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GetCurrentTabletData#

This document explains how to use the GetCurrentTabletData export provided by 0r-smarttab to access the currently open tablet’s data (including gallery photos) from any client-side Lua resource.

lua
local tablet = exports['0r-smarttab']:GetCurrentTabletData(options)

returns a Lua table that describes the tablet currently open for the local player.

Base shape:

lua
{
    isOpen = boolean,     -- whether the tablet UI is currently open
    serial = string|nil,  -- active tablet serial, or nil if none
    gallery = table|nil,  -- optional, only when requested
}

You can call this from any client-side script as long as 0r-smarttab is running.

2. Basic usage#

Minimal example:

lua
local tablet = exports['0r-smarttab']:GetCurrentTabletData()

if tablet.isOpen and tablet.serial then
    print(("[SmartTab] Current tablet serial: %s"):format(tablet.serial))
else
    print("[SmartTab] No tablet is currently open.")
end
  • tablet.isOpen → whether the player currently has the tablet open.
  • tablet.serial → serial number of the active tablet (useful as a key in your own systems/DB).

If you also want to fetch the cloud gallery for the active tablet owner, use the includeGallery option:

lua
local tablet = exports['0r-smarttab']:GetCurrentTabletData({ includeGallery = true })

if tablet.isOpen and tablet.serial then
    print("Current tablet serial:", tablet.serial)

    if tablet.gallery then
        print("Gallery items:", #tablet.gallery)
        for i, photo in ipairs(tablet.gallery) do
            print(("[#%d] url=%s type=%s favorite=%s"):format(
                i,
                photo.url or photo.image or "nil",
                tostring(photo.type or "unknown"),
                tostring(photo.is_favorite)
            ))
        end
    end
end

When includeGallery = true, tablet.gallery is a list of rows based on the 0r_tablet_gallery table, typically:

lua
{
    id            = number,
    tablet_serial = string,
    image         = string,   -- stored image field
    url           = string,   -- same as image, provided for UI convenience
    type          = string,   -- e.g. "photo", "screenshot", etc.
    is_favorite   = boolean,
    album_id      = string|nil,
    created_at    = string|nil,
}

You can pass photo.url directly to your NUI or reuse it for your own mini-galleries / pickers.

4. Typical use cases#

4.1 Custom apps#

Inside a custom app’s client.lua:

lua
local tablet = exports['0r-smarttab']:GetCurrentTabletData({ includeGallery = true })

if tablet.isOpen and tablet.serial then
    -- attach your own data to this serial
    -- e.g. load job-specific info, tickets, etc.
    if tablet.gallery then
        -- show a custom gallery in your own NUI
    end
end

Use cases:

  • Show the player’s gallery inside your own app UI.
  • Filter photos by type or album.
  • Use the serial as a key for app-specific data.

4.2 Job / utility scripts#

Any job script can:

  • Check whether a tablet is currently open before performing actions.
  • Link actions or logs to the active tablet serial instead of (or in addition to) player ID.

Example:

lua
RegisterCommand('tabletdebug', function()
    local tablet = exports['0r-smarttab']:GetCurrentTabletData({ includeGallery = true })
    print(json.encode(tablet, { indent = true }))
end, false)

5. Notes and caveats#

  • The export is client-side only. Call it from client scripts, not from server code.

  • If no tablet is open, you will always get at least:

    lua
    { isOpen = false, serial = nil }

  • includeGallery = true triggers an async callback internally and waits for it; avoid calling it every frame. It’s intended for on-demand usage (e.g. when opening your custom app UI or pressing a key).

This export is designed to make it easy for custom apps and other resources to integrate with the tablet ecosystem and reuse existing tablet data (especially gallery photos) without duplicating logic.

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