Improve invoke_lua_call and probe_lua_call, don't pass actor/place, better support for classname/funcname

luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int64_t World::create_login_actor() {
 
         if (is_authoritative()) {
             LS.rawget(func, classtab, "init");
-            spawn(LS, id, id, func, true, 0, false);
+            spawn(LS, id, id, func, 0, false);
         }
     }
     if (is_authoritative()) {
@@ -440,12 +440,9 @@ void World::probe_lua_call(int64_t place_id, int64_t actor_id, std::string_view
     } catch (const StreamException &ex) {
         return;
     }
-    if ((!sv::is_lua_id(classname)) || (!sv::is_lua_id(funcname))) {
-        return;
-    }
 
-    LuaVar lclass, lfunc, actor, place, tangibles, retvec, retval;
+    LuaVar lclass, lfunc, actor, place, mt, tangibles, retvec, retval;
-    LuaExtStack LS(L, lclass, lfunc, actor, place, tangibles, retvec, retval);
+    LuaExtStack LS(L, lclass, lfunc, actor, place, mt, tangibles, retvec, retval);
     
     // Get the actor and place, lua version.  Make sure both exist.
     LS.rawget(tangibles, LuaRegistry, "tangibles");
@@ -455,21 +452,26 @@ void World::probe_lua_call(int64_t place_id, int64_t actor_id, std::string_view
         return;
     }
 
-    // Get the class table and closure
+    // Get the class.  If the classname is *, then use the class of the place.
-    eng::string err = LS.getclass(lclass, classname);
+    if (classname == "*") {
-    if ((!err.empty()) || (!LS.istable(lclass))) {
+        LS.getmetatable(mt, place);
-        return;
+        if (!LS.istable(mt)) return;
+        LS.rawget(lclass, mt, "__index");
+    } else {
+        LS.getclass(lclass, classname);
     }
+    
+    // Get the true classname.  This also checks validity of the class.
+    classname = LS.classname(lclass);
+    if (classname.empty()) return;
+
+    // Get the function from the class.
     LS.rawget(lfunc, lclass, funcname);
-    if (!LS.isfunction(lfunc)) {
+    if (!LS.isfunction(lfunc)) return;
-        return;
-    }
 
     // Call the closure.
     lua_pushvalue(L, lfunc.index());
-    lua_pushvalue(L, actor.index());
+    int nargs = 0;
-    lua_pushvalue(L, place.index());
-    int nargs = 2;
     try {
         while (!datasb.empty()) {
             push_simple_dynamic(L, &datasb);
@@ -738,7 +740,7 @@ void World::invoke(const Invocation &inv) {
 }
 
 bool World::spawn(LuaCoreStack &LS0, int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, LuaSlot func,
-                    bool passactorplace, int nargs, bool print) {
+                    int nargs, bool print) {
     lua_State *L = LS0.state();
     LuaVar actor, place, mt, index, tangibles, thread, threads, thinfo;
     LuaExtStack LS(L, actor, place, mt, index, tangibles, thread, threads, thinfo);
@@ -783,14 +785,10 @@ bool World::spawn(LuaCoreStack &LS0, int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, LuaSlot
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Create a new thread. Push function, and maybe actor and place.
+    // Create a new thread. Push function.
     lua_State *CO = LS.newthread(thread);
     lua_pushvalue(L, func.index());
-    if (passactorplace) {
+    lua_xmove(L, CO, 1);
-        lua_pushvalue(L, actor.index());
-        lua_pushvalue(L, place.index());
-    }
-    lua_xmove(L, CO, passactorplace ? 3:1);
 
     // Push any extra arguments.  Extra arguments were pushed onto
     // the lua stack before calling spawn, so they are located at oldtop.
@@ -858,21 +856,19 @@ void World::invoke_lua_expr(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view
 
         // Spawn the thread and run it.
         int nargs = 0;
-        spawn(LS, actor_id, place_id, func, false, nargs, true);
+        spawn(LS, actor_id, place_id, func, nargs, true);
     }
     run_scheduled_threads();
     assert(stack_is_clear());
 }
 
-volatile int vx;
-
 void World::invoke_lua_call(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view datapack) {
     assert(stack_is_clear());
 
     // Use a streambuffer to parse the datapack.
     StreamBuffer datasb(datapack);
 
-    // Extract the class and function name from the datapack.
+    // Extract the class name and function name from the datapack.
     eng::string classname;
     eng::string funcname;
     try {
@@ -881,29 +877,33 @@ void World::invoke_lua_call(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view
     } catch (const StreamException &ex) {
         return;
     }
-    if ((!sv::is_lua_id(classname)) || (!sv::is_lua_id(funcname))) {
-        return;
-    }
-    // TODO: Add support for the wildcard classname.
-    // TODO: Add check for permit_invoke(classname, funcname)
     
-    if (funcname == "printhi") {
-        vx = 0;
-    }
     {
         lua_State *L = state();
-        LuaVar lclass, lfunc;
+        LuaVar tangibles, place, mt, lclass, lfunc;
-        LuaExtStack LS(L, lclass, lfunc);
+        LuaExtStack LS(L, tangibles, place, mt, lclass, lfunc);
 
-        // Get the class table and closure
+        // Get the class.  If the classname is *, then use the class of the place.
-        eng::string err = LS.getclass(lclass, classname);
+        if (classname == "*") {
-        if ((!err.empty()) || (!LS.istable(lclass))) {
+            LS.rawget(tangibles, LuaRegistry, "tangibles");
-            return;
+            LS.rawget(place, tangibles, place_id);
+            if (LS.isnil(place)) return;
+            LS.getmetatable(mt, place);
+            if (!LS.istable(mt)) return;
+            LS.rawget(lclass, mt, "__index");
+        } else {
+            LS.getclass(lclass, classname);
         }
+    
+        // Get the true classname.  This also checks validity of the class.
+        classname = LS.classname(lclass);
+        if (classname.empty()) return;
+
+        // TODO: CHECK FOR PERMIT_INVOKE.
+
+        // Get the function from the class.
         LS.rawget(lfunc, lclass, funcname);
-        if (!LS.isfunction(lfunc)) {
+        if (!LS.isfunction(lfunc)) return;
-            return;
-        }
 
         // Spawn a thread, pushing extra arguments from the datapack.
         int nargs = 0;
@@ -915,8 +915,10 @@ void World::invoke_lua_call(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view
         } catch (const StreamException &exc) {
             return;
         }
-        spawn(LS, actor_id, place_id, lfunc, true, nargs, false);
+        spawn(LS, actor_id, place_id, lfunc, nargs, false);
     }
+
+    // Run the new thread and return.
     run_scheduled_threads();
     assert(stack_is_clear());
 }

luprex/cpp/core/world.hpp

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ private:
 
     // Low level spawn thread function.
     //    
-    bool spawn(LuaCoreStack &LS0, int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, LuaSlot func, bool passactorplace, int nargs, bool print);
+    bool spawn(LuaCoreStack &LS0, int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, LuaSlot func, int nargs, bool print);
 
 public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

luprex/lua/login.lua

@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ function tree.init(self, config)
     wait(1)
 end
 
-function login.init(actor, place)
+function login.init()
+    local actor = tangible.actor()
     dprint("login.init:", actor)
     local x = math.random(1, 100)
     local y = math.random(1, 100)
     tangible.animate(actor, nil, {bp="tangiblecharacter", action="warpto", plane="earth", xyz={x, y, 90}})
 end
 
-function engio.move(actor, place, action, xyz, facing)
+function engio.move(action, xyz, facing)
     -- todo: sanity check the parameters.
+    local actor = tangible.actor()
     dprint("engio.move ", action, " ", xyz[1], " ", xyz[2], " ", xyz[3])
     tangible.animate(actor, nil, {action=action, xyz=xyz, facing=facing})
 end