client: buildat.extension_path(name)

client/api.lua

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 -- Copyright 2014 Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
 local log = buildat.Logger("__client/api")
 
-function buildat.connect_server(address)
-	return __buildat_connect_server(address)
-end
+buildat.connect_server    = __buildat_connect_server
+buildat.extension_path    = __buildat_extension_path
 
 -- vim: set noet ts=4 sw=4:

client/extensions.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local log = buildat.Logger("__client/extensions")
 
 function __buildat_load_extension(name)
 	log:info("__buildat_load_extension(\""..name.."\")")
-	local path = __buildat_get_path("share").."/extensions/"..name.."/init.lua"
+	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)

doc/client_api.txt

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Extensions and modules use require("buildat/extension/<name>") to use extensions
 buildat.connect_server(address)
 - Address may include port in format "host:port" or "[host]:port"
 
+buildat.extension_path(name)
+
 The sandbox environment
 =======================
 

src/client/app.cpp

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ struct CApp: public App, public magic::Application
 		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(get_file_content)
 		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(get_file_path)
 		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(get_path)
+		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(extension_path)
 		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(mkdir)
 		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(pcall)
 		DEF_BUILDAT_FUNC(cereal_binary_input)
@@ -350,6 +351,17 @@ struct CApp: public App, public magic::Application
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	// extension_path(name: string)
+	static int l_extension_path(lua_State *L)
+	{
+		ss_ name = lua_tocppstring(L, 1);
+		ss_ path = g_client_config.share_path+"/extensions/"+name;
+		// TODO: Check if extension actually exists and do something suitable if
+		//       not
+		lua_pushlstring(L, path.c_str(), path.size());
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	// mkdir(path: string)
 	static int l_mkdir(lua_State *L)
 	{