Commands

A command is an action a staff member triggers by typing its name after the . prefix — .uptime, .broadcast. A plugin can register its own, and the same command can be reachable both in-game and from the admin console.

The interface

public interface ICommand
{
    void Execute(CommandContext context);
}

The CommandContext carries the call: context.Arguments holds the tokens typed after the command name, and context.Reply(string) sends a line back to whoever ran it.

using System.Diagnostics;
using Moongate.Server.Abstractions.Data.Commands;
using Moongate.Server.Abstractions.Interfaces.Commands;

namespace MyShard.Ops.Commands;

/// <summary>Reports how long the server process has been running.</summary>
public sealed class UptimeCommand : ICommand
{
    public void Execute(CommandContext context)
    {
        var uptime = DateTime.UtcNow - Process.GetCurrentProcess().StartTime.ToUniversalTime();

        context.Reply($"Uptime: {uptime:d\\.hh\\:mm\\:ss}");
    }
}

Registering

Register the command in your plugin's Configure:

using Moongate.Core.Types;
using Moongate.Server.Abstractions.Extensions;
using Moongate.Server.Abstractions.Types;

container.RegisterCommand<UptimeCommand>(
    "uptime|up",
    AccountLevelType.GrandMaster,
    "Reports server uptime.",
    CommandSourceType.InGame | CommandSourceType.Console
);

The four arguments:

• name — the command name, pipe-delimited for aliases ("uptime|up"); the first token is the canonical name, the rest are aliases.
• minLevel — the minimum AccountLevelType (Moongate.Core.Types) allowed to run it. The dispatcher refuses the command for anyone below it.
• description — the help text shown to tooling and command listings.
• sources — where the command can be invoked. CommandSourceType is a flags enum: InGame | Console exposes it both to .uptime in the game client and to the same command in the admin console. Omit Console to keep it in-game only.

A command is resolved from the container, so it can take dependencies through its constructor like any other service — inject a game service and call it from Execute.