Re: Idea for a new kind of require

[TNHarris <telliamed@...>]

On Friday, August 24, 2012 08:53:05 AM Rob Hoelz wrote:
>   -- Loading modules with arguments
> 
>   require('foo.with.config', { ... }) -- the arguments are passed
> directly to the chunk
> 
> I've seen this requested a few times, and I've also wished for it in my
> own modules.
> 

To allow a module to be loaded with different arguments, why not store the 
module in a table keyed on the serialized argument?

    require 'foo'
    -- does this internally
    package.loaded['foo'][''] = load('foo', ...)('foo')

    require('foo', {"a", 5})
    -- does this
    package.loaded['foo']['1="a";2=5'] = load('foo', ...)('foo',{"a",5})

Or something like that.

-- 
tom <telliamed@whoopdedo.org>