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Intro | Entity types

Laser

A line between two points. Detects anything which breaks the line between said points. When the line between the points is broken, events or callbacks can be triggered. Lasers can be oscillating between two end points as well. The color and opacity of the lasers can be adjusted dynamically.

Controller

A hackable controller panel which has the ability to temporarily disable defined lasers or trigger a callback function; on both: success and failure.

Alarm

An auditory and visual alarm. Once triggered it will play off an alarm sound and flash lights for a defined duration.

Usage | Basics

To call the exported functions, use the FiveM exports.

Example exports['kq_security']:CreateLaser(name, data)

Basic usage | Lasers

Laser properties

origin - vector3*
The starting point of the laser
endPoint - vector3
The end point of the laser
endPointA - vector3
The primary endpoint of a laser. Used for moving lasers. Always used in combination with endPointB
endPointB - vector3
The secondary endpoint of a laser. Used for moving lasers. Always used in combination with endPointA
color - table
A table containing the rgba values of the laser color. e.g {r = 255, g = 0, b = 0, a = 255}
speed - float
Movement speed of the laser. Only used for moving lasers
maxLength - float*
Max length of the laser
damage - int
Amount of damage that the laser should deal
ragdoll - boolean
Whether the laser should make players ragdoll on hit
handler - function/callback
Callback function triggered upon laser trigger
triggers - table
A custom table containing events which will be triggered upon laser trigger
See below for an example table
alarms - table
Table with the names of the alarms which the laser will trigger
cooldown - int
Cooldown duration in milliseconds; aka, time between each laser trigger event
active - boolean
Whether the laser should be active upon creation
(* = Required)

Example:

local data = {
    origin = vector3(-924.9017, -2946.101, 13.738),
    endPointA = vector3(-920.802, -2949.351, 14.820),
    endPointB = vector3(-920.827, -2949.336, 13.322),

    color = { r = 0, g = 255, b = 21, a = 100 },

    speed = 0.5,
    maxLength = 15.0,

    damage = 5,
    ragdoll = true,

    alarms = { 'lsia' },

    triggers = {
        {
            event = 'kq_security:dispatch:client:trigger',
            type = 'client',
            parameters = {
                title = 'Laser tripped!',
                message = 'a security laser at the LSIA has been tripped.',
                jobs = { 'police' },
            },
        }
    }
},

Laser event triggers

As seen above, lasers can trigger events upon trigger. See below to find out more about the structure of these events

Triggers is a table of multiple event triggers. These should contain the following values:
event - string
the event name which should be triggered
type - string - options: server, client
The network type of the event
parameters - table
Parameters which will be sent in the event as its parameters

Example:

data.triggers = {
    {
        event = 'kq_security:dispatch:client:trigger',
        type = 'client',
        parameters = {
            title = 'Laser tripped!',
            message = 'a security laser at the LSIA has been tripped.',
            jobs = { 'police' },
        },
    }
}

Create

Used for creating a new laser

CreateLaser(name, data)
Arguments
Name - String - Unique key of the laser
Data - Table - Table containing all laser properties
Returns
Laser object - This object can be used to manipulate the laser after its creation

Getting the list of all lasers

GetAllLasers()
Returns
Table of all laser objects

Getting a laser by its name

GetLaserByName(name)
Arguments
Name - String - Name of the laser you're trying to retrieve
Returns
Laser object

Getting the nearest laser

GetNearestLaser(coords, maxDistance)
Arguments
Coords - vector3 - The location from which you're trying to find the nearest laser
MaxDistance - float - The maximum distance in meters in which you're looking for a laser
Returns
Laser object
Distance to the laser
Returns nil when nothing is found

Basic usage | Controllers

Controller properties

coords - vector3*
The location of the controller
rotation - vector3*
The rotation of the controller
lasers - table
The table containing laser names which will be affected upon hacking
hacking - table*
A table containing the following values:
hackable - boolean*
Whether the controller should be hackable
disableLasers - boolean*
Whether the controller should disable the lasers upon hacking
duration - int*
Duration of the lasers outage in milliseconds
hackItems - table of items*
List of item names which are able to be used as the hacking tool
successHandler - function/callback
The callback which will be called upon a successful hack of the controller
failureHandler - function/callback
The callback which will be called upon a failure to hack the controller
(* = Required)

Example data

local data = {
    coords = vector3(-930.23, -2955.70, 14.2),
    rotation = vector3(0.0, 0.0, 60.0),

    lasers = {
        'myLaser',
        'myAnotherLaser',
    },

    hacking = {
        hackable = true,

        disableLasers = true,
        duration = 10000,
        
        -- Items are only used for ESX or QBCORE.
        -- When using command, all controllers can be hacked using the command
        hackItems = { 'kq_hacker_usb' },
        
        successHandler = function() print('I was hacked') end,
        failureHandler = function() print('I survived the attack') end,
    },
}

Create

Used for creating a new controller

CreateController(name, data)
Arguments
Name - String - Unique key of the controller
Data - Table - Table containing all controller properties
Returns
Controller object - This object can be used to manipulate the controller after its creation

Getting the list of all controllers

GetAllControllers()
Returns
Table of all controller objects

Getting a controller by its name

GetControllerByName(name)
Arguments
Name - String - Name of the controller you're trying to retrieve
Returns
Controller object

Getting the nearest controller

GetNearestController(coords, maxDistance)
Arguments
Coords - vector3 - The location from which you're trying to find the nearest controller
MaxDistance - float - The maximum distance in meters in which you're looking for a controller
Returns
Controller object
Distance to the controller
Returns nil when nothing is fo

Basic usage | Alarms

Alarm properties

coords - vector3*
The location of the controller
rotation - vector3*
The rotation of the controller
duration - number*
Duration of how long the alarm will be going off for in seconds
sound - boolean*
Whether the alarm should emit sound
light - table*
A table containing the following values
rgb - table
A table containing the rgb values of the light. e.g. {100, 0, 0}
range - float
Range/size of the light in meters
intensity - float
Intensity of the emitted light
(* = Required)

Example data

local data = {
    coords = vector3(-927.49, -2950.59, 16.13),
    rotation = vector3(0.0, 0.0, 60.0),
    duration = 15,

    sound = true,

    light = {
        rgb = { 100, 0, 0 },
        range = 15.0,
        intensity = 5.0,
    }
}

Create

Used for creating a new alarm

CreateAlarm(name, data)
Arguments
Name - String - Unique key of the alarm
Data - Table - Table containing all alarm properties
Returns
Alarm object - This object can be used to manipulate the alarm after its creation

Getting the list of all alarms

GetAllAlarms()
Returns
Table of all alarm objects

Getting an alarm by its name

GetAlarmByName(name)
Arguments
Name - String - Name of the alarm you're trying to retrieve
Returns
Alarm object

Getting the nearest alarm

GetNearestAlarm(coords, maxDistance)
Arguments
Coords - vector3 - The location from which you're trying to find the nearest alarm
MaxDistance - float - The maximum distance in meters in which you're looking for an alarm
Returns
Alarm object
Distance to the alarm
Returns nil when nothing is found

Advanced usage | Lasers

Once you have created a laser you are able to modify it on the go.

Example:

-- Create a new laser
local laser = exports['kq_security']:CreateLaser('myLaser', laserData)

-- Disable the laser
laser.SetActive(false)

Laser functions

Delete()
Deletes the laser

SetActive(active)
Sets the lasers active state (true or false)

SetHandler(callback)
Sets the trigger handler to a new callback function

SetTrigger(triggerTable)
Sets the trigger to a new trigger table (see basic usage for table example)

SetColor(colorTable)
Sets a new color. Color table example: {r = 0, g = 255, b = 0, a = 150}

SetOpacity(newOpacity)
Sets the laser opacity to a new value without affecting its color

SetSpeed(newSpeed)
Changes the laser speed. Only affects moving lasers

SetCooldown(newCooldown)
Changes the laser trigger cooldown

Advanced usage | Controllers

Once you have created a controller you are able to modify it on the go.

Example:

-- Create a new controller
local controller = exports['kq_security']:CreateController('myController', controllerData)

-- Delete the controller
controller.Delete()

Controller functions

Delete()
Deletes the controller

Advanced usage | Alarms

Once you have created an alarm you are able to modify it on the go.

Example:

-- Create a new alarm
local alarm = exports['kq_security']:CreateAlarm('myAlarm', alarmData)

-- Trigger the alarm manually
alarm.Trigger()

Alarm functions

Delete()
Deletes the alarm

Trigger()
Triggers the alarm

Full usage example | Laser

local laserData = {
    origin = vector3(-924.9017, -2946.101, 13.738),
    endPointA = vector3(-920.802, -2949.351, 14.820),
    endPointB = vector3(-920.827, -2949.336, 13.322),

    color = { r = 0, g = 255, b = 21, a = 100 },

    speed = 0.5,
    maxLength = 15.0,

    damage = 5,
    ragdoll = true,

    alarms = {
        'lsia'
    },
    
    triggers = {
        {
            event = 'kq_security:dispatch:client:trigger',
            type = 'client',
            parameters = {
                title = 'Laser tripped!',
                message = 'a security laser at the LSIA has been tripped.',
                jobs = { 'police' },
            },
        }
    }
}

local laser = exports['kq_security']:CreateLaser('myUniqueLaserName', laserData)

--- Making the laser flash on and off (obviously, this is just an example)
CreateThread(function()
    local state = true
    while true do
        -- Flip the state
        state = not state
        
        -- Set the laser state
        laser.SetActive(state)
        
        -- Wait 1 second
        Citizen.Wait(1000)
    end
end)

Full usage example | Controller

local controllerData = {
    coords = vector3(-930.23, -2955.70, 14.2),
    rotation = vector3(0.0, 0.0, 60.0),

    lasers = {
        'myUniqueLaserName',
        'myOtherLaser',
    },

    hacking = {
        hackable = true,

        disableLasers = true,
        duration = 10000,

        -- Items are only used for ESX or QBCORE.
        -- When using command, all controllers can be hacked using the command
        hackItems = { 'kq_hacker_usb' },

        successHandler = function() print('I have been hacked') end,
        failureHandler = function() print('I survived the hacker') end,
    },
}

local controller = exports['kq_security']:CreateController('myUniqueControllerName', controllerData)

Full usage example | Alarm

local alarmData = {
    coords = vector3(-927.49, -2950.59, 16.13),
    rotation = vector3(0.0, 0.0, 60.0),
    duration = 15,

    sound = true,

    light = {
        rgb = { 100, 0, 0 },
        range = 15.0,
        intensity = 5.0,
    }
}

local alarm = exports['kq_security']:CreateAlarm('myUniqueAlarmName', alarmData)

--- Now, if you wish to trigger the alarms manually/from your script. You'd do the following (on each client)
alarm.Trigger()

Synchronised alarms

If you want to trigger alarms for all clients at once. You may use the server event:

kq_security:alarm:server:trigger

This event takes a table containing the lasers as its argument. Example:

TriggerServerEvent('kq_security:alarm:server:trigger', {
    alarms = {'alarm1', 'alarm2'}
})

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