Variable And Naming Conventions

Variable and Naming Conventions (WFBE_*)

Claude-owned reference (2026-06-02). The WASP/WFBE (Benny Warfare BE) codebase uses systematic prefixes for globals, functions, and per-object variables. They are consistent across the mission but were never collected in one place, so every agent session re-derived them from context. This is the canonical glossary. Paths are relative to Missions/[55-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.chernarus/. Arma 2 OA 1.64.

Prefix table

Prefix	Meaning	Scope / machine	Representative source
WFBE_C_*	Config constant / parameter (gameplay tunables, gates)	Common; set once at boot, read everywhere	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:723 (WFBE_C_ECONOMY_SUPPLY_MAX_TEAM_LIMIT = 50000); module gates like WFBE_C_MODULE_WFBE_*, WFBE_C_ANTISTACK_ENABLED
WFBE_CO_FNC_*	Common/shared function name (usually runs on any machine, but the prefix is not a strict compile-owner guarantee)	Mostly compiled in Common/Init/Init_Common.sqf; a few shared names are compiled earlier or from server init	WFBE_CO_FNC_LogContent is defined early at initJIPCompatible.sqf:38; most helper names are in Common/Init/Init_Common.sqf:94-160; server-owned shared names include WFBE_CO_FNC_InitAFKkickHandler / WFBE_CO_FNC_LogGameEnd (Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:63-64,89) and HC delegation helpers (:99-100)
WFBE_SE_FNC_*	Server function (server-only logic)	Server; compiled in Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf	Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:53 (WFBE_SE_FNC_HandlePVF = … Server_HandlePVF.sqf)
WFBE_CL_FNC_*	Client function (client-local logic)	Client + HC (HC reuses the client receive path); compiled in Client/Init/Init_Client.sqf	Client/Init/Init_Client.sqf:110 (WFBE_CL_FNC_HandlePVF = … Client_HandlePVF.sqf)
SRVFNC<Name>	Pre-compiled server PVFunction handler (one global per registered command)	Server; built at boot from Server/PVFunctions/<Name>.sqf	Common/Init/Init_PublicVariables.sqf:49 (SRVFNC%1 = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers 'Server\PVFunctions\%1.sqf')
CLTFNC<Name>	Pre-compiled client PVFunction handler	Client; built at boot from Client/PVFunctions/<Name>.sqf	Common/Init/Init_PublicVariables.sqf:44 (CLTFNC%1 = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers 'Client\PVFunctions\%1.sqf')
WFBE_PVF_<Name>	Registered publicVariable channel name for a PVF command; the addPublicVariableEventHandler key	network (server- and client-bound)	Common/Init/Init_PublicVariables.sqf:45,50 (Format['WFBE_PVF_%1',_x] addPublicVariableEventHandler {…})
wfbe_* (lowercase)	Replicated object/group state key set via setVariable (often broadcast with the true global flag -> JIP-persistent)	attached to side logic, town/building objects and team/group objects depending on key	side logic examples: wfbe_commander and wfbe_structures at Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:592,599; group funds: wfbe_funds at Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:713 and Common/Functions/Common_ChangeTeamFunds.sqf:8
WFBE_HEADLESSCLIENTS_ID, WFBE_PRESENTSIDES, WFBE_GameOver, …	Top-level runtime globals (no functional prefix)	mixed; see usage	scattered; e.g. WFBE_PRESENTSIDES gates client init (initJIPCompatible.sqf:225)

Key implications

• WFBE_C_MODULE_WFBE_<X> gates a module — most Client/Module/* and Common/Module/* subsystems are config-gated by one of these (e.g. WFBE_C_MODULE_WFBE_EASA, WFBE_C_MODULE_WFBE_FLARES, WFBE_C_MODULE_WFBE_ICBM, WFBE_C_MODULE_WFBE_IRSMOKE). See the Modules atlas.
• Short legacy globals and newer WFBE_CO_FNC_* names can point at the same helper file — Init_Common.sqf:24-63 compiles old names such as GetSideID / GetTeamFunds, while :94-160 compiles newer prefixed names such as WFBE_CO_FNC_GetSideID / WFBE_CO_FNC_GetTeamFunds. Treat this as naming-era overlap and maintenance debt, not two independent implementations unless the target file differs.
• WFBE_CO_FNC_* is mostly common, not exclusively Init_Common — WFBE_CO_FNC_LogContent must exist before common init starts, so initJIPCompatible.sqf:37 compiles it early; server init also compiles a few WFBE_CO_FNC_* names for AFK kick, game-end logging and headless delegation. Use the actual compile site as authority.
• SRVFNC*/CLTFNC* are pre-compiled once at boot; the dispatchers Server_HandlePVF.sqf/Client_HandlePVF.sqf resolve the sender-provided command string via missionNamespace getVariable _script and Spawn the resulting CODE object — the pre-compiled globals are used, but an attacker who controls _script can resolve any missionNamespace variable name (DR-1 attack surface). There is no per-message Call Compile (DR-38 characterisation is incorrect). See Networking.
• wfbe_* with setVariable [..., true] is the replication mechanism — the "true" makes the value global and JIP-synced; this is also why the economy ledger is replicated client state rather than a server source of truth (the economy-authority class, DR-6/14/16/22/23/27/28/41/44).
• Not every replicated key uses the wfbe_ prefix — factory queues use the legacy key "queu" on building objects (Client/Functions/Client_BuildUnit.sqf:169-172, Server/Functions/Server_BuyUnit.sqf:21-24). Do not use that key as an example of the lowercase wfbe_* convention.
• SQF identifiers are case-insensitive, but setVariable/getVariable keys are case-SENSITIVE — the source of DR-18 (lastSupplyMissionRun vs LastSupplyMissionRun). Watch casing on wfbe_* keys specifically.

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