FetchStaffInfo

about.txt

script that uses the url_fetch x64 extension to poll (every 180 seconds) a PHP site with a query param of playerUID to return an array containing player name and staff role, which is then folded into a broadcast variable and used on clients for rendering 3d icons, measuring restrictions, etc.

fn_url_fetch.sqf

//file: url_fetch.sqf
if (isServer) then {
    params ["_uid", "_url"];
    private "_result";
    waitUntil {
        if ("url_fetch" callExtension format [
            "%1",
            _url
        ] == "OK") exitWith {true};
        false
    };
    waitUntil {
        _result = "url_fetch" callExtension "OK";
        if (_result != "WAIT") exitWith {true};
        false
    };
    if (_result == "ERROR") exitWith {
        //deal with error here
        diag_log format [
            ">>> [url_fetch v2.0] >>> ERROR: %1; ARGUMENTS: %2",
            "url_fetch" callExtension "ERROR",
            _url
        ];
    };
    //deal with result here
    diag_log format [
        ">>> [url_fetch v2.0] >>> RESULT: %1",
        _result
    ];
	if (_result != "") then {(missionNamespace getVariable "staffInfo") set [_uid, _result]};
};

serverInit.sqf

    missionNamespace setVariable["staffInfo", createHashMap];

    pollStaffInfo = [{
        {
            _uid = getPlayerUID _x;
            [_uid, format["http://ops.fridaynightfight.org/9062staff/?playerUID=%1", _uid]] execVM "url_fetch.sqf";
        } forEach allPlayers;

        publicVariable "staffInfo";
    }, 180] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler;