Actors and Modules

Call a Module

Put a helper file under scripts/.

// scripts/math_helpers.aeo
fn add(a, b) {
    return a + b
}

Load it from another script:

const helper = scripts.math_helpers.aeo
debug.log(helper.add(10, 20))

Different Module files keep separate state. Reusing the same Module path reuses its state for the current game session.

Attach a Module to an Actor

Attach the script under the Actor in the project hierarchy. Inside the attached Module, self.parent is that Actor.

const actor = self.parent
actor.on_touch = fn(thing) {
    debug.log("Touched by:", thing)
}

The same file attached to two Actors keeps separate state for each Actor. A standalone Module has no Actor parent; reading self.parent there reports an error.

Player Modules

Files in playerscripts/ attach to the Player. Use player.controller or player.find("Inventory") to reach them. There is no playerscripts language namespace.

Waiting in attached Modules [BETA]

Attached Modules can pause and resume while keeping their Actor parent. This behavior is repaired in the v0.8.1 development series. For lookup details, see the Project and Module reference.