## About The Pull Request
Ever since byondapi went stable, I've been meaning to create a
replacement lua library that uses it instead of the auxtools-based
auxlua. After so many months, I've finally got the code just about into
a position where it's ready for a PR.
[Click here](https://hackmd.io/@aloZJicNQrmfYgykhfFwAQ/BySAS18u0) for a
guide to rewriting auxlua scripts for dreamluau syntax.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Code that runs on production servers should not depend on memory hacks
that are liable to break any time Dream Daemon updates.
## Changelog
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admin: Admin lua scripting uses a new library that (probably) will not
break when BYOND updates.
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## TODO:
- [x] Convert the lua editor ui to TS
- [x] Include a guide for converting scripts from auxlua syntax to
dreamluau syntax
## About The Pull Request
Cleaned up the SS13.register_signal and SS13.unregister_signal, removing
the weird list shifting.
Also adds a new lua file that can be included for the use of registering
different signals on various datums and being able to clear them all in
1 function.
Removed the make_easy_clear_function option when registering a signal
via lua because I don't think it's used by anyone and it lacks any sort
of versatility. Users can just create their own function for clearing
signals from a datum.
Also updates the documentation for HARDDELETES.md as
COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING was renamed to COMSIG_QDELETING
## Why It's Good For The Game
New handler file makes registering signals in batches a lot easier if
you want to clear them in one go without clearing unrelated callbacks on
the same datum. The list shifting in SS13.register_signal had pretty
significant performance problems, so removing that will make registering
and unregistering signals faster.
## Changelog
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admin: LUA - Adds a new library called handler_group. Include it in your
files by doing require('handler_group')
/🆑
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Lua errors don't get logged when `call_function` is called
Timer.start_loop was just straight up broken due to me not properly
testing it, so this fixes that.
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Makes debugging lua scripts easier. Also fixes bugs.
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fix: Fixed lua error logging.
fix: Fixed the SS13.start_loop function not working properly.
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## About The Pull Request
Lua uses the timer subsystem, which can end up holding the entire timer
subsystem if lua is creating a lot of timers.
The solution to this is to use an internal scheduler instead so that the
load gets placed onto the lua subsystem.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Performance improvement when using lua scripts.
## Changelog
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refactor: Auxlua no longer uses the timer subsystem to get stuff done,
lua scripts shouldn't slow down timers anymore.
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