Networking stuff for menus and caching

gamemode/engine/derma/cl_menu.lua

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local libs = {
 Quantum.Client.Menu.GetAPI = function( lib ) return include( libs[lib] ) end
 
 net.Receive( "quantum_menu_net", function( len, pl ) 
-    local dt = net.ReadTable()
+    local dt = net.ReadTable() -- TO DO: merge datatable with cached ( if same id/type )
     local menu = include( GAMEMODE.FolderName .. "/gamemode/engine/derma/menus/menu_" .. dt.id .. ".lua" )
     menu.open( dt )
 end)

gamemode/engine/lib/server/sv_openmenu.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--    __           _        _______        _      __   
+--   / /     /\   | |      |__   __|      | |     \ \  
+--  / /     /  \  | |_ __ ___ | | ___  ___| |__    \ \ 
+-- < <     / /\ \ | | '_ ` _ \| |/ _ \/ __| '_ \    > >
+--  \ \   / ____ \| | | | | | | |  __/ (__| | | |  / / 
+--   \_\ /_/    \_\_|_| |_| |_|_|\___|\___|_| |_| /_/  
+
+
+local menus = {
+    character = function( pl )
+        Quantum.Net.OpenMenu( pl, "character", Quantum.Server.Char.GetPlayerChars( pl ) )
+    end
+}
+
+function Quantum.Server.OpenMenu( pl, menu ) 
+    if( menus[menu] ) then
+        menus[menu]( pl )
+    else
+        Quantum.Error( "Tried to open a non-exsistent menu for " .. tostring(pl) .. "." )
+    end
+end