function ulx.silence( calling_ply, target_plys, should_perm )

	if should_perm then

		for k,v in pairs( target_plys ) do
	
			if ( v:GetPData( "silenced" ) and v:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" ) then
		
				ULib.tsayError( calling_ply, "This player is already perma-silenced!" )
				
			elseif ( not v:GetPData( "silenced" ) or v:GetPData( "silenced" ) ~= "true" ) then
			
				if ( v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) then
		
					v:RemovePData( "silenced_temp" )
					
					v:SetPData( "silenced", "true" )
					
					ulx.fancyLogAdmin( calling_ply, "#A permanently silenced #T", target_plys )
				
				else
			
					v:SetPData( "silenced", "true" )
					
					ulx.fancyLogAdmin( calling_ply, "#A permanently silenced #T", target_plys )
				
				end
			
			end
			
		end
		
	elseif ( not should_perm ) then
	
		for k,v in pairs( target_plys ) do
	
			if ( v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) then
		
				ULib.tsayError( calling_ply, "This player is already temp-silenced!" )
				
			elseif ( not v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) or v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) ~= "true" ) then
			
				if ( v:GetPData( "silenced" ) and v:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" ) then
		
					v:RemovePData( "silenced" )
					
					v:SetPData( "silenced_temp", "true" )
					
					ulx.fancyLogAdmin( calling_ply, "#A silenced #T", target_plys )
				
				elseif ( not v:GetPData( "silenced" ) or v:GetPData( "silenced" ) ~= "true" ) then
			
					v:SetPData( "silenced_temp", "true" )
					
					ulx.fancyLogAdmin( calling_ply, "#A silenced #T", target_plys )
				
				end
			
			end
			
		end
		
	end

end	
local silence = ulx.command( "Chat", "ulx silence", ulx.silence, "!silence" )
silence:addParam{ type=ULib.cmds.PlayersArg }
silence:addParam{ type=ULib.cmds.BoolArg, invisible=true }
silence:defaultAccess( ULib.ACCESS_ADMIN )
silence:help( "Gags and mutes a player\npsilence - persists between mapchanges/server restarts." )
silence:setOpposite ( "ulx psilence", { _, _, true }, "!psilence" )

function ulx.unsilence( calling_ply, target_plys )

	for k,v in pairs( target_plys ) do

		if ( v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) then
	
			v:RemovePData( "silenced_temp" )
			
		end
			
		if ( v:GetPData( "silenced" ) and v:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" ) then
	
			v:RemovePData( "silenced" )
			
		end
		
	end
	
	ulx.fancyLogAdmin( calling_ply, "#A un-silenced #T", target_plys )

end	
local unsilence = ulx.command( "Chat", "ulx unsilence", ulx.unsilence, "!unsilence" )
unsilence:addParam{ type=ULib.cmds.PlayersArg }
unsilence:defaultAccess( ULib.ACCESS_ADMIN )
unsilence:help( "Gags and mutes a player.\npsilence - persists between mapchanges/server restarts." )

function ulx.printsilenced( calling_ply )

	s_temp = {}
	
	for k,v in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do
	
		if v:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" then 
		
			table.insert( s_temp, v:Nick() )
			
		end
		
	end
	
	local temptable = table.concat( s_temp, ", " ) 
	
	ulx.fancyLog( {calling_ply}, "Silenced: #s ", temptable ) 
	
	
	silence = {}
	
	for k,v in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do
	
		if v:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" then 
		
			table.insert( silence, v:Nick() )
			
		end
		
	end
	
	local p_silence = table.concat( silence, ", " ) 
	
	ulx.fancyLog( {calling_ply}, "Perma-Silenced: #s ", p_silence ) 
	
	
end
local printsilenced = ulx.command( "Chat", "ulx printsilenced", ulx.printsilenced, "!printsilenced", true )
printsilenced:defaultAccess( ULib.ACCESS_ADMIN )
printsilenced:help( "Prints players who are silenced and perma-silenced." )

function silencedisconnect( ply )

	if ( ply:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and ply:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) then
	
		ply:RemovePData( "silenced_temp" )
		
	end

	if ply:GetPData( "silenced" ) and ply:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" then
	
		for k,v in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do 
		
			if v:IsAdmin() or v:IsUserGroup( "operator" ) then
			
				ULib.tsayError( v, ply:Nick() .. " has disconnected and is silenced!" )
				
			end
			
		end
		
	end
	
end
hook.Add( "PlayerDisconnected", "disconnectedprint", silencedisconnect )

function silenceUserAuthed( ply )

	if ply:GetPData( "silenced" ) and ply:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" then
	
		for k,v in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do 
		
			if v:IsAdmin() or v:IsUserGroup( "operator" ) then
			
				ULib.tsayError( v, ply:Nick() .. " has connected and is silenced!" )
				
			end
			
		end
		
	end
	
	if ply:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and ply:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" then
	
		ply:RemovePData( "silenced_temp" ) --failsafe
		
	end
	
end
hook.Add( "PlayerAuthed", "silenceduserauthed", silenceUserAuthed )

local function silencedchat( ply )

	if ( ply:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and ply:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) or ( ply:GetPData( "silenced" ) and ply:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" ) then
	
		return ""
		
	end
	
end
hook.Add( "PlayerSay", "silencedplayerchat", silencedchat )
--[[
local function ulxsilencechathook( text, tOnly, listener, talker )

	if ( talker:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and talker:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) or ( talker:GetPData( "silenced" ) and talker:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" ) then

		return false
		
	end
	
end
hook.Add("PlayerCanSeePlayersChat", "ulxsilencechathooks", ulxsilencechathook )
--]]
local function ulxsilencegaghook( listener, talker )

	if ( talker:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) and talker:GetPData( "silenced_temp" ) == "true" ) or ( talker:GetPData( "silenced" ) and talker:GetPData( "silenced" ) == "true" ) then

		return false
		
	end
	
end
hook.Add("PlayerCanHearPlayersVoice", "ulxsilencegaghooks", ulxsilencegaghook )