🖥️Server Functions

Server functions are available through Nova.Functions inside nova_core, or via exports from any script.

Player Management

Nova.Functions.GetPlayer(source)

Gets a player object by their server ID.

local player = Nova.Functions.GetPlayer(source)
if player then
    print(player.fullname)
end

Parameter	Type	Description
source	number	Player's server ID

Returns: NovaPlayer object or nil

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Nova.Functions.GetPlayerByIdentifier(identifier)

Gets a player object by their unique identifier.

local player = Nova.Functions.GetPlayerByIdentifier('license:abc123def456')

Parameter	Type	Description
identifier	string	Player's license identifier

Returns: NovaPlayer object or nil

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Nova.Functions.GetPlayers()

Gets all currently online player objects.

local players = Nova.Functions.GetPlayers()
for _, player in pairs(players) do
    print(player.fullname .. ' - Source: ' .. player.source)
end

Returns: table of NovaPlayer objects

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Communication

Nova.Functions.Notify(source, message, type)

Sends a notification to a player (requires nova_notify).

Nova.Functions.Notify(source, 'Item purchased!', 'success')
Nova.Functions.Notify(source, 'Not enough money', 'error')
Nova.Functions.Notify(source, 'Server restarting in 5 minutes', 'info')

Parameter	Type	Description
source	number	Player's server ID
message	string	Notification text
type	string	'success', 'error', 'info', 'warning'

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Nova.Functions.CreateCallback(name, handler)

Registers a server callback that clients can trigger.

Nova.Functions.CreateCallback('myScript:getData', function(source, cb, arg1, arg2)
    local player = Nova.Functions.GetPlayer(source)
    cb({
        name = player.fullname,
        value = arg1 + arg2,
    })
end)

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Unique callback name
handler	function	Handler function (source, cb, ...)

The handler receives:

• source - Player's server ID

• cb - Callback function to send response

• ... - Additional arguments from client

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Exports (from other scripts)

-- All Nova.Functions are also available via exports:
local player = exports['nova_core']:GetPlayer(source)
local players = exports['nova_core']:GetPlayers()
local config = exports['nova_core']:GetConfig()