CreateView

Overview

Creates a PrismaView instance by loading an HTML file. This is the primary method for initializing UI components in your SKSE plugin.

Syntax

PrismaView CreateView(
    const char* htmlPath,
    OnDomReadyCallback onDomReadyCallback = nullptr
);

Parameters

`htmlPath` (required)

Type: const char*
Description: The path to the HTML file that will be loaded into the PrismaView
Base Directory: Skyrim/Data/PrismaUI/views/

`onDomReadyCallback` (optional)

Type: OnDomReadyCallback
Default: nullptr
Description: An optional callback function that will be invoked when the DOM of this PrismaView is fully loaded
Parameters: Takes a single argument - the PrismaView instance

Return Value

Returns a PrismaView instance representing the created UI component.

Usage Examples

// Simple view creation without callback
PrismaView view = PrismaUI->CreateView("MyPlugin/index.html");

// View creation with DOM ready callback
PrismaView view = PrismaUI->CreateView("MyPlugin/index.html", [](PrismaView view) -> void {
    // The callback is executed after the DOM tree is fully initialized
    logger::info("View DOM is ready {}", view);

    // You can now safely invoke JavaScript methods
    PrismaUI->Invoke(view, "initializeUI()");
});

#include "PrismaUI_API.h"

PRISMA_UI_API::IVPrismaUI1* PrismaUI;

static void SKSEMessageHandler(SKSE::MessagingInterface::Message* message)
{
    switch (message->type) {
    case SKSE::MessagingInterface::kDataLoaded:
        // Initialize PrismaUI API
        PrismaUI = static_cast<PRISMA_UI_API::IVPrismaUI1*>(
            PRISMA_UI_API::RequestPluginAPI(PRISMA_UI_API::InterfaceVersion::V1)
        );

        // Create view with comprehensive setup
        PrismaView view = PrismaUI->CreateView("MyPlugin/index.html", [](PrismaView view) -> void {
            logger::info("View DOM is ready {}", view);

            // Initialize UI state
            PrismaUI->Invoke(view, "setPlayerName('" + GetPlayerName() + "')");
            PrismaUI->Invoke(view, "updateHealthBar(" + std::to_string(GetPlayerHealth()).c_str() + ")");
        });

        // Register JavaScript event listeners
        PrismaUI->RegisterJSListener(view, "onButtonClick", [](const char* data) -> void {
            logger::info("Button clicked with data: {}", data);
        });

        break;
    }
}

File Structure

Your HTML file should be placed in the following directory structure:

Skyrim/
└── Data/
    └── PrismaUI/
        └── views/
            └── MyPlugin/
                ├── index.html
                ├── styles.css
                └── script.js

Best Practices

Single Instance: Always create only one PrismaView per plugin
DOM Ready: Use the callback to initialize your UI state safely
View Management: Store the returned PrismaView instance for later use with other API methods