External module support for require

[thelindat]

Consider this file structure for below examples.

- resources/
  - mylib/
    - import.lua
    - module.lua (required by import)
  - myresource/
    - server.lua

Improved module resolution for imported files

• myresouce uses fxmanifest.lua to import a file from mylib i.e. server_script '@mylib/import.lua'
• mylib/import.lua includes require 'module'
• module is loaded in the context of myresource, and tries to load myresource/module.lua instead of mylib/module.lua

With this change, modules will now load from the correct resource.

External module paths

• allows you to load files from another resource using require, the same way you would in fxmanifest
• server_script '@mylib/import.lua' can be replaced with require '@mylib.import'

Though you don't get the benefits of IntelliSense when using LLS, you can at least gain the other benefits of require

• controlled file loading order and error handling
• files cannot be loaded more than once
• optional file loading (i.e. frameworks and other dependencies)
• deferred file loading (lazy-loading)
• reduced global variables