Modules Introduction

Modules are extensions for Multi Theft Auto's Lua core, allowing the integration and use of custom Lua functions that have been written in C++, and compiled as a DLL or SO file. Modules are commonly used to create functions for such purposes that Multi Theft Auto lacks, such as sockets.

Getting started

To start writing new modules, you need to have at least basic knowledge of programming in C/C++.
This tutorial does not teach you how to get started with C++.
Let's start by downloading a template to create our own module. We can do it in 2 ways:

From terminal

Make sure you have the GIT source control package installed. Open the command prompt (Win + R -> CMD) and enter this command:

git clone https://github.com/TracerDS/mtasa-modules.git

From website

Go to the website of the sample module and download it (Green button "Code" -> "Download ZIP") then unpack the archive

Template's content

The structure of the template module

• hpp
  • config.hpp
  • functions.hpp
  • main.hpp
• include
  • lua
    • lauxlib.h
    • lua.h
    • lua.hpp
    • luaconf.h
    • lualib.h
  • mta
    • CLuaArgument.hpp
    • CLuaArguments.hpp
    • ILuaModuleManager.hpp
    • init.hpp
    • mta_main.hpp
• lib
  • lua5.1.lib
  • lua5.1_64.lib
• src
  • mta
    • CLuaArgument.cpp
    • CLuaArguments.cpp
    • mta_main.cpp
  • functions.cpp
  • main.cpp
• ml_basic.sln
• ml_basic.vcxproj
• ml_basic.vcxproj.filters
• ml_basic.vcxproj.user

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