Shared

This module is always loaded by default.

require

Loads the given module. The function starts by indexing the loaded table to determine whether modname is already loaded. If it is, then require returns the value stored at loaded[modname].

• Module names are the path to a file relative to the resource.
• The module name must point to a .lua file.
• Use . to separate directories in a path.
• Modules can be loaded from external resources using @resource.modname.

require 'modname'

file 'modname.lua'
-- or
files {
  'modname.lua'
}

Usage Example

- resources/
  - mylib/
    - import.lua
    - data/
      - events.lua
  - myresource/
    - server.lua

local mylib = {
  events = require 'data.events'
}
 
print('Loaded mylib')
 
return mylib

return {
  disconnect = 'onPlayerDropped',
}

local mylib = require '@mylib.import'
print(mylib.events.disconnect)

lib.load

Loads and runs a Lua file at the given path. Unlike require, the chunk is not cached for future use.

lib.load(filePath, env)

• filePath: string
  • A path to the Lua file, using the same rules as require.
• env?: table
  • A table to use as the global environment, defaulting to _ENV.

Usage Example

local events = lib.load('data.events')
 
print('Loaded events')

return {
  disconnect = 'onPlayerDropped',
}

lib.loadJson

Loads a JSON file at the given path and decodes it as a table.

lib.loadJson(filePath)

• filePath: string
  • A path to the Lua file, using the same rules as require.

Usage Example

local events = lib.loadJson('data.events')
 
print('Loaded events')

{
  "disconnect": "onPlayerDropped"
}