#define ATTR_GET_INT(attribute) itoa(output, attribute);
#define ATTR_GET_FLOAT(attribute) ftoa(output, attribute);
#define ATTR_GET_STR(attribute) copystring(output, attribute);

#define ATTR_SET_INT(attribute) if(set) { attribute = atoi(value); }
#define ATTR_SET_FLOAT(attribute) if(set) { attribute = atof(value); }
#define ATTR_SET_STR(attribute) if (set) { copystring(attribute, value); }

#define ATTR_INT(name, attribute, readonly) if(!strcmp(attr, name)) { if(!readonly) ATTR_SET_INT(attribute); ATTR_GET_INT(attribute); result(output); return; }
#define ATTR_FLOAT(name, attribute, readonly) if(!strcmp(attr, name)) { if(!readonly) ATTR_SET_FLOAT(attribute); ATTR_GET_FLOAT(attribute) result(output); return; }
#define ATTR_STR(name, attribute, readonly) if(!strcmp(attr, name)) { if(!readonly) ATTR_SET_STR(attribute); ATTR_GET_STR(attribute) result(output); return; }

void player(const char *cn, const char *attr, const char *value)
{
    if(!*cn || !cn || !*attr || !attr)
    {
        return;
    }
    int clientnum = atoi(cn); // get player clientnum
    playerent *p = clientnum == player1->clientnum ? player1 : NULL;
    loopv(players) if(players[i] && players[i]->clientnum == clientnum)
    {
        p = players[i];
        break;
    }
    if(!p)
    {
        conoutf("invalid clientnum");
        return;
    }
    bool set = *value && value && p==player1; // do we have to get or set an attribute (valid value, player selected is local client)
    string output = "";

    // local player only attributes.
    if(p==player1)
    {
        ATTR_INT("health", p->health, 1);
        ATTR_INT("armour", p->armour, 1);
        ATTR_INT("magcontent", p->weaponsel->mag, 1);
        ATTR_INT("ammo", p->weaponsel->ammo, 1);
        ATTR_INT("nextprimary", p->nextprimary, 0);
    }
    // local player team only attributes
    if(p->team == player1->team || player1->isspectating())
    {
        ATTR_FLOAT("x", p->o.x, 1);
        ATTR_FLOAT("y", p->o.y, 1);
        ATTR_FLOAT("z", p->o.z, 1);
    }
    ATTR_STR("name", p->name, 0);
    ATTR_INT("team", p->team, 1);
    ATTR_INT("primary", p->primary, 1);
    ATTR_INT("frags", p->frags, 1);
    ATTR_INT("flagscore", p->flagscore, 1);
    ATTR_INT("points", p->points, 1);
    ATTR_INT("deaths", p->deaths, 1);


    // the attribute didn't match with any of the list (invalid attribute OR no permission to get it)
    conoutf("invalid attribute");
}