Steam network api

[Ismoh]

I had a look on your documentation and wasnt able to see network functions.

Does your wrapper provide steam network api stuff like https://github.com/ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets ( https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/multiplayer/networking ) ?

If I would be able to use C++, I would create a PR, but I never worked with C++

[yancouto]

No, we do not have those functions currently. I don't plan on working on those personally, but we accept PRs.

[Ismoh]

Yea, if you can somehow provide an example, I am interested in creating a PR, but I am not fimiliar with C++ that much.
Would be nice to have an example to get used to it.

[yancouto]

Take a look at Contributing.md and the previously closed pull requests, there are a few examples of people adding new methods.

[pakeke-constructor]

Hi @Ismoh, I think we can use luaJIT's FFI to access the GameNetworkingSockets directly from lua.
If I have trouble with that, I might try adding the functionality directly to luasteam, (in which case i'll open a PR.)

[Ismoh]

Yea, I think so too, but I am really bad in lua, luaJIT FFI and C++. Still learning. Would be awesome, if you can give me a shout, after your research.
Thanks a lot!

[pakeke-constructor]

Unfortunetely, I don't think that GameNetworkingSockets have C bindings, which means they won't be accessible to luaJIT's FFI. :(

[pakeke-constructor]

Nevermind!!!
@Ismoh We're saved!! steam does have C bindings for their SDK.

Everything is defined in steam_api_flat.h:
https://github.com/Facepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks/blob/master/Generator/steam_sdk/steam_api_flat.h

[Ismoh]

Can you provide an example?
We may should dont missuse this issue, maybe?

For further chatting, you can use this:
Ismoh/NoitaMP#58

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. Much Love!

[zorfmorf]

@Ismoh If you are still interested in it, I'm making good progress. I'm not planning to implement every single function and so far I'm only doing the Sockets API for a client/server architecture, so no NetworkingMessages or P2P functions, but if you need more, it should be easy to add and you're welcome to contribute.

[Ismoh]

@Ismoh If you are still interested in it, I'm making good progress. I'm not planning to implement every single function and so far I'm only doing the Sockets API for a client/server architecture, so no NetworkingMessages or P2P functions, but if you need more, it should be easy to add and you're welcome to contribute.

Awesome!
I am currently pretty busy, but I am still interested in. Will get back to this for sure!

[zorfmorf]

I implemented nearly everything aside from some debugging and datacenter connectivity measurement related methods. I'm using it for my own server/client based project and was able to use it as a drop-in replacement for enet and it seems to work completely fine so far. Please let me know if anybody finds any issues.
#27

[pakeke-constructor]

Thanks a tonne for this!!!

[yancouto]

Closing as #27 is merged and soon will be released