Passing custom data in player_inventory_item_added event

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lanpartygamesstudio asked Dec 30, '17

Passing custom data in player_inventory_item_added event

Hi,

I'm writing a custom CloudScript to be called when player_inventory_item_added event is triggered.

This script needs to access the CustomData field of the newly added item, however I noticed this is not passed along with the event data according to https://api.playfab.com/playstream/events/player_inventory_item_added.

Is there a way to get this data without explicitly searching the item in the inventory? Seems like doing an extra API call for this would not be the best way, but maybe I'm wrong.

Also, if I want to edit the CustomData of this new item, should I call https://api.playfab.com/documentation/server/method/UpdateUserInventoryItemCustomData ? Or is there a more optimal way such as directly modifying the data passed in to the event and then returning it?

Thank you very much in advance!

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-30T11:07:47Z

brendan answered Dec 30, '17

Your second question is the more relevant - when you add an item to a player's inventory, it doesn't have any custom data. The custom data at the catalog level is just that - at the catalog level. It is not automatically copied to the instance (https://community.playfab.com/questions/4918/customdata-in-catalog-and-iteminstances-questions.html).

But yes, if you want to add custom data to an inventory item instance, that would be the correct API call to make (UpdateUserInventoryItemCustomData).

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