Project · Player survey form with ox_lib

Make the resource folder

The server has one folder for this lesson.

Inside your server's resources folder, create this folder:

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resources/qu_survey

Create the files

Every file named in the manifest exists.

Create this exact file layout:

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resources/qu_survey/
fxmanifest.lua
client.lua
server.lua

Write fxmanifest.lua

FiveM knows which files to load and that ox_lib must load first.

Open fxmanifest.lua and paste this:

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fx_version 'cerulean'
game 'gta5'

shared_script '@ox_lib/init.lua'
client_script 'client.lua'
server_script 'server.lua'

dependencies {
'ox_lib'
}

fx_version 'cerulean' is the current manifest format, so always use it. game 'gta5' says this resource targets GTA V. There is no lua54 'yes' line: that directive was removed in June 2025, Lua 5.4 is now the only runtime, so the line does nothing and you should not add it. The shared_script '@ox_lib/init.lua' line loads ox_lib's lib global into your resource, and dependencies { 'ox_lib' } blocks startup until ox_lib is running.

Write the client form

A command opens the dialog and sends the answers up to the server.

Open client.lua and paste this:

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RegisterCommand('survey', function()
local answers = lib.inputDialog('Player Feedback Survey', {
    { type = 'input',    label = 'What is your favorite in-game activity?', required = true, max = 100 },
    { type = 'number',   label = 'Rate the server performance (1-10)',      required = true, min = 1, max = 10 },
    { type = 'checkbox', label = 'Would you recommend this server?' },
})

if not answers then
    print('[qu_survey] survey cancelled')
    return
end

TriggerServerEvent('qu_survey:submit', {
    activity   = answers[1],
    rating     = answers[2],
    recommend  = answers[3],
})
end, false)

Write the server validator

The server re-checks every answer before it trusts or logs it.

Open server.lua and paste this:

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RegisterNetEvent('qu_survey:submit', function(data)
local src = source

if type(data) ~= 'table' then return end

local activity  = data.activity
local rating    = data.rating
local recommend = data.recommend

if type(activity) ~= 'string' or #activity == 0 or #activity > 100 then
    print('[qu_survey] rejected ' .. GetPlayerName(src) .. ': bad activity')
    return
end

rating = tonumber(rating)
if not rating or rating < 1 or rating > 10 then
    print('[qu_survey] rejected ' .. GetPlayerName(src) .. ': rating out of range')
    return
end

local recommendText = (recommend == true) and 'Yes' or 'No'

print('[qu_survey] ' .. GetPlayerName(src) .. ' | activity: ' .. activity
    .. ' | rating: ' .. rating .. ' | recommend: ' .. recommendText)
end)

Start and test it

The validated answers print in the server console.

Make sure ox_lib starts first. Open server.cfg and add both lines in this order:

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ensure ox_lib
ensure qu_survey

Save, then run this in the txAdmin Live Console (the server console):

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restart qu_survey

Join the server, then run this from the in-game chat box (press T) (this is a client command):

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/survey

Type Racing for the activity, 8 for the rating, tick the recommend box, and submit.

The line appears in the server console, not F8, because the answers travelled up to server.lua to be validated before anything was logged.

/survey command: collect player feedback with an ox_lib dialog

Build it

Make the resource folder

Create the files

Write fxmanifest.lua

Write the client form

Write the server validator

Start and test it

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