Scripting¶ Contents: Basics Introduction to Lua Scripting Lua Syntax Basics Entity Class Entity Lifecycle Methods Event Handling Importing other scripts Conclusion Classes and inheritance Defining a Class The Constructor (__new) Creating an Instance Adding Methods to a Class Inheritance and Overriding Methods Conclusion Global Functions and Types Lifecycle Methods Overview of Lifecycle Methods Best Practices Properties Defining Properties Supported Property Types Implicit Properties Procedural Content Generation Introduction Code Overview Detailed Code Explanation Key Concepts Handling Events Registering Event Listeners Event Details Controllers Controllers Overview API Methods Handling Controller Input Browser Gamepad API Mapping Variable Sets Creating a variable set Using variables from code Coroutines Introduction to Coroutines in Lua Example of Native Lua Coroutine Usage Introducing Co() — a Coroutine Wrapper Key Features of Co() Example Usage Benefits Over Native Coroutines Promises and Await What is a Promise? What is Await? When to Use Await When to Use :next() Chaining Promises Handling Errors with :catch() Summary Cross-Entity Calls How Cross-Entity Calls Work Usage Example Explanation Best Practices Summary Lua for JavaScript Developers Introduction Syntax Differences Loops Conclusion Lua for C# Developers Introduction Syntax Differences Loops Conclusion Debugging API Reference Animator Audio Canvas Console Controllers Composer Data DateTime Entity Events ImGui Items Keys Loader Math Object Physics Pointer Project Renderer SceneEntry SceneObjects Storage System Variables