* ConnectionManager now has a helper method for returning a Connected Character that matches the supplied name

* Added a new Command. SetRole allows Admins to assign a Server Role (Admin, Player, GM etc) to a specified character.  Server.ServerOwner is the only Character that can use this command regardless of server role.  Any other Character must have a Role of Admin in order to use it.
* StandardCharacter now checks if the character is connected as well as being enabled during execution of commands.
* Re-organized how the StandardCharacter save code was invoked during disconnection from server.
* StandardCharacter.Role is now saved and loaded from file.

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/Game/Characters/StandardCharacter.cs

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
 
             SaveData.AddSaveData("Immovable", Immovable.ToString());
             SaveData.AddSaveData("Password", Password);
+            SaveData.AddSaveData("Role", this.Role.ToString());
 
             if (this.SaveData.Save(filename))
             {
@@ -156,6 +157,29 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
 
             this.Immovable = Convert.ToBoolean(this.SaveData.GetData("Immovable"));
             this.Password = this.SaveData.GetData("Password");
+
+            String role = this.SaveData.GetData("Role");
+
+            this.Role = GetRole(role);
+        }
+
+        private CharacterRoles GetRole(String role)
+        {
+            //Blow all of the available values up into an array.
+            Array values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(CharacterRoles));
+
+            //Loop through each available value, converting it into a string.
+            foreach (Int32 value in values)
+            {
+                //Get the string representation of the current value
+                String displayName = Enum.GetName(typeof(CharacterRoles), value);
+
+                //Check if this value matches that of the supplied one.
+                //If so, return it as a enum
+                if (displayName.ToLower() == role.ToLower())
+                    return (CharacterRoles)Enum.Parse(typeof(CharacterRoles), displayName);
+            }
+            return CharacterRoles.Player;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -165,7 +189,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
         /// <returns></returns>
         public Boolean ExecuteCommand(string command)
         {
-            if (this.Enabled)
+            if (this.Enabled && this.Connected)
             {
                 Boolean result = Commands.Execute(command, this);
 
@@ -207,6 +231,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
         public void Disconnect()
         {
             Console.WriteLine("Disconnecting...");
+            this.Save(this.Filename);
 
             //Purge all of this characters commands.
             this.Destroy();
@@ -215,6 +240,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
             this._Connection.Close();
 
             this.LoggedIn = false;
+            this.Connected = false;
 
             this.OnDisconnectEvent();
         }
@@ -269,14 +295,16 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
                     }
                     else if (recved == 0) //Disconnected
                     {
-                        this.Enabled = false;
+                        this.Connected = false;
+                        this.LoggedIn = false;
                         return "Disconnected.";
                     }
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
                     //Flag as disabled 
-                    this.Enabled = false;
+                    this.Connected = false;
+                    this.LoggedIn = false;
                     return e.Message;
                 }
             }
@@ -340,9 +368,27 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
         public void SetRole(StandardCharacter adminCharacter, StandardCharacter subordinateCharacter, CharacterRoles role)
         {
             //Check to make sure the admin character is truly a admin
-            if (adminCharacter.Role == CharacterRoles.Admin)
+            //The Server Owner can change anyone characters Roles at any time regardless of the ServerOwners current Role.
+            if (adminCharacter.Role == CharacterRoles.Admin || adminCharacter.Name == this.Game.Server.ServerOwner)
             {
-                subordinateCharacter.Role = role;
+                //Do not allow any other Admins on the server to remove the ServerOwner from Admin status.
+                //Server owners can not have any other Role but Admin unless they change it themselves.
+                if (subordinateCharacter.Name == this.Game.Server.ServerOwner && adminCharacter.Name != this.Game.Server.ServerOwner)
+                {
+                    //Tell the admin that is attempting to change the server owner that it's not allowed.
+                    adminCharacter.SendMessage("You can not change the role of the Master admin.");
+                    //Warn the server owner in the event this is a malicious attempt to take over the server.
+                    subordinateCharacter.SendMessage(adminCharacter.Name + " attempted to change your server role!");
+                    //Exit with no changes.
+                    return;
+                }
+                //This was not the server owner, so change the role.
+                else
+                {
+                    subordinateCharacter.Role = role;
+                    subordinateCharacter.SendMessage("Your role was changed to " + role.ToString());
+                    adminCharacter.SendMessage("You changed player '" + subordinateCharacter.Name + "' to the role of " + role.ToString());
+                }
             }
             else
             {

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/GameScripts/Commands/CommandSetRole.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+using MudEngine.Core.Interface;
+using MudEngine.Game;
+using MudEngine.Game.Characters;
+using MudEngine.Networking;
+
+namespace MudEngine.GameScripts.Commands
+{
+    public class CommandSetRole : ICommand
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+
+        public List<string> Help { get; set; }
+
+        public CommandSetRole()
+        {
+            this.Name = "SetRole";
+            this.Description = "Chat command that allows objects to communicate.";
+
+            this.Help = new List<string>();
+            this.Help.Add("Usage: SetRole TargetCharacterNameHere");
+        }
+
+        public Boolean Execute(string command, StandardCharacter character)
+        {
+            //Grab a reference to the character for simplifying access.
+            StandardGame game = character.Game;
+            MatchCollection matches = Regex.Matches(command.Substring("setrole".Length).Trim(), @"\w+");
+            List<String> names = new List<string>();
+
+            foreach (Match match in matches)
+            {
+                names.Add(match.Value.ToLower());
+            }
+
+            if (names.Count < 1)
+            {
+                character.SendMessage("You must provide a target character name.");
+                ShowHelp(character);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (character.Role == CharacterRoles.Admin || character.Name == game.Server.ServerOwner)
+            {
+                StandardCharacter target = game.Server.ConnectionManager.GetConnectedCharacter(names[0].ToLower());
+
+                this.SetRole(character, target);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                character.SendMessage("Invalid Command Used.");
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public void SetRole(StandardCharacter admin, StandardCharacter target)
+        {
+            admin.SendMessage("Please choose from one of the available Roles:");
+
+            //Blow all of the available values up into an array.
+            Array values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(CharacterRoles));
+            List<String> roles = new List<string>();
+
+            //Loop through each available value, converting it into a string.
+            foreach (Int32 value in values)
+            {
+                //Get the string representation of the current value
+                String displayName = Enum.GetName(typeof(CharacterRoles), value);
+                roles.Add(displayName);
+
+                admin.SendMessage(displayName);
+            }
+            admin.SendMessage("Selection: ", false);
+            String result = admin.GetInput();
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(result))
+            {
+                admin.SendMessage("You did not select a valid Role.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (roles.Contains(result))
+            {
+                target.SetRole(admin, target, (CharacterRoles)Enum.Parse(typeof(CharacterRoles), result));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void ShowHelp(StandardCharacter character)
+        {
+            String help = String.Empty;
+
+            foreach (String entry in this.Help)
+            {
+                help += entry + "\n";
+            }
+
+            character.SendMessage(help);
+        }
+    }
+}

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/Networking/ConnectionManager.cs

@@ -39,8 +39,18 @@ namespace MudEngine.Networking
             this._ConnectedThreads.Add(new Thread(ReceiveDataThread));
 
             Int32 index = this._ConnectedThreads.Count - 1;
+            this._ConnectedThreads[index].Name = character.Name;
             this._ConnectedThreads[index].Start(index);
         }
+
+        public StandardCharacter GetConnectedCharacter(String characterName)
+        {
+            var v = from player in this._ConnectedCharacters
+                    where characterName == player.Name.ToLower()
+                    select player;
+
+            return v.First();
+        }
         
         public StandardCharacter[] GetConnectedCharacters()
         {
@@ -76,7 +86,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.Networking
         /// <param name="character"></param>
         public void RemoveConnection(StandardCharacter character)
         {
-            character.Save(character.Filename);
             character.Disconnect();
             foreach (StandardCharacter c in this._ConnectedCharacters)
             {

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/WinPC_Engine.csproj

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GameScripts\Commands\CommandSay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameScripts\Commands\CommandStop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameScripts\Commands\CommandCreatePlayer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="GameScripts\Commands\CommandSetRole.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Game\Characters\CharacterRoles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Game\Characters\CharacterStats.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Game\Characters\MyCharacter.cs" />