raycast functions

client/raycast.lua

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+local pedboneid = 31086
+local defaultflag = 30
+local defaultradius = 0.2
+
+-- Function to get the forward vector based on rotation
+function GetForwardVector(rotation)
+    local rot = (math.pi / 180.0) * rotation
+    return vector3(-math.sin(rot.z) * math.abs(math.cos(rot.x)), math.cos(rot.z) * math.abs(math.cos(rot.x)), math.sin(rot.x))
+end
+
+exports('GetForwardVector', GetForwardVector)
+
+-- Function to perform a swept sphere raycast
+function RayCast(origin, target, options, ignoreEntity, radius)
+    local handle = StartShapeTestSweptSphere(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, target.x, target.y, target.z, radius, options, ignoreEntity, 0)
+    return GetShapeTestResult(handle)
+end
+
+exports('RayCast', RayCast)
+
+-- Function to get the entity the player is looking at
+function GetEntityPlayerIsLookingAt(distance, radius, flag, ignore)
+    local distanceToCheck = distance or 3.0
+    local playerCoords = GetPedBoneCoords(PlayerPedId(), pedboneid)
+    local cameraCoords = GetGameplayCamCoord()
+    local forwardVectors = GetForwardVector(GetGameplayCamRot(0))
+
+    if not forwardVectors then return end
+
+    local distanceToPlayer = #(playerCoords - cameraCoords)
+    local forwardCoords = cameraCoords + (forwardVectors * (distanceToPlayer + (IsInVehicle and distance + 1.5 or distance)))
+    local _, hit, targetCoords, _, targetEntity = RayCast(cameraCoords, forwardCoords, flag or defaultflag, ignore, radius or defaultradius)
+
+    if not hit and targetEntity == 0 then return end
+
+    local entityType = GetEntityType(targetEntity)
+    CurrentTargetCoords = targetCoords
+
+    return targetEntity, entityType, targetCoords
+end
+
+exports('GetEntityPlayerIsLookingAt', GetEntityPlayerIsLookingAt)