text-overdrive.lua

function script_description()
	return "This script lets you select a text source to force it to reread files every frame instead of once per second."
end

obs = obslua
source_name = nil



function script_update(settings)
	source_name = obs.obs_data_get_string(settings, "source")
end

function script_properties()
	local props = obs.obs_properties_create()
	local p = obs.obs_properties_add_list(props, "source", "Text Source", obs.OBS_COMBO_TYPE_EDITABLE, obs.OBS_COMBO_FORMAT_STRING)
	local sources = obs.obs_enum_sources()
	if sources ~= nil then
		for _, source in ipairs(sources) do
			source_id = obs.obs_source_get_id(source)
			if source_id == "text_gdiplus" or source_id == "text_ft2_source" or source_id == "text_pango_source" then
				local name = obs.obs_source_get_name(source)
				obs.obs_property_list_add_string(p, name, name)
			end
		end
	end
	obs.source_list_release(sources)

	return props
end

function script_tick(seconds)
	if source_name == nil then return end

	local source = obs.obs_get_source_by_name(source_name)
	if source == nil then return end
	
	settings = obs.obs_source_get_settings(source)
	obs.obs_source_update(source, settings)

	obs.obs_data_release(settings)
	obs.obs_source_release(source)
end