Runtime Item Registration

Trusted server resources can register an item definition without editing shared/items.lua.

local ok, def = exports.nord_inventory:RegisterItem('service_token', {
    label = 'Service Token',
    description = 'Issued by another resource',
    weight = 5,
    stack = true,
    close = false,
    category = 'document',
    schema = 'generic',
    image = 'service_token.png',
    metadataDefaults = {
        issuer = '',
        issuedAt = 0
    }
})

Important precedence rule

A runtime item cannot overwrite an authoritative database row with the same name. RegisterItem returns a failure such as database_authoritative in that case.

This protects Admin Studio/database definitions from being silently replaced by a third-party resource on restart.

Runtime lifetime

RegisterItem is transient. If you need a definition to be permanently managed by Nord Inventory, create/import it into the database-backed registry or maintain it in the reference Lua files.