allow player to toggle top buttons visibility

features/gui/blueprint_helper.lua

@@ -572,4 +572,6 @@ Gui.on_custom_close(
     end
 )
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)
+
 Event.add(defines.events.on_player_joined_game, player_joined)

features/gui/info.lua

@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ Gui.on_custom_close(
     end
 )
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)
+
 local Public = {}
 
 function Public.show_info(player)

features/gui/paint.lua

@@ -216,5 +216,7 @@ Gui.on_custom_close(
     end
 )
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)
+
 Event.add(defines.events.on_player_joined_game, player_joined)
 Event.add(defines.events.on_player_built_tile, player_build_tile)

features/gui/player_list.lua

@@ -758,3 +758,5 @@ Gui.on_click(
         end
     end
 )
+
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)

features/gui/poll.lua

@@ -1159,6 +1159,8 @@ Gui.on_click(
 
 Gui.on_click(poll_view_vote_name, vote)
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)
+
 local Class = {}
 
 function Class.validate(data)

features/gui/score.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local Event = require 'utils.event'
 local Game = require 'utils.game'
 local PlayerStats = require 'features.player_stats'
+local Gui = require 'utils.gui'
 
 if not global.score_rockets_launched then
     global.score_rockets_launched = 0
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ local function rocket_launched()
     refresh_score()
 end
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility('score')
+
 Event.add(defines.events.on_entity_died, refresh_score)
 Event.add(defines.events.on_gui_click, on_gui_click)
 Event.add(defines.events.on_player_joined_game, create_score_gui)

features/gui/tag_group.lua

@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ Gui.on_custom_close(
     end
 )
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)
+
 Event.add(defines.events.on_player_joined_game, player_joined)
 
 local function tag_command(cmd)

features/gui/tasklist.lua

@@ -1065,6 +1065,8 @@ Gui.on_click(
     end
 )
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(main_button_name)
+
 commands.add_command(
     'task',
     '<task> - Creates a new task (Admins and regulars only).',

map_gen/Diggy/Feature/CoinGathering.lua

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ local function on_player_created(event)
     })
 end
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility('Diggy.CoinGathering.Button')
+
 Gui.on_click('Diggy.CoinGathering.Button', toggle)
 Gui.on_custom_close('Diggy.CoinGathering.Frame', function (event)
     event.element.destroy()

map_gen/Diggy/Feature/Experience.lua

@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ local function on_player_created(event)
     })
 end
 
+Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility('Diggy.Experience.Button')
+
 Gui.on_click('Diggy.Experience.Button', toggle)
 Gui.on_custom_close('Diggy.Experience.Frame', function (event)
     event.element.destroy()

utils/gui.lua

@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 local Token = require 'utils.token'
 local Event = require 'utils.event'
 local Game = require 'utils.game'
+local Global = require 'utils.global'
+local table = require 'utils.table'
 
 local Gui = {}
 
-global.Gui_data = {}
+local data = {}
+local top_elements = {}
+
+Global.register(
+    {
+        data = data,
+        top_elements = top_elements
+    },
+    function(tbl)
+        data = tbl.data
+        top_elements = tbl.top_elements
+    end
+)
+
+local on_visable_event_id = script.generate_event_name()
+local on_pre_hidden_event_id = script.generate_event_name()
+
+local on_visable_handlers = {}
+local on_pre_hidden_handlers = {}
 
 function Gui.uid_name()
     if _DEBUG then
@@ -17,13 +37,13 @@ function Gui.uid_name()
 end
 
 -- Associates data with the LuaGuiElement. If data is nil then removes the data
-function Gui.set_data(element, data)
+function Gui.set_data(element, value)
-    global.Gui_data[element.player_index * 0x100000000 + element.index] = data
+    data[element.player_index * 0x100000000 + element.index] = value
 end
 
 -- Gets the Associated data with this LuaGuiElement if any.
 function Gui.get_data(element)
-    return global.Gui_data[element.player_index * 0x100000000 + element.index]
+    return data[element.player_index * 0x100000000 + element.index]
 end
 
 -- Removes data associated with LuaGuiElement and its children recursivly.
@@ -101,6 +121,21 @@ local function handler_factory(event_id)
     end
 end
 
+local function custom_handler_factory(handlers)
+    return function(element_name, handler)
+        handlers[element_name] = handler
+    end
+end
+
+local function custom_raise(handlers, element, player)
+    local handler = handlers[element.name]
+    if not handler then
+        return
+    end
+
+    handler({element = element, player = player})
+end
+
 -- Register a handler for the on_gui_checked_state_changed event for LuaGuiElements with element_name.
 -- Can only have one handler per element name.
 -- Guarantees that the element and the player are valid when calling the handler.
@@ -143,4 +178,100 @@ Gui.on_text_changed = handler_factory(defines.events.on_gui_text_changed)
 -- Adds a player field to the event table.
 Gui.on_value_changed = handler_factory(defines.events.on_gui_value_changed)
 
+-- Register a handler for the when the player shows the top LuaGuiElements with element_name.
+-- Assuming the element_name has been added with Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility.
+-- Can only have one handler per element name.
+-- Guarantees that the element and the player are valid when calling the handler.
+-- Adds a player field to the event table.
+Gui.on_player_show_top = custom_handler_factory(on_visable_handlers)
+
+-- Register a handler for the when the player hides the top LuaGuiElements with element_name.
+-- Assuming the element_name has been added with Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility.
+-- Can only have one handler per element name.
+-- Guarantees that the element and the player are valid when calling the handler.
+-- Adds a player field to the event table.
+Gui.on_pre_player_hide_top = custom_handler_factory(on_pre_hidden_handlers)
+
+--- Allows the player to show / hide this element.
+-- The element must be part in gui.top.
+-- @param element_name<string> This name must be globally unique.
+function Gui.allow_player_to_toggle_top_element_visibility(element_name)
+    top_elements[#top_elements + 1] = element_name
+end
+
+local toggle_button_name = Gui.uid_name()
+
+Event.add(
+    defines.events.on_player_created,
+    function(event)
+        local player = Game.get_player_by_index(event.player_index)
+
+        if not player or not player.valid then
+            return
+        end
+
+        local b =
+            player.gui.top.add {
+            type = 'button',
+            name = toggle_button_name,
+            caption = '<',
+            tooltip = 'Shows / hides the Redmew Gui buttons.'
+        }
+        local style = b.style
+        style.width = 18
+        style.height = 38
+        style.left_padding = 0
+        style.top_padding = 0
+        style.right_padding = 0
+        style.bottom_padding = 0
+        style.font = 'default-small-bold'
+    end
+)
+
+Gui.on_click(
+    toggle_button_name,
+    function(event)
+        local button = event.element
+        local player = event.player
+        local top = player.gui.top
+
+        if button.caption == '<' then
+            for i = 1, #top_elements do
+                local name = top_elements[i]
+                local ele = top[name]
+                if ele and ele.valid then
+                    local style = ele.style
+
+                    -- if visible is not set it has the value of nil.
+                    -- Hence nil is treated as is visible.
+                    local v = style.visible
+                    if v or v == nil then
+                        custom_raise(on_pre_hidden_handlers, ele, player)
+                        style.visible = false
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+
+            button.caption = '>'
+            button.style.height = 24
+        else
+            for i = 1, #top_elements do
+                local name = top_elements[i]
+                local ele = top[name]
+                if ele and ele.valid then
+                    local style = ele.style
+
+                    if not style.visible then
+                        style.visible = true
+                        custom_raise(on_visable_handlers, ele, player)
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+
+            button.caption = '<'
+            button.style.height = 38
+        end
+    end
+)
+
 return Gui