Items

OBR.scene.items

An Item is the basic building block of everything shown in a Scene.

For all available items see here.

Reference

Methods

getItems

async getItems(filter)

Get then current items in the scene.

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
filter	ItemFilter	An optional filter to run on the scenes items

Example

Get items with the given ids.

const uuid = "55c04fba-9fa3-483b-8cf8-287737cbea9b";
const items = await OBR.scene.items.getItems([uuid]);

Get all images.

import { isImage } from "@owlbear-rodeo/sdk";

const images = await OBR.scene.items.getItems(isImage);

Get all images on the Character layer

import { isImage } from "@owlbear-rodeo/sdk";

const characters = await OBR.scene.items.getItems(
  (item) => item.layer === "CHARACTER" && isImage(item)
);

Get all images on the Character layer using Typescript

import { Image, isImage } from "@owlbear-rodeo/sdk";

const characters = await OBR.scene.items.getItems(
  (item): item is Image => item.layer === "CHARACTER" && isImage(item)
);

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updateItems

async updateItems(filterOrItems, update)

Update existing items in the scene.

To track changes and ensure immutability the update function uses an Immer WritableDraft.

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
filterOrItems	ItemFilter | Item[]	Either a filter or a list of items to update
update	(draft: WritableDraft<Item[]>) => void	An update function that allows you to update an Immer WritableDraft of the input items

Example

Lock all images

import { isImage } from "@owlbear-rodeo/sdk";

await OBR.scene.items.updateItems(isImage, (images) => {
  for (let image of images) {
    image.locked = true;
  }
});

Turn all shapes pink

import { isShape } from "@owlbear-rodeo/sdk";

await OBR.scene.items.updateItems(isShape, (shapes) => {
  for (let shape of shapes) {
    shape.style.fillColor = "pink";
  }
});

Hide all attachments

OBR.scene.items.updateItems(
  (item) => item.layer === "ATTACHMENT",
  (items) => {
    for (let item of items) {
      item.visible = false;
    }
  }
);

Hide selected items when clicking a context menu item

OBR.contextMenu.create({
  id: "rodeo.owlbear.example",
  icons: [
    {
      icon: "icon.svg",
      label: "Example",
    },
  ],
  onClick(context) {
    OBR.scene.items.updateItems(context.items, (items) => {
      for (let item of items) {
        item.visible = false;
      }
    });
  },
});

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addItems

async addItems(items)

Add new items to the scene.

To create new items you can use the item Builders.

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
items	Item[]	A list of items to add

Example

Add a circle shape to the scene

import OBR, { buildShape } from "@owlbear-rodeo/sdk";

const item = buildShape().width(10).height(10).shapeType("CIRCLE").build();
OBR.scene.items.addItems([item]);

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deleteItems

async deleteItems(ids)

Delete existing items by their IDs.

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
ids	string[]	A list of items to delete by their IDs

Example

Delete selected items when clicking a context menu item

OBR.contextMenu.create({
  id: "rodeo.owlbear.example",
  icons: [
    {
      icon: "icon.svg",
      label: "Example",
    },
  ],
  onClick(context) {
    const ids = context.items.map((item) => item.id);
    OBR.scene.items.deleteItems(ids);
  },
});

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getItemAttachments

async getItemAttachments(ids)

Get all items, attachments and sub-attachments for a set of item IDs.

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
ids	string[]	A list of items to look up by their IDs

Returns a list of Items.

Example

Delete selected items and their attachments when clicking a context menu item

OBR.contextMenu.create({
  id: "rodeo.owlbear.example",
  icons: [
    {
      icon: "icon.svg",
      label: "Example",
    },
  ],
  async onClick(context) {
    const ids = context.items.map((item) => item.id);
    const allItems = await OBR.scene.items.getItemAttachments(ids);
    const allIds = allItems.map((item) => item.id);
    OBR.scene.items.deleteItems(allIds);
  },
});

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getItemBounds

async getItemBounds(ids)

Get the axis-aligned bounding box for the given items.

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
ids	string[]	A list of items to look up by their IDs

Returns a BoundingBox.

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onChange

onChange(callback);

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
callback	(items: Item[]) => void	A callback for when an item changes. The items array will include all items in the scene, not just those that changed.

Returns a function that when called will unsubscribe from change events.

Example

/**
 * Use an `onChange` event with a React `useEffect`.
 * `onChange` returns an unsubscribe event to make this easy.
 */
useEffect(
  () =>
    OBR.scene.items.onChange((items) => {
      // React to item changes
    }),
  []
);

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Type Definitions

ItemFilter

A filter to run on a list of items.

TYPE
function

Parameters

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
item	Item	The item to run the filter on

Returns a boolean. If true the item passes the filter and will be used. If false the item will be ignored.

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