Show Apps (Flowgraph Node)

Overview

• Node Name: Show Apps
• Category: once_instant
• File: extensions/flowgraph/nodes/ui/showApps.lua
• Author: BeamNG

Shows or hides the UI apps overlay. Simple toggle node that fires guihooks.trigger('ShowApps', bool).

Pin Schema

Input Pins

Internals

How It Works

1. _executionStarted() - Resets _doHide to nil.
2. workOnce() - Sets _doHide to the current value pin.
3. _afterTrigger() - If _doHide is not nil, triggers guihooks.trigger('ShowApps', value) and resets the flag.

The deferred pattern (set in workOnce, trigger in _afterTrigger) ensures the guihook fires at the correct point in the flowgraph execution cycle.

Lua Code Example

-- Show all UI apps:
guihooks.trigger('ShowApps', true)

-- Hide all UI apps:
guihooks.trigger('ShowApps', false)

Key Dependencies

• guihooks.trigger('ShowApps', bool) - Controls global UI app visibility

See Also

• Medal / Auto Medal (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Clear Messages (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Context Translation (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• FlowGraph Guide - Guide