forge/docs/CLIENT_GARAGE_USAGE_GUIDE.md
Jacob Schmidt ee7d1603ef feat(garage): add refuel and repair service requests
- Implemented requestRefuel and requestRepair functions in bridge.js to handle vehicle service requests.
- Updated AppShell.js to include buttons for refueling and repairing nearby vehicles, with appropriate state management.
- Added requestRefuelSelected and requestRepairSelected actions in events.js to validate and process service requests.
- Enhanced economy README and usage guides to document new refuel and repair service functionalities.
- Introduced server-side handling for refuel requests in FEconomyStore, ensuring organization billing and fuel management.
2026-04-18 14:09:14 -05:00

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Client Garage Usage Guide

The client garage addon provides player vehicle storage UI, vehicle store/retrieve actions, selected nearby vehicle service requests, vehicle context building, and the virtual garage view.

Open Garage UI

call forge_client_garage_fnc_openUI;

The garage UI opens RscGarage, loads ui/_site/index.html, and routes browser events through forge_client_garage_fnc_handleUIEvents.

Open Virtual Garage

call forge_client_garage_fnc_openVG;

The virtual garage uses mission-configured FORGE_CfgGarages locations to set the spawn/preview position, opens the BIS garage interface, and restricts the available vehicle lists from the virtual garage repository.

Client Services

Service Purpose
GarageRepository Player garage view state.
VGRepository Virtual garage unlock view state.
GarageHelperService Vehicle names, hit points, and payload helpers.
GarageContextService Nearby/current vehicle context.
GaragePayloadService Browser hydrate payload construction.
GarageActionService Store/retrieve request handling and selected nearby vehicle refuel/repair request forwarding.
GarageUIBridge Browser ready, hydrate, and sync delivery.

Browser Events

Event Client behavior
garage::ready Mark browser ready and send garage::hydrate.
garage::refresh Send current garage payload as garage::sync.
garage::vehicle::retrieve::request Forward retrieve request through the action service.
garage::vehicle::store::request Forward store request through the action service.
garage::vehicle::refuel::request Forward selected nearby vehicle refuel request to the server economy service.
garage::vehicle::repair::request Forward selected nearby vehicle repair request to the server economy service.
garage::close Dispose bridge screen state and close the display.

Browser Response Events

Event Purpose
garage::hydrate Initial vehicle and session payload.
garage::sync Refreshed vehicle payload.
garage::service::success Browser notice for accepted refuel/repair requests.
garage::service::failure Browser notice for rejected refuel/repair requests.

Server action responses are handled by the action service and notification flow.

Vehicle Service

The selected vehicle detail panel includes refuel and repair actions for nearby world vehicles. Stored records must be retrieved first because server economy services operate on live vehicle objects, not stored garage records.

Refuel requests use the server economy RefuelService event. Repair requests use the server economy RepairService event. Both services are billed by the server economy addon through organization funds.

Mission Setup

Garage interactions are normally surfaced through the actor menu when nearby objects have garage variables such as:

_object setVariable ["isGarage", true, true];
_object setVariable ["garageType", "cars", true];

Virtual garage access also requires configured garage locations in mission config so the preview/spawn position can be resolved.

Authoritative State

The client gathers vehicle context and sends store/retrieve requests. Stored vehicle state, validation, spawning, removal, and persistence are owned by the server garage addon and extension.