Lua Anyway to call functions in 050-functions.lua (so it calls it at start)

[dudeim]

Hey,

I have a little problem currently,

I have this very big table that requires alot of data set that needs to be accessed globaly (so I need to set it befor hand and not in some creature/action/globalscript or whatever)

So I wrote this function that sets that data for me so I have to write alot less like this:

CurrentNumber = 1
Data = {

            life={},
            mana={},
            stuff={},
     create = function()
             CurrentNumber = CurrentNumber+1
             return Data[CurrentNumber]
     end,

     addData = function(life,mana,stuff) --this function adds alot of data to the table
                     table.insert(life,{val=life,max=life*2})
                     table.insert(mana,{val=mana,max=mana*2})
                     table.insert(stuff,{val=stuff,max=stuff*2})
                     --alot more here but just for simplification;)
     end

}
--now I want to be able to call somewhere in 050-functions or somewhere else this:

Data1 = Data.create()
Data1.addData(150,50,13)
Data1.addData(250,0,5)
Data1.addData(50,200,50)
Data1.addData(125,100,25)

Data2 = Data.create()
Data2.addData(1150,150,113)
Data2.addData(1250,10,15)
Data2.addData(150,1200,150)
Data2.addData(1125,1100,125)

--etc....

Note: I'm trying to create something instance-like I have no idea if that even works (if you know if it works or if I'm doing it wrong or anything would be great to hear how I could fix it), I don't think it's the problem but it might, who knows
Also this is handwritten here in the editor so there might be some small errors
Thanks!

 

[dudeim]

Bump

 

[blazeradis]

Bump!

 

[Pedro Vincenzo]

DataObj = {}

function DataObj:new(_life, _mana, stuff)
	return setmetatable({
		life = _life
		mana = _mana
		stuff = _stuff},
		{__index = self}
	)
end


Data = {}

function addData(data, value)
	table.insert(data, value)
end

object = DataObj:new(150, 50, 13)
addData(Data, object)

Like this?
You should search for some Lua OOP tutorials.

 

[dudeim]

Can I also do something mmore like this:

object = {

function = new()
--do the stuff that needs to be done here, setting metatable etc...
end,

function = addData(life,mana,stuff)
table.insert(self,{life=life,mana=mana,stuff=stuff})
end,

function = doSomethingWithData()
self.life = self.life*2
end
}

Data1 = object:new()
Data1:addData(50,15,10)
Data1:doSomethingWithData()

Would something like that also work?

 

[dudeim]

Bump
Also can i just create the global var Data1 in this example somewhere in 050-functions and add the data to it using the functions (so like I'm calling this without being it in a function)

 

[dudeim]

Bump

 

[Cykotitan]

you'll run into another issue since scripting environments (actions, movements, talkactions and alike) aren't shared

 

[dudeim]

That's not a problem for me I have a way around it.
Also this would work I think as these functions would be called at the start of the map (through 050-...) which would kinda be the same as setting the table itself wouldn't it?

 

[dudeim]

Bump

 

[dudeim]

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