Add chat buffer to handle long messages

addon/LinkCloud/LinkCloudRoutine.lua

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ lsBuffers[2]  = {}
 local tcp = assert(socket.tcp()); --TODO: Make it do SSL things
 local framework = nil
 
+local chatBuffer = {} --Temporarily stores party chat callouts before they are printed to chat
+local releaseValveOpen = true --If true will send new messages straight to the ls channel, otherwise sends them to the chatBuffer
+
 function hook (params) 
     framework = params
     sendNotice('LinkCloud Version: ' .. _version .. ' loaded.')
@@ -75,6 +78,39 @@ function SendBuffer()
 	coroutine.schedule(SendBuffer, 0.25);
 end;
 
+--Handle a new chat message
+function newChatMessage(str)
+
+	--If the releaseValve is open, send the new chat message straight to chat and close the valve
+	if releaseValveOpen then
+		windower.chat.input(str)
+		releaseValveOpen = false
+		coroutine.sleep(1.5)
+		checkChatBuffer()
+
+	--If the releaseValve is closed, add the new chat message to the chatBuffer
+	else
+		table.insert(chatBuffer, str)
+	end
+end
+
+--Check the chatBuffer for messages
+function checkChatBuffer()
+
+	--If the chatBuffer has messages in it, send them to chat then remove them, then check again after a short wait
+	if #chatBuffer > 0 then
+		local message = chatBuffer[1]
+		say(message)
+		table.remove(chatBuffer, 1)
+		coroutine.sleep(1.5)
+		checkChatBuffer()
+
+	--If there are no more messages in the chatBuffer, open the releaseValve back up for new messages
+	else
+		releaseValveOpen = true
+	end
+end
+
 --Notify the user the connection has been lost.
 --If auto reconnect is enabled, retry the connection in 30 seconds
 function notifiyConnectionLost()
@@ -255,13 +291,53 @@ function handleResponse()
 				sendNotice(packet.payload.message);
 			end;
 		elseif packet.type == "LS_ECHO" then
-			if packet.payload.linkshell == linkShells[1].name then
+
-				windower.chat.input("/l [" .. packet.payload.from .. "] " .. packet.payload.message:gsub("[\n\r]", " ")); -- TODO: Look into sanitization solutions.
+			-- Split the message into parts
-			elseif packet.payload.linkshell == linkShells[2].name then
+			local function splitMessage(ls, message, from)
-				windower.chat.input("/l2 [" .. packet.payload.from .. "] " .. packet.payload.message:gsub("[\n\r]", " "));
+				local result = {}
-			end;
+				local prefix = "/" .. ls .. " [" .. from .. "] "
-            --some stuff to make sure im not sending the message the server told me to send back to the server again
+				local max_length = 120
-			table.insert(echos, "[" .. packet.payload.from .. "] " .. packet.payload.message:gsub("[\n\r]", " "));
+				local message_length = max_length - #prefix
+				local start_idx = 1
+				
+				-- Loop to split the message
+				while start_idx <= #message do
+					-- Calculate the end index for the substring
+					local end_idx = start_idx + message_length - 1
+					
+					-- If the remaining part of the message is too long, truncate
+					if end_idx < #message then
+						-- Find the split point at 119 chars, then append a hyphen
+						table.insert(result, prefix .. message:sub(start_idx, end_idx) .. "-")
+					else
+						-- If the rest fits in one entry, just append it
+						table.insert(result, prefix .. message:sub(start_idx))
+					end
+					
+					-- Update the start index for the next loop
+					start_idx = end_idx + 1
+				end
+				
+				return result
+			end
+
+			-- Send messages from Discord to the Chat Buffer
+			local function sendDiscordMessageToChatBuffer(message_table)
+				for _, message in ipairs(message_table) do
+					newChatMessage(message)
+					-- Add message to the Echo Buffer to make sure they don't get sent right back to the server again
+					message = message:gsub("^/l2? ", "")
+					table.insert(echos, message)
+				end
+			end
+
+			local formatted_message = packet.payload.message:gsub("[\n\r]", " ")
+			local linkshell = packet.payload.linkshell == linkShells[1].name and 'l' or (packet.payload.linkshell == linkShells[2].name and 'l2' or nil)
+			if linkshell then
+				sendDiscordMessageToChatBuffer(splitMessage(linkshell, formatted_message, packet.payload.from))
+			end
+
+			-- Clear out older messages from the Echo buffer
 			if #echos > 10 then
 				table.remove(echos, 1);
 			end;