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[Eleven Warrior]

Do you need a tester for your mod?

[7Soul]

Is there a way to include a lua file into another file? I'm trying to organize my 4k lines script, but I'm not having luck with 'loadfile' or 'require'

Do you need a tester for your mod?

Me? Not yet

[Isaac]

Is there a way to include a lua file into another file? I'm trying to organize my 4k lines script, but I'm not having luck with 'loadfile' or 'require'

It depends on how you intend to use it.

Use: import "mod_assets/script/my_script.lua"
...in any of the startup scripts, to insert the contents of a file into that script when it's loaded.

There is a hoop to hop through for getting script_entity sources to load during the game.

You must first add a ScriptController component, and name it 'controller'; it must precede the script component in the definition. You must load the source for the Script component inside the ScriptController's onInit function.

[7Soul]

Is there a way to include a lua file into another file? I'm trying to organize my 4k lines script, but I'm not having luck with 'loadfile' or 'require'

It depends on how you intend to use it.

Use: import "mod_assets/script/my_script.lua"
...in any of the startup scripts, to insert the contents of a file into that script when it's loaded.

There is a hoop to hop through for getting script_entity sources to load during the game.

You must first add a ScriptController component, and name it 'controller'; it must precede the script component in the definition. You must load the source for the Script component inside the ScriptController's onInit function.

I'm a little lost maybe I explained my problem badly

I have a lua file called functions.lua, and in-game I have a script_entity (called "functions") that loads functions.lua, and I also import it in init.lua

What I was looking for was to divide functions.lua into smaller files, all loaded into the single script_entity, so all my functions.script.whatever() still work

[Isaac]

Do you mean... having many single, or a few function containing scripts, and << somehow >> loading them all into one script_entity—while keeping the function files all separated?

If so, why—exactly/specifically?

[7Soul]

Do you mean... having many single, or a few function containing scripts, and << somehow >> loading them all into one script_entity—while keeping the function files all separated?

If so, why—exactly/specifically?

I like keeping my functions organized when I do programming, maybe put my champion functions in one file, monster stuff in another, misc stuff in another, etc. I can't just put it in another script_entity because the I'd have to add "script_entity_name.script" in front of everything

[Isaac]

I can't just put it in another script_entity because the I'd have to add "script_entity_name.script" in front of everything

You can define (at the top of every script) a shorter name for the script component—like "ut" for instance.

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ut = script_entity_name.script

The only other way that I am aware of, is to use the [volatile] Config object to hold your functions.

Example:

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--objects.lua

--custom 'global'~ish functions

Config.Fn = {}
	Config.Fn.chYell = function(champion) champion:playDamageSound() end
	Config.Fn.chFormat = function(champion, text)
						local text = text or ""			
						text = text:gsub("pro@", iff(champion:getSex()=='male','his', 'her')) 
						text = text:gsub("name@", champion:getName()) 
						return text
					end
	Config.Fn.chRage = function(champion) champion:setConditionValue("rage", .1) end

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--script_entity_1

function stub()
	if math.random(8) < 5 then
		math.randomseed(Time.systemTime())
		local champ = party.party:getChampion(math.random(4))
		local eventStrings = {
				"name@ stubbed pro@ toe!",
				"name@ was bitten by fleas!",
				"name@ has tripped!",
				"name@ has something in pro@ eye!",
				"name@ has itchy feet!",
			}
		
		Config.Fn.chYell(champ)
		hudPrint(Config.Fn.chFormat(champ, eventStrings[math.random(#eventStrings)]))
		Config.Fn.chRage(champ)
	end
end

party.party:addConnector("onMove", self.go.id, "stub")

[minmay]

I can't just put it in another script_entity because the I'd have to add "script_entity_name.script" in front of everything

You can define (at the top of every script) a shorter name for the script component—like "ut" for instance.

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ut = script_entity_name.script

this will crash when the player tries to save

[Isaac]

Yeah.
The ut variable would have to be local, inside of a 'do' block; along with the statements that use it.

[Eleven Warrior]

How do I change the ambient track in a level, like a plate connected to a function ty