fix --no-update flag on windows

these will be replaced by #90 eventually

include/Helpers.h

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <span>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#pragma once
+
+using ByteSpan = std::span<const char>;
+
+std::string bytespan_to_string(ByteSpan span);
+
+std::vector<char> strtovec(std::string_view str);

include/Network/network.hpp

@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
 ///
 
 #pragma once
+#include "Helpers.h"
+#include <span>
 #include <string>
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include "linuxfixes.h"
 #include <bits/types/siginfo_t.h>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
 #include <sys/ucontext.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -39,16 +42,16 @@ extern std::string PrivateKey;
 extern std::string ListOfMods;
 int KillSocket(uint64_t Dead);
 void UUl(const std::string& R);
-void UDPSend(std::string Data);
+void UDPSend(const std::vector<char>& Data);
 bool CheckBytes(int32_t Bytes);
 void GameSend(std::string_view Data);
-void SendLarge(std::string Data);
+void SendLarge(const std::vector<char>& Data);
 std::string TCPRcv(uint64_t Sock);
 void SyncResources(uint64_t TCPSock);
 std::string GetAddr(const std::string& IP);
 void ServerParser(std::string_view Data);
 std::string Login(const std::string& fields);
-void TCPSend(const std::string& Data, uint64_t Sock);
+void TCPSend(const std::vector<char>& Data, uint64_t Sock);
 void TCPClientMain(const std::string& IP, int Port);
 void UDPClientMain(const std::string& IP, int Port);
 void TCPGameServer(const std::string& IP, int Port);

include/NetworkHelpers.h

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#include "linuxfixes.h"
+#else
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#endif
+#include <vector>
+
+void ReceiveFromGame(SOCKET socket, std::vector<char>& out_data);

src/Compressor.cpp

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ std::vector<char> Comp(std::span<const char> input) {
     auto max_size = compressBound(input.size());
     std::vector<char> output(max_size);
     uLongf output_size = output.size();
-    int res = compress(
+    int res = compress2(
         reinterpret_cast<Bytef*>(output.data()),
         &output_size,
         reinterpret_cast<const Bytef*>(input.data()),
-        static_cast<uLongf>(input.size()));
+        static_cast<uLongf>(input.size()),
+        3);
     if (res != Z_OK) {
         error("zlib compress() failed: " + std::to_string(res));
         throw std::runtime_error("zlib compress() failed");

src/GameStart.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 #include "vdf_parser.hpp"
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <spawn.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -51,7 +53,6 @@ std::string GetGamePath() {
     std::string Ver = CheckVer(GetGameDir());
     Ver = Ver.substr(0, Ver.find('.', Ver.find('.') + 1));
     Path += Ver + "\\";
-    info("Game user path: '" + Path + "'");
     return Path;
 }
 #elif defined(__linux__)
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ std::string GetGamePath() {
     std::string Ver = CheckVer(GetGameDir());
     Ver = Ver.substr(0, Ver.find('.', Ver.find('.') + 1));
     Path += Ver + "/";
-    info("Game user path: '" + Path + "'");
     return Path;
 }
 #endif
@@ -92,11 +92,27 @@ void StartGame(std::string Dir) {
 }
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 void StartGame(std::string Dir) {
-    int status;
     std::string filename = (Dir + "/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64");
     char* argv[] = { filename.data(), NULL };
     pid_t pid;
-    int result = posix_spawn(&pid, filename.c_str(), NULL, NULL, argv, environ);
+
+    posix_spawn_file_actions_t file_actions;
+    auto status = posix_spawn_file_actions_init(&file_actions);
+    // disable stdout
+    if (status != 0) {
+        error(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_init failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+    status = posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&file_actions, STDOUT_FILENO);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        error(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose for STDOUT failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+    status = posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&file_actions, STDERR_FILENO);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        error(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose for STDERR failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    // launch the game
+    int result = posix_spawn(&pid, filename.c_str(), &file_actions, NULL, argv, environ);
 
     if (result != 0) {
         error("Failed to Launch the game! launcher closing soon");
@@ -106,6 +122,11 @@ void StartGame(std::string Dir) {
         error("Game Closed! launcher closing soon");
     }
 
+    status = posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy(&file_actions);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        warn(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
     exit(2);
 }

src/Helpers.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "Helpers.h"
+
+std::string bytespan_to_string(ByteSpan span) {
+    return std::string(span.data(), span.size());
+}
+
+std::vector<char> strtovec(std::string_view str) {
+    return std::vector<char>(str.begin(), str.end());
+}

src/Logger.cpp

@@ -50,35 +50,35 @@ void addToLog(const std::string& Line) {
 }
 void info(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[INFO] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    std::cout << Print << std::flush;
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void debug(const std::string& toPrint) {
     if (!Dev)
         return;
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[DEBUG] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    std::cout << Print << std::flush;
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void warn(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[WARN] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    std::cout << Print << std::flush;
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void error(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[ERROR] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    std::cout << Print << std::flush;
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void fatal(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[FATAL] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    std::cout << Print << std::flush;
     addToLog(Print);
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
     _Exit(-1);
 }
 void except(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[EXCEP] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    std::cout << Print << std::flush;
     addToLog(Print);
 }

src/Network/Core.cpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ///
 #include "Http.h"
 #include "Network/network.hpp"
+#include "NetworkHelpers.h"
 #include "Security/Init.h"
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <regex>
@@ -67,42 +68,62 @@ void StartSync(const std::string& Data) {
 }
 
 bool IsAllowedLink(const std::string& Link) {
-    std::regex link_pattern(R"(https:\/\/(?:\w+)?(?:\.)?(?:beammp\.com|discord\.gg))");
-    std::smatch link_match;
-    return std::regex_search(Link, link_match, link_pattern) && link_match.position() == 0;
+    std::vector<std::string> allowed_links = {
+        R"(patreon\.com\/beammp$)",
+        R"(discord\.gg\/beammp$)",
+        R"(forum\.beammp\.com$)",
+        R"(beammp\.com$)",
+        R"(patreon\.com\/beammp\/$)",
+        R"(discord\.gg\/beammp\/$)",
+        R"(forum\.beammp\.com\/$)",
+        R"(beammp\.com\/$)",
+        R"(docs\.beammp\.com$)",
+        R"(wiki\.beammp\.com$)",
+        R"(docs\.beammp\.com\/$)",
+        R"(wiki\.beammp\.com\/$)",
+        R"(docs\.beammp\.com\/.*$)",
+        R"(wiki\.beammp\.com\/.*$)",
+    };
+    for (const auto& allowed_link : allowed_links) {
+        if (std::regex_match(Link, std::regex(std::string(R"(^http(s)?:\/\/)") + allowed_link))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
-void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
-    char Code = Data.at(0), SubCode = 0;
-    if (Data.length() > 1)
-        SubCode = Data.at(1);
+void Parse(std::span<char> InData, SOCKET CSocket) {
+    std::string OutData;
+    char Code = InData[0], SubCode = 0;
+    if (InData.size() > 1)
+        SubCode = InData[1];
     switch (Code) {
     case 'A':
-        Data = Data.substr(0, 1);
+        OutData = "A";
         break;
     case 'B':
         NetReset();
         Terminate = true;
         TCPTerminate = true;
-        Data = Code + HTTP::Get("https://backend.beammp.com/servers-info");
+        OutData = Code + HTTP::Get("https://backend.beammp.com/servers-info");
         break;
     case 'C':
         ListOfMods.clear();
-        StartSync(Data);
+        StartSync(std::string(InData.data(), InData.size()));
         while (ListOfMods.empty() && !Terminate) {
             std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
         }
         if (ListOfMods == "-")
-            Data = "L";
+            OutData = "L";
         else
-            Data = "L" + ListOfMods;
+            OutData = "L" + ListOfMods;
         break;
     case 'O': // open default browser with URL
-        if (IsAllowedLink(Data.substr(1))) {
+        if (IsAllowedLink(bytespan_to_string(InData.subspan(1)))) {
 #if defined(__linux)
             if (char* browser = getenv("BROWSER"); browser != nullptr && !std::string_view(browser).empty()) {
                 pid_t pid;
-                auto arg = Data.substr(1);
+                auto arg = bytespan_to_string(InData.subspan(1));
                 char* argv[] = { browser, arg.data() };
                 auto status = posix_spawn(&pid, browser, nullptr, nullptr, argv, environ);
                 if (status == 0) {
@@ -114,27 +135,27 @@ void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
                     error(std::string("posix_spawn: ") + strerror(status));
                 }
             } else {
-                error("Failed to open the following link in the browser because the $BROWSER environment variable is not set: " + Data.substr(1));
+                error("Failed to open the following link in the browser because the $BROWSER environment variable is not set: " + bytespan_to_string(InData.subspan(1)));
             }
 #elif defined(WIN32)
-            ShellExecuteA(nullptr, "open", Data.substr(1).c_str(), nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOW); /// TODO: Look at when working on linux port
+            ShellExecuteA(nullptr, "open", InData.subspan(1).data(), nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOW); /// TODO: Look at when working on linux port
 #endif
 
-            info("Opening Link \"" + Data.substr(1) + "\"");
+            info("Opening Link \"" + bytespan_to_string(InData.subspan(1)) + "\"");
         }
-        Data.clear();
+        OutData.clear();
         break;
     case 'P':
-        Data = Code + std::to_string(ProxyPort);
+        OutData = Code + std::to_string(ProxyPort);
         break;
     case 'U':
         if (SubCode == 'l')
-            Data = UlStatus;
+            OutData = UlStatus;
         if (SubCode == 'p') {
             if (ping > 800) {
-                Data = "Up-2";
+                OutData = "Up-2";
             } else
-                Data = "Up" + std::to_string(ping);
+                OutData = "Up" + std::to_string(ping);
         }
         if (!SubCode) {
             std::string Ping;
@@ -142,11 +163,11 @@ void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
                 Ping = "-2";
             else
                 Ping = std::to_string(ping);
-            Data = std::string(UlStatus) + "\n" + "Up" + Ping;
+            OutData = std::string(UlStatus) + "\n" + "Up" + Ping;
         }
         break;
     case 'M':
-        Data = MStatus;
+        OutData = MStatus;
         break;
     case 'Q':
         if (SubCode == 'S') {
@@ -157,17 +178,19 @@ void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
         }
         if (SubCode == 'G')
             exit(2);
-        Data.clear();
+        OutData.clear();
         break;
     case 'R': // will send mod name
-        if (ConfList->find(Data) == ConfList->end()) {
-            ConfList->insert(Data);
+    {
+        auto str = bytespan_to_string(InData);
+        if (ConfList->find(str) == ConfList->end()) {
+            ConfList->insert(str);
             ModLoaded = true;
         }
-        Data.clear();
-        break;
+        OutData.clear();
+    } break;
     case 'Z':
-        Data = "Z" + GetVer();
+        OutData = "Z" + GetVer();
         break;
     case 'N':
         if (SubCode == 'c') {
@@ -180,63 +203,38 @@ void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
             if (!UserRole.empty()) {
                 Auth["role"] = UserRole;
             }
-            Data = "N" + Auth.dump();
+            OutData = "N" + Auth.dump();
         } else {
-            Data = "N" + Login(Data.substr(Data.find(':') + 1));
+            auto indata_str = bytespan_to_string(InData);
+            OutData = "N" + Login(indata_str.substr(indata_str.find(':') + 1));
         }
         break;
     default:
-        Data.clear();
+        OutData.clear();
         break;
     }
-    if (!Data.empty() && CSocket != -1) {
-        int res = send(CSocket, (Data + "\n").c_str(), int(Data.size()) + 1, 0);
+    if (!OutData.empty() && CSocket != -1) {
+        uint32_t DataSize = OutData.size();
+        std::vector<char> ToSend(sizeof(DataSize) + OutData.size());
+        std::copy_n(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&DataSize), sizeof(DataSize), ToSend.begin());
+        std::copy_n(OutData.data(), OutData.size(), ToSend.begin() + sizeof(DataSize));
+        int res = send(CSocket, ToSend.data(), int(ToSend.size()), 0);
         if (res < 0) {
             debug("(Core) send failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
         }
     }
 }
 void GameHandler(SOCKET Client) {
-
-    int32_t Size, Temp, Rcv;
-    char Header[10] = { 0 };
+    std::vector<char> data {};
     do {
-        Rcv = 0;
-        do {
-            Temp = recv(Client, &Header[Rcv], 1, 0);
-            if (Temp < 1)
-                break;
-            if (!isdigit(Header[Rcv]) && Header[Rcv] != '>') {
-                error("(Core) Invalid lua communication");
-                KillSocket(Client);
-                return;
-            }
-        } while (Header[Rcv++] != '>');
-        if (Temp < 1)
-            break;
-        if (std::from_chars(Header, &Header[Rcv], Size).ptr[0] != '>') {
-            debug("(Core) Invalid lua Header -> " + std::string(Header, Rcv));
+        try {
+            ReceiveFromGame(Client, data);
+            Parse(data, Client);
+        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+            error(std::string("Error while receiving from game: ") + e.what());
             break;
         }
-        std::string Ret(Size, 0);
-        Rcv = 0;
-
-        do {
-            Temp = recv(Client, &Ret[Rcv], Size - Rcv, 0);
-            if (Temp < 1)
-                break;
-            Rcv += Temp;
-        } while (Rcv < Size);
-        if (Temp < 1)
-            break;
-
-        Parse(Ret, Client);
-    } while (Temp > 0);
-    if (Temp == 0) {
-        debug("(Core) Connection closing");
-    } else {
-        debug("(Core) recv failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
-    }
+    } while (true);
     NetReset();
     KillSocket(Client);
 }
@@ -282,6 +280,11 @@ void CoreMain() {
         WSACleanup();
         return;
     }
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    int opt = 1;
+    if (setsockopt(LSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt)) < 0)
+        error("setsockopt(SO_REUSEADDR) failed");
+#endif
     iRes = bind(LSocket, res->ai_addr, int(res->ai_addrlen));
     if (iRes == SOCKET_ERROR) {
         error("(Core) bind failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));

src/Network/GlobalHandler.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 ///
 /// Created by Anonymous275 on 7/25/2020
 ///
+#include "Helpers.h"
 #include "Network/network.hpp"
+#include "NetworkHelpers.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <span>
+#include <vector>
 #include <zlib.h>
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <winsock2.h>
@@ -56,13 +61,17 @@ bool CheckBytes(uint32_t Bytes) {
     return true;
 }
 
-void GameSend(std::string_view Data) {
+void GameSend(std::string_view RawData) {
     static std::mutex Lock;
     std::scoped_lock Guard(Lock);
     if (TCPTerminate || !GConnected || CSocket == -1)
         return;
     int32_t Size, Temp, Sent;
-    Size = int32_t(Data.size());
+    uint32_t DataSize = RawData.size();
+    std::vector<char> Data(sizeof(DataSize) + RawData.size());
+    std::copy_n(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&DataSize), sizeof(DataSize), Data.begin());
+    std::copy_n(RawData.data(), RawData.size(), Data.begin() + sizeof(DataSize));
+    Size = Data.size();
     Sent = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     if (Size > 1000) {
@@ -78,20 +87,18 @@ void GameSend(std::string_view Data) {
         Sent += Temp;
     } while (Sent < Size);
     // send separately to avoid an allocation for += "\n"
-    Temp = send(CSocket, "\n", 1, 0);
+    /*Temp = send(CSocket, "\n", 1, 0);
     if (!CheckBytes(Temp)) {
         return;
-    }
+    }*/
 }
-void ServerSend(std::string Data, bool Rel) {
+
+void ServerSend(const std::vector<char>& Data, bool Rel) {
     if (Terminate || Data.empty())
         return;
-    if (Data.find("Zp") != std::string::npos && Data.size() > 500) {
-        abort();
-    }
     char C = 0;
     bool Ack = false;
-    int DLen = int(Data.length());
+    int DLen = int(Data.size());
     if (DLen > 3)
         C = Data.at(0);
     if (C == 'O' || C == 'T')
@@ -107,14 +114,6 @@ void ServerSend(std::string Data, bool Rel) {
             TCPSend(Data, TCPSock);
     } else
         UDPSend(Data);
-
-    if (DLen > 1000) {
-        debug("(Launcher->Server) Bytes sent: " + std::to_string(Data.length()) + " : "
-            + Data.substr(0, 10)
-            + Data.substr(Data.length() - 10));
-    } else if (C == 'Z') {
-        // debug("(Game->Launcher) : " + Data);
-    }
 }
 
 void NetReset() {
@@ -172,6 +171,11 @@ SOCKET SetupListener() {
         WSACleanup();
         return -1;
     }
+#if defined (__linux__)
+    int opt = 1;
+    if (setsockopt(GSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt)) < 0)
+        error("setsockopt(SO_REUSEADDR) failed");
+#endif
     iRes = bind(GSocket, result->ai_addr, (int)result->ai_addrlen);
     if (iRes == SOCKET_ERROR) {
         error("(Proxy) bind failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ SOCKET SetupListener() {
 }
 void AutoPing() {
     while (!Terminate) {
-        ServerSend("p", false);
+        ServerSend(strtovec("p"), false);
         PingStart = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
     }
@@ -260,42 +264,18 @@ void TCPGameServer(const std::string& IP, int Port) {
             t1.detach();
             CServer = false;
         }
-        int32_t Size, Temp, Rcv;
-        char Header[10] = { 0 };
+        std::vector<char> data {};
 
         // Read byte by byte until '>' is rcved then get the size and read based on it
         do {
-            Rcv = 0;
-
-            do {
-                Temp = recv(CSocket, &Header[Rcv], 1, 0);
-                if (Temp < 1 || TCPTerminate)
-                    break;
-            } while (Header[Rcv++] != '>');
-            if (Temp < 1 || TCPTerminate)
-                break;
-            if (std::from_chars(Header, &Header[Rcv], Size).ptr[0] != '>') {
-                debug("(Game) Invalid lua Header -> " + std::string(Header, Rcv));
+            try {
+                ReceiveFromGame(CSocket, data);
+                ServerSend(data, false);
+            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                error(std::string("Error while receiving from game: ") + e.what());
                 break;
             }
-            std::string Ret(Size, 0);
-            Rcv = 0;
-            do {
-                Temp = recv(CSocket, &Ret[Rcv], Size - Rcv, 0);
-                if (Temp < 1)
-                    break;
-                Rcv += Temp;
-            } while (Rcv < Size && !TCPTerminate);
-            if (Temp < 1 || TCPTerminate)
-                break;
-
-            ServerSend(Ret, false);
-
-        } while (Temp > 0 && !TCPTerminate);
-        if (Temp == 0)
-            debug("(Proxy) Connection closing");
-        else
-            debug("(Proxy) recv failed error : " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
+        } while (!TCPTerminate);
     }
     TCPTerminate = true;
     GConnected = false;

src/Network/Resources.cpp

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void Abord() {
 }
 
 std::string Auth(SOCKET Sock) {
-    TCPSend("VC" + GetVer(), Sock);
+    TCPSend(strtovec("VC" + GetVer()), Sock);
 
     auto Res = TCPRcv(Sock);
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ std::string Auth(SOCKET Sock) {
         return "";
     }
 
-    TCPSend(PublicKey, Sock);
+    TCPSend(strtovec(PublicKey), Sock);
     if (Terminate)
         return "";
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ std::string Auth(SOCKET Sock) {
         UUl("Authentication failed!");
         return "";
     }
-    TCPSend("SR", Sock);
+    TCPSend(strtovec("SR"), Sock);
     if (Terminate)
         return "";
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ std::string Auth(SOCKET Sock) {
     if (Res.empty() || Res == "-") {
         info("Didn't Receive any mods...");
         ListOfMods = "-";
-        TCPSend("Done", Sock);
+        TCPSend(strtovec("Done"), Sock);
         info("Done!");
         return "";
     }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void SyncResources(SOCKET Sock) {
         CheckForDir();
         std::string FName = a.substr(a.find_last_of('/'));
         do {
-            TCPSend("f" + *FN, Sock);
+            TCPSend(strtovec("f" + *FN), Sock);
 
             std::string Data = TCPRcv(Sock);
             if (Data == "CO" || Terminate) {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void SyncResources(SOCKET Sock) {
     }
     KillSocket(DSock);
     if (!Terminate) {
-        TCPSend("Done", Sock);
+        TCPSend(strtovec("Done"), Sock);
         info("Done!");
     } else {
         UlStatus = "Ulstart";

src/Network/VehicleData.cpp

@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@
 SOCKET UDPSock = -1;
 sockaddr_in* ToServer = nullptr;
 
-void UDPSend(std::string Data) {
+void UDPSend(const std::vector<char>& RawData) {
     if (ClientID == -1 || UDPSock == -1)
         return;
-    if (Data.length() > 400) {
-        auto res = Comp(std::span<char>(Data.data(), Data.size()));
+    std::string Data;
+    if (Data.size() > 400) {
+        auto res = Comp(RawData);
         Data = "ABG:" + std::string(res.data(), res.size());
+    } else {
+        Data = std::string(RawData.data(), RawData.size());
     }
     std::string Packet = char(ClientID + 1) + std::string(":") + Data;
     int sendOk = sendto(UDPSock, Packet.c_str(), int(Packet.size()), 0, (sockaddr*)ToServer, sizeof(*ToServer));
@@ -39,12 +42,14 @@ void UDPSend(std::string Data) {
         error("Error Code : " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
 }
 
-void SendLarge(std::string Data) {
-    if (Data.length() > 400) {
-        auto res = Comp(std::span<char>(Data.data(), Data.size()));
-        Data = "ABG:" + std::string(res.data(), res.size());
+void SendLarge(const std::vector<char>& Data) {
+    if (Data.size() > 400) {
+        auto res = Comp(Data);
+        res.insert(res.begin(), {'A', 'B', 'G', ':'});
+        TCPSend(res, TCPSock);
+    } else {
+        TCPSend(Data, TCPSock);
     }
-    TCPSend(Data, TCPSock);
 }
 
 void UDPParser(std::string_view Packet) {
@@ -90,8 +95,8 @@ void UDPClientMain(const std::string& IP, int Port) {
     inet_pton(AF_INET, IP.c_str(), &ToServer->sin_addr);
     UDPSock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
     GameSend("P" + std::to_string(ClientID));
-    TCPSend("H", TCPSock);
-    UDPSend("p");
+    TCPSend(strtovec("H"), TCPSock);
+    UDPSend(strtovec("p"));
     while (!Terminate)
         UDPRcv();
     KillSocket(UDPSock);

src/Network/VehicleEvent.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void UUl(const std::string& R) {
     UlStatus = "UlDisconnected: " + R;
 }
 
-void TCPSend(const std::string& Data, uint64_t Sock) {
+void TCPSend(const std::vector<char>& Data, uint64_t Sock) {
     if (Sock == -1) {
         Terminate = true;
         UUl("Invalid Socket");
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void TCPSend(const std::string& Data, uint64_t Sock) {
     std::string Send(4, 0);
     Size = int32_t(Data.size());
     memcpy(&Send[0], &Size, sizeof(Size));
-    Send += Data;
+    Send += std::string(Data.data(), Data.size());
     // Do not use Size before this point for anything but the header
     Sent = 0;
     Size += 4;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ std::string TCPRcv(SOCKET Sock) {
 
     if (Ret.substr(0, 4) == "ABG:") {
         auto substr = Ret.substr(4);
-        auto res = DeComp(std::span<char>(substr.data(), substr.size()));
+        auto res = DeComp(strtovec(substr));
         Ret = std::string(res.data(), res.size());
     }
 

src/NetworkHelpers.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "NetworkHelpers.h"
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#else
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#endif
+
+static uint32_t RecvHeader(SOCKET socket) {
+    std::array<uint8_t, sizeof(uint32_t)> header_buffer {};
+    auto n = recv(socket, reinterpret_cast<char*>(header_buffer.data()), header_buffer.size(), MSG_WAITALL);
+    if (n < 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("recv() of header failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    } else if (n == 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Game disconnected");
+    }
+    return *reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>(header_buffer.data());
+}
+
+/// Throws!!!
+void ReceiveFromGame(SOCKET socket, std::vector<char>& out_data) {
+    auto header = RecvHeader(socket);
+    out_data.resize(header);
+    auto n = recv(socket, reinterpret_cast<char*>(out_data.data()), out_data.size(), MSG_WAITALL);
+    if (n < 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("recv() of data failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    } else if (n == 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Game disconnected");
+    }
+}

src/Startup.cpp

@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ std::string GetEN() {
 }
 
 std::string GetVer() {
-    return "2.0";
+    return "2.1";
 }
 std::string GetPatch() {
-    return ".99";
+    return ".0";
 }
 
 std::string GetEP(char* P) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void CheckForUpdates(int argc, char* args[], const std::string& CV) {
     system("clear");
 #endif
 
-    if (FileHash != LatestHash && IsOutdated(Version(VersionStrToInts(GetVer() + GetPatch())), Version(VersionStrToInts(LatestVersion))) && !Dev) {
+    if (FileHash != LatestHash && IsOutdated(Version(VersionStrToInts(GetVer() + GetPatch())), Version(VersionStrToInts(LatestVersion)))) {
         info("Launcher update found!");
 #if defined(__linux__)
         error("Auto update is NOT implemented for the Linux version. Please update manually ASAP as updates contain security patches.");
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ void CustomPort(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         if (argc > 2)
             Dev = true;
     }
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+        if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--dev") {
+            Dev = true;
+        } else if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--no-dev") {
+            Dev = false;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -245,7 +252,15 @@ void InitLauncher(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     CheckLocalKey();
     ConfigInit();
     CustomPort(argc, argv);
-    CheckForUpdates(argc, argv, std::string(GetVer()) + GetPatch());
+    bool update = true;
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+        if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--no-update") {
+            update = false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (update) {
+        CheckForUpdates(argc, argv, std::string(GetVer()) + GetPatch());
+    }
 }
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 void InitLauncher(int argc, char* argv[]) {
@@ -255,7 +270,15 @@ void InitLauncher(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     CheckLocalKey();
     ConfigInit();
     CustomPort(argc, argv);
-    CheckForUpdates(argc, argv, std::string(GetVer()) + GetPatch());
+    bool update = true;
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+        if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--no-update") {
+            update = false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (update) {
+        CheckForUpdates(argc, argv, std::string(GetVer()) + GetPatch());
+    }
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -318,6 +341,8 @@ void PreGame(const std::string& GamePath) {
 
     CheckMP(GetGamePath() + "mods/multiplayer");
 
+    info("Game user path: '" + GetGamePath() + "'");
+
     if (!Dev) {
         std::string LatestHash = HTTP::Get("https://backend.beammp.com/sha/mod?branch=" + Branch + "&pk=" + PublicKey);
         transform(LatestHash.begin(), LatestHash.end(), LatestHash.begin(), ::tolower);