Material System

Cache and manage materials efficiently.

cLib.AddMaterial

cLib.AddMaterial(matID, path, pngParams)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`matID`	string	Unique identifier
`path`	string	Path relative to `materials/`
`pngParams`	string	Optional PNG parameters

Example:

-- Register materials
cLib.AddMaterial("MyAddon.Logo", "myaddon/logo.png", "smooth")
cLib.AddMaterial("MyAddon.Background", "myaddon/bg.png")
cLib.AddMaterial("MyAddon.Icon", "myaddon/icon.png", "smooth mips")

cLib.GetMaterial

Retrieve a cached material (client-side only).

local mat = cLib.GetMaterial(matID)

Example:

-- Draw material
local logo = cLib.GetMaterial("MyAddon.Logo")

function PANEL:Paint(w, h)
    surface.SetDrawColor(255, 255, 255)
    surface.SetMaterial(logo)
    surface.DrawTexturedRect(10, 10, 64, 64)
end

Built-in Materials

cLib.GetMaterial("uparrow")    -- Arrow up icon
cLib.GetMaterial("downarrow")  -- Arrow down icon

PNG Parameters

Parameter	Description
`smooth`	Smooth/bilinear filtering
`mips`	Generate mipmaps
`noclamp`	Don't clamp texture
`alphatest`	Alpha testing

Combined:

cLib.AddMaterial("icon", "path/icon.png", "smooth mips")