function SetBackCoordinates( Player )
	BackCoords[Player:GetName()] = Vector3i( Player:GetPosX(), Player:GetPosY(), Player:GetPosZ() )
end

function SendMessage(a_Player, a_Message)
	if (g_UsePrefixes) then
		a_Player:SendMessage(cChatColor.Yellow .. "[INFO] " .. cChatColor.White .. a_Message)
	else
		a_Player:SendMessage(cChatColor.Yellow .. a_Message)
	end
end

function SendMessageSuccess(a_Player, a_Message)
	if (g_UsePrefixes) then
		a_Player:SendMessage(cChatColor.Green .. "[INFO] " .. cChatColor.White .. a_Message)
	else
		a_Player:SendMessage(cChatColor.Green .. a_Message)
	end
end

function SendMessageFailure(a_Player, a_Message)
	if (g_UsePrefixes) then
		a_Player:SendMessage(cChatColor.Red .. "[INFO] " .. cChatColor.White .. a_Message)
	else
		a_Player:SendMessage(cChatColor.Red .. a_Message)
	end
end

--- Returns the list of players banned by name, separated by ", "
function BanListByName()
	local NumValues = BannedPlayersIni:NumValues("Banned");
	local Banned = {};
	local KeyID = BannedPlayersIni:FindKey("Banned");
	for i = 1, NumValues do
		local PlayerName = BannedPlayersIni:ValueName(KeyID, i - 1);
		if (BannedPlayersIni:GetValueB("Banned", PlayerName)) then
			-- Player listed AND banned
			table.insert(Banned, PlayerName);
		end
	end
	return table.concat(Banned, ", ");
end

--- Returns the list of players banned by IP, separated by ", "
function BanListByIPs()
	-- TODO: No IP ban implemented yet
	return "";
end

--- Kicks a player by name, with the specified reason; returns bool whether found and player's real name
function KickPlayer( PlayerName, Reason )

	local RealName = ""
	if (Reason == nil) then
		Reason = "You have been kicked"
	end

	local FoundPlayerCallback = function( a_Player )
		RealName = a_Player:GetName()

		local Server = cRoot:Get():GetServer()
		LOGINFO( "'" .. RealName .. "' is being kicked for ( "..Reason..") " )
		Server:SendMessage("Kicking " .. RealName)

		a_Player:GetClientHandle():Kick(Reason)
	end

	if not cRoot:Get():FindAndDoWithPlayer( PlayerName, FoundPlayerCallback ) then
		-- Could not find player
		return false
	end

	return true, RealName  -- Player has been kicked

end


function ReturnColorFromChar( Split, char )

	-- Check if the char represents a color. Else return nil.
	if char == "0" then
		return cChatColor.Black
	elseif char == "1" then
		return cChatColor.Navy
	elseif char == "2" then
		return cChatColor.Green
	elseif char == "3" then
		return cChatColor.Blue
	elseif char == "4" then
		return cChatColor.Red
	elseif char == "5" then
		return cChatColor.Purple
	elseif char == "6" then
		return cChatColor.Gold
	elseif char == "7" then
		return cChatColor.LightGray
	elseif char == "8" then
		return cChatColor.Gray
	elseif char == "9" then
		return cChatColor.DarkPurple
	elseif char == "a" then
		return cChatColor.LightGreen
	elseif char == "b" then
		return cChatColor.LightBlue
	elseif char == "c" then
		return cChatColor.Rose
	elseif char == "d" then
		return cChatColor.LightPurple
	elseif char == "e" then
		return cChatColor.Yellow
	elseif char == "f" then
		return cChatColor.White
	elseif char == "k" then
		return cChatColor.Random
	elseif char == "l" then
		return cChatColor.Bold
	elseif char == "m" then
		return cChatColor.Strikethrough
	elseif char == "n" then
		return cChatColor.Underlined
	elseif char == "o" then
		return cChatColor.Italic
	elseif char == "r" then
		return cChatColor.Plain
	end

end

function CheckHardcore(Victim)
	if HardCore == "true" then
		if Victim:IsPlayer() == true then
			local KilledPlayer = tolua.cast(Victim, "cPlayer")
			BanPlayer(KilledPlayer:GetName(), "You died, haha. Good game, bro.")
		end
	end
end

-- Teleports a_SrcPlayer to a player named a_DstPlayerName; if a_TellDst is true, will send a notice to the destination player
function TeleportToPlayer( a_SrcPlayer, a_DstPlayerName, a_TellDst )

	local teleport = function(OtherPlayer)

		if OtherPlayer == a_SrcPlayer then
			-- Asked to teleport to self?
			SendMessageFailure( a_SrcPlayer, "Y' can't teleport to yerself!" )
		else
			SetBackCoordinates( a_SrcPlayer )
			a_SrcPlayer:TeleportToEntity( OtherPlayer )
			SendMessageSuccess( a_SrcPlayer, "You teleported to " .. OtherPlayer:GetName() .. "!" )
			if (a_TellDst) then
				SendMessage( OtherPlayer, Player:GetName().." teleported to you!" )
			end
		end

	end

	local World = a_SrcPlayer:GetWorld()
	if not World:DoWithPlayer(a_DstPlayerName, teleport) then
		SendMessageFailure( a_SrcPlayer, "Can't find player " .. a_DstPlayerName)
	end

end