Add the toolbar manager

control.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ local credits = {{
 	}}
 local function credit_loop(reg) for _,cred in pairs(reg) do table.insert(credits,cred) end end
 --Please Only Edit Below This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
+require("mod-gui")
 credit_loop(require("locale/StdLib/event"))
 credit_loop(require("locale/file-header"))
 

locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Control.lua

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function give_rank(player,rank,by_player)
 	local by_player = by_player or 'system'
 	local rank = string_to_rank(rank) or rank or string_to_rank('Guest')
 	local old_rank = get_rank(player)
+	--messaging
 	local message = 'demoted'
 	if rank.power <= old_rank.power then message = 'promoted' end
 	if by_player.name then 
@@ -67,8 +68,11 @@ function give_rank(player,rank,by_player)
 	else
 		rank_print(player.name..' was '..message..' to '..rank.name..' by <system>','Guest')
 	end
+	player.print('You Have Been Given The '..rank.name..' Rank!')
+	--if for some reason the tag is diffrent to the deafult
+	if player.tag ~= old_rank.tag then player.print('Your Tag Was Reset Due To A Rank Change') end
+	--rank change
 	player.permission_group = game.permissions.get_group(rank.name)
-	if player.tag:find('-') then player.print('Your Custom Tag Was Reset Due To A Rank Change') end
 	player.tag = get_rank(player).tag
 	if old_rank.name ~= 'Jail' then global.old_ranks[player.index]=old_rank.name end
 	script.raise_event(Event.rank_change, {player=player, by_player=by_player, new_rank=rank, old_rank=old_rank})

locale/ExpGaming-Core/GUI/ExpGaming - Inputs.lua

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ local credits = {{
 	name='Gui Input Handler',
 	owner='Explosive Gaming',
 	dev='Cooldude2606',
-	description='Just A File Header To Organise Code',
+	description='Handles all gui inputs',
 	factorio_version='0.15.23',
 	show=false
 	}}
@@ -22,17 +22,21 @@ local add_input = ExpGui.add_input
 local inputs = ExpGui.inputs
 --allows defining of new buttons;;name  how to call button;;default_display  what is showen on the button;;default_tooltip  the tooltip display;;event  function(player,element) that runs on click
 function add_input.button(name,default_display,default_tooltip,event)
+	if not name then error('Button requires a name') end
 	table.insert(inputs.buttons,{name,default_display,default_tooltip,event})
 end
 --allows defining of text box inputs;;name  how to call button;;default_display  what is showen on the button;;event  function(player,element) that runs on text change
 function add_input.text(name,default_display,event)
+	if not name then error('Text Filed requires a name') end
 	table.insert(inputs.text,{name,default_display,event})
 end
 --draws the button into a gui;;frame  the frame to draw to;;name  name of button to draw;;display(opptinal) overides the default;;tooltip(opptinal) overides the default
 function add_input.draw_button(frame,name,display,tooltip)
+	if not frame or not frame.valid then error('No frame to draw to') end
+	if not name then error('No button to draw') end
 	for _,btn in pairs(inputs.buttons) do
 		if btn[1] == name then
-			local display = display or btn[2]
+			local display = display or btn[2] or btn[1]
 			local tooltip = tooltip or btn[3]
 			if frame.gui.is_valid_sprite_path(display) then
 				frame.add{name=name, type = "sprite-button", sprite=display, tooltip=tooltip, style = mod_gui.button_style}
@@ -43,10 +47,12 @@ function add_input.draw_button(frame,name,display,tooltip)
 	end
 end
 --draws the text into a gui;;frame  the frame to draw to;;name  name of button to draw;;display(opptinal) overides the default;;tooltip(opptinal) overides the default
-function add_input.draw_button(frame,name,display)
+function add_input.draw_text(frame,name,display)
+	if not frame or not frame.valid then error('No frame to draw to') end
+	if not name then error('No text filed to draw') end
 	for _,text in pairs(inputs.text) do
 		if text[1] == name then
-			local display = display or text[2]
+			local display = display or text[2] or text[1]
 			frame.add{name=name, type='textfield', text=display}
 			break
 		end

locale/ExpGaming-Core/GUI/ExpGaming - Modlue Setup.lua

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ExpGui = {
 	--draw_text
 	},
 	toolbar={
+	buttons={}
 	--draw
 	--add_button
 	},

locale/ExpGaming-Core/GUI/ExpGaming - Toolbar.lua

@@ -9,15 +9,36 @@ Discord: https://discord.gg/XSsBV6b
 The credit below may be used by another script do not remove.
 ]]
 local credits = {{
-	name='File Header - ExpGaming-Core-GUI',
+	name='A Very Useful Toolbar',
 	owner='Explosive Gaming',
 	dev='Cooldude2606',
-	description='Just A File Header To Organise Code',
+	description='Some simple functions that help to control the toolbar',
 	factorio_version='0.15.23',
 	show=false
 	}}
 local function credit_loop(reg) for _,cred in pairs(reg) do table.insert(credits,cred) end end
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-
+local toolbar = ExpGui.toolbar
+--similar to ExpGui.add_input.button but it also accepts a restriction and button is drawn to the toolbar
+function toolbar.add_button(name,default_display,default_tooltip,restriction,event)
+	local restriction = restriction or 0
+	if not name then error('Button requires a name') end
+	table.insert(toolbar.buttons,{name,restriction})
+	ExpGui.add_input.button(name,default_display,default_tooltip,event)
+end
+--draw the toolbar to the player only showing buttons within their restriction
+function toolbar.draw(player)
+	if not player then error('Need a player to draw to') end
+	local toolbar_frame = player.gui.top.toolbar or player.gui.top.add{name='toolbar',type='flow'}
+	toolbar_frame.clear()
+	for _,btn in pairs(toolbar.buttons) do
+		local rank = get_rank(player)
+		if btn[2] >= rank.power then
+			ExpGui.add_input.draw_button(toolbar_frame,btn[1])
+		end
+	end
+end
+--auto redraw toolbar after new rank is given
+Event.register(Event.rank_change,function(event) toolbar.draw(event.player) end)
 --Please Only Edit Above This Line-----------------------------------------------------------
 return credits