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 * vim: set ts=4 :

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 */

#if defined _sdktools_tempents_included

 #endinput

#endif

#define _sdktools_tempents_included

/**

 * Starts a temp entity transmission.

 *

 * @param te_name	TE name.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Temp Entity name not available.

 */

native TE_Start(const String:te_name[]);

/**

 * Checks if a certain TE property exists.

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @return		True if the property exists, otherwise false.

 */

native bool:TE_IsValidProp(const String:prop[]);

/**

 * Sets an integer value in the current temp entity.

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @param value		Integer value to set.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Property not found.

 */

native TE_WriteNum(const String:prop[], value);

/**

 * Sets a floating point number in the current temp entity.

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @param value		Floating point number to set.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Property not found.

 */

native TE_WriteFloat(const String:prop[], Float:value);

/**

 * Sets a vector in the current temp entity.

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @param vector	Vector to set.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Property not found.

 */

native TE_WriteVector(const String:prop[], const Float:vector[3]);

/**

 * Sets a QAngle in the current temp entity.

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @param angles	Angles to set.

 * @return		True on success, otherwise false.

 * @error		Property not found.

 */

native TE_WriteAngles(const String:prop[], const Float:angles[3]);

/**

 * Sets an array of floats in the current temp entity.

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @param array		Array of values to copy.

 * @param arraySize	Number of values to copy.

 * @return		True on success, otherwise false.

 * @error		Property not found.

 */

native TE_WriteFloatArray(const String:prop[], const Float:array[], arraySize);

/**

 * Sends the current temp entity to one or more clients.

 *

 * @param clients	Array containing player indexes to broadcast to.

 * @param numClients	Number of players in the array.

 * @param delay		Delay in seconds to send the TE.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Invalid client index or client not in game.

 */

native TE_Send(clients[], numClients, Float:delay=0.0);

/**

 * Sets an encoded entity index in the current temp entity.

 * (This is usually used for m_nStartEntity and m_nEndEntity).

 *

 * @param prop		Property to use.

 * @param value		Value to set.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Property not found.

 */

stock TE_WriteEncodedEnt(const String:prop[], value)

{

	new encvalue = (value & 0x0FFF) | ((1 & 0xF)<<12);

	return TE_WriteNum(prop, encvalue);

}

/**

 * Broadcasts the current temp entity to all clients.

 * @note See TE_Start().

 *

 * @param delay		Delay in seconds to send the TE.

 * @noreturn

 */

stock TE_SendToAll(Float:delay=0.0)

{

	new maxClients = GetMaxClients();

	new total = 0;

	new clients[maxClients];

	for (new i=1; i<=maxClients; i++)

	{

		if (IsClientInGame(i))

		{

			clients[total++] = i;

		}

	}

	return TE_Send(clients, total, delay);

}

/**

 * Sends the current TE to only a client.

 * @note See TE_Start().

 *

 * @param client	Client to send to.

 * @param delay		Delay in seconds to send the TE.

 * @noreturn

 * @error		Invalid client index or client not in game.

 */

stock TE_SendToClient(client, Float:delay=0.0)

{

	new players[1];

	players[0] = client;

	return TE_Send(players, 1, delay);

}