table), you may give a pointer into that table
+ * in order to get different strings.
+ * Example:
+ * new model[128]
+ * new ptr = pev(id, pev_viewmodel)
+ * global_get(glb_pStringBase, ptr, model, 127)
+ */
 native global_get(_value, {Float,Sql,Result,_}:...);
 
 /* Returns an integer from private data.  _linuxdiff is added into the _Offset if it's used on a linux server. */