This event fires on both sides, but with different roles. Client-side, triggering it is deprecated — use chat:addMessage instead. Server-side, listening for it lets you read, log, or reply to every chat message a player sends; use setImmediate if you reply inline, since a synchronous reply can render before the player’s own message.

Event Name

chatMessage

Parameters

Client (deprecated):

• string author: The name of the player that sent the message
• array color: {r, g, b} color array
• string text: The message text

Server:

• source: The player source that sent the message
• string author: The name of the player that sent the message
• string text: The message text

Example

onNet('chatMessage', (src, author, text) => {
  const ts = new Date().toLocaleString()
  console.log(`[${ts}] ${author}: ${text}`)
 
  if (src && text.startsWith('/ping')) {
    setImmediate(() => {
      emitNet('chat:addMessage', src, {
        color: [255, 20, 147],
        args: ['Server', 'Pong!']
      })
    })
  }
})