Script.Source not executing?

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#1

I’m trying to create a scripting Lua Plugin but I’m struggling to find a way to execute it

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I have tried making a BindableEvent so a script finds the trigger and create a module so it the script changes the source of the module but failed so i tried the method

Here’s the script

--Lua app

local data = {}--Module script

function runScript(typenew,source)--Run Lua app
	if typenew == "Local" then--If player asks for local script
		local newScript = Instance.new("LocalScript",script)
		newScript.Source = source--Changes the scripts source
	end
	
	if typenew == "Server" then--If player asks for ServerScript
		local newScript = Instance.new("Script",script)
		newScript.Source = source--Changes the scripts source
	end
end

function data.new(typenew ,source)--typenew : what kind of script the player wants ,source : script source
	runScript(typenew,source)
end

return data

And also this script only works on plugins or command bar that’s all!

#2

You can use loadstring for this.

local function runScript(source)
    loadstring(source)()
end

local stringToRun = 'print(\'hi\')'

runScript(stringToRun) --> hi
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#3

As @7z99 already said, you can use loadstring for the source.

loadstring(yourscript.Source)

Also if it errors, there’s a module for this.

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#4

That module appears to be offsale.

#5

Oh, my bad. There was a new one.
(3) vLua 5.1 (improved VM) - Roblox

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#6

Here’s the improved link vLua 5.1 (improved VM) - Roblox

#7

Wow, I had it already. What a coincidence.

#8

I am trying to figure this out the module wants the Source and Env ,

i don’t understand ENV

#9

I don’t know what env is either, but it’s not required.

local loadstring = require(path to module)
loadstring("your code here")
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#10

That is an environment, it can be gotten via getfenv().

#11
#12

You shouldn’t need environments for executing code. If you want to catch errors, you could use pcall.

local myString = [[
local function errorThread(...) 
    error(...) 
end 
errorThread('cool error message')]] 
local func = loadstring(myString) 
local success, errorMessage = pcall(func) 
print(success, errorMessage)

Also just want to add that loadstring returns a function value which can be called as normal, not a thread or anything.

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