#define SOL_ALL_SAFETIES_ON 1 #include #include #include // use as-is, // add as a member of your class, // or derive from it and bind it appropriately struct dynamic_object { std::unordered_map entries; void dynamic_set(std::string key, sol::stack_object value) { auto it = entries.find(key); if (it == entries.cend()) { entries.insert( it, { std::move(key), std::move(value) }); } else { std::pair& kvp = *it; sol::object& entry = kvp.second; entry = sol::object(std::move(value)); } } sol::object dynamic_get(std::string key) { auto it = entries.find(key); if (it == entries.cend()) { return sol::lua_nil; } return it->second; } }; int main() { std::cout << "=== dynamic_object ===" << std::endl; sol::state lua; lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base); lua.new_usertype("dynamic_object", sol::meta_function::index, &dynamic_object::dynamic_get, sol::meta_function::new_index, &dynamic_object::dynamic_set, sol::meta_function::length, [](dynamic_object& d) { return d.entries.size(); }); lua.safe_script(R"( d1 = dynamic_object.new() d2 = dynamic_object.new() print(#d1) -- length operator print(#d2) function d2:run(lim) local r = 0 for i=0,lim do r = r + i end if (r % 2) == 1 then print("odd") end return r end -- only added an entry to d2 print(#d1) print(#d2) -- only works on d2 local value = d2:run(5) assert(value == 15) )"); // does not work on d1: 'run' wasn't added to d1, only d2 auto script_result = lua.safe_script( "local value = d1:run(5)", sol::script_pass_on_error); SOL_ASSERT(!script_result.valid()); sol::error err = script_result; std::cout << "received expected error: " << err.what() << std::endl; std::cout << std::endl; return 0; }