Building HPM Plugin for MSVC

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This is a guide on how to prepare your MSVC environment for a new HPM plugin.

Guide

1. Go to src/plugins/ folder, create a new .c file, e.g. dance.c (this name will be used throughout this guide)

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2. Open dance.c and paste this code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "../common/HPMi.h"
#include "../map/script.h"
#include "../map/pc.h"

HPExport struct hplugin_info pinfo =
{
    "@dance",		// Plugin name
    SERVER_TYPE_MAP,// Which server types this plugin works with?
    "0.1a",			// Plugin version
    HPM_VERSION,	// HPM Version (don't change, macro is automatically updated)
};

ACMD(dance)
{


      if (!message || !*message) {
		  clif->message(fd, "usage: @dance 1-9");
return -1;
   }
   if ( atoi(message) == 1 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 413, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 2 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 414, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 3 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 415, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 4 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 426, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 5 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 458, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 6 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 466, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 7 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 501, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 8 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 540, ALL_CLIENT);
   } else if ( atoi(message) == 9 ) {
clif->specialeffect(&sd->bl, 550, ALL_CLIENT);
   }
   return true;
}

/* Server Startup */
HPExport void plugin_init (void)
{
    clif = GET_SYMBOL("clif");
    script = GET_SYMBOL("script");
    skill = GET_SYMBOL("skill");

    HPMi->addCommand("dance",ACMD_A(dance));
}

3. Open your MSVC project (e.g. 'Hercules-10.sln)

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4. Go to the Solution Explorer

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5. Right click the Hercules project (first item in Solution Explorer), and click Add->New Project

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6. Select General, and pick Empty Project.

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7. Enter the name of your plugin in the Name field, and click OK.

8. In the solution explorer it'll display the new project.

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9. Right click the new project, and open Add->Existing Item

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10. Browse to src/plugins/ and select the dance.c file, and hit OK.

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11. It will place the dance.c file under the Source Files folder, drag it to the project you created and drop it (in a manner it be placed out of the source files folder.)

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(It should look like the image below)

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12. With the dance.c out of the folders, delete the 3 of them (select the 3, hit delete, hit ok)

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(It should look like the image below)

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13. Right click the project you created, open Properties

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14. Under Configuration Properties click General, change Output Directory to ..\plugins, Intermediate Directory to $(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName) and Configuration Type to Dynamic Library (.dll)

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15. Under Configuration Properties click C/C++ and open General, change Additional Include Directories to ..\src\common;..\3rdparty\msinttypes\include

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16. Under Configuration Properties click Linker and open General, change Output File to $(OutDir)\dance.dll (change dance.dll with your actual name, if you used a different one)

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17. Done, just add your code to the dance.c file, and then right-click the project you created, and select Build

Notes

  • This guide is probably the worst I've ever written, if you can do better please hit the 'Edit' button, will be most welcome. - Ind
  • I used MSVC 2008 when testing this guide.