Very simple noob question

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#1

Hi all,

I’ve just been reading (again) through all the tutorials on requiring modules and I have 1 simple question if anyone can clear up for me would be a great help.

I will give just one example of a module I use in every scene, sfx.lua

I load all my sounds in this module

sfx.lua

local sfx = {}
    sfx.ticktock = audio.loadSound( “sounds/countdown.ogg” )
    sfx.correctSound = audio.loadSound( “sounds/success.ogg” )
    sfx.wrongSound = audio.loadSound( “sounds/negativebeep.ogg” )

…

return sfx

Then require it in every enterScene()

local sfx = require(“sfx”)

What I am doing, and I think it’s wrong but I’m not 100%, is disposing of it in every exitScene()

package.loaded[“sfx”] = nil

– Note: I’m nilling out all the sounds I use in that scene first (audio.stop() wrongSound = nil audio.dispose() )

Incase you was wondering.

The reason I dispose of the sfx module is that I’m worried about all the sounds that are hanging around, I have 39 of them in there.

Am I doing the right thing here? And if I don’t dispose the sfx when do I?

#2

If you’re loading them in every scene and disposing them every scene, it seems you should load them once and be done with it.  When you require scenes multiple times it only runs it once and you just get a reference to it in subsequent scenes.

Rob

#3

Also audio.dispose takes a reference, so you should be doing audio.dispose(sfx.wrongSound) sfx.wrongSound = nil

#4

Thanks Rob and Paul

#5

If you’re loading them in every scene and disposing them every scene, it seems you should load them once and be done with it.  When you require scenes multiple times it only runs it once and you just get a reference to it in subsequent scenes.

Rob

#6

Also audio.dispose takes a reference, so you should be doing audio.dispose(sfx.wrongSound) sfx.wrongSound = nil

#7

Thanks Rob and Paul