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+#!/bin/bash
+# LGSM command_stop.sh function
+# Author: Daniel Gibbs
+# Website: http://gameservermanagers.com
+lgsm_version="271215"
+
+# Description: Stops the server.
+
+local modulename="Stopping"
+function_selfname="$(basename $(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))"
+
+sdtd_telnet(){
+    sdtdshutdown=$( expect -c '
+    proc abort {} {
+        puts "Timeout or EOF\n"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    spawn telnet '"${telnetip}"' '"${telnetport}"'
+    expect {
+        "password:"     { send "'"${telnetpass}"'\r" }
+        default         abort
+    }
+    expect {
+        "session."  { send "shutdown\r" }
+        default         abort
+    }
+    expect { eof }
+    puts "Completed.\n"
+    ')
+}
+
+fn_stop_ark(){
+    # grab the queryport. there are two locations to grab this from.
+    # first start with the parameters from the parms line
+    fn_printwarn "attempting to determine any in-use ports"
+    fn_scriptlog "attempting to determine any in-use ports"
+        port=$(grep ^parms= ${servername} |\
+                awk -f"queryport=" '{print $2}' |\
+                sed "s/[^[:digit:].*].*//g" )
+
+        echo port is $port
+    read a
+        if [ -z $port ] ; then
+                fn_printwarn "no port found in the ${servername} script"
+                fn_scriptlog "no port found in the ${servername} script"
+                userconfigfile="${filesdir}"
+                userconfigfile+="/serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini"
+                port=$(grep ^QueryPort= ${userconfigfile} | cut -d= -f2 | sed "s/[^[:digit:].*].*//g")
+        fi
+    echo port is $port
+    read b
+        if [ -z $port ] ; then
+                fn_printwarn "no port found in the GameUsersettings.ini file"
+                fn_scriptlog "no port found in the GameUsersettings.ini file"
+                return
+        fi
+
+        if [[ ${#port} -gt 0 ]] ; then
+                # pid=$(lsof -ti udp:${port})
+                # might need netstat here if lsof isn't installed.
+                # netstat variation:
+                pid=$(netstat -nap 2>/dev/null | grep ^udp[:space:] |\
+                        grep :${port}[[:space:]] | rev | awk '{print $1}' |\
+                        rev | cut -d\/ -f1)
+                echo pid is $pid
+        read c
+                #
+                # check for a valid pid
+                let pid+=0 # turns an empty string into a valid number, '0',
+                # and a valid numeric pid remains unchanged.
+                if [[ $pid -gt 1 && $pid -le $(cat /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max) ]] ; then
+                        # kill the process still listening on that port.
+                        # kill -9 $pid
+                        while kill -0 $pid
+                        do
+                                echo "kill code id $?"
+                                read d
+                                fn_printwarn "process is still bound to the port"
+                                fn_scriptlog "process is still bound to the port"
+                                sleep 1
+                        fn_printdots "${servername}"
+                        fn_scriptlog "${servername}"
+                        done
+                fi # end if for pid range check
+        fi # end if for port check
+} # end of fn_stop_ark
+
+
+fn_stop_teamspeak3(){
+check.sh
+fn_printdots "${servername}"
+fn_scriptlog "${servername}"
+sleep 1
+info_ts3status.sh
+if [ "${ts3status}" = "No server running (ts3server.pid is missing)" ]; then
+    fn_printfail "${servername} is already stopped"
+    fn_scriptlog "${servername} is already stopped"
+else
+    ${filesdir}/ts3server_startscript.sh stop > /dev/null 2>&1
+    fn_printok "${servername}"
+    fn_scriptlog "Stopped ${servername}"
+fi
+# Remove lock file
+rm -f "${rootdir}/${lockselfname}"
+sleep 1
+echo -en "\n"
+}
+
+fn_stop_tmux(){
+check.sh
+info_config.sh
+fn_printdots "${servername}"
+fn_scriptlog "${servername}"
+sleep 1
+
+if [ "${gamename}" == "7 Days To Die" ] ; then
+    # if game is 7 Days To Die, we need special, graceful shutdown via telnet connection.
+    # Set below variable to be called for expect to operate correctly..
+    fn_printdots "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet"
+    fn_scriptlog "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet"
+    sleep 1
+    telnetip=127.0.0.1
+    sdtd_telnet
+
+    # If failed using localhost will use servers ip
+    refused=$(echo -en "\n ${sdtdshutdown}"| grep "Timeout or EOF")
+    if [ -n "${refused}" ]; then
+        telnetip=${ip}
+        fn_printwarn "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet: localhost failed"
+        fn_scriptlog "Warning! Attempting graceful shutdown failed using localhost"
+        sleep 5
+        echo -en "\n"
+        fn_printdots "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet: using ${telnetip}"
+        fn_scriptlog "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet using ${telnetip}"
+        sdtd_telnet
+        sleep 1
+    fi
+
+    refused=$(echo -en "\n ${sdtdshutdown}"| grep "Timeout or EOF")
+    completed=$(echo -en "\n ${sdtdshutdown}"| grep "Completed.")
+    if [ -n "${refused}" ]; then
+        fn_printfail "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet"
+         fn_scriptlog "Attempting graceful shutdown failed"
+         fn_scriptlog "${refused}"
+    elif [ -n "${completed}" ]; then
+        fn_printok "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet"
+        fn_scriptlog "Attempting graceful shutdown succeeded"
+    else
+         fn_printfail "Attempting graceful shutdown via telnet: Unknown error"
+         fn_scriptlog "Attempting graceful shutdown failed"
+         fn_scriptlog "Unknown error"
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+    echo -en "\n\n"
+    echo -en "Telnet output:"
+    echo -en "\n ${sdtdshutdown}"
+    echo -en "\n\n"
+    sleep 1
+    fn_printdots "${servername}"
+    fn_scriptlog "${servername}"
+    sleep 5
+    pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+    if [ "${pid}" == "0" ]; then
+        fn_printok "${servername} is already stopped using graceful shutdown"
+        fn_scriptlog "${servername} is already stopped using graceful shutdown"
+    else
+        tmux kill-session -t "${servicename}"
+        fn_printok "${servername}"
+        fn_scriptlog "Stopped ${servername}"
+    fi
+
+else
+    pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+    if [ "${pid}" == "0" ]; then
+        fn_printfail "${servername} is already stopped"
+        fn_scriptlog "${servername} is already stopped"
+    else
+
+        if [ "${engine}" == "source" ]||[ "${engine}" == "goldsource" ]; then
+            sleep 1
+            fn_printdots "Attempting graceful shutdown"
+            fn_scriptlog "Attempting graceful shutdown"
+            tmux send -t "${servicename}" quit ENTER > /dev/null 2>&1
+            counter=0
+            while [ "${pid}" != "0" -a $counter -lt 30 ]; do
+                pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+                sleep 1
+                let counter=counter+1
+                if [  "${counter}" -gt "1" ]; then
+                    fn_printdots "Attempting graceful shutdown: ${counter}"
+                fi    
+            done
+            pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+            if [ "${pid}" == "0" ]; then
+                fn_printok "Attempting graceful shutdown"
+            else
+                fn_printfail "Attempting graceful shutdown"
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        tmux kill-session -t "${servicename}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+        fn_printok "${servername}"
+        fn_scriptlog "Stopped ${servername}"
+    fi
+fi
+    # Remove lock file
+    rm -f "${rootdir}/${lockselfname}"
+    sleep 1
+    echo -en "\n"
+}
+
+if [ "${gamename}" == "Teamspeak 3" ]; then
+    fn_stop_teamspeak3
+else
+    fn_stop_tmux
+	if [ "${gamename}" == "ARK: Survivial Evolved" ]; then
+	    fn_stop_ark
+	fi
+fi