dofile and loadstring on desktop

Solar2D macOS Desktop
#1

dofile and loadstring both appear to work on desktop builds. 

loadstring but not dofile appears to work in the simulator.

Am I correct in that both will not work on mobile devices? I was under the impression that none of those functions would work, though I was pleasantly surprised to discover that they work on desktop as I am exploring options for adding desktop modding to our game.

Is this expected behavior? Are there limitations placed upon desktop builds by Corona that may limit custom mod code?

#2

Only loadstring is enabled for device builds other methods like dofile are not. This is due to a long standing Apple requirement to not let apps program themselves. 

Rob

#3

That is not consistent with the tests I have run. dofile works fine when I run a macOS build, I am able to target lua files in the system.DocumentsDirectory. I can attach a simple project that demonstrates this if need be. Mind you, I am happy that I am able to do this on desktop as it gives me more options to enable mods on desktop. I understand why this is a limitation on mobile.

#4

Sorry, I’m not sure I was clear:  device builds = iOS & Android.  macOS is a desktop build and Apple is less restrictive with desktop builds than they are with mobile builds.

Rob

#5

Ah, sorry for the confusion. Thanks!

#6

Only loadstring is enabled for device builds other methods like dofile are not. This is due to a long standing Apple requirement to not let apps program themselves. 

Rob

#7

That is not consistent with the tests I have run. dofile works fine when I run a macOS build, I am able to target lua files in the system.DocumentsDirectory. I can attach a simple project that demonstrates this if need be. Mind you, I am happy that I am able to do this on desktop as it gives me more options to enable mods on desktop. I understand why this is a limitation on mobile.

#8

Sorry, I’m not sure I was clear:  device builds = iOS & Android.  macOS is a desktop build and Apple is less restrictive with desktop builds than they are with mobile builds.

Rob

#9

Ah, sorry for the confusion. Thanks!