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The header of the query response will be the exact same thing that the client sent, except that the header sent by the server will always be MP04, and not VCMP. This acts as a compatibility check due to the differing protocols.
The header of the query response will be the exact same thing that the client sent, except that the header sent by the server will always be MP04, and not VCMP. This acts as a compatibility check due to the differing protocols.


'''Response from i'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Byte !! Key !! Byte width !! Description
|-
! 11-22
| Version name || 12 || The version name of the server.
|-
! 23
| Password || 1 || A flag indicating if the server is locked, an integer that is 0 or 1.
|-
! 24-25
| Players || 2 || The number of players.
|-
! 26-27
| MaxPlayers || 2 || The maximum number of players.
|-
!colspan="4"|Extra data (500 bytes)
|-
! 28-31
| strlen || 4 || Size of the server name.
|-
! 32+strlen
| Server name || strlen || The server name.
|-
! 33-36
| strlen || 4 || Size of the gamemode name.
|-
! 37+strlen
| Gamemode || strlen || The gamemode name.
|-
! 38-41
| strlen || 4 || Size of the map name.
|-
! 42+strlen
| Map name || strlen || The map name.
|}
Anything thereafter should be treated as garbage.
'''Response from c'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Byte !! Key !! Byte width !! Description
|-
! 11-12
| Players Online || 2 || Number of players online.
|-
!colspan="4"|Extra data (3000 bytes)
|-
! 13-14
| strlen || 1 || Size of player name.
|-
! Player name
|14+strlen || strlen || The player name.
|-
|colspan="4"|(repeat for however many players there are online)
|}
Anything thereafter should be treated as garbage. Note that scores are no longer included.
'''Response from p'''
The response to a ping packet has the same structure as before, with the modified magic.
== Example Implementations ==
'''PHP'''
Here is a PHP class written by stormeus which implements the query protocol rather strictly:
[http://pastie.org/9501000 http://pastie.org/9501000]
[[Category:Server_Documentation]]
[[Category:Server_Documentation]]

Revision as of 14:57, 21 November 2014

The backbone of packets

Byte PHP Hexadecimal Description
0-3 "VCMP" 56 43 4D 50 The magic of the packet.
4 chr('192'); C0 The first byte in the server's IP address.
5 chr('168'); A8 The second byte in the server's IP address.
6 chr('200'); C8 The third byte in the server's IP address.
7 chr('103'); 67 The fourth byte in the server's IP address.
8 chr('5192' & 0xFF); 48 The first byte of the port.
9 chr('5192' >> 8 & 0xFF); 14 The second byte of the port.
10 "i" 69 The opcode that you would like to query.

Opcodes

The packet table

Packet 'opcode' Description
i Server information
p Ping
c Players list

Recieving the packets

The header of the query response will be the exact same thing that the client sent, except that the header sent by the server will always be MP04, and not VCMP. This acts as a compatibility check due to the differing protocols.

Response from i

Byte Key Byte width Description
11-22 Version name 12 The version name of the server.
23 Password 1 A flag indicating if the server is locked, an integer that is 0 or 1.
24-25 Players 2 The number of players.
26-27 MaxPlayers 2 The maximum number of players.
Extra data (500 bytes)
28-31 strlen 4 Size of the server name.
32+strlen Server name strlen The server name.
33-36 strlen 4 Size of the gamemode name.
37+strlen Gamemode strlen The gamemode name.
38-41 strlen 4 Size of the map name.
42+strlen Map name strlen The map name.

Anything thereafter should be treated as garbage.

Response from c

Byte Key Byte width Description
11-12 Players Online 2 Number of players online.
Extra data (3000 bytes)
13-14 strlen 1 Size of player name.
Player name 14+strlen strlen The player name.
(repeat for however many players there are online)

Anything thereafter should be treated as garbage. Note that scores are no longer included.

Response from p The response to a ping packet has the same structure as before, with the modified magic.

Example Implementations

PHP

Here is a PHP class written by stormeus which implements the query protocol rather strictly: http://pastie.org/9501000