Create module to reduce console spam - fixes #2560

TShockAPI/Modules/ReduceConsoleSpam.cs

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+/*
+TShock, a server mod for Terraria
+Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Pryaxis & TShock Contributors
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+using System;
+
+namespace TShockAPI.Modules
+{
+	public class ReduceConsoleSpam : Module
+	{
+		public override void Initialise() =>
+			OTAPI.Hooks.Main.StatusTextChange += OnMainStatusTextChange;
+
+		public override void Dispose() =>
+			OTAPI.Hooks.Main.StatusTextChange -= OnMainStatusTextChange;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Holds the last status text value, to determine if there is a suitable change to report.
+		/// </summary>
+		private string _lastStatusText = null;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Aims to reduce the amount of console spam by filtering out load/save progress
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="sender"></param>
+		/// <param name="e">OTAPI event</param>
+		private void OnMainStatusTextChange(object sender, OTAPI.Hooks.Main.StatusTextChangeArgs e)
+		{
+			bool replace(string text)
+			{
+				if (e.Value.StartsWith(text))
+				{
+					var segment = e.Value.Substring(0, text.Length);
+					if (_lastStatusText != segment)
+					{
+						Console.WriteLine(segment); // write it manually instead of terraria which causes double writes
+						_lastStatusText = segment;
+					}
+					e.Value = "";
+					return true;
+				}
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			_ = replace("Resetting game objects")
+				|| replace("Settling liquids")
+				|| replace("Loading world data")
+				|| replace("Saving world data")
+				|| replace("Validating world save");
+		}
+	}
+}
+