ACE_Settings: Added a function to change settings on runtime (e.g. for modules)

addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf

@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 // Load settings from profile
 call FUNC(loadSettingsFromProfile);
 
+// Listens for global "SettingChanged" events, to update the force status locally
+["SettingChanged", {
+
+    PARAMS_2(_name,_value);
+    if !(count _this > 2) exitWith {};
+
+    _force = _this select 2;
+    if (_force) then {
+        _settingData = [_name] call FUNC(getSettingData);
+        if (isNull _settingData) exitWith {};
+        _settingData set [6,_force];
+    };
+}] call FUNC(addEventhandler);
+
 // hack to get PFH to work in briefing
 [QGVAR(onBriefingPFH), "onEachFrame", {
     if (time > 0) exitWith {

addons/common/functions/fnc_setSetting.sqf

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 /*
  * Author: CAA-Picard
- * Set a setting if it was not previosuly forced. Force if neccesary.
+ * Change the value of an existing setting if it was not previously forced. Force if neccesary.
+ * If executed on clients it has local effect.
+ * If executed on server it can have global effect if the last parameter is set to true.
  *
  * Arguments:
  * 0: Setting name (String)
  * 1: Value (Any)
  * 2: Force it? (Bool) (Optional)
+ * 3: Broadcast the change to all clients (Bool) (Optional)
  *
  * Return Value:
  * None
@@ -16,25 +19,40 @@
 
 EXPLODE_2_PVT(_this,_name,_value);
 
-if !(isServer) exitWith {};
-
 private ["force"];
 _force = false;
 if (count _this > 2) then {
     _force = _this select 2;
 };
 
-// Check if it's already forced and quit
-if (missionNamespace getVariable [format ["%1_forced", _name], false]) exitWith {};
+_settingData = [_name] call FUNC(getSettingData);
 
-// Check if the variable is already defined
-if (isNil _name) then {
-    // Add the variable to a list on the server
-    GVAR(settingsList) pushBack _name;
-};
+// Exit if the setting does not exist
+if (isNull _settingData) exitWith {};
 
-// Update the variable and publish it
+// Exit if the setting is already forced
+if (_settingData select 6) exitWith {};
+
+// Exit if the type is not right
+if (typeName _value != typeName (missionNamespace getVariable _name)) exitWith {};
+
+// Force it if it was required
+_settingData set [6, _force];
+
+// Exit if the value didn't change
+if (_value isEqualTo (missionNamespace getVariable _name)) exitWith {};
+
+// Update the variable
+TRACE_2("Variable Updated",_name,_value);
 missionNamespace setVariable [_name, _value];
-publicVariable _name;
-missionNamespace setVariable [format ["%1_forced", _name], _force];
-publicVariable format ["%1_forced", _name];
+
+if (isServer && {count _this > 3} && {_this select 3}) then {
+	// Publicize the new value
+	publicVariable _name;
+
+	// Raise event globally, this publicizes eventual changes in _force status so clients can update it locally
+	["SettingChanged", [_name, _value, _force]] call FUNC(globalEvent);
+} else {
+	// Raise event locally
+	["SettingChanged", [_name, _value, _force]] call FUNC(localEvent);
+};

addons/common/functions/fnc_setSettingFromConfig.sqf

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if (isNil _name) then {
     // Read entry and cast it to the correct type
     _value = [_optionEntry, _typeName] call _fnc_getValueWithType;
 
-    // Init the variable and publish it
+    // Init the variable
     missionNamespace setVariable [_name, _value];
 
     // Add the setting to a list on the server
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if (isNil _name) then {
     // Read entry and cast it to the correct type
     _value = [_optionEntry, _typeName] call _fnc_getValueWithType;
 
-    // Update the variable and publish it
+    // Update the variable
     missionNamespace setVariable [_name, _value];
 
     // Force the setting if requested

addons/optionsmenu/functions/fnc_updateSetting.sqf

@@ -43,7 +43,5 @@ case (MENU_TAB_COLORS): {
 
 if (_changed) then {
   profileNamespace setVariable [_name, _newValue];
-  missionNameSpace setVariable [_name, _newValue];
-  ["SettingChanged", [_name, _newValue]] call EFUNC(common,localEvent);
-  TRACE_2("Variable Updated",_name,_newValue);
+  [_name, _newValue] call EFUNC(common,setSetting);
 };