Can you get a client id directly from realtimetransform?

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Hi @cryptomax. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- No, you cannot directly get a client ID from RealtimeTransform. However, you can get the client ID from the RealtimeComponent or RealtimeView that owns the RealtimeTransform. You can use the ownerIDSelf property of the RealtimeComponent or RealtimeView to get the client ID of the component owner. Here's an example of how you might do this:

// Get the RealtimeTransform component  
RealtimeTransform realtimeTransform = myObject.GetComponent<RealtimeTransform>();  

// Get the RealtimeView that owns this component
RealtimeView realtimeView = realtimeTransform.realtimeView;

// Get the client ID of the component owner
int ownerID = realtimeView.ownerIDSelf;

// Get the RealtimeTransform component  
RealtimeTransform realtimeTransform = myObject.GetComponent<RealtimeTransform>();  

// Get the RealtimeView that owns this component
RealtimeView realtimeView = realtimeTransform.realtimeView;

// Get the client ID of the component owner
int ownerID = realtimeView.ownerIDSelf;

Please note that accessing these properties before Start is unreliable. For more information, you can refer to the RealtimeComponent (https://normcore.io/documentation/reference/classes/Normal.Realtime.RealtimeComponent%601) and RealtimeView (https://normcore.io/documentation/reference/classes/Normal.Realtime.RealtimeView) documentation. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•4mo ago

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cryptomax•4mo ago

@Normcore Assistant the view is not usually owned so that would not tell us the client id of the realtime transform owner though

kapa.ai•4mo ago

Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books: ---------------------- You're correct. The RealtimeTransform component and the RealtimeView can have different owners. If you want to get the client ID of the owner of the RealtimeTransform, you should use the ownerIDSelf property of the RealtimeTransform itself, not the RealtimeView. Here's how you can do it:

// Get the RealtimeTransform component  
RealtimeTransform realtimeTransform = myObject.GetComponent<RealtimeTransform>();  

// Get the client ID of the RealtimeTransform owner
int ownerID = realtimeTransform.ownerIDSelf;

// Get the RealtimeTransform component  
RealtimeTransform realtimeTransform = myObject.GetComponent<RealtimeTransform>();  

// Get the client ID of the RealtimeTransform owner
int ownerID = realtimeTransform.ownerIDSelf;

This will give you the client ID of the current owner of the RealtimeTransform. If the RealtimeTransform is not owned by any client, ownerIDSelf will return -1. For more information, you can refer to the RealtimeComponent (https://normcore.io/documentation/reference/classes/Normal.Realtime.RealtimeComponent%601) documentation. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

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Camobiwon•4mo ago

The client ID of the RT owner? Yeah, just model.ownerIDSelf

cryptomax•4mo ago

I have a terrible memory and forget what properties i can get to from where 😦

Camobiwon•4mo ago

yeah fair honestly But yeah you can just do rt.ownerIDSelf additionally isOwnedLocallySelf and isOwnedRemotelySelf

cryptomax•4mo ago

isn't intelisense supposed to tell you these things if you just rt.?

Camobiwon•4mo ago

Yeah Does it not show for yours?

cryptomax•4mo ago

well for me it doesn't

Camobiwon•4mo ago

Check the properties (wrench icon)

Camobiwon•4mo ago

cryptomax•4mo ago

I can manually trigger it using crtl space but even then it just shows abc items instead of wrenches, and I dont have the little icones you do there

Camobiwon•4mo ago

I'm using VS2022

cryptomax•4mo ago

ah not vs code?

Camobiwon•4mo ago

nah Works better with Unity in my experience

cryptomax•4mo ago

I guess that is probably my problem then heh

Mechabit•4mo ago

I used to use VScode but it kept breaking with every update and then switched to VS and never looked back. much better support for unity as Camobiwan says.

cryptomax•4mo ago

eh i guess I liked it becuase it's lightweight and i'm an artist not a programmer so it's a miracle I'm even coding as it is XD I often code just from the colors the text is hears someone die in the background

Camobiwon•4mo ago

hahahah

cryptomax•4mo ago

it's actually true though you would be shocked

Camobiwon•4mo ago

im impressed

Mechabit•4mo ago

I started with mono which was pretty lightweight and thought vsCode would be too but it's just not as good as VS

cryptomax•4mo ago

well mayeb I will look into it, even just having proper intelisense would be handy

Camobiwon•4mo ago

VS got a reputation for being "bloated" which I don't think is deserved. It's certainly a lot more packed than VSCode but the integrations are just so much better / seamless I didn't have to do anything to get the properties / intellisense to show up, just set the editor to it in your Unity preferences