<function name="AddCSLuaFile" parent="Global" type="libraryfunc"> <description> Marks a Lua file to be sent to clients when they join the server. Doesn't do anything on the client - this means you can use it in a shared file without problems. <warning>If the file trying to be added is empty, an error will occur, and the file will not be sent to the client.</warning> <warning>The string cannot have whitespace.</warning> <note>This function is not needed for scripts located in **lua/autorun/** and **lua/autorun/client/**: they are automatically sent to clients.</note> <note>You can add up to 8192 files.</note> </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="file" type="string" default="current file">The name/path to the Lua file that should be sent, **relative to the garrysmod/lua folder**. If no parameter is specified, it sends the current file. The file path can be relative to the script it's ran from. For example, if your script is in `lua/myfolder/stuff.lua`, calling <page>Global.AddCSLuaFile</page>("otherstuff.lua") and <page>Global.AddCSLuaFile</page>("myfolder/otherstuff.lua") is the same thing. <note>Please make sure your file names are unique, the filesystem is shared across all addons, so a file named `lua/config.lua` in your addon may be overwritten by the same file in another addon.</note></arg> </args> </function> <example> <description>Adds the cl_init.lua file in the `lua` folder to be downloaded by connecting clients. This is required, and is normally done in init.lua.</description> <code>AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )</code> </example> <example> <description>Adds the current file to the list of files to be downloaded by clients. This is usually done at the top of a shared file.</description> <code>AddCSLuaFile()</code> </example> <example> <description>Allows to send a clientside script when a user joins the server. This kind of code can be found in some addons which load scripts to a custom folder to prevent conflicts between others files.</description> <code> if SERVER then -- The server doesn't need to run this script through include() because it is intended only for the client. AddCSLuaFile("myscript.lua") AddCSLuaFile( "myscript.lua" ) end if CLIENT then -- The client must have received the file, let's run it! include("myscript.lua") include( "myscript.lua" ) end </code> </example>