Entities With VGUI

[wakonoshobi]

Hello recently ive been trying to make an entity that when you press E on it it opens up a vgui menu with 4 options. The options are red, blue, green and close. Ive had some success however when there are more than 1 it updates them all when you choose a new color. I want it so that if you have 3, you can walk up and change the colors of the 3 cubes individually instead of all 3 updating to whatever you chose last.

here is my Frankenstein code, im so sorry, im so ashamed. ='(

AddCSLuaFile("shared.lua")
AddCSLuaFile("cl_init.lua")
include("shared.lua")

function ENT:SpawnFunction( ply, tr )
	if ( !tr.Hit ) then	return end

	local ent = ents.Create( "StorageUnit" )
	ent:SetPos( tr.HitPos + Vector(0, 0, 37) )
	ent:Spawn()
	ent:Activate()
	ent.owner = ply
	
	return ent
end

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:SetModel( "models/hunter/blocks/cube05x05x05.mdl" )
  self.Entity:SetSkin(0)
	self:PhysicsInit( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
	self:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS )
	self:SetSolid( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
	self:SetUseType(ONOFF_USE)
	self.numberContents = 0
	self.Contents = {}
	
	local phys = self.Entity:GetPhysicsObject()
	if (phys:IsValid()) then
		phys:Wake()
	end
end


function ENT:StartTouch( ent )
	if( !IsValid( ent ) ) then return end
	if ent.held or ent.held1 then
  if self.numberContents < 8 then
	
		local entTable = { class = ent:GetClass(), owner = self.owner }
    self.numberContents = (self.numberContents + 1)
		table.insert( self.Contents, entTable )
		
		umsg.Start( "addItem" )
			umsg.Short( self:EntIndex() )
			umsg.String( ent:GetClass() )
		umsg.End()
		
		ent:Remove()
  end
	end
end

function ENT:WithdrawItem( class )
	for k, v in pairs( self.Contents ) do
		if v.class == class then
			local item = ents.Create( class )
			item:SetPos( self:GetPos() + self:GetForward() * 10 + self:GetUp() * 40 )
			item:Spawn()
			item:Activate()
      if v.rot then
				item.rotten = true
			end
			item.owner = v.owner
			umsg.Start( "removeItem" ) 
				umsg.Short( self:EntIndex() )
				umsg.String( class )
			umsg.End()
			table.remove( self.Contents, k )
			self.numberContents = (self.numberContents - 1)
			return
		end
	end
end


function ENT:Use( ply )
	
	ply.lastUse = ply .lastUse or CurTime()
	if ply.lastUse > CurTime() then return end
	ply.lastUse = CurTime() + 1
	self:SendContents( ply )
	
end

function DoItemSpawn( ply, cmd, args )
	local class = tostring( args[2] )
	if !class then return end
	local fridge = Entity( args[1] )
	if !IsValid( fridge ) then return end
	if !fridge:Visible( ply ) then return end
	if fridge:GetPos():Distance( ply:GetPos() ) > 120 then return end
	
	
	fridge:WithdrawItem( class )
end
concommand.Add( "StorageUnit_withdrawItem", DoItemSpawn )

function ENT:SendContents( ply )
	
	if !(IsValid( ply ) and ply:IsPlayer()) then return end
	
	umsg.Start( "openStorage", ply )
		umsg.Short( self:EntIndex() ) --send the entity ID of the fridge we want.
	umsg.End()
	
end

hook.Add("PhysgunPickup", "HoldingFood", function(pl, ent)
	ent.held1 = true
end)
	
hook.Add("PhysgunDrop", "DroppedFood", function(pl, ent)
	ent.held1 = false
end)

hook.Add( "GravGunOnPickedUp", "HoldingSomething", function( pl, ent )
	ent.held = true
end )

hook.Add( "GravGunOnDropped", "DroppedSomething", function( pl, ent )
	ent.held = false
end )

[LUA]
include("shared.lua")

function ENT:Initialize()

if !(CubeMenu and CubeMenu:IsValid()) then
local storage = vgui.Create( "CubeMenu" )
storage:SetPos( ScrW()*0.5 - storage:GetWide()*0.5, ScrH()*0.5 - storage:GetTall()*0.5 )
storage:SetVisible( false )
CubeMenu = storage --Define the global CubeMenu which will be a vgui for all fridges.
end

end

function ENT:Draw()
self.Entity:DrawModel()
end
function ENT:DrawColor()
self.Entity:SetColor(255, 0, 0, 255)
end

local PANEL = {}

function PANEL:Init()

self:SetSize( 300, 140 )

local label = vgui.Create( "DLabel", self )
label:SetPos( 120, 5 )
label:SetText( "Cube Menu" )
label:SizeToContents()
self.title = label

local button = vgui.Create( "DButton", self )
button:SetSize( self:GetWide() - 20, 24 )
button:SetPos( 10, self:GetTall() - 32 )
button:SetText( "Close" )
button.DoClick = function()
self:Close()
end

local button1 = vgui.Create( "DButton", self )
button1:SetSize( self:GetWide() - 20, 24 )
button1:SetPos( 10, self:GetTall() - 61 )
button1:SetText( "blue" )
button1.DoClick = function()
self:Close()
end
local button2 = vgui.Create( "DButton", self )
button2:SetSize( self:GetWide() - 20, 24 )
button2:SetPos( 10, self:GetTall() - 90 )
button2:SetText( "red" )
button2.DoClick = function()
self:Close()
end
local button3 = vgui.Create( "DButton", self )
button3:SetSize( self:GetWide() - 20, 24 )
button3:SetPos( 10, self:GetTall() - 119 )
button3:SetText( "green" )
button3.DoClick = function()
for id, list in pairs( self.lists ) do
if list and list:IsValid() then

end
end

self:Close()
end
self.lists = {}

end

function PANEL:OpenList( fridgeID )

self:Open()
for id, list in pairs( self.lists ) do
if list and list:IsValid() then
local ent = Entity( id )
if !IsValid( ent ) then
--This fridge was removed, lets get rid of the list
self.lists[ id ] = nil
else
--Hide the list we only want to show the current fridge we need
list:SetVisible( false )
end
end
end
local list = self.lists[ fridgeID ]
if list and list:IsValid() then
list:SetVisible( true )
else
--This is a new Refridgerator, we must make a list of items for it.
list = self:NewList( fridgeID )
list:SetVisible( true )
end
end

function PANEL:NewList( fridgeID )
local list = vgui.Create( "DPanelList", self )
list:SetSize( self:GetWide() - 20, self:GetTall() - 164 )
list:SetPos( 10, self.title:GetTall() + 10 )
list:EnableVerticalScrollbar( true )
list:EnableHorizontal( true )
list:SetPadding( 3 )
list:SetSpacing( 2 )
list:SetVisible( false )
list.items = {}
list.id = fridgeID
self.lists[ fridgeID ] = list
return list
end

function PANEL:Open()
gui.EnableScreenClicker( true )
self:SetVisible( true )
end

function PANEL:Close()
gui.EnableScreenClicker( false )
self:SetVisible( false )
end

function PANEL:Paint()

draw.RoundedBox( 10, 0, 0, self:GetWide(), self:GetTall(), Color( 40, 40, 40, 255 ) )

end

vgui.Register( "CubeMenu", PANEL, "Panel" )

local PANEL = {}

function PANEL:Init()

self:SetSize( 6, 200 )

self:SetMouseInputEnabled( true )
self.animHoverOn = Derma_Anim( "HoverOn", self, self.HoverOnAnim )
self.animHoverOff = Derma_Anim( "HoverOff", self, self.HoverOffAnim )
self.Alpha = 100

local label = vgui.Create( "DLabel", self )
label:SetPos( 5, 5 )
label:SetWide( self:GetWide() - 10 )
label:SetText( "" )
self.title = label

end

function PANEL:SetTitle( title )

self.title:SetText( title )

end

function PANEL:OnCursorEntered()

self.Armed = true
surface.PlaySound("UI/buttonrollover.wav")
self.animHoverOff:Stop()
self.animHoverOn:Start(.2)

end

function PANEL:OnCursorExited()

self.Armed = false
self.Selected = false
self.animHoverOn:Stop()
self.animHoverOff:Start(.2)

end

function PANEL:OnMousePressed()

self.Armed = true
self.Selected = true

end

function PANEL:OnMouseReleased()

self.Selected = false
surface.PlaySound("UI/buttonclickrelease.wav")
return self:DoClick()

end

function PANEL:Paint()

local bgColor = Color(160, 160, 160, 255)
local fgColor = color_black
local width = 64
local alpha = self.Alpha
local w, h = self:GetSize()

if self.Selected then
width = 82
bgColor = Color(170, 170, 170, 255)
fgColor = color_black
elseif self.Armed then
width = 88
bgColor = Color(160, 160, 160, 255)
fgColor = color_white
end

surface.SetDrawColor( 80, 80, 80, 255 )
surface.DrawRect( 0, 0, w, h )
surface.SetDrawColor( bgColor.r, bgColor.g, bgColor.

[wakonoshobi]

Im having terrible luck here, i just cant make the vgui result effect one entity separate from the others. I did however think of a way to make it work... once you choose an option trace the players view and the entity they are looking at take the effects

[M0dSe7en]

Check out the c4 entity in ttt.

[wakonoshobi]

This worked perfectly for me, ive been able to do everything i wanted with that code without settling. Ty so much!