Exports

Available exports for you to utilise for Possible Crafting.

Benches and recipes can be managed and created in the Crafting config file. However, you can also create benches and recipes dynamically using the following exports.

RegisterBench

This export is used to register a new crafting bench from your external resource.

Lua

local success, err = exports['possible-crafting']:RegisterBench({    id = 'ballas_drug_lab',              -- Unique identifier (required)    label = "Drug Lab",                   -- Display name (required)    coords = vec3(1234.5, -567.8, 30.0), -- Location (required) - can also be a table of vec3 for multiple locations    radius = 2.0,                         -- Interaction radius (use this OR length/width/heading)    -- length = 2.0,                      -- Box zone length (alternative to radius)    -- width = 1.5,                       -- Box zone width    -- heading = 45.0,                    -- Box zone rotation    gang = 'ballas',                      -- Restrict to gang(s) - string or table (optional)    job = 'drugdealer',                   -- Restrict to job(s) - string or table (optional)    useCategories = true,                 -- Use category-based recipe filtering    categories = {        drugs = { label = "Drugs", skill = "chemistry" }  -- Category with associated skill    },    emote = 'yourEmoteName',              -- Emote to play while crafting (optional)    blip = {                              -- Map blip settings (optional)        enable = true,        sprite = 140,        colour = 1,        scale = 0.8,        label = "Drug Lab"    },    debug = false                         -- Show debug zone (optional)})
if not success then    print('Failed to register bench: ' .. err)end

📥 Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	`string`	✅	Unique identifier for the bench.
`label`	`string`	✅	Display name shown in the UI.
`coords`	`vec3` or `table`	✅	Location coordinates. Can be a single `vec3` or table of `vec3` for multiple locations.
`radius`	`number`	❌	Interaction radius (use this OR length/width/heading for box zones).
`length`	`number`	❌	Box zone length (alternative to radius).
`width`	`number`	❌	Box zone width (requires length).
`heading`	`number`	❌	Box zone rotation (requires length/width).
`gang`	`string` or `table`	❌	Restrict access to specific gang(s).
`job`	`string` or `table`	❌	Restrict access to specific job(s).
`useCategories`	`boolean`	❌	Enable category-based recipe filtering.
`categories`	`table`	❌	Category definitions with labels and optional skill requirements.
`emote`	`string`	❌	Emote to play while crafting.
`blip`	`table`	❌	Map blip settings (enable, sprite, colour, scale, label).
`debug`	`boolean`	❌	Show debug zone visualization.

📤 Returns

Name	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Whether the bench was registered successfully.
`err`	`string`	Error message if registration failed.

RegisterRecipe

This export is used to register a new crafting recipe from your external resource.

Lua

local success, err = exports['possible-crafting']:RegisterRecipe({    key = 'meth_bag',                     -- Unique identifier (required)    label = "Meth Bag",                   -- Display name (required)    category = "drugs",                   -- Category for bench matching (required)    output = {                            -- What the player receives (required)        item = "meth",        count = 1,        metadata = {}                     -- Optional metadata    },    ingredients = {                       -- Required items to craft (required)        pseudoephedrine = 2,        chemicals = 1    },    time = 10000,                         -- Crafting time in milliseconds (required)    levelRequired = 1,                    -- Minimum skill level required (optional, default 0)    xpReward = 10,                        -- XP gained on craft (optional)    emote = 'yourEmoteName',              -- Emote override for this recipe (optional)}, { 'ballas_drug_lab' })                 -- Optional: restrict to specific bench ID(s)
if not success then    print('Failed to register recipe: ' .. err)end

📥 Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`key`	`string`	✅	Unique identifier for the recipe.
`label`	`string`	✅	Display name shown in the UI.
`category`	`string`	✅	Category for bench matching.
`output`	`table`	✅	What the player receives (item, count, optional metadata).
`ingredients`	`table`	✅	Required items to craft (item name = count).
`time`	`number`	✅	Crafting time in milliseconds.
`levelRequired`	`number`	❌	Minimum skill level required (default: 0).
`xpReward`	`number`	❌	XP gained on successful craft.
`emote`	`string`	❌	Emote override for this recipe.
`benchIds`	`table`	❌	Second parameter - restrict recipe to specific bench ID(s).

📤 Returns

Name	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Whether the recipe was registered successfully.
`err`	`string`	Error message if registration failed.

UnregisterBench

Manually unregister a bench (usually not needed - auto-cleanup handles this).

Lua

exports['possible-crafting']:UnregisterBench('ballas_drug_lab')

📥 Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`benchId`	`string`	✅	The unique identifier of the bench to unregister.

UnregisterRecipe

Manually unregister a recipe.

Lua

exports['possible-crafting']:UnregisterRecipe('meth_bag')

📥 Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`recipeKey`	`string`	✅	The unique identifier of the recipe to unregister.

GetDynamicBenches

Get all currently registered dynamic benches.

Lua

local benches = exports['possible-crafting']:GetDynamicBenches()for benchId, benchData in pairs(benches) do    print('Bench: ' .. benchId .. ' - ' .. benchData.label)end

📤 Returns

Name	Type	Description
`benches`	`table`	A table of all dynamic benches, keyed by their bench ID.

RegisterBench

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RegisterRecipe

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UnregisterBench

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UnregisterRecipe

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GetDynamicBenches

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