Add toggle options for preview and preview nearby

.timetracker

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@
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+  },
+  {
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   }
  ]
 }

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/Configs/Config.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ public sealed class Config
 
     public bool HoldKey { get; set; } = true;
 
+    public bool BillboardIgnoreFront { get; set; } = false;
+
     public int BillboardColumnsPerBlock { get; set; } = 4;
 
     public int ColumnsUnderCursor { get; set; } = 10;
@@ -19,4 +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/Rendering/WorldBillboardPresenter.cs

@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ using Vintagestory.GameContent;
 
 namespace ChestPreview.Rendering;
 
-internal class WorldBillboardPresenter(ICoreClientAPI api)
+internal class WorldBillboardPresenter(ICoreClientAPI api, Config config)
 {
     private const int multiblock_scan_radius = 2;
     private static readonly float front_face_offset = 0.05f;
 
     private readonly ICoreClientAPI api = api;
+    private readonly Config config = config;
     private readonly List<BillboardTarget> frameBillboards = [];
 
     public IReadOnlyList<BillboardTarget> FrameBillboards => frameBillboards;
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ internal class WorldBillboardPresenter(ICoreClientAPI api)
         right = new Vec3f(1f, 0f, 0f);
         up = new Vec3f(0f, 1f, 0f);
 
-        if (TryGetMeshAngle(blockEntity, out float meshAngleRadians))
+        if (!config.BillboardIgnoreFront && TryGetMeshAngle(blockEntity, out float meshAngleRadians))
         {
             // MeshAngle is around Y axis in radians.
             forward = new Vec3f(MathF.Sin(meshAngleRadians), 0f, MathF.Cos(meshAngleRadians));
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ internal class WorldBillboardPresenter(ICoreClientAPI api)
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (TryGetBlockSideFacing(block, out forward))
+        if (!config.BillboardIgnoreFront && TryGetBlockSideFacing(block, out forward))
         {
             BuildBasisFromForward(forward, out right, out up);
             return true;

ChestPreview/ChestPreview/Rendering/WorldBillboardRenderer.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ internal class WorldBillboardRenderer(ICoreClientAPI api, Config config, CardRen
     private readonly List<PreviewTarget> frameTargets = [];
     private readonly CardRenderer cardRenderer = cardRenderer;
     private readonly PreviewTargetProvider targetProvider = new(api, config);
-    private readonly WorldBillboardPresenter worldBillboardPresenter = new(api);
+    private readonly WorldBillboardPresenter worldBillboardPresenter = new(api, config);
     private readonly MeshRef quadMeshRef = api.Render.UploadMesh(
         QuadMeshUtil.GetCustomQuadModelData(
             1f,

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

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
             "default": true,
             "clientSide": true
         },
+        {
+            "code": "BillboardIgnoreFront",
+            "comment": "config-desc-BillboardIgnoreFront",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "clientSide": true
+        },
         {
             "code": "BillboardColumnsPerBlock",
             "comment": "config-desc-BillboardColumnsPerBlock",
@@ -88,6 +95,20 @@
           "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

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
     "hotkey-preview-containers-nearby": "Preview containers nearby",
     "config-desc-Mode": "Preview mode. Valid values: None, UnderCursor, OnHoveredContainer, OnNearbyContainers.",
     "config-desc-HoldKey": "Previews only show while the \"Preview containers\" key is held.",
+    "config-desc-BillboardIgnoreFront": "With this set to false, in-world previews show on the front side of containers. By setting this to true, the previews show on the side determined to be most visible.",
     "config-desc-BillboardColumnsPerBlock": "Columns per block width used for world billboards. For containers 2 blocks wide it's doubled.",
     "config-desc-ColumnsUnderCursor": "Columns in the UnderCursor mode.",
     "config-desc-PreviewNearbyRadius": "Radius for \"Preview containers nearby\".",
     "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/ChestPreview/modinfo.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "OrekiWoof"
     ],
     "description": "see containers' contents without having to open them",
-    "version": "1.1.0",
+    "version": "1.2.0",
     "dependencies": {
         "game": "1.21.0"
     },

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
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+
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