VoxelEngine/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libhud.md

hud library

-- Open player inventory.
hud.open_inventory()

-- Close inventory.
hud.close_inventory()

-- Open UI and inventory.
-- Throws an exception if has UI layout does not exists.
-- If invid is not specified, a virtual (temporary) inventory is created.
-- Returns the invid or id of the virtual inventory.
hud.open(
    -- UI layout name
    layoutid: str, 
    -- Don't open player inventory
    [optional] disablePlayerInventory: bool, 
    -- Inventory that UI layout will be bound to
    [optional] invid: int
) -> int

-- Returns true if specified layout is open.
hud.is_open(
    layoutid: str
) -> bool


-- Open block UI and inventory.
-- Throws an exception if block has no UI layout.
-- Returns block inventory ID (if *"inventory-size"=0* a virtual 
-- inventory will be created), and UI layout ID.
hud.open_block(x: int, y: int, z: int) -> int, str

Note

Only one block may be open at same time

-- Show overlay with layout specified.
-- Shows player inventory also if playerinv is true.
-- Using `args` you can specify an array of parameter values ​​that will be passed
-- to on_open of the overlay being shown.
hud.show_overlay(layoutid: str, playerinv: bool, [optional] args: table)

-- Add element to the screen. 
-- The element will be removed on world close only.
-- inventory element will be bound to the player inventory.
hud.open_permanent(layoutid: str)

-- Remove an element from the screen.
hud.close(layoutid: str)

-- Get open block inventory ID or 0.
hud.get_block_inventory() -> int

-- Gives the ID of the player that the UI is bound to.
hud.get_player() -> int

-- Opens the pause menu
hud.pause()

-- Closes the pause menu.
hud.resume()

-- Returns true if pause menu is open.
hud.is_paused() -> bool

-- Returns true if inventory is open or overlay is shown.
hud.is_inventory_open() -> bool

-- Sets whether to allow pausing. If false, the pause menu will not pause the game.
hud.set_allow_pause(flag: bool)

-- Function that controls the named skeleton 'hand' (see gfx.skeletons)
hud.hand_controller: function()