ox_lib/imports/waitFor/shared.lua

---Yields the current thread until a non-nil value is returned by the function.
---@generic T
---@param cb fun(): T?
---@param errMessage string?
---@param timeout? number | false Error out after `~x` ms. Defaults to 1000, unless set to `false`.
---@return T
---@async
function lib.waitFor(cb, errMessage, timeout)
    local value = cb()

    if value ~= nil then return value end

    if timeout or timeout == nil then
        if type(timeout) ~= 'number' then timeout = 1000 end
    end

    local start = timeout and GetGameTimer()

    while value == nil do
        Wait(0)

        local elapsed = timeout and GetGameTimer() - start

        if elapsed and elapsed > timeout then
            return error(('%s (waited %.1fms)'):format(errMessage or 'failed to resolve callback', elapsed), 2)
        end

        value = cb()
    end

    return value
end

return lib.waitFor