Plugin style client LUA loading.

[Th13teen]

I want to load client LUA files like plugins, My issue is I cant find a way of doing this and get it to work.

This is what I've got currently:
[lua]print( "Launching plugins." )
local files, folders = file.Find( "lam/plugins/*", "LUA" )

for k, v in pairs ( folders ) do
if SERVER then
include( "plugins/"..v.."/init.lua" )
print( "Launched \""..v.."\"" )
else
include( "plugins/"..v.."/cl_init.lua" )
print( "Launched \""..v.."\"" )
end
end[/lua]

The server reads the files fine but the clients don't have the files / folders from the server.
Each plugins init.lua contains AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" ) and it still refuses to show up in the file.Find return.

Can anyone point me in the correct direction or give me an alternative?

[Kogitsune]

You need to send them to the client.

AddCSLuaFile( "plugins/" .. v .. "/cl_init.lua" )

[DaneSomdahl]

Wrote this just for you.

It includes .lua files that start with "sv_", sends that start with "cl_", and includes + sends that start with "sh_". As well as go through all subfolders. (So don't make any directory junctions else you'll get caught in an infinite paradox of buttrape.)

[lua]

-- The folder relative to "garrysmod/garrysmod/lua/".
local s_BaseFolder = "myfolder";

local function ParsePlugins( s_Base )

local t_Files, t_Folders = file.Find( "lua/" .. s_Base .. "/*", "GAME" );

-- Make sure the table exists before we iterate through it.
if ( t_Files ~= nil ) then

-- Iterate through the table of files.
for k, v in pairs( t_Files ) do

-- Ensure this file is a .lua file.
if ( string.EndsWith( v, ".lua" ) ) then

-- Check file prefixes and handle accordingly.
if ( string.StartWith( v, "sh_" ) ) then

-- Both include serverside, and send to the client.
include( s_Base .. "/" .. v );
AddCSLuaFile( s_Base .. "/" .. v );

elseif ( string.StartWith( v, "sv_" ) ) then

-- Load on the server.
include( s_Base .. "/" .. v );

elseif ( string.StartWith( v, "cl_" ) ) then

-- Send to the client.
AddCSLuaFile( s_Base .. "/" .. v );

end

end

end

end

-- Same thing here as before, make sure the table is valid.
if ( t_Folders ~= nil ) then

-- Iterate through the table of folders.
for k, v in pairs( t_Folders ) do

-- Search for plugins in this subfolder.
ParsePlugins( s_Base .. "/" .. v );

end

end

end

ParsePlugins( s_BaseFolder );[/lua]