Added Helper Function For Buttons

control.lua

@@ -46,16 +46,41 @@ text = Gui.inputs.add{
     name='text-button',
     type='button',
     caption='Test'
-}
-text:on_event(Gui.inputs.events.click,function(event) game.print('test') end)
+}:on_event(Gui.inputs.events.click,function(event) game.print('test') end)
 
 sprite = Gui.inputs.add{
     name='sprite-button',
     type='button',
     caption='item/lab'
-}
-sprite:on_event(Gui.inputs.events.click,function(event) game.print('test') end)
+}:on_event(Gui.inputs.events.click,function(event) game.print('test') end)
 
 Gui.toolbar.add('button1','btn1','test btn1',function(event) game.print('test') end)
 Gui.toolbar.add('button2','btn2','test btn2',function(event) game.print('test') end)
-Gui.toolbar.add('button3','item/lab','test btn3',function(event) game.print('test') end)
+Gui.toolbar.add('button3','item/lab','test btn3',function(event) game.print('test') end)
+
+local input_test = Gui.inputs.add_button('test-inputs','Try RMB','alt,ctrl,shift and mouse buttons',{
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.left and keys.alt end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Left: Alt',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.left and keys.ctrl end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Left: Ctrl',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.left and keys.shift end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Left: Shift',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.right and keys.alt end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Right: Alt',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.right and keys.ctrl end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Right: Ctrl',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.right and keys.shift end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Right: Shift',nil,player) end
+    }
+}):on_event('error',function(err) game.print('this is error handliling') end)

locale/ExpCore/GuiParts/inputs.lua

@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ inputs.events = {
 -- @usage button:on_event(defines.events.on_gui_click,player_return)
 -- @param event the event to raise callback on | can be number of the event | can be a key of inputs.events
 -- @tparam function callback the function you want to run on the event
+-- @treturn table returns self so you can chain together
 function inputs._input:on_event(event,callback)
     if not is_type(callback,'function') then return end
     if inputs.events[event] then event = inputs.events[event] end
     if event == 'error' then self._error = callback return end
     self.events[event] = callback
+    return self
 end
 
 --- Draw the input into the root element
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ function inputs._input:draw(root)
 end
 
 --- Add a new input, this is the same as doing frame.add{} but returns a diffrent object
--- @usage inputs.add{type='button',name='test',caption='Test'}
+-- @usage Gui.inputs.add{type='button',name='test',caption='Test'}
 -- @tparam table obj the new element to add if caption is a sprite path then sprite is used
 -- @treturn table the custom input object
 function inputs.add(obj)
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ function inputs.add(obj)
     then else return end
     if obj.type == 'button' or obj.type == 'sprite-button' then obj.style = mod_gui.button_style end
     obj.draw_data = table.deepcopy(obj)
+    obj.data = {}
     obj.events = {}
     setmetatable(obj,{__index=inputs._input})
     Gui._add_data('inputs_'..type,obj.name,obj)
@@ -93,12 +96,48 @@ Event.register(inputs.events.elem,inputs._event_handler)
 Event.register(inputs.events.state,inputs._event_handler)
 Event.register(inputs.events.text,inputs._event_handler)
 
+-- the folwing functions are just to make inputs easier but if what you want is not include use inputs.add(obj)
+--- Used to define a button, can have many function
+-- @usage Gui.inputs.add_button('test','Test','Just for testing',{{condition,callback},...})
+-- @tparam string name the name of this button
+-- @tparam string the display for this button, either text or sprite path
+-- @tparam string tooltip the tooltip to show on the button
+-- @param callbacks can either be a single function or a list of function pairs see exaplmes at bottom
+-- @treturn table the button object that was made, to allow a custom error event if wanted
+function inputs.add_button(name,display,tooltip,callbacks)
+    local button = inputs.add{
+        type='button'
+        name=name,
+        caption=display,
+        tooltip=tooltip
+    }
+    button.data._callbacks = callbacks
+    button:on_event('click',function(event)
+        local mouse = event.button
+        local keys = {alt=event.alt,ctrl=event.control,shift=event.shift}
+        local player = Game.get_player(event)
+        local element = event.element
+        local callbacks = button.data._callback = callbacks
+        if is_type(callbacks,'function') then callbacks = {function(...) return true end,callbacks}
+        for _,data in pairs(callbacks) do
+            if is_type(data[1],'function') and is_type(data[2],'function') then
+                local success, err = pcall(data[1],player,mouse,keys,event)
+                if success and err == true then
+                    local success, err = pcall(data[2],player,element,event)
+                    if not success then error(err) end
+                elseif not success then error(err) end
+            else error('Invalid Callback Condition Format') end
+        end 
+    end)
+    return button
+end
+
 return inputs
 --[[
 
 Input Example
 
--- button test
+-- Basic Button Using Gui.inputs.add
 local test = Gui.inputs.add{
     name='test-button',
     type='button',
@@ -109,4 +148,32 @@ test:on_event(Gui.inputs.events.click,function(event) game.print('test') end)
 -- then later in code
 local frame = player.gui.top.add{name='test',type='frame'}
 test:draw(frame)
-]]
+
+-- Mutly Function Button Using Gui.inputs.add_button
+Gui.inputs.add_button('test-inputs','Try RMB','alt,ctrl,shift and mouse buttons',{
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.left and keys.alt end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Left: Alt',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.left and keys.ctrl end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Left: Ctrl',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.left and keys.shift end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Left: Shift',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.right and keys.alt end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Right: Alt',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.right and keys.ctrl end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Right: Ctrl',nil,player) end
+    },
+    {
+        function(player,mouse,keys) return mouse == defines.mouse_button_type.right and keys.shift end,
+        function(player,element) player_return('Right: Shift',nil,player) end
+    }
+}):on_event('error',function(err) game.print('this is error handliling') end)
+]]