steam-user

[zephylac]

Hi, 
 
Today I found this awesome extansion I tried to use it. I implemented it in my codes Here's my problem:
 
I want to get a message from a friend so I did:
 

advFriend.on('friendMessage', function(steamID, message) {
   console.log("Friend message from " + steamID.getSteam3RenderedID() + ": " + message);
 });

 
But when I send message to my bot, nothing appears in my console.
Here's how I defined it before:
 
 

// Requires

var Steam        = require("steam"),

SteamGroups  = require("steam-groups"),

storage      = require('node-persist'),

util         = require("util"),

fs           = require("fs"),

csgo         = require("../"),

readlineSync = require("readline-sync"),

crypto       = require("crypto"),

AdvSteamUser = require('steam-user');

 

// Objects

var bot          = new Steam.SteamClient(),

steamUser    = new Steam.SteamUser(bot),

steamFriends = new Steam.SteamFriends(bot),

steamGroup   = new SteamGroups(bot),

steamGC      = new Steam.SteamGameCoordinator(bot, 730),

CSGOCli      = new csgo.CSGOClient(steamUser, steamGC, false),

advFriend    = new AdvSteamUser(),

I can't find the error. I tried several times and solutions. I don't know from where it comes

 

N.B : I don't have any error reports in my console

[Dr. McKay]

You're already using node-steam and its handlers. Use those instead. Don't try to use them alongside node-steam-user.

[zephylac]

Ok but my problem is that I want to use yours but the node-steam event friendMessage is triggered when someone is typing but I want it to be trigger when I actually receive a message. SO if I want to use yours I need to remove node-steam?

[Dr. McKay]

Yes, that's your best bet.

 

You can ignore typing events in node-steam by checking the chatEntryType.

[zephylac]

Yes thank you I saw that. But I've looked in to it but there is no documentation on type of chatEntryType. I've look around none of it. So how I can distinguish them?

[Dr. McKay]

https://github.com/SteamRE/SteamKit/blob/master/Resources/SteamLanguage/enums.steamd#L14-L32

[zephylac]

I guess I would do that

 Steam.EChatEntryType.ChatMsg === 1

[greybonez]

sorry to necro this thread but I have a similar issue when trying to capture the 'friendMessage' event when using steam-user.

 

what I have: 

var SteamUser         = require('steam-user'); // The heart of the bot.  We'll write the soul ourselves.

var client = new SteamUser();

client.on('friendMessage', function(steamID, message) {
    console.log("Friend message from " + steamID.getSteam3RenderedID() + ": " + message);
});

This is just a snippet of my js file. I do successfully login, create web sessions / cookies etc. but for some reason this event doesn't fire when I send a message to 'client'. I have two steam accounts which I log in to in order to test the friendMessage event. Could the issue be that the accounts are from the same IP? Also, I have confirmed that the messages are sent and received.

[Dr. McKay]

Are you going online on chat properly with client.setPersona?

[greybonez]

Are you going online on chat properly with client.setPersona?

 

That fixed the issue. Thanks for being so helpful! For my own sanity, how do you know that the client needs to be 'online' in order to receive this message (I didn't see anything in the docs about this)?

[Dr. McKay]

Just my own experience. I've updated the readme to reflect this fact.

[timgfx]

I see you're using node-csgo. I tried to use it too but can't get it to work! Can you help me?