GMod development resources

Garry's Mod hook library. Drop-in replacement for the stock hook system.

Async/sync MySQL/SQLite library with migrations, for server DB persistence.

Anti-aliased rounded shape drawing library, for custom HUDs.

Unified API interface across admin mods (ULX, SAM, ServerGuard, etc). Stops addons hard-coding admin checks.

Compact binary serializer for Garry's Mod, inspired by MessagePack. LuaJIT-optimised.

Modern Garry's Mod Rust library based on mlua. For people writing GMod binary modules in Rust.

Read/write GMod .gma archives in Rust or Go. Useful for build pipelines and CDN tooling.

Modern, statically-typed language for GMod addons with proper expression syntax and a standard library. For people who want types in their Lua.

WebRTC bindings for Garry's Mod. Real-time voice/video tooling.

Detects and prevents physics-based crash attempts while keeping physics available for normal use.

De-renders objects that are obstructed yet in FOV, to reduce client-side render load on heavy maps.

Load and render SVGs in GMod UI.

Vector implementation with rigorous optimisation and high precision. Lua numbers are doubles, so this matters when you need it.

Determines the visual height of text characters in Garry's Mod. Tiny but useful for UI work.

Various GLua scripts and extensions worth knowing about.