Source

Concept

As explained here, the Source refers to the team or user that initiates a request. This abstraction allows compatibility with CTFd operating in either “users” or “teams” mode, making the plugin versatile and usable in both modes.

To enable sharing across all users, the sourceId is set to 0. The table below summarizes the different scenarios:

Example workflow

Instance creation

Here an example of sourceId usage in the instance creation process:

flowchart LR
    A[Launch] --> B{CTFd mode}
    B -->|users| C[sourceId = user.id]
    B -->|teams| D[sourceId = user.team_id]
    D --> E{challenge.global_scope}
    C --> E
    E -->|True| F[sourceId = 0]
    E -->|False| End1
    F --> End1

    End1(((1)))

The rest of the workflows is detailed in mana section.