native_ui_utils.lua

function _drawSprite(dic, texture, posX, posY, sizeWidth, sizeHeight, heading, colour)
    -- Make sure sprite dictionary is loaded
    while not HasStreamedTextureDictLoaded(dic) do
        Wait(100)
        RequestStreamedTextureDict(dic, true)
    end

    -- NUI Calculations
    local screenW, screenH = GetScreenResolution()
    local height = 1080
    local ratio = screenW/screenH
    local width = height*ratio

    local w = sizeWidth / width -- width of sprite (to render)
    local h = sizeHeight / height -- height of sprite (to render)
    local x = (posX / width) + w * 0.5 -- x start
    local y = (posY / height) + h * 0.5 -- y start
    
    -- function DrawSprite(textureDict, textureName, screenX, screenY, scaleX, scaleY, heading, colorR, colorG, colorB, colorA)
    DrawSprite(dic, texture, x, y, w, h, heading, colour[1], colour[2], colour[3], colour[4])
end

function _drawText(text, posX, posY, scale, colour, alignment, dropShadow, outline, wordWrap)
    -- again, nui magic
    local screenW, screenH = GetScreenResolution()
    local height = 1080
    local ratio = screenW/screenH
    local width = height*ratio

    local x = posX / width
    local y = posY / height
    
    -- 7 = pricedown (font), cba making it a variable
    SetTextFont(7)
    SetTextScale(1.0, scale)
    SetTextColour(colour[1], colour[2], colour[3], colour[4])

    if dropShadow then
        SetTextDropShadow()
    end
    if outline then
        SetTextOutline()
    end

    if alignment then
        if alignment == "center" then
            SetTextCentre(true)
        elseif alignment == "right" then
            SetTextRightJustify(true)
            SetTextWrap(0, x)
        else
            -- Left by default.
        end
    end

    if wordWrap then
        local size = (posX + wordWrap) / width
        SetTextWrap(x, size)
    end

    SetTextEntry("jamyfafi")

    -- Add the text
    local maxSize = 99
    for temp=0, string.len(text), maxSize do
        local subStr = string.sub(text, temp, math.min(maxSize, text:len() - temp))
        AddTextComponentString(subStr)
        Citizen.Trace("add: " .. subStr)
    end

    Citizen.Trace("DrawText")
    DrawText(x, y)
end

function showWastedText(line1, line2)
    local screenW, screenH = GetScreenResolution()
    local height = 1080
    local ratio = screenW/screenH
    local width = height*ratio
    
    -- Draw the background
    _drawSprite("mpentry", "mp_modenotselected_gradient", 0, 30, width, 300, 0, {255, 255, 255, 255})
    
    -- Draw the text
    --_drawText(text, posX, posY, scale, colour, alignment, dropShadow, outline, wordWrap)
    _drawText(line1, width/2, 100, 2.5, {255, 148, 27, 255}, "center", false, false, nil)
    _drawText(line2, width/2, 230, 0.5, {255, 255, 255, 255}, "center")
    
end

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
    while true do
        Citizen.Wait(1)
        -- Keeps drawing the text to the screen
        showWastedText("Hello", "line two")
    end
end)