MTA-RI

Fun interface between resources in MTA:SA. Can be used for access to variables, class objects, functions. Can override functions. You can share refs with anothor resources.

Install

Copy refinterface.lua in your resources and add exports function from meta.xml

How to use examples:

Resource "ref_test1"

local ref_test2 = RI.ref_test2
ref_test2.new_value = 100
ref_test2.HERE_TABLE.value = 150

local t = { 200 }
ref_test2.ANOTHER_TABLE = t

ref_test2.test_function( 'new' )

ref_test2.getVehicleNameFromModel = function( id )
   return "Vehicle ID:" .. id
end

Resource "ref_test2"

HERE_TABLE = {}

Timer( function()
	iprint( "new_value", new_value )
	iprint( "HERE_TABLE.value", HERE_TABLE.value )
	if ANOTHER_TABLE then 
		iprint( "ANOTHER_TABLE[1]", ANOTHER_TABLE[1] )
	end
end, 5000, 0 )

function test_function( str )
	iprint( 'WORKS', str )
end

Warnings

• It's slow
• Beware of the garbage collector