Ferdi265, on 27 August 2014 - 04:41 PM, said:

It actually IS possible believe it or not. You use the same solution as I suggested above to replace all function creations with a table of all functions of the same name.
The table has a metatable __call that when called checks the type of all arguments and selects the best function from the functions stored in the table.
You also need a metatable extending code so you can make the table appear to be a function etc etc

theoriginalbit, on 02 December 2013 - 10:05 PM, said:

I'm returning from a leave of absence so this may be late but you CAN actually implement all of the suggestions in your original post with a simple Lua code that changes the loadstring and similar functions. the binary number is the easiest example

local loads=loadstring

local convertToDecimal(nBinary)
  return tonumber(nBinary,2)
end

loadstring=function(sCode,...)
  if type(sCode)=="string" then
	sCode=sCode:gsub("b([01]+)",convertToDecimal)
  end
  return loads(sCode,...)
end

I realize you still have to ensure that that b[01]+ is not enclosed by quotation marks but you get the idea. I make a simple Lua file with similar workarounds that I use often and just include it in all my projects when I'm coding them, later I copy across the code I need or convert it to traditional syntax

EDIT: Lol I just read more of the thread, looks like I've fallen into the same trap as many others. At least I'm suggesting a code that changes the way Lua works rather than forcing you to code how Lua works but I apologise for not keeping to topic. I too would like Lua to support more metatable events. That's pretty much my only gripe other than perhaps a better Regex version and the RETARDED multiline comment thing

RoD, on 30 March 2014 - 04:42 PM, said:

yes, it is very similar to what was done above in fact. Just parse a table of all the files...

1 Month, 5 days 23 hours and 30 minutes

I've been sneakily lurking on this thread for a long time, thought it's high time I made my presence known

[Your time stamp was very close! Do you want to wear the Resident Necromancer title, or keep the Diabolical Coder title?

33 days 23 hours 32 minutes. -L]

you need to enclose your strings in quotes

side = "back"
cn = "Ovis Aries Industries"
mon = peripheral.wrap(side)
Active = "Nein"
mon.setTextScale(2)
if Active == "Nuke" then
while true do
mon.setCursorPos(1,1)
mon.write(cn)
mon.setCursorPos(1,2)
mon.write("Nuclear reactor: STABLE
mon.setCursorPos(22,9)
mon.write(textutils.formatTime(os.time(), false))
sleep(1)
mon.clear()
shell.run("Nuke")
end
end
if redstone.getInput("left")
then
Active = "Nuke"
mon.clear()
mon.setCursorPos(1,1)
mon.write("EMERGENCY. REACTOR MELTDOWN IMMINENT")
mon.setCursorPos(1,2)
mon.write("REACTOR SHUT DOWN.")
end

Even less new than you could've possibly imagined *cough* KaoShell has been around forever

AFAIK it tosses all data that is not accessible via a handle/variable as soon as the variable is redefined

My full alias is actually KaoSDlanor, I have gone through many different ones in my past. Malleus was another favourite. KaoSDlanor actually comes from a Terry Pratchett book, he is the fifth and oldest horseman of the apocralipse (note the spelling). He spends his time hiding as a milkman by the name of Ronald Soak. As I am such a fan of his books I thought I would pay him tribute in my alias