Client

Client Exports

MAD Tablet – Client-Side Exports

Documentation of all client-side exports available in the mad-tablet resource.

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📱 Core Tablet Functions

RegisterApp(appConfig)

Registers an external application in the tablet system.

Parameters

{
    id = string,               -- Required: Unique app identifier
    name = string,             -- Required: App display name
    icon = string,             -- Optional: Material Icons name (default: 'apps')
    color = string,            -- Optional: Hex color (default: '#6366f1')
    resourceName = string,     -- Optional: Resource name (default: invoking resource)
    isVisible = function       -- Optional: Returns boolean to control visibility
}

Returns

• boolean — true if registration was successful

Example

exports['mad-tablet']:RegisterApp({
    id = 'my-custom-app',
    name = 'My Custom App',
    icon = 'settings',
    color = '#ff0000',
    resourceName = GetCurrentResourceName(),
    isVisible = function()
        return true
    end
})

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UnregisterApp(appId)

Removes an app from the tablet.

Parameters

• appId (string)

Returns

• boolean

Example

exports['mad-tablet']:UnregisterApp('my-custom-app')

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IsTabletOpen()

Checks if the tablet is currently open.

Returns

• boolean

if exports['mad-tablet']:IsTabletOpen() then
    print("Tablet is open")
end

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OpenTablet()

exports['mad-tablet']:OpenTablet()

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CloseTablet()

exports['mad-tablet']:CloseTablet()

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OpenApp(appId)

Opens a specific app. Automatically opens the tablet if closed.

exports['mad-tablet']:OpenApp('my-custom-app')

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SendMessage(action, data)

Sends a general message to the tablet React UI.

exports['mad-tablet']:SendMessage('updateData', {
    value = 100
})

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sendReactMessage(params)

Sends a message to a specific app iframe.

Parameters

{
    action = string,      -- Required
    data = table,         -- Optional
    iframeId = string     -- Required (must match RegisterApp id)
}

Returns

• boolean

Example

exports['mad-tablet']:sendReactMessage({
    action = "TEST_STRING",
    data = { message = "Hello from Lua!" },
    iframeId = "my-custom-app"
})

⚠️ Important: iframeId must exactly match the id used in RegisterApp.

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🔔 ShowNotification(title, message, color, autoClose)

Displays a tablet notification.

Parameters

• title (string, optional)

• message (string)

• color (string, optional, default: blue)

• autoClose (number | false, default: 5000)

exports['mad-tablet']:ShowNotification(
    'Success',
    'Operation completed!',
    'green',
    3000
)

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👥 Groups (Client)

GetGroupID()

local groupID = exports['mad-tablet']:GetGroupID()

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IsGroupLeader()

if exports['mad-tablet']:IsGroupLeader() then
    print("You are the group leader")
end