Turn map props into ents

[confuseth]

I want to make a module/addon that turns props on a map into interactable entities,
for example: A prop which is essentially junk acts like ammunition, or food props that heal the player

I imagined "creating" entities for each prop but I dont think that's the way to go here
does anyone have an idea how to do this?

[mcNuggets]

Use the PlayerUse Hook and search for the specific class and then remove the prop with giving the player health.

[MPan1 banned]

Try going through ents.GetAll and using Entity:CreatedByMap to check if the entity is map created.
If it is, I think there was some method to override their Entity:Use function.
GM:PlayerUse might even work if that works with map entities.

[confuseth]

would I have to look for a prop_physics with the right modell?

[mcNuggets]

You will have to look up the class and the model using the Class and GetModel function.

[MPan1 banned]

If it depends on the model you could use a table like this:
local healers = {
["models/blah.mdl"] = 100
}

hook.Add( "PlayerUse", "blah", function( ply, ent )
if IsValid( ent ) and ent:CreatedByMap() and then
local health = healers[ ent:GetModel() ]
if health then
ply:SetHealth( ply:Health() + health )
end
end
end )

[confuseth]

I doesnt have to be created by map but just props in general, wouldnt I have to use prop_physics or whatever the correct ent type it is atleast once somewhere too?

[MPan1 banned]

If the class actually matters you could just do
if IsValid( ent ) and ent:GetClass() == "prop_physics" then
Instead of
if IsValid( ent ) and ent:CreatedByMap() then

[confuseth]

thanks dud i hope this will work