CafeData

shared/cafe_data.lua is the default data center for cafes, ingredients, menus, recipes, and menu metadata.

How seeding works

When Config.CafeSeed.Enabled = true, Prism Restaurant checks CafeData during resource start.

• Missing ingredients are inserted by name.
• Missing cafes are inserted by name.
• Missing menu items are inserted by cafe_name + name.
• Existing database rows are not overwritten.
• Recipes and metadata are copied only when a new menu item is inserted.

This keeps admin UI edits safe after restart.

Add an ingredient

CafeData.Ingredients = {
    {
        name = 'vanilla_syrup',
        label = 'Vanilla Syrup',
        price = 5,
        image = 'vanilla_syrup',
    },
}

The name is the database identity. Do not rename it after players already use the item unless you also migrate old data.

Add a cafe

CafeData.Cafes = {
    {
        name = 'beanmachine',
        label = 'Bean Machine',
        owner = nil,
        balance = 0,
        open = true,
        theme = {
            color = '#BEEE11',
        },
    },
}

When a new cafe is seeded, the resource also creates its job and default storages using config defaults.

Add menu items

CafeData.DefaultMenus = {
    beanmachine = {
        items = {
            {
                name = 'vanilla_latte',
                label = 'Vanilla Latte',
                price = 12,
                category = 'drink',
                image = 'vanilla_latte',
                recipe = {
                    { ingredient_name = 'coffee_beans', amount = 1 },
                    { ingredient_name = 'milk', amount = 1 },
                    { ingredient_name = 'vanilla_syrup', amount = 1 },
                },
            },
        },
    },
}

Menu item id is generated at runtime. Do not add id fields in CafeData.

Menu metadata

Menu items can include metadata for consumable behavior.

{
    name = 'vanilla_latte',
    label = 'Vanilla Latte',
    price = 12,
    category = 'drink',
    image = 'vanilla_latte',
    recipe = {
        { ingredient_name = 'coffee_beans', amount = 1 },
        { ingredient_name = 'milk', amount = 1 },
    },
    metadata = {
        degradeMinutes = 90, -- minutes before freshness expires; 0 disables degrade.
        useDuration = 4500, -- milliseconds for consume progress.
        effects = {
            hunger = 0,
            thirst = 25,
            stress = 5, -- stress reduction.
        },
        animation = {
            type = 'emote',
            command = 'coffee',
        },
    },
}

Animation dict example

Use type = 'anim' when you want a GTA animation dictionary instead of an emote command.

metadata = {
    degradeMinutes = 60,
    useDuration = 5000,
    effects = { hunger = 35, thirst = 0, stress = 0 },
    animation = {
        type = 'anim',
        dict = 'mp_player_inteat@burger',
        clip = 'mp_player_int_eat_burger',
        flag = 49,
    },
}

Important behavior

CafeData is the default source for missing data only. If a menu item already exists in the database, restart will not reset its price, label, recipe, metadata, or image.