IP2C standalone resource

[Fernando-A-Rocha]

List of changes

• moved admin ip2c code to new resource "ip2c" inside [admin] (issue #222)
• left placeholder exported function getPlayerCountry in admin for BC (see comments below)
• updated scoreboard setting "Country" data
• updated scoreboard /setcountry to warn when ip2c resource is not running (enhancement)
• ip2c exported function getPlayerCountry used in scoreboard, admin and admin2
• admin and admin2 start/stop ip2c depending on resource setting "*useip2c"
• admin and admin2 receive player country updates when ip2c is started/stopped
• scoreboard receives player country updates when ip2c is started/stopped
• deleted duplicated country flag images in admin2
• removed admin2 implementation of ip2c
• added ip2c getCountryName exported function (shared)
• admin2 player data "countryname" is set correctly using the function mentioned above
• all missing country flag images added, some fixed & others removed from meta.xml due to being invalid (issue #318)

Description

ip2c is an optional resource that, when running, will fetch player countries via IP using a list provided by MTA HQ. It can also convert country code to country name using the ISO 3166 standard. admin & admin2 are responsible for starting/stopping ip2c based on resource setting "*useip2c". scoreboard detects when ip2c is started/stopped.

Note

MTA HQ IpToCountryCompact.csv (Direct download link) - used in ip2c/server.lua.

Thank you

• @srslyyyy
• @theSarrum
• @Dutchman101

[Fernando-A-Rocha]

Let me know if you want anything changed, I'm all ears.

[Fernando-A-Rocha]

We're awaiting feedback from this convo on development discord: Either option has to be implemented, requesting input from @jlillis (AGENT_STEELMEAT)

After further discussion, option 2 (placeholder function in admin) has been implemented (see bd1e9c578d449edc645e84a103416e24cfdb4a4b).

Ready for review.