Function ll_require

lua/loadlib.c:451–499

static int ll_require (lua_State *L) {
  extern int gbl_allow_lua_dynamic_libs;
  if (!gbl_allow_lua_dynamic_libs) {
    luaL_error(L, "dynamic libraries not enabled; check comdb2 documentation");
    return 1;
  }
  const char *name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
  int i;
  lua_settop(L, 1);  /* _LOADED table will be at index 2 */
  lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_LOADED");
  lua_getfield(L, 2, name);
  if (lua_toboolean(L, -1)) {  /* is it there? */
    if (lua_touserdata(L, -1) == sentinel)  /* check loops */
      luaL_error(L, "loop or previous error loading module " LUA_QS, name);
    return 1;  /* package is already loaded */
  }
  /* else must load it; iterate over available loaders */
  lua_getfield(L, LUA_ENVIRONINDEX, "loaders");
  if (!lua_istable(L, -1))
    luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("package.loaders") " must be a table");
  lua_pushliteral(L, "");  /* error message accumulator */
  for (i=1; ; i++) {
    lua_rawgeti(L, -2, i);  /* get a loader */
    if (lua_isnil(L, -1))
      luaL_error(L, "module " LUA_QS " not found:%s",
                    name, lua_tostring(L, -2));
    lua_pushstring(L, name);
    lua_call(L, 1, 1);  /* call it */
    if (lua_isfunction(L, -1))  /* did it find module? */
      break;  /* module loaded successfully */
    else if (lua_isstring(L, -1))  /* loader returned error message? */
      lua_concat(L, 2);  /* accumulate it */
    else
      lua_pop(L, 1);
  }
  lua_pushlightuserdata(L, sentinel);
  lua_setfield(L, 2, name);  /* _LOADED[name] = sentinel */
  lua_pushstring(L, name);  /* pass name as argument to module */
  lua_call(L, 1, 1);  /* run loaded module */
  if (!lua_isnil(L, -1))  /* non-nil return? */
    lua_setfield(L, 2, name);  /* _LOADED[name] = returned value */
  lua_getfield(L, 2, name);
  if (lua_touserdata(L, -1) == sentinel) {   /* module did not set a value? */
    lua_pushboolean(L, 1);  /* use true as result */
    lua_pushvalue(L, -1);  /* extra copy to be returned */
    lua_setfield(L, 2, name);  /* _LOADED[name] = true */
  }
  return 1;
}

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