buildat/client/extensions.lua

-- Buildat: client/extensions.lua
-- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-- Copyright 2014 Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
local log = buildat.Logger("__client/extensions")

function __buildat_load_extension(name)
	log:debug("__buildat_load_extension(\""..name.."\")")
	local path = __buildat_extension_path(name).."/init.lua"
	local script, err = loadfile(path)
	if script == nil then
		log:error("Extension could not be opened: "..name.." at "..path..": "..err)
		return nil
	end
	local interface = script()
	if interface == nil then
		log:error("Extension returned nil: "..name.." at "..path)
		return nil
	end
	return interface
end

-- Don't use package.loaders because for whatever reason it doesn't work in the
-- Windows version at least in Wine
local old_require = require

function require(name)
	log:debug("require called with name=\""..name.."\"")
	local m = string.match(name, '^buildat/extension/([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$')
	if m then
		return __buildat_load_extension(m)
	end
	return old_require(name)
end

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