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=Unsynced Read=

== Replay/Spectating ==
'''Spring.IsReplay'''
( ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetReplayLength''' {{new|92.0}}
( ) -> nil | number (in gameframes)
'''Spring.GetSpectatingState'''
( ) -> boolean spectating, boolean fullView, boolean fullSelect

== ModUI ==
'''Spring.GetModUICtrl'''
( ) -> boolean

== MyInfo ==
'''Spring.GetMyAllyTeamID'''
( ) -> number
'''Spring.GetMyTeamID'''
( ) -> number
'''Spring.GetMyPlayerID'''
( ) -> number

== Local Player,Team,Ally ==
<span class="note">Redundant same as the GetMyXYZ functions!</span>

'''Spring.GetLocalPlayerID'''
( ) -> number playerID
'''Spring.GetLocalTeamID'''
( ) -> number teamID
'''Spring.GetLocalAllyTeamID'''
( ) -> number allyID

== Team/Player Info ==
'''Spring.GetPlayerRoster'''
( [number sortType] | [number sortType], [bool showPathingPlayers] ) ->
nil | playerTable = {
[1] = {
string name,
number playerID,
number teamID,
number allyTeamID,
boolean spectator,
number cpuUsage,
number pingTime
},
etc...
}
if pingTime is == -1, the player is pathfinding, in order to find the progress, use:
cpuUsage&0x1 if it's PC or BO, cpuUsage& 0xFE to get path res, (cpuUsage>>8)*1000
for the progress
<font color="#55ee99"> Sort codes:
1 = Sort by allies (the default)
2 = Sort by teamID
3 = Sort by playerName
4 = Sort by CPU usage
5 = Sort by ping time</font>
'''Spring.GetTeamColor'''
( number teamID ) -> nil | number r, number g, number b, number a
'''Spring.GetTeamOrigColor'''
( number teamID ) -> nil | number r, number g, number b, number a
'''Spring.GetPlayerTraffic'''
( number playerID [, number packetID] ) -> number

== Sound ==
'''Spring.GetSoundStreamTime'''
( ) -> number playedTime, number totalTime

== Camera ==
'''Spring.GetCameraNames'''
( ) -> { [camName] = number camNum, ... }
'''Spring.GetCameraState'''
( ) -> { "name" = string, "mode" = number camIdx, state1 = number, state2 = number, ... }

See [[Lua_camState]] for details about Spring.GetCameraState output.

'''Spring.GetCameraPosition'''
( ) -> number x, number y, number z
'''Spring.GetCameraDirection'''
( ) -> number forward_x, number forward_y, number forward_z
'''Spring.GetCameraFOV'''
( ) -> number fov
'''Spring.GetCameraVectors'''
( ) -> vectorTable = {
forward = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z },
up = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z },
right = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z },
top = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z },
bottom = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z },
leftside = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z },
rightside = { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z }
}

=== Inview ===
'''Spring.GetVisibleUnits'''
( [number teamID = -1 [, number radius = 30 [, boolean Icons = true ]]] )
-> nil | unitTable = { [1] = number unitID, ... }
'''Spring.GetVisibleFeatures'''
( [number allyTeamID = -1 [, number radius = 30 [, boolean Icons = true [, boolean geos = true ]]]] )
-> nil | featureTable = { [1] = number featureID, ... }

'''Spring.IsAABBInView'''
( number minX, number minY, number minZ,
number maxX, number maxY, number maxZ ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.IsSphereInView'''
( number x, number y, number z [, number radius ] ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.IsUnitIcon'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.IsUnitInView'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.IsUnitVisible'''
( number unitID [, number radius [, boolean checkIcons] ] ) -> nil | boolean

=== Screen Trace ===
'''Spring.WorldToScreenCoords'''
( number x, number y, number z ) -> number x, number y, number z

'''Spring.TraceScreenRay'''
( number mouseX, number mouseY [, boolean onlyCoords
[, boolean useMinimap [, boolean includeSky [, boolean ignoreWater [, number D] ] ] ] ] )
-> nil |
string "unit", number unitID |
string "feature", number featureID |
string "ground", { [1] = number x, [2] = number y, [3] = number z }

{{new|101.0}} Exended to allow a custom plane, parameters are (0, 1, 0, D=0) where D is the offset D can be specified in the third argument (if all the bools are false) or in the seventh (as shown). Intersection coordinates are returned in t[4],t[5],t[6] when the ray goes offmap and includeSky is true), or when no unit or feature is hit (or onlyCoords is true).

'''Spring.GetPixelDir''' {{New|95.0}}
( number x, number y ) -> number dirx, number diry, number dirz

=== Screen & Window Geometry ===
'''Spring.GetViewGeometry'''
( ) -> number viewSizeX, number viewSizeY, number viewPosX, number viewPosY
'''Spring.GetWindowGeometry'''
( ) -> number winSizeX, number winSizeY, number winPosX, number winPosY
'''Spring.GetScreenGeometry''' (is missing multiscreen support!)
( ) -> number screenSizeX, number screenSizeY, number ZERO, number ZERO

== Unit ==
'''Spring.IsUnitAllied'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetUnitViewPosition'''
( number unitID [, boolean midPos = false ] ) -> nil | number x, number y, number z
'''Spring.GetUnitTransformMatrix'''
( number unitID [, boolean invert = false] ) -> nil | number a11, number a12 ..., number a44 <span class=note>(4x4 matrix)</span>

=== Selected Units ===
'''Spring.GetSelectedUnits'''
( ) -> { [1] = unitID, ... }
'''Spring.GetSelectedUnitsSorted'''
( ) -> { [number unitDefID] = { [1] = [number unitID], etc...}, ... }
'''Spring.GetSelectedUnitsCounts'''
( ) -> { [number unitDefID] = number count, etc... }
'''Spring.GetSelectedUnitsCount'''
( ) -> number count
'''Spring.IsUnitSelected'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean

=== Unit Groups ===
'''Spring.GetUnitGroup'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | number

'''Spring.GetGroupList'''
( ) -> nil | {
[number] = number unitCount,
...
}
'''Spring.GetSelectedGroup'''
( ) -> number
'''Spring.GetGroupAIName'''
( number groupID ) -> string aiName
'''Spring.GetGroupAIList'''
( ) -> {
[1] = string aiName, ...
}

'''Spring.GetGroupUnits'''
( number groupID ) -> nil | {
[1] = number unitID, ...
}
'''Spring.GetGroupUnitsSorted'''
( number groupID ) -> nil | {
[number unitDefID] = {number unitID, ...}, ...
}
'''Spring.GetGroupUnitsCounts'''
( number groupID ) -> nil | {
[number unitDefID] = number count, ...
}
'''Spring.GetGroupUnitsCount'''
( number groupID ) -> nil | number count
== Projectiles ==
'''Spring.GetVisibleProjectiles''' {{New|95.0}}
([ number allyTeamID = -1
[ , boolean addSyncedProjectiles = true
[ , boolean addWeaponProjectiles = true
[ , boolean addPieceProjectiles = true ]]]]
) --> nil | {[1] = projectileID, ...}

== UI ==
'''Spring.GetUICommands''' {{new|101.0}}
( ) -> nil | {
[1] = {
command=string,
description=string,
synced=bool,
cheat=bool,
}, ...
}
Returns a list of available [[UI commands]].

=== GUI Settings ===
'''Spring.IsGUIHidden'''
( ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.HaveShadows'''
( ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.HaveAdvShading'''
( ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetWaterMode'''
( ) -> nil | number mode, string "mode"

<font color="#55ee99"> mode numbers:
0 - basic
1 - reflective
2 - dynamic
3 - refractive
4 - bumpwater
default - unknown</font>
'''Spring.GetMapDrawMode'''
( ) -> nil | "normal" | "height" | "metal" | "pathTraversability" | "los"
'''Spring.GetDrawSelectionInfo''' <font color="#55ee99">Returns whether "Selected units" text is displayed.</font>
( ) -> boolean

=== Unit & Feature GUI States ===
'''Spring.GetUnitLuaDraw'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetUnitNoDraw'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetUnitNoMinimap'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetUnitNoSelect'''
( number unitID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetFeatureLuaDraw'''
( number featureID ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetFeatureNoDraw'''
( number featureID ) -> nil | boolean

=== Minimap ===
'''Spring.GetMiniMapGeometry'''
( ) -> number posX, number posY, number sizeX, number sizeY,
boolean minimized, boolean maximized
'''Spring.GetMiniMapDualScreen'''
( ) -> boolean false | string "left" | string "right"
'''Spring.IsAboveMiniMap'''
( number x, number y ) -> nil | boolean

=== (Build-)Menu ===
'''Spring.GetActiveCommand'''
( ) -> nil | number index (, number cmd_id, number cmd_type, string cmd_name)
'''Spring.GetDefaultCommand'''
( ) -> nil | number index (, number cmd_id, number cmd_type, string cmd_name)
'''Spring.GetActiveCmdDescs'''
( ) -> nil | {
[1] = {
id=number,
type=number,
name=string,
action=string,
tooltip=string,
texture=string,
cursor=string,
hidden=boolean,
disabled=boolean,
showUnique=boolean,
onlyTexture=boolean,
params = { [1] = string, .. }
}, ...
}
'''Spring.GetActiveCmdDesc'''
( number index ) -> nil | {
id=number,
type=number,
name=string,
action=string,
tooltip=string,
texture=string,
cursor=string,
hidden=boolean,
disabled=boolean,
showUnique=boolean,
onlyTexture=boolean,
params = { [1] = string, .. }
}
'''Spring.GetCmdDescIndex'''
( number cmdID ) -> nil | number index
'''Spring.GetActivePage'''
( ) -> nil | number pageNum, number maxPages

=== Build Facing ===
'''Spring.GetBuildFacing'''
( ) -> nil | number
'''Spring.GetBuildSpacing'''
( ) -> nil | number

=== GatherMode & InvertQueueKey ===
'''Spring.GetGatherMode'''
( ) -> nil | number
'''Spring.GetInvertQueueKey'''
( ) -> nil | boolean

=== Mouse States ===
'''Spring.GetMouseState'''
( ) -> number X, number Z,
boolean leftPressed, boolean middlePressed, boolean rightPressed
'''Spring.GetMouseCursor'''
( ) -> string name, number scale
'''Spring.GetMouseStartPosition'''
( number mouseButton ) -> nil | number pressedX, number pressedY,
number camPosX, number camPosY, number camPosZ,
number dirX, number dirY, number dirZ

=== (Hot-)Keys ===
'''Spring.GetKeyState'''
( number key ) -> nil | boolean
'''Spring.GetModKeyState'''
( ) -> boolean alt, boolean ctrl, boolean meta, boolean shift
'''Spring.GetPressedKeys'''
( ) -> {
[number code] = boolean,
[string name] = boolean, {{new|99.0}}
...
}

'''Spring.GetKeyCode'''
( string keysym ) -> number
'''Spring.GetKeySymbol'''
( number key ) -> string "keysym1", string "keysym2"
'''Spring.GetKeyBindings'''
( string keyset ) -> nil | {
[1] = {
[string actionCmd] = string actionExtra,
command = string actionCmd, {{new|97}}
boundWith = string boundWith, {{new|97}}
extra = string actionExtra, {{new|97}}
}, ...
}
'''Spring.GetActionHotKeys'''
( string action ) -> nil | { [1] = string hotKey, ... }

=== Console ===
'''Spring.GetLastMessagePositions'''
( ) -> nil | {
[1] = { number X, number Y, number Z },
...
}
'''Spring.GetConsoleBuffer'''
( [number maxLines] ) -> nil | {
[1] = {
text = string,
priority = number
}, ...
}
'''Spring.GetCurrentTooltip'''
( ) -> string

=== LOS Colors ===
'''Spring.GetLosViewColors'''

( ) -> always = {r,g,b}, LOS = {r,g,b}, radar = {r,g,b}, jam = {r,g,b}, radar2 = {r,g,b} {{new|100}}

== Config ==
'''Spring.GetConfigParams''' <span class="note">same information as <code>spring --list-config-vars</code></span>
( ) -> table {
{
name = string,
type = string,
[ description = string, ]
[ defaultValue = string, ]
[ minimumValue = string, ]
[ maximumValue = string, ]
[ safemodeValue = string, ]
[ declarationFile = string, ]
[ declarationLine = number, ]
[ readOnly = bool, ]
},
...
}

== FPS & GetDrawFrame ==
'''Spring.GetFPS'''
( ) -> number
'''Spring.GetDrawFrame'''
( ) -> number low 16bit, number high 16bit

== Time ==
'''Spring.GetGameSpeed''' {{new|98.0}}
( ) -> number userSpeedFactor, number speedFactor, boolean paused
'''Spring.GetFrameTimeOffset'''
( ) -> nil | number
'''Spring.GetLastUpdateSeconds'''
( ) -> nil | number
'''Spring.GetHasLag'''
( ) -> boolean
'''Spring.GetTimer'''
( ) -> timer
'''Spring.DiffTimers'''
( timer cur, timer ago, [boolean inMilliseconds]) -> number seconds
{{New|95.0}} optional third argument (boolean) to return dt in milliseconds

== Rendering ==

'''Spring.GetMapSquareTexture'''
(number texSqrX, number texSqrY, number texMipLvl, string luaTexName) -> boolean success

== Logging ==
'''Spring.GetLogSections'''
( ) -> table { "KeyBindings" = LOG.INFO, "Font" = LOG.INFO, "Sound" = LOG.WARNING, ... }

== Misc ==
'''Spring.GetClipboard''' {{new|98.0}}
( ) -> string text

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