Can't call Sleep() from withing _get() metamethod

[Zutty]

Hi all,

I have found that I am unable to call AIController.Sleep() from within the _get() metamethod of a class. Is this expected behaviour?

The following snippet should demonstrate this (tested in r19055)

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class foo {
	function _get(x) {
		::AIController.Sleep(1)
	}
}
foo().bar

I cant see any reason why this would be forbidden, unless I'm missing something. Please tell me this is a bug, that you can fix before 1.0 is released! Please please please!

As for why I want this, I'm trying to create a dynamic Proxy class for a little bit of AOP, to streamline my codebase a little bit.

Thanks very much

[Rubidium]

If I recall correctly executing those metamethods are implemented by 're-entering' the virtual machine (think of recursion) via a piece of C++ code. A we cannot suspend the C++ code we cannot suspend the virtual machine if called in that way, as such no sleeps or docommands are allowed. Changing this means basically rewriting the Squirrel implementation, which is very unlikely to happen..

[Zutty]

Ah damn, nevermind. I'll find some other way of doing it then. Thanks Rubidium.

[Blustuff]

The SquirrelVM is awful.

[SirkoZ]

The SquirrelVM is awful.

Please, provide a better one. It will be greatly appreciated.

[Blustuff]

Please, provide a better one. It will be greatly appreciated.

I'm on it. 'will take one year or two.