[Feature Request] %E Format specifier

[xerox8521]

I'm proposing a new specifier %E which takes an entity index which will insert the entity's classname. Similar how %N inserts the players name. If you have a better character suggestion I'm open to hear about it.

Which will make code like this

void Foo( int entity)
{
    char szClassName[32];
    GetEntityClassname(entity, szClassName, sizeof(szClassName));
    PrintToServer("ClassName: %s", szClassName);
}

be replaced with

void Foo( int entity)
{
    PrintToServer("ClassName: %E", entity);
}

[Mikusch]

I think having the entity name in there would be great, too. Similar format to ent_remove.
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beam(beam)

[Localia-cn]

This is a more convenient way, but I think it should only be used for debugging because it's relatively less efficient.

char[] GetEntityClass( int entity)
{
    static char szClassName[32];
    GetEntityClassname(entity, szClassName, sizeof(szClassName));
    return szClassName;
}

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    PrintToServer("ClassName: %s", GetEntityClass(0));
}

[F1F88]

Does the SourceMod team have any plans for this? If necessary, I can submit a PR for this feature.

[psychonic]

Does the SourceMod team have any plans for this? If necessary, I can submit a PR for this feature.

No plans to add, but we'd accept a PR