minor bug in lua RunScript()

[Dexter]

currently on beta `RunScript("")` always returns nil.  I was kinda expecting it to return a table wrapping dofile or such, but looked at docs and saw returning boolean for if the script is ran. that is fine and useful, but if I'm running a script i'm almost always digging/updating state out after as well so it got me thinking, (here's an example of how im currently working around no bool as well):

_G["results"] = nil
local ret = RunScript("example.lua")  -- `results = {1,2,3}`
-- ret is always nil

local lv = _G["results"]
local set = lv ~= nil

if set then
   -- ran ok and global pushed, go use it ...
end

I reckon it would be useful to return some sort of value, a table or expected value or something? or some pattern/system for getting its value or state? I assume in lua projects there is only one lua state though?  If not a bool is fine too, this is a bit specific to my hotloading ui

 

[Josh]

Well, the documentation says it returns a bool. What exactly are you expecting it to return?
https://www.leadwerks.com/learn/RunScript?lang=cpp

In C++ the sol Lua state can be gotten with this command:
https://www.leadwerks.com/learn/GetLuaState?lang=cpp

[Dexter]

the documentation says bool. it returns nil. never true. thats all 

I'll massage it in a C++ project 

[Josh]

The fix will be in the next build that goes up.