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# Exports & Events

Use Striga Inventory from your own scripts.

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**Quick start (server)**

`exports['striga-inventory']:AddItem(source, 'water_bottle', 2)`\
`exports['striga-inventory']:RemoveItem(source, 'water_bottle', 1)`
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**Your qb scripts need no change.** `exports['qb-inventory']:AddItem(...)` and the other qb-inventory exports still work. See [QB Compatibility](/striga-docs/striga-inventory/qb-compatibility.md).
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## Where things are

| Side   | What                                                                   | Page                                                                 |
| ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Server | Item, open / close, stash, shop and drop exports; hooks; server events | [Server](/striga-docs/striga-inventory/exports-and-events/server.md) |
| Client | qb-inventory client events. No public client exports                   | [Client](/striga-docs/striga-inventory/exports-and-events/client.md) |

## The `inv` argument

Most server exports take `inv`:

| Value                | Means                          |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| `source` (number)    | That player's inventory        |
| `'stash:<name>'`     | A stash, e.g. `'stash:police'` |
| `'trunk:<plate>'`    | A vehicle trunk                |
| `'glovebox:<plate>'` | A vehicle glovebox             |

Bad input returns `false` / `nil` / `0`. Items are checked against your framework item list.

## The `target` argument

`OpenInventory(source, target)` takes a table `{ type, id }` or a container id string (like `'trunk:ABC123'`):

| `type`          | `id`       | Checks done for you                  |
| --------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `'player'`      | -          | Opens the player's own inventory     |
| `'stash'`       | stash name | Job groups and distance of the stash |
| `'otherplayer'` | server id  | -                                    |
| `'drop'`        | drop id    | -                                    |
| `'trunk'`       | plate      | -                                    |
| `'glovebox'`    | plate      | -                                    |

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For `otherplayer`, `trunk` and `glovebox`, **your script** checks why the player may open it (police job, vehicle unlocked...).
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## Through striga-core (recommended)

If your script already uses **striga-core**, use the core item functions. They work with whatever inventory the server owner runs, not only Striga Inventory. See [striga-core Exports](/striga-docs/striga-core/exports.md).

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[Server](/striga-docs/striga-inventory/exports-and-events/server.md)
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