support for server welcome message on connect (enabled via a command line argument)

src/main.cpp

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
     QString strHistoryFileName        = "";
     QString strCentralServer          = "";
     QString strServerInfo             = "";
+    QString strWelcomeMessage         = "";
 
     // QT docu: argv()[0] is the program name, argv()[1] is the first
     // argument and argv()[argc()-1] is the last argument.
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
         // Show all registered servers in the server list ----------------------
         // Undocumented debugging command line argument: Show all registered
         // servers in the server list regardless if a ping to the server is
-        // possible or not
+        // possible or not.
         if ( GetFlagArgument ( argv,
                                i,
                                "--showallservers", // no short form
@@ -276,6 +277,21 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
         }
 
 
+        // Server welcome message ----------------------------------------------
+        if ( GetStringArgument ( tsConsole,
+                                 argc,
+                                 argv,
+                                 i,
+                                 "-w",
+                                 "--welcomemessage",
+                                 strArgument ) )
+        {
+            strWelcomeMessage = strArgument;
+            tsConsole << "- welcome message: " << strWelcomeMessage << endl;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+
         // Initialization file -------------------------------------------------
         if ( GetStringArgument ( tsConsole,
                                  argc,
@@ -400,6 +416,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
                              strServerName,
                              strCentralServer,
                              strServerInfo,
+                             strWelcomeMessage,
                              bCentServPingServerInList );
 
             if ( bUseGUI )
@@ -501,6 +518,7 @@ QString UsageArguments ( char **argv )
         "  -p, --port            local port number (server only)\n"
         "  -s, --server          start server\n"
         "  -u, --numchannels     maximum number of channels (server only)\n"
+        "  -w, --welcomemessage  welcome message on connect (server only)\n"
         "  -y, --history         enable connection history and set file\n"
         "                        name (server only)\n"
         "  -z, --startminimized  start minimizied (server only)\n"

src/server.cpp

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int      iNewNumChan,
                    const QString& strServerNameForHTMLStatusFile,
                    const QString& strCentralServer,
                    const QString& strServerInfo,
+                   const QString& strNewWelcomeMessage,
                    const bool     bNCentServPingServerInList ) :
     iNumChannels         ( iNewNumChan ),
     Socket               ( this, iPortNumber ),
@@ -182,7 +183,8 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int      iNewNumChan,
                            iNewNumChan,
                            bNCentServPingServerInList,
                            &ConnLessProtocol ),
-    bAutoRunMinimized    ( false )
+    bAutoRunMinimized    ( false ),
+    strWelcomeMessage    ( strNewWelcomeMessage )
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -1123,6 +1125,17 @@ bool CServer::PutData ( const CVector<uint8_t>& vecbyRecBuf,
 // since old versions of the llcon software did not implement the channel name
 // request message, we have to explicitely send the channel list here
 CreateAndSendChanListForAllConChannels();
+
+            // send welcome message (if enabled)
+            if ( !strWelcomeMessage.isEmpty() )
+            {
+                // create formated server welcome message and send it just to
+                // the client which just connected to the server
+                const QString strWelcomeMessageFormated =
+                    "<b>Server Welcome Message:</b> " + strWelcomeMessage;
+
+                vecChannels[iCurChanID].CreateChatTextMes ( strWelcomeMessageFormated );
+            }
         }
     }
     Mutex.unlock();

src/server.h

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
               const QString& strServerNameForHTMLStatusFile,
               const QString& strCentralServer,
               const QString& strServerInfo,
+              const QString& strNewWelcomeMessage,
               const bool     bNCentServPingServerInList );
 
     void Start();
@@ -234,6 +235,9 @@ protected:
     // GUI settings
     bool                bAutoRunMinimized;
 
+    // messaging
+    QString             strWelcomeMessage;
+
 signals:
     void Started();
     void Stopped();