Exports

All tLib Lua exports — menus, dialogs, toasts, themes, logger, HTTP, and permissions.

All exports are called via exports['tLib']:FunctionName(...).

A full NUI menu system with submenus, item types, and dynamic updates.

Lifecycle

Export	Description
`CreateMenu(menuId, title, subtitle, onOpen, onClose, opts)`	Create a new menu. Returns the resolved `menuId`.
`OpenMenu(menuId)`	Open a menu.
`CloseMenu(menuId)`	Close a specific menu.
`CloseAll()`	Close all open menus.
`DeleteMenu(menuId)`	Remove a menu entirely.
`ClearMenu(menuId)`	Remove all items from a menu.
`CheckMenu(menuId)`	Returns `true` if the menu exists.
`IsOpen()`	Returns `true` if any menu is open.

Item Types

Export	Description
`AddButton(menuId, itemId, label, description, onSelect, opts)`	Add a button item.
`AddCheckbox(menuId, itemId, label, description, checked, onToggle, opts)`	Add a checkbox item.
`AddSlider(menuId, itemId, label, description, min, max, value, step, onChange, onSelect, opts)`	Add a slider item.
`AddList(menuId, itemId, label, description, values, index, onChange, onSelect, opts)`	Add a list selector item.
`AddSpacer(menuId, itemId, label, description, opts)`	Add a non-interactive spacer.
`AddSubmenuButton(menuId, itemId, submenuId, label, description, onSelect, opts)`	Add a button that opens a submenu.

Mutation

Export	Description
`UpdateMenu(menuId, changes)`	Merge top-level menu fields (title, subtitle, banner, position, size, etc).
`SetMenuTitle(menuId, title)`	Update the menu title.
`SetMenuSubtitle(menuId, subtitle)`	Update the menu subtitle.
`SetMenuBanner(menuId, banner)`	Update the menu banner image.
`SetMenuLayout(menuId, position, size)`	Update position and size.
`RefreshMenu(menuId)`	Push pending item changes to the UI. Call after batched `Add*` calls.

CreateMenu Options

Key	Type	Description
`position`	`string`	`"top-left"`, `"top-center"`, `"bottom-right"`, etc.
`size`	`string`	`"sm"`, `"md"`, or `"lg"`
`banner`	`string\|function`	URL displayed above the title.
`blockInput`	`boolean`	Block player movement and camera while open.
`inheritLayout`	`boolean`	Inherit position/size from parent when opened as a submenu.
`theme`	`string`	Id of a registered tLib theme.
`itemHeight`	`number`	Fixed row height in pixels (default: `40`).

Example

local menuId = exports['tLib']:CreateMenu('demo', 'Demo Menu', 'Pick an option', nil, nil, {
    position = 'top-left',
    size = 'md',
})

exports['tLib']:AddButton(menuId, 'greet', 'Say Hello', 'Prints a greeting', function()
    print('Hello!')
end)

exports['tLib']:AddCheckbox(menuId, 'toggle', 'Toggle Option', 'On or off', false, function(checked)
    print('Toggled:', checked)
end)

exports['tLib']:AddSlider(menuId, 'vol', 'Volume', 'Adjust volume', 0, 100, 50, 1, function(val)
    print('Volume:', val)
end)

exports['tLib']:RefreshMenu(menuId)
exports['tLib']:OpenMenu(menuId)

Dialog System

Modal form dialogs with multiple field types. Results are delivered via events.

Exports

Export	Description
`ShowDialog(id, opts)`	Open a dialog. Returns the resolved dialog `id`.
`CloseDialog(id)`	Close an open dialog (fires the cancelled event).

ShowDialog Options

Key	Type	Description
`title`	`string`	Dialog heading.
`description`	`string`	Optional subheading.
`submitLabel`	`string`	Submit button label (default `"Submit"`).
`cancelLabel`	`string`	Cancel button label (default `"Cancel"`).
`size`	`string`	`"sm"`, `"md"`, or `"lg"` (default `"md"`).
`theme`	`string`	Id of a registered tLib theme.
`fields`	`table[]`	Array of field definitions.

Field Types

Type	Extra Keys
`text`, `number`, `password`, `textarea`	`placeholder`, `defaultValue`, `min`/`max` (number only)
`select`, `radio`	`options` (`{ value, label }[]`), `placeholder`, `defaultValue`
`slider`	`min`, `max`, `step`, `defaultValue`
`checkbox`	`defaultValue` (boolean)

All fields share: id (required), type, label, description, required, disabled.

Events

tLib:dialog:opened — (dialogId)
tLib:dialog:submitted — (dialogId, values) — values is a table keyed by field id.
tLib:dialog:cancelled — (dialogId)

Example

local dialogId = exports['tLib']:ShowDialog('my_dialog', {
    title = 'Player Info',
    fields = {
        { id = 'name', type = 'text', label = 'Name', required = true },
        { id = 'age', type = 'number', label = 'Age', min = 1, max = 120 },
        { id = 'role', type = 'select', label = 'Role', options = {
            { value = 'civ', label = 'Civilian' },
            { value = 'leo', label = 'Law Enforcement' },
        }},
    },
})

AddEventHandler('tLib:dialog:submitted', function(id, values)
    if id == dialogId then
        print('Name:', values.name, 'Age:', values.age, 'Role:', values.role)
    end
end)

Toast / Notification System

Lightweight toast notifications that stack in the corner of the screen.

Exports

Export	Description
`ShowToast(id, toastType, title, description, duration, theme)`	Show a toast. Returns the resolved `id`.
`UpdateToast(id, changes)`	Update a live toast in place.
`DismissToast(id)`	Dismiss a single toast.
`DismissAll()`	Dismiss all visible toasts.

Toast Types

Type	Default Duration
`success`	4000 ms
`error`	6000 ms
`warning`	5000 ms
`info`	4000 ms
`loading`	Persistent (until dismissed or updated)

Events

tLib:toast:shown — (id, toastType, title)
tLib:toast:updated — (id, patch)
tLib:toast:dismissed — (id)
tLib:toast:dismissedAll

Example

-- Simple notification
exports['tLib']:ShowToast(nil, 'success', 'Saved', 'Your settings have been saved.')

-- Loading toast that resolves
local toastId = exports['tLib']:ShowToast(nil, 'loading', 'Saving...', 'Please wait.')
-- Later...
exports['tLib']:UpdateToast(toastId, { type = 'success', title = 'Done', description = 'Save complete.' })

Theme System

Exports

Export	Description
`AddTheme(id, opts)`	Register a new theme. Returns `true` on success.
`RemoveTheme(id)`	Unregister a theme. Returns `true` if it existed.
`SetTheme(id)`	Apply a theme globally. Pass `""` to clear.
`GetTheme(id)`	Returns a copy of a theme definition, or `nil`.
`GetThemes()`	Returns all registered themes keyed by id.

AddTheme Options

Key	Type	Description
`name`	`string`	Human-readable display name.
`description`	`string`	Optional description.
`cssVars`	`table`	CSS variable name → value map. Keys must not include the leading `--`.
`extends`	`string`	Id of another theme to inherit from.
`font`	`string`	Font-family string (sets `--font-sans`).
`fontSize`	`string`	Base font-size percentage, e.g. `"87.5%"`.

Events

tLib:theme:added — (id)
tLib:theme:removed — (id)
tLib:theme:set — (id)

Logger

Structured console logger with level filtering. Available on both client and server.

Export	Description
`Log(loggerId, args)`	Format and filter a log line. Returns the formatted string or `nil`.
`SetLogLevel(level)`	Set the global minimum log level (`1`–`4`).

Levels: 1 = DEBUG, 2 = INFO, 3 = WARN, 4 = ERROR

local log = function(msg, level)
    local line = exports['tLib']:Log('myresource', { msg, level or 2 })
    if line then print(line) end
end

log('Server started')          -- INFO
log('Debug details', 1)        -- DEBUG
log('Something went wrong', 4) -- ERROR

HTTP Helper

Non-blocking HTTP/HTTPS client.

Export	Description
`Fetch(opts, callback)`	Make an HTTP request.

Fetch Options

Key	Type	Description
`url`	`string`	Full URL including scheme. Required.
`method`	`string`	HTTP method (default `"GET"`).
`headers`	`table`	Request headers.
`body`	`string`	Request body.
`timeout`	`number`	Timeout in seconds (default `10`).
`verify`	`boolean`	Verify TLS certificate (default `false`).

Callback: function(err, statusCode, body) — on success err is nil.

exports['tLib']:Fetch({
    url = 'https://httpbin.org/get',
    method = 'GET',
}, function(err, status, body)
    if err then
        print('Error:', err)
    else
        print('Status:', status, 'Body:', body)
    end
end)

HTTPS requires LuaSec. HTTP/2 is not supported.

Permission System

Admin permission caching with level-based access.

Export	Description
`IsAdmin()`	Returns `true` if the player is an admin.
`GetPermissionLevel()`	Returns permission level: `0` = none, `1` = admin, `2` = superadmin.
`RefreshAdminPermission()`	Refresh the cached admin permission.

Exports

Menu System

Lifecycle

Item Types

Mutation

CreateMenu Options

Example

Dialog System

Exports

ShowDialog Options

Field Types

Events

Example

Toast / Notification System

Exports

Toast Types

Events

Example

Theme System

Exports

AddTheme Options

Events

Logger

HTTP Helper

Fetch Options

Permission System

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