comm

Functions:

expose_func

comm.expose_func(function_name: string, callback: function): boolean

Name	Type	Description
function_name	string	Function name to expose
callback	function	Lua function to call

Exposes the specified function of current script to the shared environment so that other scripts can call it. Returns false on failure.

unexpose_func

comm.unexpose_func(function_name: string): boolean

Name	Type	Description
function_name	string	Function name to unexpose

Unexposes the specified function of current script. Returns false on failure.

call_func

comm.call_func(script_name: string, function_name: string[, ...]): any

Name	Type	Description
script_name	string	Script name to communicate
function_name	string	Function name to call
...	any	Optional. Parameters to pass to the function.

Calls the specified function of the specified script. Returns the return value of the function, if any.

Example:

test1.lua

local function greet(name)
    return "Hello " .. name .. ". From test1.lua."
end

comm.expose_func("greet", greet)

local num1 = 1
local num2 = 2

local function add()
    num1 = num1 + num2
end

comm.expose_func("add", add)

test2.lua