cl_utils.lua

--[[--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * Mello Trainer
  * (C) Michael Goodwin 2017
  * http://github.com/thestonedturtle/mellotrainer/releases
  *
  * This menu used the Scorpion Trainer as a framework to build off of.
  * https://github.com/pongo1231/ScorpionTrainer
  * (C) Emre Cürgül 2017
  * 
  * A lot of useful functionality has been converted from the lambda menu.
  * https://lambda.menu
  * (C) Oui 2017
  *
  * Additional Contributors:
  * WolfKnight (https://forum.fivem.net/u/WolfKnight)
  *
---------------------------------------------------------------------------]]

function _LoadAnimDict( dict )
    while ( not HasAnimDictLoaded( dict ) ) do 
        RequestAnimDict( dict )
        Citizen.Wait( 5 )
    end 
end 

function _LoadClipSet( set )
    while ( not HasClipSetLoaded( set ) ) do 
        RequestClipSet( set )
        Citizen.Wait( 5 )
    end 
end 

function _LoadModel( mdl )
    while ( not HasModelLoaded( mdl ) ) do 
        RequestModel( mdl )
        Citizen.Wait( 5 )
    end 
end 


-- Used to show notifications on the screen.
function drawNotification(text)
    SetNotificationTextEntry("STRING")
    AddTextComponentString(text)
    DrawNotification(false, false)
end


-- String splits by the separator.
function stringsplit(inputstr, sep)
    if sep == nil then
            sep = "%s"
    end
    local t={} ; i=1
    for str in string.gmatch(inputstr, "([^"..sep.."]+)") do
            t[i] = str
            i = i + 1
    end
    return t
end

-- Sort a table by values.
function sortByValue(custTable)
  local Keys = {}

  for k,_ in pairs(custTable) do
    Keys[#Keys+1] = _
  end

  table.sort(Keys)
  
  local newObj = {}
  for k,v in ipairs(Keys) do
    for key,value in pairs(custTable) do
      if value == v then
        newObj[key] = value
        break
      end
    end
  end

  return newObj
end


-- Get Table Length
function getTableLength(T)
    local count = 0
    for _ in pairs(T) do 
        count = count + 1
    end
    return count
end


-- Get value for state toggles
function GetToggleState(variableName)
  local value = _G[variableName]

  if(value)then
    return "ON"
  else
    return "OFF"
  end
end

function requestInput(exampleText, maxLength)
    DisplayOnscreenKeyboard(1, "FMMC_KEY_TIP8", "", exampleText, "", "", "", maxLength + 1)
    blockinput = true

    while UpdateOnscreenKeyboard() ~= 1 and UpdateOnscreenKeyboard() ~= 2 do
        Citizen.Wait( 0 )
    end

    local result = GetOnscreenKeyboardResult()

    UnblockMenuInput()

    if result ~= "" and result ~= exampleText then
        return result
    else
        return false
    end
end

function UnblockMenuInput()
    Citizen.CreateThread( function()
        Citizen.Wait( 150 )
        blockinput = false 
    end )
end


function tableSet(mytable)
  local set = {}
  for _,l in ipairs(mytable) do set[l] = true end
  return set
end