diff --git a/imports/loadFramework/shared.lua b/imports/loadFramework/shared.lua
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+++ b/imports/loadFramework/shared.lua
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+local function ref(framework)
+	if framework == 'ox_core' or framework == 'es_extended'then
+		return 'imports.lua'
+	elseif framework == 'qb-core' then
+		return exports['qb-core'].GetCoreObject
+	end
+end
+
+local function err(e, n)
+	error(('^1%s^0'):format(e), n)
+end
+
+return function(framework)
+	if framework == 'ox' then framework = 'ox_core'
+	elseif framework == 'esx' then framework = 'es_extended'
+	elseif framework == 'qbcore' then framework = 'qb-core' end
+
+	local result
+	local success, import = pcall(ref, framework)
+
+	if not success or not import then
+		err(import and import or ('no loader exists for %s'):format(framework), 1)
+	end
+
+	if type(import) == 'table' then
+		import.resource = framework
+		return import
+	end
+
+	success, result = pcall(LoadResourceFile, framework, import)
+
+	if not result then
+		err(("unable to load '@%s/%s'"):format(framework, import))
+	end
+
+	if not success then
+		err(result and result or ("unable to load '@%s/%s'"):format(framework, import), 0)
+	end
+
+	if success then
+		success, result = pcall(load, result, ('@@%s/%s'):format(framework, import), 't')
+
+		if not result then
+			-- TODO: catch the error that pcall somehow doesn't catch?
+			err(("an unknown error occured while loading '@%s/%s'"):format(framework, import))
+		end
+
+		if success then
+			success, result = pcall(result)
+
+			if not success then err(result) end
+		end
+	end
+
+	if framework == 'ox_core' then
+		import = Ox
+	elseif framework == 'es_extended' then
+		import = ESX
+	end
+
+	import.resource = framework
+
+	return import
+end