From c5aee6b78d38df4d0ab01622e0df19b81c3c702f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zykem <86602828+Zykem@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:46:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Validate identifier

---
 [core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua b/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua
index b6a25a29..7ed694cd 100644
--- a/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua
+++ b/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ function ESX.IsPlayerLoaded(source)
 end
 
 ---@param playerId number | string
----@return string?
+---@return string
 function ESX.GetIdentifier(playerId)
     local fxDk = GetConvarInt("sv_fxdkMode", 0)
     if fxDk == 1 then
@@ -382,7 +382,10 @@ function ESX.GetIdentifier(playerId)
 
     local identifierType = Config.Identifier
     local identifier = GetPlayerIdentifierByType(playerId, identifierType)
-    return identifier and identifier:gsub(("%s:"):format(identifierType), "")
+
+    assert(identifier, ("[ESX] GetIdentifier failed: no identifier found for playerId %s with type '%s'"):format(playerId, identifierType))
+
+    return identifier:gsub(("%s:"):format(identifierType), "")
 end
 
 ---@param model string|number