simplify code a bit

commands/chat.lua

@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ return function(commands)
 	function commands.chatMessage(clientID, args)
 		assert(clients[clientID])
 		print("Chat " .. clients[clientID].name .. ": " .. args)
-		for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-			if i ~= clientiD then
-				local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID, "chatMessage") .. constants.US .. args
-				server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-			end
-		end
+		broadcast(clientID, util.unit("chatMessage", args))
 	end
 end

commands/drawing.lua

@@ -2,17 +2,6 @@ local constants = require("constants")
 local util = require("utils")
 local rpc = require("rpc")
 
-local function broadcast(clientID, message)
-	local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID, message)
-	for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-		if i ~= clientID then
-			server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-			print("<= " .. payload)
-		end
-	end
-end
-
-
 return function(commands)
 	function commands.drawTexture(clientID, args)
 		broadcast(clientID, util.unit("drawTexture", args))

commands/physics.lua

@@ -12,37 +12,23 @@ return function(commands)
 		clients[clientID].speedx = speedx
 		clients[clientID].speedy = speedy
 		
-		for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-			if i ~= clientID then
-				local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID, "moveUpdate", x, y, speedx, speedy)
-				server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-			end
-		end
+		broadcast(clientID, util.unit("moveUpdate", x, y, speedx, speedy))
 	end
 
 
 	function commands.moveFlying(clientID, args)
 		if not clients[clientID] then rpc.print("moveFlying: invalid clientid [" .. clientID .. "]") return end
-		for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-			local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID, "moveFlying", args)
-			server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-		end
+		broadcast(clientID, util.unit("moveFlying", args))
 	end
 	
 	
 	function commands.deletePhysics(clientID, args)
 		if not clients[clientID] then rpc.print("deletePhysics: invalid clientid [" .. clientID .. "]") return end
-		for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-			local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID, "deletePhysics") .. constants.US .. args
-			server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-		end
+		broadcast(clientID, util.unit("deletePhysics", args))
 	end
 
 	function commands.drawPhysics(clientID, args)
 		if not clients[clientID] then rpc.print("drawPhysics: invalid clientid [" .. clientID .. "]") return end
-		for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-			local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID, "drawPhysics") .. constants.US .. args
-			server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-		end
+		broadcast(clientID, util.unit("drawPhysics", args))
 	end
 end

commands/players.lua

@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ return function(commands)
 	function commands.playerLeave(clientID)
 		print("Old client disconnected. id: [" .. clientID .. "]")
 		clients[clientID] = nil
-		for i, player in pairs(clients) do
-			if i ~= clientiD then
-				local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientID,"playerLeave")
-				server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
-			end
-		end
+		broadcast(clientID, "playerLeave")
 	end
 end

constants.lua

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ return {
     RS = string.char(30),
     US = string.char(31),
 
-    protocolVersion = "poppyV001",
+    protocolVersion = "poppyV003",
 }

main.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 print("Startup!")
 
 local constants = require("constants")
+protocolVersion = constants.protocolVersion
 local rpc = require("rpc")
 local socket = require("socket")
 local util = require("utils")
@@ -25,6 +26,17 @@ print(server:getsockname())
 if not server or not socket then error("failed to listen on socket") end
 
 
+function broadcast(clientID, message)
+	local payload = util.unit(protocolVersion, clientID, message)
+	for i, player in pairs(clients) do
+		if i ~= clientID then
+			server:sendto(payload, player.ip, player.port)
+			print("<= " .. payload)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+
 function love.update(dt)
 	local data, ip, port
 	data, ip, port = server:receivefrom()
@@ -44,13 +56,13 @@ function love.update(dt)
 		if result.clientID == 0 then
 			local response = rpc.unprivligedExecute(unpriviligedCommands, result.record, ip, port)
 			if response then
-				local payload = "poppyV002" .. constants.US .. "0" .. constants.US .. response
+				local payload = protocolVersion .. constants.US .. "0" .. constants.US .. response
 				assert(server:sendto(payload, ip, port))
 			end
 		else
 			local response = rpc.execute(commands, result.clientID, result.record)
 			if response then
-				local payload = "poppyV002" .. constants.US .. "0" .. constants.US .. response
+				local payload = protocolVersion .. constants.US .. "0" .. constants.US .. response
 				assert(server:sendto(payload, ip, port))
 			end
 		end

rpc.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local rpc = {
-    PROTOCOL_VERSION = "002"
+    PROTOCOL_VERSION = "003"
 }
 
 function rpc.clean(record)

unpriviliged_commands/init.lua

@@ -5,34 +5,34 @@ local rpc = require("rpc")
 local clientCount = 0
 
 local world = {
-    x = 1200,
-    y = 1200,
+    x = 3000,
+    y = 3000,
     id = "NYAAA"
 }
 
 return function(commands)
 	function commands.init(args, ip, port)
 		clientCount = clientCount +1
-		local nickname = args
-		clients[clientCount] = { ip = ip, port = port, name = nickname }
+		local nickname, avatar = util.nextStringRecord(args)
+		clients[clientCount] = { ip = ip, port = port, name = nickname, avatar = avatar }
 		
 		print("New client connected. Granting id: [" .. clientCount .. "] IP: " .. ip .. " Port:" .. port)
 		for i, client in pairs(clients) do
 			if i ~= clientCount then
 				print("Introducing client[" .. i .. "] and client[" .. clientCount .. "]")
 				-- to Existing client
-				local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", clientCount, "playerJoin", nickname)
+				local payload = util.unit(protocolVersion, clientCount, "playerJoin", nickname, avatar) 
 				print("<= " .. util.pprint(payload))
 				server:sendto(payload, client.ip, client.port)
 				-- to New client
-				local payload = util.unit("poppyV002", i, "playerJoin", client.name)
+				local payload = util.unit(protocolVersion, i, "playerJoin", client.name, client.avatar)
 				print("<= " .. util.pprint(payload))
 				server:sendto(payload, ip, port)
 			end
 		end
 		
 		-- Client response
-		local response = util.unit("poppyV002", clientCount, "init", nickname, world.id, world.x, world.y)
+		local response = util.unit(protocolVersion, clientCount, "init", nickname, avatar, world.id, world.x, world.y)
 		server:sendto(response, ip, port)
 	end
 end

utils.lua

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ local tempTable = {}
 function tempTable.unit(...)
 	local args = { ... }
 	local string = args[1]
+	assert(string, "No args to unit!")
 	for i=2, #args do
 		--print(type(string) .. "with" .. type(args[i]))
 		string = string .. string.char(31) .. args[i]