Merge pull request #843 from MihailRis/common-vc-funcs

new functions and settings

doc/en/scripting/builtins/libgui.md

@@ -149,16 +149,22 @@ gui.load_document(
     args: table
 ) -> str
 
--- Loads a template into the layout
+-- Loads and processes layout template from file
 gui.template(
     -- template name in /layouts/templates without path and extension
     name: str,
     -- variable table (can be used in markup)
     -- * Ex: <label>%{text}</label>
     -- * text in this case is the value from params with the text key
-    params: table,
+    params: table
-    -- table, available in events as the global variable DATA
+) -> str
-    [optional] data: table
+
+-- Processes layout template from string
+gui.process_template(
+    -- template source code
+    source: str,
+    -- variable table (same as gui.template)
+    params: table
 ) -> str
 ```
 

doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libgui.md

@@ -147,17 +147,23 @@ gui.load_document(
     args: table -- параметры для события on_open
 ) -> string
 
--- Загружает шаблон в лояут
+-- Обрабатывает xml шаблон макета из файла
 gui.template(
     -- имя шаблона в /layouts/templates без пути и расширения 
     name: string,
     -- таблица переменных (может быть использована в разметке)
     -- * Пр: <label>%{text}</label>
     -- * text в данном случае, это значение из params по ключу text
-    params: table,
+    params: table
-    -- таблица, доступная в событиях как глобальная переменная DATA
-    [опционально] data: table
 ) -> string
+
+-- Обрабатывает xml шаблон макета из строки
+gui.process_template(
+    -- шаблон в виде строки
+    source: string,
+    -- таблица переменных, как в gui.template
+    params: table
+)
 ```
 
 ## Корневой документ

res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function create_setting(id, name, step, postfix)
+function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix)
     local info = app.get_setting_info(id)
     postfix = postfix or ""
     document.root:add(gui.template("track_setting", {
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ function create_setting(id, name, step, postfix)
         step=step,
         postfix=postfix
     }))
-    update_setting(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
+    update_trackbar_label(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
 end
 
-function update_setting(x, id, name, postfix)
+function update_trackbar_label(x, id, name, postfix)
     app.set_setting(id, x)
     -- updating label
     document[id..".L"].text = string.format(
@@ -24,12 +24,22 @@ function update_setting(x, id, name, postfix)
     )
 end
 
+function update_checkbox_setting(id, value)
+    app.set_setting(id, value)
+
+    local recording_enabled = app.get_setting("audio.recording-enabled")
+    document.input_device_select.enabled = recording_enabled
+    document.input_volume_inner.enabled = recording_enabled
+    document.input_volume_outer.enabled = recording_enabled
+end
+
 function create_checkbox(id, name, tooltip)
     tooltip = tooltip or ''
     document.root:add(string.format(
-        "<checkbox consumer='function(x) app.set_setting(\"%s\", x) end' checked='%s' tooltip='%s'>%s</checkbox>",
+        "<checkbox consumer='function(x) update_checkbox_setting(\"%s\", x) end' checked='%s' tooltip='%s'>%s</checkbox>",
         id, app.str_setting(id), gui.str(tooltip, "settings"), gui.str(name, "settings")
     ))
+    update_checkbox_setting(id, app.get_setting(id))
 end
 
 local initialized = false
@@ -55,11 +65,12 @@ function on_open()
             prev_amplitude = amplitude
         end)
     end
-    create_setting("audio.volume-master", "Master Volume", 0.01)
+    create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-master", "Master Volume", 0.01)
-    create_setting("audio.volume-regular", "Regular Sounds", 0.01)
+    create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-regular", "Regular Sounds", 0.01)
-    create_setting("audio.volume-ui", "UI Sounds", 0.01)
+    create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-ui", "UI Sounds", 0.01)
-    create_setting("audio.volume-ambient", "Ambient", 0.01)
+    create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-ambient", "Ambient", 0.01)
-    create_setting("audio.volume-music", "Music", 0.01)
+    create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-music", "Music", 0.01)
+
     document.root:add("<label context='settings'>@Microphone</label>")
     document.root:add("<select id='input_device_select' "..
         "onselect='function(opt) app.set_setting(\"audio.input-device\", opt) end'/>")
@@ -67,9 +78,7 @@ function on_open()
                         .."<container id='input_volume_inner' color='#00FF00FF' pos='1' size='2'/>"
                     .."</container>")
     local selectbox = document.input_device_select
-    local devices = {
+    local devices = {}
-        {value="none", text=gui.str("None", "settings.microphone")},
-    }
     local names = audio.__get_input_devices_names()
     for i, name in ipairs(names) do
         table.insert(devices, {value=name, text=name})
@@ -78,7 +87,10 @@ function on_open()
     local info = audio.input.get_input_info()
     if info then
         selectbox.value = info.device_specifier
+    else
+        selectbox.value = app.get_setting("audio.input-device")
     end
 
+    create_checkbox("audio.recording-enabled", "Microphone access", "audio.recording-enabled.tooltip")
     create_checkbox("audio.acoustic-effects", "Acoustic effects", "audio.acoustic-effects.tooltip")
 end

res/layouts/pages/settings_controls.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <textbox id='search_textbox' multiline='false' size='300,20' sub-consumer='function(x) refresh_search() end'></textbox>
         <checkbox size='100,24' id='search_key_checkbox' consumer='function(x) refresh_search() end'>@settings.Controls Search Mode</checkbox>
     </panel>
-    <panel id='bindings_panel' size='380,204' padding='2' interval='1' max-length='300' color='#0000004C'>
+    <panel id='bindings_panel' size='380,204' padding='2' interval='1' max-length='333' color='#0000004C'>
         <!-- content is generated in script -->
     </panel>
 </panel>

res/layouts/pages/settings_display.xml.lua

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tostring_overrides["display.framerate"] = function(x)
     end
 end
 
-function create_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
+function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
     local info = app.get_setting_info(id)
     postfix = postfix or ""
     tooltip = tooltip or ""
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ function create_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
         tooltip=tooltip,
         changeonrelease=changeonrelease
     }))
-    update_setting(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
+    update_trackbar_label(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
 end
 
-function update_setting(x, id, name, postfix)
+function update_trackbar_label(x, id, name, postfix)
     local str
     local func = tostring_overrides[id]
     if func then
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ end
 
 
 function on_open()
-    create_setting("camera.fov", "FOV", 1, "°")
+    create_trackbar_setting("camera.fov", "FOV", 1, "°")
-    create_setting("display.framerate", "Framerate", 1, "", "", true)
+    create_trackbar_setting("display.framerate", "Framerate", 1, "", "", true)
 
     document.root:add(string.format(
         "<select context='settings' onselect='function(opt) app.set_setting(\"display.window-mode\", tonumber(opt)) end' selected='%s'>"..
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ function on_open()
     create_checkbox("camera.inertia", "Camera Inertia")
     create_checkbox("camera.fov-effects", "Camera FOV Effects")
     create_checkbox("display.limit-fps-iconified", "Limit Background FPS")
-    create_setting("graphics.gamma", "Gamma", 0.05, "", "graphics.gamma.tooltip")
+    create_trackbar_setting("graphics.gamma", "Gamma", 0.05, "", "graphics.gamma.tooltip")
 end

res/layouts/pages/settings_graphics.xml.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function create_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
+function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
     local info = app.get_setting_info(id)
     postfix = postfix or ""
     tooltip = tooltip or ""
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ function create_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
         tooltip=tooltip,
         changeonrelease=changeonrelease
     }))
-    update_setting(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
+    update_trackbar_label(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
 end
 
-function update_setting(x, id, name, postfix)
+function update_trackbar_label(x, id, name, postfix)
     -- updating label
     document[id..".L"].text = string.format(
         "%s: %s%s",
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ function create_checkbox(id, name, tooltip)
 end
 
 function on_open()
-    create_setting("chunks.load-distance", "Load Distance", 1)
+    create_trackbar_setting("chunks.load-distance", "Load Distance", 1)
-    create_setting("chunks.load-speed", "Load Speed", 1)
+    create_trackbar_setting("chunks.load-speed", "Load Speed", 1)
-    create_setting("graphics.fog-curve", "Fog Curve", 0.1)
+    create_trackbar_setting("graphics.fog-curve", "Fog Curve", 0.1)
 
     create_checkbox("graphics.backlight", "Backlight", "graphics.backlight.tooltip")
     create_checkbox("graphics.soft-lighting", "Soft lighting", "graphics.soft-lighting.tooltip")
     create_checkbox("graphics.dense-render", "Dense blocks render", "graphics.dense-render.tooltip")
     create_checkbox("graphics.advanced-render", "Advanced render", "graphics.advanced-render.tooltip")
-    create_setting("graphics.ssao", "SSAO", 1, "", "graphics.ssao.tooltip")
+    create_trackbar_setting("graphics.ssao", "SSAO", 1, "", "graphics.ssao.tooltip")
-    create_setting("graphics.shadows-quality", "Shadows quality", 1)
+    create_trackbar_setting("graphics.shadows-quality", "Shadows quality", 1)
-    create_setting("graphics.clouds-quality", "Clouds quality", 1)
+    create_trackbar_setting("graphics.clouds-quality", "Clouds quality", 1)
 end

res/layouts/templates/track_setting.xml

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     <trackbar 
         value='%{value}' min='%{min}' max='%{max}' step='%{step}' tooltip='%{tooltip}'
         consumer='function(x) app.set_setting("%{id}", x) end' change-on-release='%{changeonrelease}'
-        sub-consumer='function(x) update_setting(x, "%{id}", "%{name}", "%{postfix}") end'/>
+        sub-consumer='function(x) update_trackbar_label(x, "%{id}", "%{name}", "%{postfix}") end'/>
 </panel>

res/modules/internal/bytearray.lua

@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ FFIBytearray = {
 }
 table.merge(FFIBytearray, bytearray_methods)
 
+local function FFIBytearray_as_ptr(bytes)
+    if type(bytes) == "cdata" then
+        return tostring(bytes.bytes):sub(27), bytes.size
+    end
+    return "0"
+end
+
 local function FFIBytearray_as_string(bytes)
     local t = type(bytes)
     if t == "cdata" then
@@ -283,6 +290,7 @@ local FFIU32view = create_FFIview_class("FFIU32view", "uint32_t", 4)
 return {
     FFIBytearray = setmetatable(FFIBytearray, FFIBytearray),
     FFIBytearray_as_string = FFIBytearray_as_string,
+    FFIBytearray_as_ptr = FFIBytearray_as_ptr,
     FFIU16view = FFIU16view,
     FFII16view = FFII16view,
     FFIU32view = FFIU32view,

res/modules/internal/console.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+
+---  Console library extension ---
+console.cheats = {}
+
+local log_element = Document.new("core:console").log
+function console.log(...)
+    local args = {...}
+    local text = ''
+    for i,v in ipairs(args) do
+        if i ~= 1 then 
+            text = text..' '..v
+        else
+            text = text..v
+        end
+    end
+    log_element.caret = -1
+    if log_element.caret > 0 then
+        text = '\n'..text
+    end
+    log_element:paste(text)
+end
+
+local console_add_command = console.__add_command
+console.__add_command = nil
+
+function console.add_command(scheme, description, handler, is_cheat)
+    console_add_command(scheme, description, handler)
+    if not is_cheat then return end
+
+    local name = string.match(scheme, "^(%S+)")
+    if not name then
+        error("Incorrect command syntax, command name not found")
+    end
+
+    table.insert_unique(console.cheats, name)
+end
+
+function console.is_cheat(name)
+    if not table.has(console.get_commands_list(), name) then
+        error(string.format("command \"%s\" not found", name))
+    end
+
+    return table.has(console.cheats, name)
+end
+
+function console.set_cheat(name, status)
+    local is_cheat = console.is_cheat(name)
+    if status and not is_cheat then
+        table.insert(console.cheats, name)
+        return true
+    elseif not status and is_cheat then
+        table.remove_value(console.cheats, name)
+        return true
+    end
+
+    return false
+end
+
+function console.chat(...)
+    console.log(...)
+    events.emit("core:chat", ...)
+end

res/modules/internal/extensions/table.lua

@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ function table.merge(t1, t2)
     return t1
 end
 
+function table.extend(t1, t2)
+    for i, v in pairs(t2) do
+        if type(i) == "number" then
+            t1[#t1 + 1] = v
+        else
+            t1[i] = v
+        end
+    end
+
+    return t1
+end
+
 function table.map(t, func)
     for i, v in pairs(t) do
         t[i] = func(i, v)

res/modules/internal/lifetime_events.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+local __app = __vc_app
+local __rules = rules
+
+local function configure_SSAO()
+    -- Temporary using slot to configure built-in SSAO effect
+    local slot = gfx.posteffects.index("core:ssao")
+    gfx.posteffects.set_effect(slot, "ssao")
+
+    -- Generating random SSAO samples
+    local buffer = Bytearray(0)
+    for i = 0, 63 do
+        local x = math.random() * 2.0 - 1.0
+        local y = math.random() * 2.0 - 1.0
+        local z = math.random() * 2.0
+        local len = math.sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z)
+        if len > 0 then
+            x = x / len
+            y = y / len
+            z = z / len
+        end
+        Bytearray.append(buffer, byteutil.pack("fff", x, y, z))
+    end
+    gfx.posteffects.set_array(slot, "u_ssaoSamples", Bytearray_as_string(buffer))
+
+    local function update_ssao_quality(value)
+        value = math.min(value, 3)
+        gfx.posteffects.set_params(slot, {
+            u_kernelSize = value * 16,
+            u_radius = 0.4 / value,
+            u_bias = 0.006 / value / value,
+        })
+    end
+    events.on("core:setting.graphics.ssao.set", update_ssao_quality)
+
+    update_ssao_quality(__app.get_setting("graphics.ssao"))
+end
+
+local function __vc_on_hud_open()
+    local _hud_is_content_access = hud._is_content_access
+    local _hud_set_content_access = hud._set_content_access
+    local _hud_set_debug_cheats = hud._set_debug_cheats
+
+    __rules.create("allow-cheats", true)
+
+    __rules.create("allow-content-access", _hud_is_content_access(), function(value)
+        _hud_set_content_access(value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-flight", true, function(value)
+        input.set_enabled("player.flight", value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-noclip", true, function(value)
+        input.set_enabled("player.noclip", value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-attack", true, function(value)
+        input.set_enabled("player.attack", value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-destroy", true, function(value)
+        input.set_enabled("player.destroy", value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-cheat-movement", true, function(value)
+        input.set_enabled("movement.cheat", value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-fast-interaction", true, function(value)
+        input.set_enabled("player.fast_interaction", value)
+    end)
+    __rules.create("allow-debug-cheats", true, function(value)
+        _hud_set_debug_cheats(value)
+    end)
+    input.add_callback("devtools.console", function()
+        if menu.page ~= "" then
+            return
+        end
+        time.post_runnable(function()
+            hud.show_overlay("core:console", false, {"console"})
+        end)
+    end)
+    input.add_callback("hud.chat", function()
+        if menu.page ~= "" then
+            return
+        end
+        time.post_runnable(function()
+            hud.show_overlay("core:console", false, {"chat"})
+        end)
+    end)
+    input.add_callback("key:escape", function()
+        if menu.page ~= "" then
+            if not menu:back() then
+                menu:reset()
+                gui.set_active_frame("")
+            end
+        elseif hud.is_inventory_open() then
+            hud.close_inventory()
+        elseif gui.get_active_frame() then
+            gui.set_active_frame("")
+        else
+            hud.pause()
+        end
+    end)
+    hud.open_permanent("core:ingame_chat")
+
+    configure_SSAO()
+end
+
+local Schedule = require "core:schedule"
+local ScheduleGroup_mt = {
+    __index = {
+        publish = function(self, schedule)
+            local id = self._next_schedule
+            self._schedules[id] = schedule
+            self._next_schedule = id + 1
+        end,
+        tick = function(self, dt)
+            for id, schedule in pairs(self._schedules) do
+                schedule:tick(dt)
+            end
+            self.common:tick(dt)
+        end,
+        remove = function(self, id)
+            self._schedules[id] = nil
+        end,
+    }
+}
+
+local function ScheduleGroup()
+    return setmetatable({
+        _next_schedule = 1,
+        _schedules = {},
+        common = Schedule()
+    }, ScheduleGroup_mt)
+end
+
+local RULES_FILE = "world:rules.toml"
+local function __vc_on_world_open()
+    time.schedules.world = ScheduleGroup()
+
+    if not file.exists(RULES_FILE) then
+        return
+    end
+    local rule_values = toml.parse(file.read(RULES_FILE))
+    for name, value in pairs(rule_values) do
+        __rules.set(name, value)
+    end
+end
+
+local function __vc_on_world_tick(tps)
+    time.schedules.world:tick(1.0 / tps)
+end
+
+local function __vc_process_before_quit()
+    block.__process_register_events()
+end
+
+local function __vc_on_world_save()
+    local rule_values = {}
+    for name, rule in pairs(__rules.rules) do
+        rule_values[name] = rule.value
+    end
+    file.write(RULES_FILE, toml.tostring(rule_values))
+end
+
+local __close_all_descriptors = file.__close_all_descriptors
+local __gui_util_reset_local = gui_util.__reset_local
+local __stdcomp_reset = stdcomp.__reset
+file.__close_all_descriptors = nil
+gui_util.__reset_local = nil
+stdcomp.reset = nil
+
+local function __vc_on_world_quit()
+    __rules.clear()
+    __gui_util_reset_local()
+    __stdcomp_reset()
+    __close_all_descriptors()
+end
+
+local __post_runnables = {}
+local fn_audio_reset_fetch_buffer = audio.__reset_fetch_buffer
+audio.__reset_fetch_buffer = nil
+
+local __vc_update_coroutines = _G.__vc_update_coroutines
+
+local function __process_post_runnables()
+    if #__post_runnables > 0 then
+        for _, func in ipairs(__post_runnables) do
+            local status, result = xpcall(func, __vc__error)
+            if not status then
+                debug.error("error in post_runnable: "..result)
+            end
+        end
+        __post_runnables = {}
+    end
+
+    __vc_update_coroutines()
+
+    fn_audio_reset_fetch_buffer()
+    debug.pull_events()
+    network.__process_events()
+    if not hud or not hud.is_paused() then
+        block.__process_register_events()
+        block.__perform_ticks(time.delta())
+    end
+end
+
+function __vc__process_post_runnables()
+    __vc__is_post_runnable = true
+    local success, err = pcall(__process_post_runnables)
+    if not success then
+        debug.error("an error ocurred while processing post-runnables: ".. err)
+    end
+    __vc__is_post_runnable = false
+end
+
+function time.post_runnable(runnable)
+    table.insert(__post_runnables, runnable)
+end
+
+return {
+    __vc_on_hud_open = __vc_on_hud_open,
+    __vc_on_world_open = __vc_on_world_open,
+    __vc_on_world_tick = __vc_on_world_tick,
+    __vc_process_before_quit = __vc_process_before_quit,
+    __vc_on_world_save = __vc_on_world_save,
+    __vc_on_world_quit = __vc_on_world_quit,
+    __vc__process_post_runnables = __vc__process_post_runnables,
+}

res/scripts/stdlib.lua

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function sleep(timesec)
     end
 end
 
-function tb_frame_tostring(frame)
+local function tb_frame_tostring(frame)
     local s = frame.short_src
     if frame.what ~= "C" then
         s = s .. ":" .. tostring(frame.currentline)
@@ -192,6 +192,22 @@ function start_coroutine(chunk, name)
     __vc_named_coroutines[name] = co
 end
 
+function __vc_update_coroutines()
+    local dead = {}
+    for name, co in pairs(__vc_named_coroutines) do
+        local success, err = coroutine.resume(co)
+        if not success then
+            debug.error(err)
+        end
+        if coroutine.status(co) == "dead" then
+            table.insert(dead, name)
+        end
+    end
+    for _, name in ipairs(dead) do
+        __vc_named_coroutines[name] = nil
+    end
+end
+
 function __vc_start_app_script(path, name)
     debug.log("starting application script "..path)
 
@@ -257,71 +273,8 @@ do
     end
 end
 
----  Console library extension ---
+function gui.process_template(source, params)
-console.cheats = {}
+    local text = source:gsub("%%{([^}]+)}", function(n)
-
-local log_element = Document.new("core:console").log
-function console.log(...)
-    local args = {...}
-    local text = ''
-    for i,v in ipairs(args) do
-        if i ~= 1 then 
-            text = text..' '..v 
-        else
-            text = text..v
-        end
-    end
-    log_element.caret = -1
-    if log_element.caret > 0 then
-        text = '\n'..text
-    end
-    log_element:paste(text)
-end
-
-local console_add_command = console.__add_command
-console.__add_command = nil
-
-function console.add_command(scheme, description, handler, is_cheat)
-    console_add_command(scheme, description, handler)
-    if not is_cheat then return end
-
-    local name = string.match(scheme, "^(%S+)")
-    if not name then
-        error("Incorrect command syntax, command name not found")
-    end
-
-    table.insert_unique(console.cheats, name)
-end
-
-function console.is_cheat(name)
-    if not table.has(console.get_commands_list(), name) then
-        error(string.format("command \"%s\" not found", name))
-    end
-
-    return table.has(console.cheats, name)
-end
-
-function console.set_cheat(name, status)
-    local is_cheat = console.is_cheat(name)
-    if status and not is_cheat then
-        table.insert(console.cheats, name)
-        return true
-    elseif not status and is_cheat then
-        table.remove_value(console.cheats, name)
-        return true
-    end
-
-    return false
-end
-
-function console.chat(...)
-    console.log(...)
-    events.emit("core:chat", ...)
-end
-
-function gui.template(name, params)
-    local text = file.read(file.find("layouts/templates/"..name..".xml"))
-    text = text:gsub("%%{([^}]+)}", function(n) 
         local s = params[n]
         if s == nil then
             return
@@ -341,6 +294,11 @@ function gui.template(name, params)
     return text
 end
 
+function gui.template(name, params)
+    local text = file.read(file.find("layouts/templates/"..name..".xml"))
+    return gui.process_template(text, params)
+end
+
 session = require "core:internal/session"
 stdcomp = require "core:internal/stdcomp"
 entities.get = stdcomp.get_Entity
@@ -378,236 +336,20 @@ end
 math.randomseed(time.uptime() * 1536227939)
 
 rules = require "core:internal/rules"
-local _rules = rules
-
-local function configure_SSAO()
-    -- Temporary using slot to configure built-in SSAO effect
-    local slot = gfx.posteffects.index("core:ssao")
-    gfx.posteffects.set_effect(slot, "ssao")
-
-    -- Generating random SSAO samples
-    local buffer = Bytearray(0)
-    for i = 0, 63 do
-        local x = math.random() * 2.0 - 1.0
-        local y = math.random() * 2.0 - 1.0
-        local z = math.random() * 2.0
-        local len = math.sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z)
-        if len > 0 then
-            x = x / len
-            y = y / len
-            z = z / len
-        end
-        Bytearray.append(buffer, byteutil.pack("fff", x, y, z))
-    end
-    gfx.posteffects.set_array(slot, "u_ssaoSamples", Bytearray_as_string(buffer))
-
-    local function update_ssao_quality(value)
-        value = math.min(value, 3)
-        gfx.posteffects.set_params(slot, {
-            u_kernelSize = value * 16,
-            u_radius = 0.4 / value,
-            u_bias = 0.006 / value / value,
-        })
-    end
-    events.on("core:setting.graphics.ssao.set", update_ssao_quality)
-
-    update_ssao_quality(__app.get_setting("graphics.ssao"))
-end
-
-function __vc_on_hud_open()
-    local _hud_is_content_access = hud._is_content_access
-    local _hud_set_content_access = hud._set_content_access
-    local _hud_set_debug_cheats = hud._set_debug_cheats
-
-    _rules.create("allow-cheats", true)
-
-    _rules.create("allow-content-access", _hud_is_content_access(), function(value)
-        _hud_set_content_access(value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-flight", true, function(value)
-        input.set_enabled("player.flight", value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-noclip", true, function(value)
-        input.set_enabled("player.noclip", value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-attack", true, function(value)
-        input.set_enabled("player.attack", value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-destroy", true, function(value)
-        input.set_enabled("player.destroy", value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-cheat-movement", true, function(value)
-        input.set_enabled("movement.cheat", value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-fast-interaction", true, function(value)
-        input.set_enabled("player.fast_interaction", value)
-    end)
-    _rules.create("allow-debug-cheats", true, function(value)
-        _hud_set_debug_cheats(value)
-    end)
-    input.add_callback("devtools.console", function()
-        if menu.page ~= "" then
-            return
-        end
-        time.post_runnable(function()
-            hud.show_overlay("core:console", false, {"console"})
-        end)
-    end)
-    input.add_callback("hud.chat", function()
-        if menu.page ~= "" then
-            return
-        end
-        time.post_runnable(function()
-            hud.show_overlay("core:console", false, {"chat"})
-        end)
-    end)
-    input.add_callback("key:escape", function()
-        if menu.page ~= "" then
-            if not menu:back() then
-                menu:reset()
-                gui.set_active_frame("")
-            end
-        elseif hud.is_inventory_open() then
-            hud.close_inventory()
-        elseif gui.get_active_frame() then
-            gui.set_active_frame("")
-        else
-            hud.pause()
-        end
-    end)
-    hud.open_permanent("core:ingame_chat")
-
-    configure_SSAO()
-end
-
-local Schedule = require "core:schedule"
-
-local ScheduleGroup_mt = {
-    __index = {
-        publish = function(self, schedule)
-            local id = self._next_schedule
-            self._schedules[id] = schedule
-            self._next_schedule = id + 1
-        end,
-        tick = function(self, dt)
-            for id, schedule in pairs(self._schedules) do
-                schedule:tick(dt)
-            end
-            self.common:tick(dt)
-        end,
-        remove = function(self, id)
-            self._schedules[id] = nil
-        end,
-    }
-}
-
-local function ScheduleGroup()
-    return setmetatable({
-        _next_schedule = 1,
-        _schedules = {},
-        common = Schedule()
-    }, ScheduleGroup_mt)
-end
-
 time.schedules = {}
 
-local RULES_FILE = "world:rules.toml"
+table.merge(_G, require "core:internal/lifetime_events")
-function __vc_on_world_open()
-    time.schedules.world = ScheduleGroup()
 
-    if not file.exists(RULES_FILE) then
-        return
-    end
-    local rule_values = toml.parse(file.read(RULES_FILE))
-    for name, value in pairs(rule_values) do
-        _rules.set(name, value)
-    end
-end
-
-function __vc_on_world_tick(tps)
-    time.schedules.world:tick(1.0 / tps)
-end
-
-function __vc_process_before_quit()
-    block.__process_register_events()
-end
-
-function __vc_on_world_save()
-    local rule_values = {}
-    for name, rule in pairs(rules.rules) do
-        rule_values[name] = rule.value
-    end
-    file.write(RULES_FILE, toml.tostring(rule_values))
-end
-
-local __close_all_descriptors = file.__close_all_descriptors
-local __gui_util_reset_local = gui_util.__reset_local
-local __stdcomp_reset = stdcomp.__reset
-file.__close_all_descriptors = nil
-gui_util.__reset_local = nil
-stdcomp.reset = nil
-
-function __vc_on_world_quit()
-    _rules.clear()
-    __gui_util_reset_local()
-    __stdcomp_reset()
-    __close_all_descriptors()
-end
-
-local fn_audio_reset_fetch_buffer = audio.__reset_fetch_buffer
-audio.__reset_fetch_buffer = nil
 core.get_core_token = audio.input.__get_core_token
 
-local __post_runnables = {}
+require "core:internal/console"
+require "core:internal/deprecated"
 
-local function __process_post_runnables()
-    if #__post_runnables > 0 then
-        for _, func in ipairs(__post_runnables) do
-            local status, result = xpcall(func, __vc__error)
-            if not status then
-                debug.error("error in post_runnable: "..result)
-            end
-        end
-        __post_runnables = {}
-    end
 
-    local dead = {}
+------------------------------------------
-    for name, co in pairs(__vc_named_coroutines) do
+---- Unsafe functions cleanup section ----
-        local success, err = coroutine.resume(co)
+------------------------------------------
-        if not success then
-            debug.error(err)
-        end
-        if coroutine.status(co) == "dead" then
-            table.insert(dead, name)
-        end
-    end
-    for _, name in ipairs(dead) do
-        __vc_named_coroutines[name] = nil
-    end
 
-    fn_audio_reset_fetch_buffer()
-    debug.pull_events()
-    network.__process_events()
-    if not hud or not hud.is_paused() then
-        block.__process_register_events()
-        block.__perform_ticks(time.delta())
-    end
-end
-
-function __vc__process_post_runnables()
-    __vc__is_post_runnable = true
-    local success, err = pcall(__process_post_runnables)
-    if not success then
-        debug.error("an error ocurred while processing post-runnables: ".. err)
-    end
-    __vc__is_post_runnable = false
-end
-
-function time.post_runnable(runnable)
-    table.insert(__post_runnables, runnable)
-end
-
--- Hide unsafe debug.* functions
 local removed_names = {
     "getregistry", "getupvalue", "setupvalue", "upvalueid", "upvaluejoin",
     "sethook", "gethook", "getinfo"
@@ -626,9 +368,9 @@ debug.getinfo = function(lvl, fields)
     return debuginfo
 end
 
-require "core:internal/deprecated"
-
 ffi = nil
 __vc_app = nil
 __vc_lock_internal_modules()
 __vc_lock_internal_modules = nil
+__vc_update_coroutines = nil
+__VC_SCRIPT_NAME = ""

res/scripts/stdmin.lua

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 local _vc_headless = __VC_HEADLESS
+local _vc_project_args = __VC_PROJECT_ARGS
 __VC_HEADLESS = nil
+__VC_PROJECT_ARGS = nil
 
 vc = {
     is_headless = function()
         return _vc_headless
     end,
-    is_client = function ()
+    is_client = function()
         return not _vc_headless
-    end
+    end,
+    get_setting = __vc_app.get_setting,
+    get_setting_str = __vc_app.get_setting_str,
+    get_setting_info = __vc_app.get_setting_info,
 }
 
 local _ffi = ffi
@@ -297,9 +302,14 @@ require "core:internal/extensions/file"
 require "core:internal/extensions/table"
 require "core:internal/extensions/string"
 
+vc.get_project_arg = function (name)
+    return _vc_project_args[name]
+end
+
 local bytearray = require "core:internal/bytearray"
 Bytearray = bytearray.FFIBytearray
 Bytearray_as_string = bytearray.FFIBytearray_as_string
+Bytearray_as_ptr = bytearray.FFIBytearray_as_ptr
 U16view = bytearray.FFIU16view
 I16view = bytearray.FFII16view
 U32view = bytearray.FFIU32view

res/texts/en_US.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ devtools.output=Output
 
 # Tooltips
 audio.acoustic-effects.tooltip=Acoustic effects may not be supported by your system
+audio.recording-enabled.tooltip=Enables audio recording features
 graphics.gamma.tooltip=Lighting brightness curve
 graphics.backlight.tooltip=Backlight to prevent total darkness
 graphics.dense-render.tooltip=Enables transparency in blocks like leaves

res/texts/ru_RU.txt

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pack.remove-confirm=Удалить весь поставляемый паком/
 
 # Подсказки
 audio.acoustic-effects.tooltip=Акустические эффекты могут не поддерживаться системой
+audio.recording-enabled.tooltip=Включает функции записи звука
 graphics.gamma.tooltip=Кривая яркости освещения
 graphics.backlight.tooltip=Подсветка, предотвращающая полную темноту
 graphics.dense-render.tooltip=Включает прозрачность блоков, таких как листья
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ settings.Microphone=Микрофон
 settings.microphone.None=Нет
 settings.Clouds quality=Качество облаков
 settings.Acoustic effects=Акустические эффекты
+settings.Microphone access=Доступ к микрофону
 
 # Управление
 chunks.reload=Перезагрузить Чанки

src/audio/audio.cpp

@@ -190,18 +190,34 @@ void audio::initialize(
             audio::get_channel(channel.name)->setVolume(value * value);
         }, true));
     }
-    objects_keeper.keepAlive(settings.acousticEffects.observe([=](auto value) {
+    objects_keeper.keepAlive(settings.acousticEffects.observe([=](bool value) {
         if (value) return;
         backend->setAcoustics(audio::Acoustics {});
     }, true));
 
-    if (inputEnabled) {
+    ::input_enabled = inputEnabled;
-        ::input_device = backend->openInputDevice("", 44100, 1, 16);
+
-        ::input_enabled = true;
+    objects_keeper.keepAlive(settings.recordingEnabled.observe([&settings](bool enabled) {
-    }
+        if (!::input_enabled) {
-    if (::input_device) {
+            return;
-        ::input_device->startCapture();
+        }
-    }
+        if (!enabled && ::input_device == nullptr) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (enabled) {
+            logger.info() << "recording enabled; input device is "
+                          << settings.inputDevice.get();
+            ::input_device = backend->openInputDevice(
+                settings.inputDevice.get(), 44100, 1, 16
+            );
+            ::input_device->startCapture();
+        } else {
+            if (::input_device) {
+                ::input_device->stopCapture();
+            }
+            ::input_device = nullptr;
+        }
+    }, true));
 }
 
 InputDevice* audio::get_input_device() {

src/engine/CoreParameters.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 struct CoreParameters {
     bool headless = false;
@@ -13,4 +14,5 @@ struct CoreParameters {
     std::filesystem::path projectFolder;
     std::string debugServerString;
     int tps = 20;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> projectArgs;
 };

src/engine/Engine.cpp

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
 
     keepAlive(settings.audio.inputDevice.observe([](auto name) {
         audio::set_input_device(name == "auto" ? "" : name);
-    }, true));
+    }));
 
     project->loadProjectStartScript();
     if (!params.headless) {

src/frontend/UiDocument.cpp

@@ -61,16 +61,19 @@ std::unique_ptr<UiDocument> UiDocument::read(
     const scriptenv& penv,
     const std::string& name,
     const io::path& file,
-    const std::string& fileName
+    const std::string& fileName,
+    scriptenv&& env
 ) {
     const std::string text = io::read_string(file);
     auto xmldoc = xml::parse(file.string(), text);
 
-    auto env = penv == nullptr 
+    if (env == nullptr) {
-        ? scripting::create_doc_environment(scripting::get_root_environment(), name)
+        env = penv == nullptr 
-        : scripting::create_doc_environment(penv, name);
+            ? scripting::create_doc_environment(scripting::get_root_environment(), name)
+            : scripting::create_doc_environment(penv, name);
+    }
 
-    gui::UiXmlReader reader(gui, scriptenv(env));
+    gui::UiXmlReader reader(gui, env);
     auto view = reader.readXML(file.string(), *xmldoc->getRoot());
     view->setId("root");
     UiDocScript script {};
@@ -82,9 +85,3 @@ std::unique_ptr<UiDocument> UiDocument::read(
     }
     return std::make_unique<UiDocument>(name, script, view, env);
 }
-
-std::shared_ptr<gui::UINode> UiDocument::readElement(
-    gui::GUI& gui, const io::path& file, const std::string& fileName
-) {
-    return read(gui, nullptr, file.name(), file, fileName)->getRoot();
-}

src/frontend/UiDocument.hpp

@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ public:
         const scriptenv& parent_env,
         const std::string& name,
         const io::path& file,
-        const std::string& fileName
+        const std::string& fileName,
-    );
+        scriptenv&& env = nullptr
-    static std::shared_ptr<gui::UINode> readElement(
-        gui::GUI&, const io::path& file, const std::string& fileName
     );
 };

src/graphics/ui/elements/CheckBox.cpp

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ FullCheckBox::FullCheckBox(
 
     add(checkbox);
 
+    auto& checkboxActions = actions;
     label->setMargin(glm::vec4(5.f, 5.f, 0.f, 0.f));
+    label->listenAction(UIAction::CLICK, [&checkboxActions](auto& gui) {
+        checkboxActions.notify(UIAction::CLICK, gui);
+    });
     add(label);
 }

src/graphics/ui/gui_xml.cpp

@@ -889,8 +889,8 @@ static std::shared_ptr<UINode> read_iframe(
     return iframe;
 }
 
-UiXmlReader::UiXmlReader(gui::GUI& gui, scriptenv&& env)
+UiXmlReader::UiXmlReader(gui::GUI& gui, const scriptenv& env)
-    : gui(gui), env(std::move(env)) {
+    : gui(gui), env(env) {
     contextStack.emplace("");
     add("image", read_image);
     add("canvas", read_canvas);
@@ -922,8 +922,7 @@ void UiXmlReader::addIgnore(const std::string& tag) {
     ignored.insert(tag);
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<UINode> UiXmlReader::readUINode(const xml::xmlelement& element
+std::shared_ptr<UINode> UiXmlReader::readUINode(const xml::xmlelement& element) {
-) {
     if (element.has("if")) {
         const auto& cond = element.attr("if").getText();
         if (cond.empty() || cond == "false" || cond == "nil") return nullptr;

src/graphics/ui/gui_xml.hpp

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace gui {
         std::unordered_set<std::string> ignored;
         std::stack<std::string> contextStack;
         std::string filename;
-        scriptenv env;
+        const scriptenv& env;
     public:
-        UiXmlReader(gui::GUI& gui, scriptenv&& env);
+        UiXmlReader(gui::GUI& gui, const scriptenv& env);
 
         void add(const std::string& tag, uinode_reader reader);
         bool hasReader(const std::string& tag) const;

src/io/settings_io.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SettingsHandler::SettingsHandler(EngineSettings& settings) {
 
     builder.addSection("audio");
     builder.add("enabled", &settings.audio.enabled, false);
+    builder.add("recording-enabled", &settings.audio.recordingEnabled);
     builder.add("volume-master", &settings.audio.volumeMaster);
     builder.add("volume-regular", &settings.audio.volumeRegular);
     builder.add("volume-ui", &settings.audio.volumeUI);
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ SettingsHandler::SettingsHandler(EngineSettings& settings) {
     builder.addSection("system");
     builder.add("max-bg-asset-loaders", &settings.system.maxBgAssetLoaders);
     builder.add("preserve-assets-during-frame", &settings.system.preserveAssetsDuringFrame);
+    builder.add("direct-scripting-data-access", &settings.system.directScriptingDataAccess);
 }
 
 dv::value SettingsHandler::getValue(const std::string& name) const {

src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp

@@ -1116,28 +1116,34 @@ static int l_gui_load_document(lua::State* L) {
     auto args = lua::tovalue(L, 3);
     auto prefix = filename.entryPoint();
 
-    auto env = scripting::get_root_environment();
+    auto parentEnv = scripting::get_root_environment();
     if (content) {
         if (auto runtime = content->getPackRuntime(prefix)) {
-            env = runtime->getEnvironment();
+            parentEnv = runtime->getEnvironment();
         }
     }
 
-    auto documentPtr = UiDocument::read(
+    auto env = scripting::create_doc_environment(parentEnv, alias);
-        engine->getGUI(), std::move(env), alias, filename, filename.string()
-    );
-    auto document = documentPtr.get();
-    engine->requireAssets().store(std::move(documentPtr), alias);
-
     // namespace extension
     if (lua::istable(L, 4)) {
-        if (lua::get_from(L, "table", "merge")) {
+        if (lua::get_from(L, "table", "extend")) {
-            lua::pushenv(L, *document->getEnvironment());
+            lua::pushenv(L, *env);
             lua::pushvalue(L, 4);
             lua::call(L, 2, 0);
             lua::pop(L);
         }
     }
+    auto documentPtr = UiDocument::read(
+        engine->getGUI(),
+        nullptr,
+        alias,
+        filename,
+        filename.string(),
+        std::move(env)
+    );
+    auto document = documentPtr.get();
+    engine->requireAssets().store(std::move(documentPtr), alias);
+
     scripting::on_ui_open(document, {args});
     return 0;
 }

src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_commons.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 #error LuaJIT required
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LUA_TCDATA
+// unsafe, use for filtering only
+#define LUA_TCDATA 10
+#endif
+
 namespace lua {
     class luaerror : public std::runtime_error {
     public:

src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp

@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 #include "usertypes/lua_type_pcmstream.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
 
-static debug::Logger logger("lua-state");
+namespace {
-static lua::State* main_thread = nullptr;
+    debug::Logger logger("lua-state");
+    lua::State* main_thread = nullptr;
+    bool headless_mode = false;
+    const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* project_args;
+}
 
 using namespace lua;
 
@@ -146,20 +150,53 @@ void lua::init_state(State* L, StateType stateType) {
     newusertype<LuaHeightmap>(L);
     newusertype<LuaVoxelFragment>(L);
     newusertype<LuaCanvas>(L);
+
+    pushboolean(L, headless_mode);
+    setglobal(L, "__VC_HEADLESS");
+
+    createtable(L, 0, project_args->size());
+    for (const auto& [key, value] : *project_args) {
+        pushstring(L, value);
+        setfield(L, key);
+    }
+    setglobal(L, "__VC_PROJECT_ARGS");
+
+    auto file = "res:scripts/stdmin.lua";
+    auto src = io::read_string(file);
+    lua::pop(L, lua::execute(L, 0, src, "core:scripts/stdmin.lua"));
+
+    newusertype<LuaRandom>(L);
+    if (getglobal(L, "random")) {
+        if (getglobal(L, "__vc_Random")) {
+            setfield(L, "Random");
+        }
+        pop(L);
+    }
+    newusertype<LuaPCMStream>(L);
+    if (getglobal(L, "audio")) {
+        if (getglobal(L, "__vc_PCMStream")) {
+            setfield(L, "PCMStream");
+        }
+        pop(L);
+    }
+
+    if (stateType == StateType::GENERATOR) {
+        pushnil(L);
+        setglobal(L, "ffi");
+    }
 }
 
 void lua::initialize(const EnginePaths& paths, const CoreParameters& params) {
     logger.info() << LUA_VERSION;
     logger.info() << LUAJIT_VERSION;
 
+    headless_mode = params.headless;
+    project_args = &params.projectArgs;
     main_thread = create_state(
         paths, params.headless ? StateType::SCRIPT : StateType::BASE
     );
     lua::pushstring(main_thread, params.scriptFile.stem().u8string());
     lua::setglobal(main_thread, "__VC_SCRIPT_NAME");
-
-    lua::pushboolean(main_thread, params.headless);
-    lua::setglobal(main_thread, "__VC_HEADLESS");
 }
 
 void lua::finalize() {
@@ -191,29 +228,5 @@ State* lua::create_state(const EnginePaths& paths, StateType stateType) {
         throw luaerror("could not initialize Lua state");
     }
     init_state(L, stateType);
-    
-    auto file = "res:scripts/stdmin.lua";
-    auto src = io::read_string(file);
-    lua::pop(L, lua::execute(L, 0, src, "core:scripts/stdmin.lua"));
-
-    newusertype<LuaRandom>(L);
-    if (getglobal(L, "random")) {
-        if (getglobal(L, "__vc_Random")) {
-            setfield(L, "Random");
-        }
-        pop(L);
-    }
-    newusertype<LuaPCMStream>(L);
-    if (getglobal(L, "audio")) {
-        if (getglobal(L, "__vc_PCMStream")) {
-            setfield(L, "PCMStream");
-        }
-        pop(L);
-    }
-
-    if (stateType == StateType::GENERATOR) {
-        pushnil(L);
-        setglobal(L, "ffi");
-    }
     return L;
 }

src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 
 using namespace lua;
 
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ static int next_environment = 1;
 
 std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::string> lua::usertypeNames;
 
+static debug::Logger logger("lua-util");
+
 int lua::userdata_destructor(lua::State* L) {
     if (auto obj = touserdata<Userdata>(L, 1)) {
         obj->~Userdata();
@@ -369,3 +373,55 @@ void lua::remove_environment(State* L, int id) {
     pushnil(L);
     store_env(L, id);
 }
+
+static inline std::string_view bytearray_as_string_indirect(lua::State* L, int idx) {
+    requireglobal(L, "Bytearray_as_string");
+    pushvalue(L, -2);
+    call(L, 1, 1);
+    auto view = tolstring(L, -1);
+    pop(L, 2);
+    return view;
+}
+
+std::string_view lua::bytearray_as_string(lua::State* L, int idx) {
+    const auto& settings = scripting::engine->getSettings();
+
+    int luaType = type(L, idx);
+    if (luaType == LUA_TSTRING) {
+        return tolstring(L, idx);
+    } else if (luaType == LUA_TTABLE) {
+        return bytearray_as_string_indirect(L, idx);
+    }
+    pushvalue(L, idx);
+
+    if (settings.system.directScriptingDataAccess.get()) {
+        requireglobal(L, "Bytearray_as_ptr");
+        pushvalue(L, -2);
+        call(L, 1, 2);
+        auto view = tolstring(L, -2);
+        if (view == "0") {
+            if (luaType == LUA_TCDATA) {
+                logger.error() << "FFI-based Bytearray_as_ptr returned null-pointer";
+            }
+            pop(L, 2);
+            return bytearray_as_string_indirect(L, idx);
+        }
+        uint64_t size = touinteger(L, -1);
+        auto ptr = (const char*)std::stoull(std::string(view), nullptr, 16);
+        pop(L, 3);
+        return std::string_view(ptr, size);
+    } else {
+        return bytearray_as_string_indirect(L, idx);
+    }
+}
+
+void lua::loadbuffer(
+    lua::State* L, int env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    if (luaL_loadbuffer(L, src.c_str(), src.length(), file.c_str())) {
+        throw luaerror(tostring(L, -1));
+    }
+    if (env && getregistry(L, ENVS_TABLE, env_name(env))) {
+        lua_setfenv(L, -2);
+    }
+}

src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp

@@ -555,16 +555,9 @@ namespace lua {
         return lua_setfenv(L, idx);
     }
 
-    inline void loadbuffer(
+    void loadbuffer(
         lua::State* L, int env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
-    ) {
+    );
-        if (luaL_loadbuffer(L, src.c_str(), src.length(), file.c_str())) {
-            throw luaerror(tostring(L, -1));
-        }
-        if (env && getregistry(L, ENVS_TABLE, env_name(env))) {
-            lua_setfenv(L, -2);
-        }
-    }
 
     inline void store_in(
         lua::State* L, const std::string& tableName, const std::string& name
@@ -828,16 +821,5 @@ namespace lua {
         return create_bytearray(L, bytes.data(), bytes.size());
     }
 
-    inline std::string_view bytearray_as_string(lua::State* L, int idx) {
+    std::string_view bytearray_as_string(lua::State* L, int idx);
-        if (type(L, idx) == LUA_TSTRING) {
-            return tolstring(L, idx);
-        }
-        pushvalue(L, idx);
-        requireglobal(L, "Bytearray_as_string");
-        pushvalue(L, -2);
-        call(L, 1, 1);
-        auto view = tolstring(L, -1);
-        pop(L, 2);
-        return view;
-    }
 }

src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<IClientProjectScript> scripting::load_client_project_script(
     auto source = io::read_string(script);
     auto env = create_environment(nullptr);
     lua::pushenv(L, *env);
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_app")) {
+    if (lua::getregistry(L, "app")) {
         lua::setfield(L, "app");
     }
     lua::pop(L);

src/settings.hpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 struct AudioSettings {
     /// @brief try to initialize AL backend
     FlagSetting enabled {true};
+    FlagSetting recordingEnabled {false};
     
     NumberSetting volumeMaster {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
     NumberSetting volumeRegular {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ struct SystemSettings {
     IntegerSetting maxBgAssetLoaders {3, -4, 16};
     /// @brief Preserve assets during current frame from being destroyed
     FlagSetting preserveAssetsDuringFrame {true};
+    /// @brief Allow luajit cdata objects direct data access optimizations
+    FlagSetting directScriptingDataAccess {true};
 };
 
 struct EngineSettings {

src/util/ArgsReader.hpp

@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ namespace util {
             return last[0] == '-';
         }
 
+        bool isNextKeywordArg() const {
+            if (pos >= argc) {
+                throw std::runtime_error("unexpected end");
+            }
+            return argv[pos][0] == '-';
+        }
+
         std::string next() {
             if (pos >= argc) {
                 throw std::runtime_error("unexpected end");

src/util/command_line.cpp

@@ -97,11 +97,32 @@ static bool perform_keyword(
     throw std::runtime_error("unknown argument " + keyword);
 }
 
+static void parse_project_args(util::ArgsReader& reader, CoreParameters& params) {
+    while (reader.hasNext()) {
+        std::string key = reader.next();
+        if (!reader.isKeywordArg()) {
+            std::cerr << "--<keyword> argument expected" << std::endl;
+            return;
+        }
+        key = key.substr(2);
+        if (!reader.hasNext() || reader.isNextKeywordArg()) {
+            params.projectArgs[std::move(key)] = "";
+            continue;
+        }
+        std::string value = reader.next();
+        params.projectArgs[std::move(key)] = std::move(value);
+    }
+}
+
 bool parse_cmdline(int argc, char** argv, CoreParameters& params) {
     util::ArgsReader reader(argc, argv);
     reader.skip();
     while (reader.hasNext()) {
         std::string token = reader.next();
+        if (token == "--") {
+            parse_project_args(reader, params);
+            return true;
+        }
         if (reader.isKeywordArg()) {
             if (!perform_keyword(reader, token, params)) {
                 return false;