natiny.script.get

natiny.script.get(script, path) -> value

Reads the value under a dotted name in another script.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`script`	`number`	The script to read from
`path`	`string`	Dotted name, from that script's globals down; an empty or overlong segment resolves as missing, and each segment may contain at most 127 bytes

Returns

Type	Description
`any`	A copy of what is there, or `nil` when the name - or any table on the way to it - is missing

Example

local version  = natiny.script.get(mod, "MOD_VERSION")
local manifest = natiny.script.get(mod, "manifest")

if manifest then
    print(manifest.name, manifest.version)
    for _, need in ipairs(manifest.needs) do
        print("needs " .. need)
    end
end