I have a problem. I fire a module script function from an another script. How can i get thread in that function to close it inside the function.
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I found a hacky solution using getenv and setenv:
Script:
local foo = require(script.ModuleScript)
local env = getfenv()
env["thread"] = task.spawn(foo.bar)
setfenv(1, env)
ModuleScript:
local foo = {}
function foo.bar()
--the function must yield for a frame else it won't work
task.wait()
local thread = getfenv(0)["thread"]
print(thread)
end
return foo
Edit: Upon further inspection, I noticed that if you try to cancel the thread within the module function, the error cannot cancel thread occurs, this is the first time I have encountered this error and I haven’t figured out how to fix it.
Edit 2: The error is caused every time a thread tries to cancel itself, in this case, a module function tries to cancel the thread running it. It can be manually caused if you run task.cancel(coroutine.running())
Another option is using coroutine.running, although this also doesn’t work for task.spawn(only for the current script environment):
Script:
local foo = require(script.ModuleScript)
foo.bar()
ModuleScript:
local foo = {}
function foo.bar()
local thread = coroutine.running()
print(thread)
end
return foo
If you want to the script running the module function, just do getfenv(0)["script"]:
Script:
local foo = require(script.ModuleScript)
foo.bar()
ModuleScript:
local foo = {}
function foo.bar()
local scr = getfenv(0)["script"]
print(scr)
end
return foo
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Did you set the thread variable of env as shown in the script?
yes i did
No, I mean on the script that calls the function:
local env = getfenv()
env["thread"] = task.spawn(foo.bar)
setfenv(1, env)
Also in your module, you must wait for a frame using task.wait before setting the thread variable.
can you respond pls? it still doesnt work