sprites/util/strict.lua

--
-- strict.lua
-- checks uses of undeclared global variables
-- All global variables must be 'declared' through a regular assignment
-- (even assigning nil will do) in a main chunk before being used
-- anywhere or assigned to inside a function.
--

-- NOTE: this file has been edited to remove mt.__newindex

local getinfo, error, rawset, rawget = debug.getinfo, error, rawset, rawget

local mt = getmetatable(_G)
if mt == nil then
  mt = {}
  setmetatable(_G, mt)
end

mt.__declared = {}

local function what ()
  local d = getinfo(3, "S")
  return d and d.what or "C"
end
  
mt.__index = function (t, n)
  if not mt.__declared[n] and what() ~= "C" then
    error("variable '"..n.."' is not declared", 2)
  end
  return rawget(t, n)
end