-- the communication channel with the app
-- commands are processed on the other end, in the app
function live.send_definition_to_app(State)
local current_buffer = live.definition_to_string(State)
State.saved = true
local definition_name = live.get_cmd_from_buffer(current_buffer)
Cached_definitions[definition_name] = {saved=State.saved, data=current_buffer}
live.send_to_app(current_buffer)
end
function live.send_to_app(msg)
Load_time_error = nil
Run_time_error = nil
-- first clear the response buffer from any previous commands
local clear = io.open(love.filesystem.getAppdataDirectory()..'/_love_akkartik_app_driver', 'w')
clear:close()
-- send a fresh command
local f = io.open(love.filesystem.getAppdataDirectory()..'/_love_akkartik_driver_app', 'w')
if f == nil then return end
f:write(msg)
f:close()
print('$'..color(--[[bold]]1, --[[blue]]4))
print(msg)
print(reset_terminal())
end
-- look for a message from outside, and return nil if there's nothing
-- if there's an error, save it and return ''
function live.receive_from_app()
local f = io.open(love.filesystem.getAppdataDirectory()..'/_love_akkartik_app_driver')
if f == nil then return nil end
local result = f:read('*a')
f:close()
if result == '' then return nil end -- empty file == no message
print('=>'..color(0, --[[green]]2))
print(result)
print(reset_terminal())
if result:match('^ERROR ') then
Load_time_error = result:sub(#('ERROR '))
result = ''
end
-- we can't unlink files, so just clear them
local clear = io.open(love.filesystem.getAppdataDirectory()..'/_love_akkartik_app_driver', 'w')
clear:close()
return result
end
function live.receive_run_time_error_from_app()
local f = io.open(love.filesystem.getAppdataDirectory()..'/_love_akkartik_app_driver_run_time_error')
if f == nil then return nil end
local result = f:read('*a')
f:close()
if result == '' then return nil end -- empty file == no message
print('=>'..color(0, --[[red]]1))
print(result)
print(reset_terminal())
Run_time_error = result
-- we can't unlink files, so just clear them
local clear = io.open(love.filesystem.getAppdataDirectory()..'/_love_akkartik_app_driver_run_time_error', 'w')
clear:close()
return result
end
function live.definition_to_string(State)
return table.concat(map(State.lines, function(line) return line.data end), '\n')
end
function map(arr, f)
local result = {}
for _, x in ipairs(arr) do
table.insert(result, f(x))
end
return result
end