# Dialog System

```lua
dialogue = {
    name      = "Paul",          -- big uppercase header
    tag       = "Lumberjack",    -- accent badge under the name
    startMsg  = "How can I help?",
    elements  = {
        {
            label  = "Tell me about the job",
            -- canInteract is optional — return false to hide the entry
            canInteract = function() return ESX.PlayerData.job.name == "unemployed" end,
            action = function(changeDialog, close)
                changeDialog("Here's what you'll do…", {
                    { label = "Sounds good", action = function(_, close) close() end },
                })
            end,
        },
        { label = "Goodbye", action = function(_, close) close() end },
    },
}
```

* `changeDialog(message, elements)` pushes the current screen to a stack and renders the new one. A "Back" entry is auto-injected.
* `close(callback)` closes the conversation and runs `callback` once the camera/HUD have been restored.
* `Escape` always closes the dialogue.

The dialogue camera, voice lines, HUD toggling and on-close exports are fully configurable in `Config.Dialogue`. If your server uses a HUD other than `core_ui` / `spirit`, replace the events in `Config.Dialogue.hudEvents`.

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