Hey there! This request arises from situations where you recall the first name of a character but not the last, or perhaps vice versa.
I’m suggesting a command that’s something like “searchname John” that would then list any characters (online or offline, to clarify) where the first or last name either matches, or perhaps just contains that search string. I feel like it would be helpful, as then you could do whois checks to confirm who you’re looking for.
The search bar already does this, unless I don’t understand your request. For example, You can type “Dalton” or “Raccoon” to find me when my main character is online.
I should’ve specified, my bad! I meant a query for users that are online AND offline. The search bar is handy for that, but only for awake characters. I’ve got some folks who have mentioned in the past week they’ve come over to Wolfery, but only gave me a first name. Either I pester 'em for the last name too, or I wait to see if I can spot 'em when they’re online.
I tend to do wi firstname if I’ve forgotten someone’s last name. It’ll match if there’s only one character with that name. But yeah, this would be a useful feature.
There is a lookup command that is currently in the moderator bundle, which lets you list everyone with a specific first name.
lookup Jane
I am not even sure why it is in the moderator bundle, since it provides no sensitive information. And the call to the server is actually open for everyone. You can even open the Chrome Devtools console (F12) and do:
console.log(JSON.stringify(await app.getModule('player').getPlayer().call('lookupChars', { name: "Jane", extended: true }), null, 2));
The issue with using wi is that it doesn’t look up names on the server, but rather uses the Awake list or Watch list.
Anyway.
I’ll have the lookup command moved to be accessible to everyone.
Ey, nice! Thanks, Bosswolf!