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Same call signature on client or server.

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formatMessage(args)

Apply fxChat’s color-code and markdown parser to a string. Returns the HTML that fxChat would render.
Shared
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string
required
Raw input with optional inline color codes and markdown.
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string
Sanitized HTML. Already escaped — safe to pass through to NUI directly.
Example
Useful for mimicking fxChat’s rendering in your own NUI.

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getConfig(key?)

Read a value from configs/chat.lua from either side. Returns the entire config table when called without arguments.
Shared
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string
Top-level config key. Omit to get the full table.
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any
The config value. nil if the key doesn’t exist.
Example

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getThemeNames()

List the theme filenames installed on the server.
Shared
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string[]
e.g. { "default", "midnight", "crimson", "glass", "catppuccin", "samp", "ghostty" }
Example

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getVersion()

Returns the fxChat version string from fxmanifest.lua.
Shared
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string
e.g. "2.0.0".
Example
Don’t make security decisions based on client-side getConfig — the server source is the only trusted one.