Add toggle options for preview and preview nearby

.timetracker

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.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
         {
             "label": "check env",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "[ -n \"$VINTAGE_STORY\" ] || { echo 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY is not set'; exit 1; }; [ -n \"$VINTAGE_STORY_DATA\" ] || { echo 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_DATA is not set'; exit 1; }",
+            "command": "if [ \"${input:buildConfig}\" = \"Version22\" ]; then [ -n \"$VINTAGE_STORY_22\" ] || { echo 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_22 is not set'; exit 1; }; [ -n \"$VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22\" ] || { echo 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22 is not set'; exit 1; }; else [ -n \"$VINTAGE_STORY_21\" ] || { echo 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_21 is not set'; exit 1; }; [ -n \"$VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_21\" ] || { echo 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_21 is not set'; exit 1; }; fi",
             "windows": {
-                "command": "if (-not $env:VINTAGE_STORY) { Write-Host 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY is not set'; exit 1 }; if (-not $env:VINTAGE_STORY_DATA) { Write-Host 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_DATA is not set'; exit 1 }"
+                "command": "if ('${input:buildConfig}' -eq 'Version22') { if (-not $env:VINTAGE_STORY_22) { Write-Host 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_22 is not set'; exit 1 }; if (-not $env:VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22) { Write-Host 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22 is not set'; exit 1 } } else { if (-not $env:VINTAGE_STORY_21) { Write-Host 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_21 is not set'; exit 1 }; if (-not $env:VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_21) { Write-Host 'ERROR: VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_21 is not set'; exit 1 } }"
             },
             "problemMatcher": []
         },

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/ChestPreview.csproj

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\Mods\mod</OutputPath>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Version22</Configurations>
+    <VINTAGE_STORY>$(VINTAGE_STORY_21)</VINTAGE_STORY>
+    <VINTAGE_STORY_DATA>$(VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_21)</VINTAGE_STORY_DATA>
     <VS_CONFIGLIB Condition="'$(VS_CONFIGLIB)' == ''">$([System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('VS_CONFIGLIB'))</VS_CONFIGLIB>
     <ConfigLibAvailable Condition="'$(VS_CONFIGLIB)' != '' and Exists('$(VS_CONFIGLIB)')">true</ConfigLibAvailable>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(ConfigLibAvailable)' == 'true'">$(DefineConstants);CONFIGLIB</DefineConstants>

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/Configs/Config.cs

@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ public sealed class Config
     public string BlacklistedContainers { get; set; } = "";
 
     public bool GroundStorageOnlyContainers { get; set; } = true;
+
+    public bool TogglePreview { get; set; } = false;
+
+    public bool TogglePreviewNearby { get; set; } = false;
 }

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/Core/ChestPreviewModSystem.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ public class ChestPreviewModSystem : ModSystem
     private StorageHoverHudRenderer? storageHoverHudRenderer;
     private WorldBillboardRenderer? worldBillboardRenderer;
 
+    public bool PreviewNearbyToggleState { get; private set; } = false;
+    public bool PreviewToggleState { get; private set; } = false;
+
     public override bool ShouldLoad(EnumAppSide forSide) => forSide is EnumAppSide.Client;
 
     public override void StartClientSide(ICoreClientAPI api)
@@ -35,6 +38,24 @@ public class ChestPreviewModSystem : ModSystem
 
         worldBillboardRenderer = new WorldBillboardRenderer(api, config, cardRenderer);
         api.Event.RegisterRenderer(worldBillboardRenderer, EnumRenderStage.AfterOIT, "chestpreview-world-billboard-preview");
+
+        api.Input.SetHotKeyHandler(
+            hotkeyCode: PREVIEW_CONTAINERS_HOTKEY_CODE,
+            keycomb =>
+            {
+                if (!config.TogglePreview) return false;
+                this.PreviewToggleState = !this.PreviewToggleState;
+                return true;
+            });
+
+        api.Input.SetHotKeyHandler(
+            hotkeyCode: PREVIEW_CONTAINERS_NEARBY_HOTKEY_CODE,
+            keycomb =>
+            {
+                if (!config.TogglePreviewNearby) return false;
+                this.PreviewNearbyToggleState = !this.PreviewNearbyToggleState;
+                return true;
+            });
     }
 
     public override void Dispose()

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/PreviewTargetProvider.cs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ internal partial class PreviewTargetProvider(ICoreClientAPI api, Config config)
     private readonly Config config = config;
     private readonly List<BlockEntity> nearbyContainerEntities = [];
     private float nearbyScanAccumulator;
+    private Lazy<ChestPreviewModSystem> coreModSystem = new Lazy<ChestPreviewModSystem>(() => api.ModLoader.GetModSystem<ChestPreviewModSystem>());
 
     public void CollectTargets(float deltaTime, List<PreviewTarget> targets)
     {
@@ -83,13 +84,39 @@ internal partial class PreviewTargetProvider(ICoreClientAPI api, Config config)
 
     private string GetActiveMode()
     {
-        if (IsHotkeyHeld(ChestPreviewModSystem.PREVIEW_CONTAINERS_NEARBY_HOTKEY_CODE))
+        if (IsPreviewContainersNearbyActive())
             return PreviewModes.ON_NEARBY_CONTAINERS;
 
-        if (config.HoldKey && !IsHotkeyHeld(ChestPreviewModSystem.PREVIEW_CONTAINERS_HOTKEY_CODE))
-            return PreviewModes.NONE;
+        return IsPreviewContainersActive() ? PreviewModes.Normalize(config.Mode) : PreviewModes.NONE;
+    }
 
-        return PreviewModes.Normalize(config.Mode);
+    private bool IsPreviewContainersNearbyActive()
+    {
+        if (config.TogglePreviewNearby)
+        {
+            return coreModSystem.Value.PreviewNearbyToggleState;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return IsHotkeyHeld(ChestPreviewModSystem.PREVIEW_CONTAINERS_NEARBY_HOTKEY_CODE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool IsPreviewContainersActive()
+    {
+        if (config.TogglePreview)
+        {
+            return coreModSystem.Value.PreviewToggleState;
+        }
+        else if (config.HoldKey)
+        {
+            return IsHotkeyHeld(ChestPreviewModSystem.PREVIEW_CONTAINERS_HOTKEY_CODE);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Always
+            return true;
+        }
     }
 
     private bool IsHotkeyHeld(string hotkeyCode)

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/assets/chestpreview/config/configlib-patches.json

@@ -90,11 +90,25 @@
             "clientSide": true
         },
         {
-            "code": "GroundStorageOnlyContainers",
-            "comment": "config-desc-GroundStorageOnlyContainers",
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": true,
-            "clientSide": true
+          "code": "GroundStorageOnlyContainers",
+          "comment": "config-desc-GroundStorageOnlyContainers",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "clientSide": true
+        },
+        {
+          "code": "TogglePreview",
+          "comment": "config-desc-TogglePreview",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "clientSide": true
+        },
+        {
+          "code": "TogglePreviewNearby",
+          "comment": "config-desc-TogglePreviewNearby",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "clientSide": true
         }
     ]
 }

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/assets/chestpreview/lang/en.json

@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@
     "config-desc-WhitelistedContainersOnly": "If true, only container codes in WhitelistedContainers are handled.",
     "config-desc-GroundStorageOnlyContainers": "If true, groundstorage previews only appear when the stored item has its own inventory (for example bags/backpacks).",
     "config-desc-WhitelistedContainers": "Allowed container codes, separated by comma, semicolon, or spaces. No effectif WhitelistedContainersOnly==false.",
-    "config-desc-BlacklistedContainers": "Blocked container codes, separated by comma, semicolon, or spaces."
+    "config-desc-BlacklistedContainers": "Blocked container codes, separated by comma, semicolon, or spaces.",
+    "config-desc-TogglePreview": "If true, \"Preview container\" is toggled on/off with the key instead of being held. HoldKey will be ignored.",
+    "config-desc-TogglePreviewNearby": "If true, \"Preview containers nearby\" is toggled on/off with the key instead of being held. Note: Toggle may not work with modifier-only key combinations (e.g. Ctrl+Shift). You might need to reassign the hotkey."
 }

ChestPreview/ZZCakeBuild/CakeBuild.csproj

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RunWorkingDirectory>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)</RunWorkingDirectory>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Version22</Configurations>
+    <VINTAGE_STORY>$(VINTAGE_STORY_21)</VINTAGE_STORY>
     <VS_CONFIGLIB Condition="'$(VS_CONFIGLIB)' == ''">$([System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('VS_CONFIGLIB'))</VS_CONFIGLIB>
     <ConfigLibAvailable Condition="'$(VS_CONFIGLIB)' != '' and Exists('$(VS_CONFIGLIB)')">true</ConfigLibAvailable>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(ConfigLibAvailable)' == 'true'">$(DefineConstants);CONFIGLIB</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Version22'">
+    <VINTAGE_STORY>$(VINTAGE_STORY_22)</VINTAGE_STORY>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Cake.Frosting" Version="5.0.0" />

readme.md

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 ### Required env vars
 
-- `VINTAGE_STORY`: path to the 1.21 game install (on Windows default is %appdata%/VintageStory)
-- `VINTAGE_STORY_DATA`: path to the 1.21 game data directory (on Windows default is %appdata%/VintageStoryData)
+- `VINTAGE_STORY_21`: path to the 1.21 game install (on Windows default is %appdata%/VintageStory)
+- `VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_21`: path to the 1.21 game data directory (on Windows default is %appdata%/VintageStoryData)
 - `VINTAGE_STORY_22`: for 1.22 (`Version22` configuration)
 - `VINTAGE_STORY_DATA_22`: for 1.22 (`Version22` configuration)
 - `VS_CONFIGLIB`: path to `configlib.dll`. If not set, will compile with a warning and without configlib support