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detectGlobalWrites

Definition

-- @/lua/common/utils.lua:1304

-- function testSerialization()
--   d = {a = "foo", b = {c = 123, d = "foo", p = vec3(1,2,3)}}
--   print("original data: " .. tostring(d))
--   dump(d)
--   s = serialize(d)
--   print("serialized data: " .. tostring(s))
--   da = deserialize(s)
--   print("restored data: " .. tostring(da))
--   dump(da)
--   sa = serialize(da)
--   if sa == s then
--     print "serialization seems to work"
--   else
--     print "serialization got problems, look above"
--   end
--   if deserialize(serialize(nil)) ~= nil then print "serialize with nil fails to work corectly" end
-- end
--testSerialization()

--MARK: Other

function detectGlobalWrites()
  setmetatable(_G, {
    __newindex = function (t, key, val)
      rawset(_G, key, val)
      log('W', 'globals', debug.traceback('set new global variable: "' .. tostring(key) .. '"  to "'  .. tostring(val) .. '"', 2, 1, false))
    end,
  })
end

Callers

  -- be sensitive about global writes from now on
  detectGlobalWrites()
  updateCorePhysicsStepEnabled()

  -- be sensitive about global writes from now on
  detectGlobalWrites()