dedupe some nameplate logic

scripts/nameplate.lua

@@ -6,66 +6,10 @@ local g = require("scripts.libs.gradient")
 
 ---@param name string
 ---@param gradient Gradient
----@param nameplates Nameplate | Nameplate[] where to use the animated name
----@param count number number of gradients to be present in the span
----@param phase_shift_rate number how fast to shift the gradient
----@returns fun():void # function to unregister
-local function animate_gradient_name(name, gradient, nameplates, count, phase_shift_rate)
-    if type(nameplates) ~= "table" then
-        nameplates = {nameplates}
-    end
-
-    local string_width = client.getTextWidth(name) / count;
-    local string_width_chars = {};
-    for i = 1, #name do
-        string_width_chars[i] = client.getTextWidth(name:sub(i, i))
-    end
-
-    ---@type ColoredText[]
-    local result = {}
-
-    local phase_shift = 0;
-    local function render()
-        if client.isPaused() then
-            return
-        end
-
-        local acc = 0;
-        for i = 1, #name do
-            local offset = acc + string_width_chars[i];
-            local color = gradient:at((offset / string_width) + phase_shift);
-            acc = offset
-
-            result[i] = {
-                text = name:sub(i, i),
-                color = color:toHex(true, false)
-            }
-        end
-
-        phase_shift = phase_shift + phase_shift_rate
-
-        local json = toJson(result);
-        for _, nameplate in pairs(nameplates) do
-            nameplate:setText(json)
-        end
-    end
-
-    events.render:register(render)
-    return function ()
-        events.render:remove(render)
-    end
-end
-
----@param name string
----@param gradient Gradient
----@param nameplates Nameplate | Nameplate[] where to use the static name
 ---@param count number number of gradients to be present in the span
 ---@param phase_shift number shift of the gradient
-local function static_gradient_name(name, gradient, nameplates, count, phase_shift)
+---@returns string
-    if type(nameplates) ~= "table" then
+local function render_gradient_name(name, gradient, count, phase_shift)
-        nameplates = {nameplates}
-    end
-
     local string_width = client.getTextWidth(name) / count;
     local string_width_chars = {};
     for i = 1, #name do
@@ -87,9 +31,53 @@ local function static_gradient_name(name, gradient, nameplates, count, phase_shi
         }
     end
 
-    local json = toJson(result);
+    return toJson(result)
+end
+
+---@param name string
+---@param gradient Gradient
+---@param nameplates Nameplate | Nameplate[] where to use the animated name
+---@param count number number of gradients to be present in the span
+---@param phase_shift_rate number how fast to shift the gradient
+---@returns fun():void # function to unregister
+local function animate_gradient_name(name, gradient, nameplates, count, phase_shift_rate)
+    if type(nameplates) ~= "table" then
+        nameplates = {nameplates}
+    end
+
+    local phase_shift = 0;
+    local function render()
+        if client.isPaused() then
+            return
+        end
+
+        phase_shift = phase_shift + phase_shift_rate
+
+        local result = render_gradient_name(name, gradient, count, phase_shift)
+        for _, nameplate in pairs(nameplates) do
+            nameplate:setText(result)
+        end
+    end
+
+    events.render:register(render)
+    return function ()
+        events.render:remove(render)
+    end
+end
+
+---@param name string
+---@param gradient Gradient
+---@param nameplates Nameplate | Nameplate[] where to use the static name
+---@param count number number of gradients to be present in the span
+---@param phase_shift number shift of the gradient
+local function static_gradient_name(name, gradient, nameplates, count, phase_shift)
+    if type(nameplates) ~= "table" then
+        nameplates = {nameplates}
+    end
+
+    local result = render_gradient_name(name, gradient, count, phase_shift);
     for _, nameplate in pairs(nameplates) do
-        nameplate:setText(json)
+        nameplate:setText(result)
     end
 end