// Encodes a lua value, only bool, number, nil, table, and string can be
// encoded. If an unencodable value is encountered an error will be
// returned.
func LuaEncodeValue(w io.Writer, L *lua.State, index int) error {
var err1, err2, err3 error
switch {
case L.IsBoolean(index):
err1 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, luaEncBool)
var v byte = 0
if L.ToBoolean(index) {
v = 1
}
err2 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, v)
case L.IsNumber(index):
err1 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, luaEncNumber)
err2 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, L.ToNumber(index))
case L.IsNil(index):
err1 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, luaEncNil)
case LuaIsEntity(L, index):
err1 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, luaEncEntity)
L.PushString("id")
L.GetTable(index - 1)
err2 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(L.ToInteger(-1)))
L.Pop(1)
case L.IsTable(index):
err1 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, luaEncTable)
err2 = LuaEncodeTable(w, L, index)
case L.IsString(index):
err1 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, luaEncString)
str := L.ToString(index)
err2 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(len(str)))
err3 = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, []byte(str))
default:
return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot encode lua type id == %d.", L.Type(index)))
}
switch {
case err1 != nil:
return err1
case err2 != nil:
return err2
case err3 != nil:
return err3
}
return nil
}