Implemented index_from_name in C++

Author: Ayuto

addons/source-python/packages/source-python/players/helpers.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from _players._helpers import edict_from_userid
 from _players._helpers import index_from_playerinfo
 from _players._helpers import index_from_userid
+from _players._helpers import index_from_name
 from _players._helpers import inthandle_from_playerinfo
 from _players._helpers import inthandle_from_userid
 from _players._helpers import playerinfo_from_baseentity
@@ -132,28 +133,6 @@ def index_from_uniqueid(uniqueid):
         'Conversion from "UniqueID" ({}) to "Index" failed.'.format(uniqueid))
 
 
-def index_from_name(name):
-    """Return an index from the given player name.
-
-    :param str name: The player name to get the index of.
-    :rtype: int
-    """
-    # Loop through all players on the server
-    for edict in PlayerGenerator():
-
-        # Get the PlayerInfo instance of the player...
-        playerinfo = playerinfo_from_edict(edict)
-
-        # Is the current player's name the same as the one given?
-        if playerinfo.name == name:
-
-            # Return the index of the current player
-            return index_from_playerinfo(playerinfo)
-
-    raise ValueError(
-        'Conversion from "Name" ({}) to "Index" failed.'.format(name))
-
-
 def uniqueid_from_playerinfo(playerinfo):
     """Return the UniqueID for the given player.
 

src/core/modules/players/players_helpers_wrap.cpp

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void export_player_conversion_functions(scope _helpers)
 	// To Index conversions...
 	EXPORT_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, unsigned int, Userid);
 	EXPORT_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, IPlayerInfo *, PlayerInfo);
+	EXPORT_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, const char *, Name);
 
 	// To Edict conversions...
 	EXPORT_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(edict_t *, Edict, unsigned int, Userid, reference_existing_object_policy());

src/core/utilities/conversions.h

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ bool IndexFromBaseHandle( CBaseHandle hBaseHandle, unsigned int& output );
 bool IndexFromIntHandle( unsigned int iEntityHandle, unsigned int& output );
 bool IndexFromUserid( unsigned int iUserID, unsigned int& output );
 bool IndexFromPlayerInfo( IPlayerInfo *pPlayerInfo, unsigned int& output );
+bool IndexFromName( const char *szName, unsigned int& output );
 
 CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, edict_t *, Edict);
 CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, CBaseHandle, BaseHandle);
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, CPointer *, Pointer);
 CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION_BASE_ENTITY(unsigned int, Index, CBaseEntity *, BaseEntity);
 CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, unsigned int, Userid);
 CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, IPlayerInfo *, PlayerInfo);
+CREATE_EXC_CONVERSION_FUNCTION(unsigned int, Index, const char *, Name);
 
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/core/utilities/conversions/index_from.cpp

@@ -53,6 +53,33 @@ bool IndexFromEdict( edict_t *pEdict, unsigned int& output )
 }
 
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Returns an index from the given player name.
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool IndexFromName(const char* szName, unsigned int& output )
+{
+	if (!szName || szName[0] == '\0')
+		return false;
+
+	int iEntityIndex = 0;
+	IPlayerInfo* pInfo = NULL;
+	while(iEntityIndex < gpGlobals->maxClients)
+	{
+		iEntityIndex++;
+		if (!PlayerInfoFromIndex(iEntityIndex, pInfo))
+			continue;
+
+		if (V_strcmp(pInfo->GetName(), szName) == 0)
+		{
+			output = iEntityIndex;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Returns an index from the given BaseEntity instance.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------