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+{
+	"title": "Weapon Name HUD",
+	"type": "effects",
+	"tags": [ "scenic", "roleplay" ]
+}
diff --git a/WeaponNameHUD/lua/autorun/client/wepnamehud.lua b/WeaponNameHUD/lua/autorun/client/wepnamehud.lua
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+--[[
+Weapon Name HUD
+	A HUD component that prints the name of the active weapon.
+	The mod strives to replicate the style of the default hud,
+	and substitute the weapon selector's ability to display name.
+Author: Rocker
+Date since last update: 7/7/2017
+--]]
+
+--		Client ConVars
+-- ccv that enables the hud
+CreateClientConVar( "weapon_name_hud", 0 )
+
+--		Tool Menu Panels
+hook.Add( "AddToolMenuTabs", "weapon_name_hud", function()
+	spawnmenu.AddToolMenuOption( "Options", -- tab
+	"Player", -- category
+	"weapon_name_hud", -- class (unique)
+	"Weapon Name HUD", -- name
+	"", "", -- cmd, config
+	function( Panel )
+		-- make checkbox for turning hud on
+		local weapon_name_hud = vgui.Create( "DCheckBoxLabel" )
+		weapon_name_hud:SetText( "Turn the weapon name HUD on" )
+		weapon_name_hud:SetTextColor( Color(0, 0, 0, 255) )
+		weapon_name_hud:SetConVar( "weapon_name_hud" )
+		weapon_name_hud:SetValue( GetConVarNumber( "weapon_name_hud" ) )
+		Panel:AddItem( weapon_name_hud )
+	end )
+end )
+
+--		Constants
+-- color for the font
+local fontColor = Color( 255, 235, 90, 240 )
+-- color for the background
+local bgColor = Color( 0, 0, 0, 80 )
+
+--		Functions
+-- main painting function
+local function HUDPaint()
+	--		Checks
+	-- return if weapon_name_hud is 0; player does not want to see weapon name
+	if GetConVarNumber( "weapon_name_hud" ) == 0 then return end
+	-- return if cl_drawhud is 0; player has made the hud stop drawing
+	if GetConVarNumber( "cl_drawhud" ) == 0 then return end
+	-- return if LocalPlayer() is not alive; hud can't draw if the player is dead
+	if not LocalPlayer():Alive() then return end
+	-- return if LocalPlayer():GetActiveWeapon() is NULL; there is no active weapon, so the weapon name can't be printed
+	if LocalPlayer():GetActiveWeapon() == NULL then return end
+	-- return if LocalPlayer():GetActiveWeapon() is the camera; the camera blocks the hud from showing
+	if LocalPlayer():GetActiveWeapon() == "Camera" then return end
+	
+	--		Calculations
+	surface.SetFont( "HudSelectionText" )
+	-- create margin for font to background
+	margin = ScreenScale( 6.5 )
+	-- get the weapon name
+	name = string.upper( LocalPlayer():GetActiveWeapon():GetPrintName() )
+	-- caclulate background width and height
+	textWidth, textHeight = surface.GetTextSize( name )
+	bgWidth = textWidth + 2*margin
+	bgHeight = textHeight + 2*margin
+	-- find the coordinates necessary for the background
+	bgX = ( ScrW() - bgWidth ) / 2
+	bgY = ScreenScale( 12 )
+	-- find the coordinates necessary for the font
+	fontX = bgX + margin
+	fontY = bgY + margin
+	
+	--		Drawing
+	-- draw the background
+	draw.RoundedBox( ScreenScale(1.525), bgX, bgY, bgWidth, bgHeight, bgColor )
+	-- print the name
+	surface.SetTextColor( fontColor )
+	surface.SetTextPos( fontX, fontY )
+	surface.DrawText( name )
+end
+
+--		Hooks
+-- add HUDPaint() to HUDPaint hook
+hook.Add( "HUDPaint", "wepnamehud.HUDPaint()", HUDPaint )