Import vs Require

[Thirsty Panther]

I'm working on my Summer Game entry and the AI I'm using is insisting that I use Require rather than import for linking my modular Lua scripts.

Here is part of my Main.Lua file.

-- 1. ENGINE INITIALIZATION
local displays = GetDisplays()
local window = CreateWindow("Life of a Lord", 0, 0, 1920, 1080, displays[1], WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)
local ui = CreateInterface(window)

-- 2. IMPORT OUR GAME MODULES
local GameState      = require("Scripts/GameState.")
local EventData      = require("Scripts/EventData.")
local UIManager      = require("Scripts/UIManager.")
local GameController = require("Scripts/GameController.")

Is there any difference between using Import or Require ?

[Josh]

Import works with the package system when the game is exported. Require does not have any awareness of the package system.

[Thirsty Panther]

So I should use "Import" but if I use "Require" then my final game would not link to my modules.

Do they perform the same function otherwise?

 

[Josh]

Yes.