client.lua

local QBCore = exports['qb-core']:GetCoreObject()

local defaultScale = 0.5 -- Text scale
local color = { r = 230, g = 230, b = 230, a = 255 } -- Text color
local font = 0 -- Text font
local displayTime = 5000 -- Duration to display the text (in ms)
local distToDraw = 5 -- Max. distance to draw 

local pedDisplaying = {}

local function DrawText3D(coords, msg)
    local camCoords = GetGameplayCamCoord()
    local dist = #(coords - camCoords)
    
    -- Experimental math to scale the text down
    local scale = 200 / (GetGameplayCamFov() * dist)

    --if onScreen then

        -- Format the text
        SetTextScale(0.35, 0.35)
        SetTextFont(4)
        SetTextProportional(1)
        SetTextColour(255, 255, 255, 215)
        SetTextEntry("STRING")
        SetTextCentre(true)
        AddTextComponentString(msg)
        SetDrawOrigin(coords.x, coords.y, coords.z, 0)
        DrawText(0.0, 0.0)
        local factor = (string.len(msg)) / 370
        DrawRect(0.0, 0.0+0.0125, 0.017+ factor, 0.03, 0, 0, 0, 75)
        ClearDrawOrigin()

    --end
end

local function ShowText(ped, text)

    local playerPed = PlayerPedId()
    local playerCoords = GetEntityCoords(playerPed)
    local pedCoords = GetEntityCoords(ped)
    local dist = #(playerCoords - pedCoords)

    if dist <= distToDraw then

        pedDisplaying[ped] = (pedDisplaying[ped] or 1) + 1

        -- Timer
        local display = true

        Citizen.CreateThread(function()
            Wait(displayTime)
            display = false
        end)

        -- Display
        local offset = 0.1 + pedDisplaying[ped] * 0.1
        while display do
            if HasEntityClearLosToEntity(playerPed, ped, 17 ) then
                local x, y, z = table.unpack(GetEntityCoords(ped))
                z = z + offset
                DrawText3D(vector3(x, y, z), text)
            end
            Wait(0)
        end

        pedDisplaying[ped] = pedDisplaying[ped] - 1

    end
end

-- CHAT

RegisterNetEvent('chq_com:ooc')
AddEventHandler('chq_com:ooc', function(player, id, firstname, lastname, msg)
    TriggerEvent("chat:addMessage", {
        color = {255,255,255},
        multiline = true,
        args = {"~r~OOC | " ..firstname.. " " ..lastname.. "~w~", msg}
    })
end)

RegisterNetEvent('chq_com:me')
AddEventHandler('chq_com:me', function(source, msg)
    local ped = GetPlayerPed(GetPlayerFromServerId(source))
    ShowText(ped, msg)
end)