spawn placeholder function completed

config.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "ComponentTags_path": "ComponentTags.json",
   "CustomUIAssets_path": "CustomUIAssets.json",
   "DecalPallet_path": "DecalPallet.json",
-  "Decals": [],
   "GameComplexity": "",
   "GameMode": "Arkham Horror LCG - Super Complete Edition",
   "GameType": "",
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@
     "TokenArranger.022907",
     "ChaosBagManager.023240",
     "ArkhamSCE330-1092023-Page1.964222",
+    "PlaceholderBoxDummy.a93466",
     "SoulsofDarkness.a94e6b"
   ],
   "PlayArea": 1,

objects/PlaceholderBoxDummy.a93466.json

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  "AltLookAngle": {
+    "x": 0,
+    "y": 0,
+    "z": 0
+  },
+  "Autoraise": true,
+  "ColorDiffuse": {
+    "b": 0.82353,
+    "g": 0.20157,
+    "r": 0
+  },
+  "Description": "This dummy is there to hold the up-to-date script file for placeholder boxes to be available for placeholder box spawning.",
+  "DragSelectable": true,
+  "GMNotes": "",
+  "GUID": "a93466",
+  "Grid": true,
+  "GridProjection": false,
+  "Hands": false,
+  "HideWhenFaceDown": false,
+  "IgnoreFoW": false,
+  "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
+  "Locked": true,
+  "LuaScript": "require(\"core/DownloadBox\")",
+  "LuaScriptState": "",
+  "MeasureMovement": false,
+  "Name": "BlockRectangle",
+  "Nickname": "Placeholder Box Dummy",
+  "Snap": true,
+  "Sticky": true,
+  "Tooltip": true,
+  "Transform": {
+    "posX": 78,
+    "posY": 1.645,
+    "posZ": -33,
+    "rotX": 0,
+    "rotY": 0,
+    "rotZ": 0,
+    "scaleX": 1,
+    "scaleY": 1,
+    "scaleZ": 1
+  },
+  "Value": 0,
+  "XmlUI": ""
+}

src/core/GUIDReferenceHandler.ttslua

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ local GuidReferences = {
     MythosArea = "9f334f",
     NavigationOverlayHandler = "797ede",
     OptionPanelSource = "830bd0",
+    PlaceholderBoxDummy = "a93466",
     PlayArea = "721ba2",
     PlayAreaZone = "a2f932",
     PlayerCardPanel = "2d30ee",

src/core/Global.ttslua

@@ -724,7 +724,56 @@ end
 
 -- spawns a placeholder box for the selected object
 function onClick_spawnPlaceholder()
+  -- get object references
+  local item = library[contentToShow][currentListItem]
+  local dummy = guidReferenceApi.getObjectByOwnerAndType("Mythos", "PlaceholderBoxDummy")
+  
+  -- error handling
+  if not item.boxsize or item.boxsize == "" or not item.boxart or item.boxart == "" then
+    print("Error loading object.")
+    return
+  end
 
+  -- get data for placeholder
+  local spawnPos = {-39.5, 2, -87}
+
+  local meshTable = {
+    big = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RobMayer/TTSLibrary/master/advboxes/core_h_MSH.obj",
+    small = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RobMayer/TTSLibrary/master/advboxes/tuckbox_h_MSH.obj",
+    wide = "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=uWAmuNZ2"
+  }
+
+  local scaleTable = {
+    big = {1.00, 0.14, 1.00},
+    small = {2.21, 0.46, 2.42},
+    wide = {2.00, 0.11, 1.69}
+  }
+
+  local placeholder = spawnObject({
+    type = "Custom_Model",
+    position = spawnPos,
+    rotation = {0, 270, 0},
+    scale = scaleTable[item.boxsize],
+  })
+  
+  placeholder.setCustomObject({
+    mesh = meshTable[item.boxsize],
+    diffuse = item.boxart,
+    material = 3
+  })
+
+  placeholder.setColorTint({1, 1, 1, 71/255})
+  placeholder.setName(item.name)
+  placeholder.setDescription("by " .. (item.author or "Unknown"))
+  placeholder.setGMNotes(item.url)
+  placeholder.setLuaScript(dummy.getLuaScript())
+  Player.getPlayers()[1].pingTable(spawnPos)
+
+  -- hide download window
+  if xmlVisibility.downloadWindow then
+    xmlVisibility.downloadWindow = false
+    UI.hide('downloadWindow')
+  end
 end
 
 -- toggles the visibility of the respective UI
@@ -764,25 +813,25 @@ function updatePreviewWindow()
   local maskData = {}
   if item.boxsize == "big" then
     maskData = {
-        image = "box-cover-mask-big",
-        width = "870",
-        height = "435",
-        offsetXY = "154 60"
-      }
+      image = "box-cover-mask-big",
+      width = "870",
+      height = "435",
+      offsetXY = "154 60"
+    }
   elseif item.boxsize == "small" then
     maskData = {
-        image = "box-cover-mask-small",
-        width = "792",
-        height = "594",
-        offsetXY = "135 13"
-      }
+      image = "box-cover-mask-small",
+      width = "792",
+      height = "594",
+      offsetXY = "135 13"
+    }
   elseif item.boxsize == "wide" then
     maskData = {
-        image = "box-cover-mask-wide",
-        width = "756",
-        height = "630",
-        offsetXY = "-190 -70"
-      }
+      image = "box-cover-mask-wide",
+      width = "756",
+      height = "630",
+      offsetXY = "-190 -70"
+    }
   end
 
   -- loading empty image as placeholder until real image is loaded