Random Config Provider

Overview

• Node Name: Random Config Provider
• Category: once_instant
• File: extensions/flowgraph/nodes/vehicle/randomConfigProvider.lua

Provides a random vehicle configuration from the available vehicles. Filters to cars with a top speed above 10, and randomly selects a model, config, and paint color.

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Internals

Key Methods

Options Building (_executionStarted)

The node builds a list of eligible vehicles on first execution:

1. Fetches all vehicles via core_vehicles.getVehicleList().vehicles.
2. Filters to vehicles where model.Type == 'Car'.
3. For each car model, collects configs with Top Speed > 10.
4. Extracts available paint names from the model data.
5. Only includes models that have at least one qualifying config.

How It Works

1. On execution start, builds a cached list of car models with their configs and paints.
2. When workOnce() runs, it randomly selects:
   • A model from the options list
   • A config from that model's configs
   • A paint color from the model's available paints (if any)
3. Outputs the selected model key, config key, display name, and paint.

Usage Example

-- In a flowgraph - spawn a random car:
-- [Random Config Provider] → (model)  → [Spawn Vehicle].model
--                          → (config) → [Spawn Vehicle].config
--                          → (color)  → [Spawn Vehicle].color

-- The underlying Lua for random selection:
local vehs = core_vehicles.getVehicleList().vehicles
-- Filter to cars, pick random model + config
local model = vehs[math.random(#vehs)]
local config = model.configs[math.random(#model.configs)]

Key Dependencies

• core_vehicles.getVehicleList() - retrieves all available vehicle data
• core_vehicles.getModel() / core_vehicles.getConfig() - vehicle metadata access

See Also

• Align for Coupling (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Apply Velocity to Vehicle (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Boost Vehicle (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• FlowGraph Guide - Guide