Any documentation or game files describing all script/lua object methods and values?

[Kolyma]

If I put this into witchcraft on a running DCS mission:

for key,value in pairs(Object) do
   env.info('key: ' .. key);
end
return

 

I get helpful results like:

07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: isExist
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: className_
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: parentClass_
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getCategory
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: cancelChoosingCargo
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: database_
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: Category
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: hasAttribute
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __index
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: destroy
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: tonumber
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __le
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getName
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __tonumber
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __lt
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __eq
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getPoint
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __newindex
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getPosition
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getVelocity
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: inAir
07160.439 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getTypeName

 

And for something useful like Group:

for key,value in pairs(Group) do
   env.info('key: ' .. key);
end
return

 

Provides:

07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: activate
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: isExist
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: className_
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: parentClass_
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getCategory
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: Category
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __index
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getInitialSize
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: tonumber
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __tonumber
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __newindex
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __le
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __eq
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getName
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getController
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: __lt
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getSize
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getID
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getCoalition
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: destroy
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getUnits
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getByName
07360.402 INFO    SCRIPTING: key: getUnit

 

Now I know some of this is documented in the standard DCS scripting info link

http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Simulator_Scripting_Engine/DCS:_World/Part_1

 

But does anyone know if there's any FULL documentation or information on ALL the function, methods, and values available to a lua script in DCS? I kind of poked around in the game files and didn't find anything.

[Kolyma]

Note: clearly I see a lot of functions and stuff defined in the DCA world directory in *.lua files for items like weapons definitions, coalition lists, and such. But what I'm looking for is the actual definition of the Object class, and the inherited stuff like Unit class, Airbase class, Group class, etc.

 

Maybe those classes are not defined in a publicly-accessible way and only contained in the compiled binary (closed source) DCS application executables and libraries?

[Chump]

The Object class and derived class summaries can be found @ http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Simulator_Scripting_Engine/DCS:_World/Part_2.

[Kolyma]

The Object class and derived class summaries can be found @ http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Simulator_Scripting_Engine/DCS:_World/Part_2.

 

Thanks for trying to help. As I said in the 2nd post, I know about that link and information contained there, but it is far from complete. It's trivial to look at my OP and see that not all of those members are described on the link you posted.... cancelChoosingCargo __index etc

 

I'd just like to know if any uber DCS scripters/programmers know where the source is for these structures.

Edited December 27, 2014 by Kolyma

[FSFIan]

A lot of the DLLs in the "bin" directory mostly contain functions that get exported to Lua. The two pages on the ED wiki are the only official documentation I am aware of other than the user manuals.

 

Instead of writing a loop yourself, you can also add MiST to your mission and get a nice overview like this:

return mist.utils.tableShow(_G)

[Chump]

You got me on where cancelChoosingCargo() is implemented. Since cargo is fairly new to the Huey/Hip, it might not be exposed fully at this time (just a guess) until they get it ironed out.

 

I do not know of a singular repository for this information other than the wiki mentioned above. These forums have a wealth of knowledge regarding what people have tried so far with Lua scripting.

[Kolyma]

Ian;2273764']

Instead of writing a loop yourself, you can also add MiST to your mission and get a nice overview like this:

return mist.utils.tableShow(_G)

 

This command was very helpful and I had looked through the (very nice) MIST lua source code before.

 

I ran your command in witchcraft and dumped to notepad to search. Seems a lot of what I'm asking about (which I realize once learned may be a pointless exercise) for these base lua members are shown in the sections titled "function: blah blah, C function", so I guess these are core ideas found/defined only in the binaries.

 

Thanks for the help