chevrolet231/safeDialog.inc

safeDialog

safeDialog is a PAWN include for SA-MP designed to prevent dialog spam from players. With a cooldown system, automatic spam detection, and temporary blocking, your server will be more secure against dialog abuse.

Features

• Dialog cooldown – Default 2 seconds between dialogs.
• Automatic spam detection – Monitors the frequency of dialog openings.
• Temporary blocking – If spam is detected, the player is blocked for 30 seconds (configurable).
• Dialog status tracking – Know whether a player currently has a dialog open.
• History analysis – Stores the last 5 dialogs to detect spam patterns.

Installation

1. Copy the safeDialog.inc file to your pawno/include folder.
2. Include it in your main script by adding the following line at the top:

#include <safeDialog>

Usage

Showing a Dialog

Replace the native ShowPlayerDialog with ShowPlayerDialogSafe:

ShowPlayerDialogSafe(playerid, DIALOG_ID, DIALOG_STYLE_INPUT, "Title", "Message", "Button 1", "Button 2");

Closing a Dialog

Replace ClosePlayerDialog with ClosePlayerDialogSafe:

ClosePlayerDialogSafe(playerid);

Handling Dialog Responses

Use the OnDialogResponseSafe callback instead of OnDialogResponse:

public OnDialogResponseSafe(playerid, dialogid, response, listitem, inputtext[])
{
    if (dialogid == DIALOG_LOGIN)
    {
        if (response)
        {
            // Process login input
        }
        else
        {
            // Player pressed cancel
        }
    }
    return 1; // Return 1 if handled
}

Note: The original OnDialogResponse callback is still called, but it's recommended to use OnDialogResponseSafe for full integration with the cooldown system.

Additional Callbacks

OnDialogSpamDetected – Called when a player is detected spamming dialogs.

public OnDialogSpamDetected(playerid, dialogid)
{
    SendClientMessage(playerid, -1, "Dialog spam detected. Please wait a moment.");
    return 1;
}

OnDialogBlocked – Called when a player tries to open a dialog but is currently blocked.

public OnDialogBlocked(playerid, remaining_time)
{
    new str[64];
    format(str, sizeof(str), "You must wait %d seconds before opening another dialog.", remaining_time / 1000);
    SendClientMessage(playerid, -1, str);
    return 1;
}

Additional Functions

Configuration

You can change the default values by defining the following constants before including safeDialog.inc:

#define SD_COOLDOWN 2000        // Cooldown between dialogs (ms), default 2000
#define SD_HISTORY_SIZE 5       // Number of dialogs stored in history, default 5
#define SD_SPAM_LIMIT 3         // Spam detection threshold, default 3
#define SD_BLOCK_TIME 30000      // Block duration (ms), default 30000
#define SD_FAST_THRESHOLD 500    // Fast attempt threshold for spam detection (ms), default 500

#include <safeDialog>