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# SourceTV Manager
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Interface to interact with the SourceTV server from SourcePawn.
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This is a [SourceMod ](http://www.sourcemod.net/ ) extension providing an API for plugins to access the [SourceTV ](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SourceTV ) server instance(s).
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[Forum thread ](https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=280402 )
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#### API
There are natives and forwards to access
* Basic SourceTV information (stats, delay, active)
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* Interacting with spectators (chat/console messages, kick, ip, name, tv title)
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* Forcing camera shots on the director
* Demo recording (filename, recording tick, print message to demo console)
Have a look at the [include file ](sourcetvmanager.inc ).
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#### Steam authentication for spectators
The extension adds a convar `tv_force_steamauth` (defaults to 0) which lets you enable steam validation on SourceTV clients.
Currently when this is enabled SourceTV relays are rejected.
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#### `status` command fixes
There are several quirks around recording the `status` command output in a SourceTV demo.
While this extension is running, you're going to be able to do
```sourcepawn
FakeClientCommand(SourceTV_GetBotIndex(), "status");
```
and have the output recorded in the demo. This can help quickly identifying the players in the demo while playing it back.
Note: Doesn't run on relay proxies yet.
