🐰

hop count limit for games to keep network use ok

config.template

@@ -133,3 +133,5 @@ responseDelay = 0.7
 splitDelay = 0.0
 # message chunk size for sending at high success rate
 MESSAGE_CHUNK_SIZE = 160
+# if hop limit for the user exceeds this value, the message will be dropped
+game_hop_limit = 5

mesh_bot.py

@@ -1044,8 +1044,11 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
                     send_message(auto_response(message_string, snr, rssi, hop, pkiStatus, message_from_id, channel_number, rxNode, isDM), channel_number, message_from_id, rxNode)
                 else:
                     # DM is useful for games or LLM
-                    if games_enabled:
+                    if games_enabled and (hop == "Direct" or hop_count < game_hop_limit):
                         playingGame = checkPlayingGame(message_from_id, message_string, rxNode, channel_number)
+                    else:
+                        playingGame = False
+                        logger.warning(f"Device:{rxNode} Ignoring Request to Play Game: {message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'long', rxNode)} with hop count: {hop}")
 
                     if not playingGame:
                         if llm_enabled:

modules/settings.py

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ try:
     responseDelay = config['messagingSettings'].getfloat('responseDelay', 0.7) # default 0.7
     splitDelay = config['messagingSettings'].getfloat('splitDelay', 0) # default 0
     MESSAGE_CHUNK_SIZE = config['messagingSettings'].getint('MESSAGE_CHUNK_SIZE', 160) # default 160
+    game_hop_limit = config['messagingSettings'].getint('game_hop_limit', 5) # default 3 hops
 
 except KeyError as e:
     print(f"System: Error reading config file: {e}")