scripting: implement loading assets in lua

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "--no-run",
                     "--lib",
                     "--package=lyra-ecs",
-                    "world::tests::view_change_tracking",
+                    "command::tests::deferred_commands",
                     "--",
                     "--exact --nocapture"
                 ],

Cargo.lock

@@ -1456,7 +1456,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "paste",
  "rand",
  "thiserror",
- "unique",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1520,7 +1519,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lyra-ecs",
  "lyra-math",
  "lyra-reflect-derive",
- "lyra-resource",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2688,12 +2686,6 @@ version = "0.2.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f962df74c8c05a667b5ee8bcf162993134c104e96440b663c8daa176dc772d8c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unique"
-version = "0.9.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d360722e1f3884f5b14d332185f02ff111f771f0c76a313268fe6af1409aba96"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "urlencoding"
 version = "2.1.3"

examples/testbed/scripts/test.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
---[[ function on_init()
+--local cube: resource = world:request_res("loader", "assets/cube-texture-embedded.gltf")
-    print("Lua script was initialized!")
+
+--cube = nil
+
+function on_init()
+    local cube = world:request_res("assets/cube-texture-embedded.gltf")
+    print("Loaded textured cube")
 end
 
-function on_first()
+--[[ function on_first()
     print("Lua's first function was called")
 end
 
@@ -14,11 +19,6 @@ function on_update()
     ---@type number
     local dt = world:resource(DeltaTime)
 
-    local v = Vec3.new(10, 10, 10)
-    v:move_by(50, 50, 50)
-    v:move_by(Vec3.new(50, 50, 50))
-    print("v = " .. tostring(v))
-
     world:view(function (t)
         t:translate(0, 0.5 * dt, 0)
 

lyra-ecs/Cargo.toml

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ lyra-ecs-derive = { path = "./lyra-ecs-derive" }
 lyra-math = { path = "../lyra-math", optional = true }
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
 thiserror = "1.0.50"
-unique = "0.9.1"
 paste = "1.0.14"
 
 [dev-dependencies]

lyra-ecs/src/command.rs

@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
-use std::{cell::RefMut, collections::VecDeque, mem, ptr::{self, NonNull}};
+use std::{any::Any, cell::RefMut, collections::VecDeque, ptr::{self, NonNull}};
-
-use unique::Unique;
 
 use crate::{system::FnArgFetcher, Access, Bundle, Entities, Entity, World};
 
-pub trait Command {
+pub trait Command: Any {
+    fn as_any_boxed(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Any>;
+
     fn run(self, world: &mut World) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
 }
 
 impl<F> Command for F
 where
-    F: FnOnce(&mut World) -> anyhow::Result<()>
+    F: FnOnce(&mut World) -> anyhow::Result<()> + 'static
 {
+    fn as_any_boxed(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Any> {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn run(self, world: &mut World) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         self(world)
     }
 }
 
-type RunCommand = unsafe fn(cmd: Unique<()>, world: &mut World) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
+type RunCommand = unsafe fn(cmd: Box<dyn Command>, world: &mut World) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
-pub struct CommandQueue(VecDeque<(RunCommand, Unique<()>)>);
+pub struct CommandQueue(VecDeque<(RunCommand, Box<dyn Command>)>);
 
 pub struct Commands<'a, 'b> {
     queue: &'b mut CommandQueue,
@@ -36,31 +40,26 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Commands<'a, 'b> {
     }
 
     /// Add a command to the end of the command queue
-    pub fn add<C: Command>(&mut self, mut cmd: C) {
+    pub fn add<C: Command>(&mut self, cmd: C) {
-        // get an owned pointer to the command, then forget it to ensure its destructor isn't ran
+        let cmd = Box::new(cmd);
-        let ptr = Unique::from(&mut cmd).cast::<()>();
+
-        mem::forget(cmd);
+        let run_fn = |cmd: Box<dyn Command>, world: &mut World| {
+            let cmd = cmd.as_any_boxed()
+                .downcast::<C>()
+                .unwrap();
             
-        let run_fn = |cmd_ptr: Unique<()>, world: &mut World| unsafe {
-            let cmd = cmd_ptr.cast::<C>();
-            let cmd = ptr::read(cmd.as_ptr());
             cmd.run(world)?;
 
             Ok(())
         };
 
-        self.queue.0.push_back((run_fn, ptr));
+        self.queue.0.push_back((run_fn, cmd));
     }
 
-    pub fn spawn<B: Bundle>(&mut self, mut bundle: B) -> Entity {
+    pub fn spawn<B: Bundle + 'static>(&mut self, bundle: B) -> Entity {
         let e = self.entities.reserve();
 
-        let bundle_ptr = Unique::from(&mut bundle);
-        mem::forget(bundle);
-        //let bundle_box = Box::new(bundle);
-        
         self.add(move |world: &mut World| {
-            let bundle = unsafe { ptr::read(bundle_ptr.as_ptr()) };
             world.spawn_into(e, bundle);
             Ok(())
         });
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ impl FnArgFetcher for Commands<'_, '_> {
         let world = unsafe { world_ptr.as_mut() };
 
         let mut cmds = Commands::new(&mut state, world);
-        // safety: Commands has a mut borrow to entities in the world
+        // safety: Commands has a mut borrow only to entities in the world
         let world = unsafe { world_ptr.as_mut() };
         cmds.execute(world).unwrap()
     }
@@ -112,3 +111,40 @@ pub fn execute_deferred_commands(world: &mut World, mut commands: RefMut<Command
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::ptr::NonNull;
+
+    use crate::{system::{GraphExecutor, IntoSystem}, tests::Vec2, Commands, DynTypeId, World};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deferred_commands() {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        let vecs = vec![Vec2::rand(), Vec2::rand(), Vec2::rand()];
+        world.spawn((vecs[0],));
+        world.spawn((vecs[1],));
+        world.spawn((vecs[2],));
+
+        let spawned_vec = Vec2::rand();
+        
+        let spawned_vec_cl = spawned_vec.clone();
+        let test_sys = move |mut commands: Commands| -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+            commands.spawn((spawned_vec_cl.clone(),));
+
+            Ok(())
+        };
+
+        let mut graph_exec = GraphExecutor::new();
+        graph_exec.insert_system("test", test_sys.into_system(), &[]);
+        graph_exec.execute(NonNull::from(&world), true).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(world.entities.len(), 4);
+        
+        // there's only one archetype
+        let arch = world.archetypes.values().next().unwrap();
+        let col = arch.get_column(DynTypeId::of::<Vec2>()).unwrap();
+        let vec2: &Vec2 = unsafe { col.get(3) };
+        assert_eq!(vec2.clone(), spawned_vec);
+    }
+}

lyra-ecs/src/entity.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ impl Entities {
                 e
             }
             None => {
-                println!("id is {}", self.next_id.0);
                 let new_id = self.next_id;
                 self.next_id.0 += 1;
 
@@ -47,6 +46,11 @@ impl Entities {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the number of spawned entities
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.next_id.0 as usize - self.dead.len()
+    }
+
     /// Retrieves the Archetype Record for the entity
     pub(crate) fn entity_record(&self, entity: Entity) -> Option<Record> {
         self.arch_index.get(&entity.id).cloned()

lyra-ecs/src/system/fn_sys.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use std::{ptr::NonNull, marker::PhantomData};
+use std::{any::Any, marker::PhantomData, ptr::NonNull};
 
-use unique::Unique;
 use paste::paste;
 use crate::{world::World, Access, ResourceObject, query::{Query, View, AsQuery, ResMut, Res}};
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ pub trait FnArgFetcher {
     
     type Arg<'a, 'state>: FnArgFetcher<State = Self::State>;
 
-    //fn new() -> Self;
     fn create_state(world: NonNull<World>) -> Self::State;
 
     /// Return the appropriate world access if this fetcher gets the world directly.
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct FnSystem<F, Args> {
     inner: F,
     //#[allow(dead_code)]
     //args: Args,
-    arg_state: Option<Vec<Unique<()>>>,
+    arg_state: Option<Vec<Box<dyn Any>>>,
     _marker: PhantomData<Args>,
 }
 
@@ -60,10 +58,8 @@ macro_rules! impl_fn_system_tuple {
                     paste! {
                         $(
                             // get the arg fetcher, create its state, and get the arg
-                            
                             let mut [<state_ $name:lower>]: $name::State = $name::create_state(world);
                             let [<$name:lower>] = $name::get(&mut [<state_ $name:lower>], world);
-                            
                         )+
                         
                         (self.inner)($( [<$name:lower>] ),+)?;
@@ -71,9 +67,8 @@ macro_rules! impl_fn_system_tuple {
                         let mut state = Vec::new();
                         $(
                             // type erase the now modified state, and store it
-                            let [<state_ $name:lower _ptr>] = Unique::from(&mut [<state_ $name:lower>]);
+                            let boxed = Box::new([<state_ $name:lower>]) as Box<dyn Any>;
-                            std::mem::forget([<state_ $name:lower>]);
+                            state.push(boxed);
-                            state.push([<state_ $name:lower _ptr>].cast::<()>());
                         )+
 
                         self.arg_state = Some(state);
@@ -84,41 +79,22 @@ macro_rules! impl_fn_system_tuple {
             }
 
             fn execute_deferred(&mut self, world: NonNull<World>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+                let state = self.arg_state.as_mut().expect("Somehow there was no state");
+
                 $(
-                    let s = self.arg_state.as_mut().expect("Somehow there was no state").pop().unwrap();
+                    let arg_state_box = state.pop()
-                    let s = unsafe { std::ptr::read(s.cast::<$name::State>().as_ptr()) };
+                        .expect("Missing expected arg state");
-                    $name::apply_deferred(s, world);
+                    let arg_state = *arg_state_box.downcast::<$name::State>()
+                        .unwrap();
+                    $name::apply_deferred(arg_state, world);
                 )+
 
                 Ok(())
             }
         }
 
-        /* impl<F, $($name: FnArg,)+> IntoSystem<($($name,)+)> for F
-        where
-        /* for <'a> &'a mut F:
-            FnMut($($name,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>,
-            FnMut($(<$name::Fetcher as FnArgFetcher>::Arg<'a, '_>,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>, */
-            F: FnMut($($name,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>,
-            F: for<'a> FnMut($(<$name::Fetcher as FnArgFetcher>::Arg<'a, '_>,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>,
-        {
-            type System = FnSystem<F, ($($name::Fetcher,)+)>;
-
-            fn into_system(self) -> Self::System {
-                FnSystem {
-                    //args: ($($name::Fetcher::new(),)+),
-                    inner: self,
-                    arg_state: None,
-                    _marker: PhantomData::<($($name::Fetcher,)+)>::default(),
-                }
-            }
-        } */
-
         impl<F, $($name: FnArgFetcher,)+> IntoSystem<($($name,)+)> for F
         where
-        /* for <'a> &'a mut F:
-            FnMut($($name,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>,
-            FnMut($(<$name::Fetcher as FnArgFetcher>::Arg<'a, '_>,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>, */
             F: FnMut($($name,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>,
             F: for<'a> FnMut($($name::Arg<'a, '_>,)+) -> anyhow::Result<()>,
         {
@@ -126,7 +102,6 @@ macro_rules! impl_fn_system_tuple {
 
             fn into_system(self) -> Self::System {
                 FnSystem {
-                    //args: ($($name::Fetcher::new(),)+),
                     inner: self,
                     arg_state: None,
                     _marker: PhantomData::<($($name,)+)>::default(),

lyra-ecs/src/world.rs

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ impl World {
             let entity_arch_id = archetype.add_entity(entity, bundle, &tick);
 
             // store archetype
-            println!("About to store arch, cap is {}, len is {}", self.archetypes.capacity(), self.archetypes.len());
             self.archetypes.insert(new_arch_id, archetype);
 
             // Create entity record and store it

lyra-scripting/elua

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 22b6d218bdb6a5aafc0efd4fb80a67d2c796d0e7
+Subproject commit 70e2985cc44fdb30cdf2157c50d2f0e3385e08fa

lyra-scripting/src/host.rs

@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ pub trait ScriptHost: Default + ResourceObject {
     fn setup_script(&mut self, script_data: &ScriptData, ctx: &mut Self::ScriptContext,
         providers: &mut ScriptApiProviders<Self>) -> Result<(), ScriptError>;
 
-    /// Executes the update step for the script.
+    /// Calls a event function in the script.
     fn call_script(&mut self, world: ScriptWorldPtr, script_data: &crate::ScriptData,
         ctx: &mut Self::ScriptContext, providers: &mut crate::ScriptApiProviders<Self>,
-        function_name: &str) -> Result<(), ScriptError>;
+        event_fn_name: &str) -> Result<(), ScriptError>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]

lyra-scripting/src/lib.rs

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ impl ReflectBranch {
 }
 
 pub struct ScriptBorrow {
-    reflect_branch: ReflectBranch,
+    pub(crate) reflect_branch: ReflectBranch,
-    data: Option<Box<dyn Reflect>>,
+    pub(crate) data: Option<Box<dyn Reflect>>,
 }
 
 impl Clone for ScriptBorrow {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl ScriptBorrow {
     /// Creates a ScriptBorrow from a Component
     pub fn from_component<T>(data: Option<T>) -> Self
     where
-        T: Reflect + Component + Default + 'static
+        T: Reflect + Component + 'static
     {
         let data = data.map(|d| Box::new(d) as Box<(dyn Reflect + 'static)>);
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl ScriptBorrow {
     /// Creates a ScriptBorrow from a Resource.
     pub fn from_resource<T>(data: Option<T>) -> Self
     where
-        T: Reflect + ResourceObject + Default + 'static
+        T: Reflect + ResourceObject + 'static
     {
         let data = data.map(|d| Box::new(d) as Box<(dyn Reflect + 'static)>);
 

lyra-scripting/src/lua/providers/ecs.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use lyra_ecs::ResourceObject;
 use lyra_reflect::Reflect;
 
-use crate::{lua::{wrappers::LuaDeltaTime, LuaContext, RegisterLuaType, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE}, ScriptApiProvider, ScriptBorrow, ScriptData, ScriptDynamicBundle, ScriptWorldPtr};
+use crate::{lua::{wrappers::{LuaDeltaTime, LuaModelComponent}, LuaContext, RegisterLuaType, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE}, ScriptApiProvider, ScriptBorrow, ScriptData, ScriptDynamicBundle, ScriptWorldPtr};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct LyraEcsApiProvider;
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ impl ScriptApiProvider for LyraEcsApiProvider {
 
     fn prepare_world(&mut self, world: &mut lyra_ecs::World) {
         world.register_lua_convert::<LuaDeltaTime>();
+        world.register_lua_wrapper::<LuaModelComponent>();
     }
 
     fn expose_api(&mut self, _: &ScriptData, ctx: &mut Self::ScriptContext) -> Result<(), crate::ScriptError> {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ impl ScriptApiProvider for LyraEcsApiProvider {
         let globals = ctx.globals()?;
         globals.set("World", ctx.create_proxy::<ScriptWorldPtr>()?)?;
         globals.set("DynamicBundle", ctx.create_proxy::<ScriptDynamicBundle>()?)?;
+        globals.set("ModelComponent", ctx.create_proxy::<LuaModelComponent>()?)?;
 
         let dt_table = create_reflect_table::<lyra_game::DeltaTime>(&ctx)?;
         globals.set("DeltaTime", dt_table)?;

lyra-scripting/src/lua/proxy.rs

@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptDynamicBundle {
                 let reflect = script_brw.reflect_branch.as_component_unchecked();
 
                 let refl_data = script_brw.data.unwrap();
-                let refl_data = refl_data.as_ref();
                 reflect.bundle_insert(&mut this.0, refl_data);
 
                 Ok(())

lyra-scripting/src/lua/script.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl ScriptHost for LuaHost {
 
     /// Runs the update step of the lua script.
     /// 
-    /// It looks for an `update` function with zero parameters in [`the ScriptContext`] and executes it.
+    /// It looks for an `update` function with zero parameters in the [`ScriptContext`] and executes it.
     fn call_script(&mut self, world: ScriptWorldPtr, script_data: &crate::ScriptData,
             ctx: &mut Self::ScriptContext, providers: &mut crate::ScriptApiProviders<Self>,
             function_name: &str) -> Result<(), ScriptError> {

lyra-scripting/src/lua/system.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
+
 use anyhow::anyhow;
-use lyra_ecs::{query::{Entities, ResMut, View}, World};
+use lyra_ecs::{query::{Entities, ResMut, View}, CommandQueue, Commands, World};
 use lyra_game::{game::GameStages, plugin::Plugin};
 use lyra_reflect::TypeRegistry;
 use lyra_resource::ResourceManager;
@@ -10,12 +12,15 @@ use crate::{GameScriptExt, ScriptApiProviders, ScriptContexts, ScriptData, Scrip
 use super::{providers::{LyraEcsApiProvider, LyraMathApiProvider, UtilityApiProvider}, LuaContext, LuaHost, LuaLoader, LuaScript};
 
 /// A system that creates the script contexts in the world as new scripts are found
-pub fn lua_scripts_create_contexts(
+pub fn lua_scripts_create_contexts<'a>(
+    world: &mut World,
     mut host: ResMut<LuaHost>,
     mut contexts: ResMut<ScriptContexts<LuaContext>>,
     mut providers: ResMut<ScriptApiProviders<LuaHost>>,
     view: View<(Entities, &ScriptList<LuaScript>)>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    world.add_resource_default::<CommandQueue>();
+
     for (en, scripts) in view.into_iter() {
         for script in scripts.iter() {
             if !contexts.has_context(script.id()) {
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ pub fn lua_scripts_create_contexts(
                     trace!("Finished setting up script");
 
                     contexts.add_context(script.id(), script_ctx);
+                    break;
                 } else {
                     trace!("Script is not loaded yet, skipping for now");
                 }
@@ -46,6 +52,14 @@ pub fn lua_scripts_create_contexts(
         }
     }
 
+    let mut ptr = NonNull::from(world);
+    let world = unsafe { ptr.as_ref() };
+    let mut queue = world.get_resource_mut::<CommandQueue>();
+
+    let mut commands = Commands::new(&mut queue, unsafe { ptr.as_mut() });
+    commands.execute(unsafe { ptr.as_mut() }).unwrap();
+    //commands.execute(unsafe { world_ptr.as_mut() } )?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
 

lyra-scripting/src/lua/world.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 use std::{ptr::NonNull, sync::Arc};
 
+use crate::{ScriptBorrow, ScriptDynamicBundle, ScriptEntity, ScriptWorldPtr};
 use elua::AsLua;
-use lyra_ecs::query::dynamic::QueryDynamicType;
+use lyra_ecs::{query::dynamic::QueryDynamicType, Commands, DynamicBundle};
-use lyra_reflect::{TypeRegistry, ReflectWorldExt, RegisteredType};
+use lyra_reflect::{ReflectWorldExt, RegisteredType, TypeRegistry};
-use crate::{ScriptWorldPtr, ScriptEntity, ScriptDynamicBundle, ScriptBorrow};
+use lyra_resource::ResourceManager;
 
-use super::{reflect_user_data, DynamicViewIter, LuaTableProxyLookup, ReflectLuaProxy, ReflectedIterator, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE};
+use super::{
+    reflect_user_data, wrappers::LuaResHandle, DynamicViewIter, LuaTableProxyLookup,
+    ReflectLuaProxy, ReflectedIterator, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE,
+};
 
 impl<'lua> elua::FromLua<'lua> for ScriptEntity {
     fn from_lua(_: &'lua elua::State, value: elua::Value<'lua>) -> elua::Result<Self> {
@@ -22,7 +26,10 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptEntity {
         "Entity".to_string()
     }
 
-    fn build<'a>(_: &elua::State, builder: &mut elua::userdata::UserdataBuilder<'a, Self>) -> elua::Result<()> {
+    fn build<'a>(
+        _: &elua::State,
+        builder: &mut elua::userdata::UserdataBuilder<'a, Self>,
+    ) -> elua::Result<()> {
         builder.meta_method(elua::MetaMethod::ToString, |_, this, ()| {
             Ok(format!("{:?}", this.0))
         });
@@ -52,18 +59,27 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptWorldPtr {
         "World".to_string()
     }
 
-    fn build<'a>(_: &elua::State, builder: &mut elua::UserdataBuilder<'a, Self>) -> elua::Result<()> {
+    fn build<'a>(
+        _: &elua::State,
+        builder: &mut elua::UserdataBuilder<'a, Self>,
+    ) -> elua::Result<()> {
         builder
             .method_mut("spawn", |_, this, bundle: ScriptDynamicBundle| {
                 let world = this.as_mut();
 
                 Ok(ScriptEntity(world.spawn(bundle.0)))
             })
-            .method_mut("view", |lua, this, (system, queries): (elua::Function, elua::ValueVec)| {
+            .method_mut(
+                "view",
+                |lua, this, (system, queries): (elua::Function, elua::ValueVec)| {
                     if queries.is_empty() {
-                    return Err(
+                        return Err(elua::Error::BadArgument {
-                        elua::Error::BadArgument { func: Some("World:view".to_string()), arg_index: 2, arg_name: Some("query...".to_string()),
+                            func: Some("World:view".to_string()),
-                        error: Arc::new(elua::Error::other(WorldError::LuaInvalidUsage("no component types provided".to_string())))
+                            arg_index: 2,
+                            arg_name: Some("query...".to_string()),
+                            error: Arc::new(elua::Error::other(WorldError::LuaInvalidUsage(
+                                "no component types provided".to_string(),
+                            ))),
                         });
                     }
 
@@ -75,32 +91,39 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptWorldPtr {
                             elua::Value::Table(t) => {
                                 let name: String = t.get(elua::MetaMethod::Name)?;
 
-                            let lookup = world.try_get_resource::<LuaTableProxyLookup>()
+                                let lookup = world
-                                .ok_or(elua::Error::runtime("Unable to lookup table proxy, none were ever registered!"))?;
+                                    .try_get_resource::<LuaTableProxyLookup>()
-                            let info = lookup.comp_info_from_name.get(&name)
+                                    .ok_or(elua::Error::runtime(
-                                .ok_or_else(|| 
+                                        "Unable to lookup table proxy, none were ever registered!",
-                                    elua::Error::BadArgument {
+                                    ))?;
+                                let info = lookup.comp_info_from_name.get(&name).ok_or_else(
+                                    || elua::Error::BadArgument {
                                         func: Some("World:view".to_string()),
                                         arg_index: 2 + idx as i32,
                                         arg_name: Some("query...".to_string()),
-                                        error: Arc::new(
+                                        error: Arc::new(elua::Error::Runtime(format!(
-                                            elua::Error::Runtime(format!("the 'Table' with name {} is unknown to the engine!", name))
+                                            "the 'Table' with name {} is unknown to the engine!",
-                                        )
+                                            name
-                                    }
+                                        ))),
+                                    },
                                 )?;
 
                                 let dyn_type = QueryDynamicType::from_info(info.clone());
                                 view.push(dyn_type);
-                        },
+                            }
                             elua::Value::Userdata(ud) => {
-                            let reflect = ud.execute_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, ())
+                                let reflect = ud
+                                    .execute_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(
+                                        FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE,
+                                        (),
+                                    )
                                     .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly");
                                 let refl_comp = reflect.reflect_branch.as_component_unchecked();
 
                                 let dyn_type = QueryDynamicType::from_info(refl_comp.info);
                                 view.push(dyn_type);
-                        },
+                            }
-                        _ => todo!()
+                            _ => todo!(),
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -115,10 +138,13 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptWorldPtr {
                     let mut has_ticked = false;
 
                     while let Some(row) = reflected_iter.next_lua(lua) {
-                    let r = row.row.into_iter()
+                        let r = row
+                            .row
+                            .into_iter()
                             .map(|r| (r.comp_val, r.comp_ptr.cast::<()>()))
                             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                    let (values, ptrs) = itertools::multiunzip::<(Vec<elua::Value>, Vec<NonNull<()>>), _>(r);
+                        let (values, ptrs) =
+                            itertools::multiunzip::<(Vec<elua::Value>, Vec<NonNull<()>>), _>(r);
                         let mult_val = elua::ValueVec::from(values);
                         let res: elua::ValueVec = system.exec(mult_val)?;
 
@@ -134,17 +160,19 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptWorldPtr {
                                 let lua_typeid = match &comp {
                                     elua::Value::Userdata(ud) => {
                                         let lua_comp = reflect_user_data(ud);
-                                    let refl_comp = lua_comp.reflect_branch.as_component_unchecked();
+                                        let refl_comp =
+                                            lua_comp.reflect_branch.as_component_unchecked();
                                         refl_comp.info.type_id.as_rust()
-                                },
+                                    }
                                     elua::Value::Table(tbl) => {
                                         let name: String = tbl.get(elua::MetaMethod::Name)?;
 
                                         let lookup = world.get_resource::<LuaTableProxyLookup>();
                                         *lookup.typeid_from_name.get(&name).unwrap()
-                                },
+                                    }
                                     _ => {
-                                    panic!("A userdata or table value was not returned!"); // TODO: Handle properly
+                                        panic!("A userdata or table value was not returned!");
+                                        // TODO: Handle properly
                                     }
                                 };
 
@@ -159,27 +187,31 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptWorldPtr {
                                 let reg = this.as_ref().get_resource::<TypeRegistry>();
                                 let reg_type = reg.get_type(lua_typeid).unwrap();
 
-                            let proxy = reg_type.get_data::<ReflectLuaProxy>()
+                                let proxy = reg_type
+                                    .get_data::<ReflectLuaProxy>()
                                     // this should actually be safe since the ReflectedIterator
                                     // attempts to get the type data before it is tried here
                                     .expect("Type does not have ReflectLuaProxy as a TypeData");
                                 (proxy.fn_apply)(lua, ptr, &comp)?;
                             }
                         } else {
-                        let msg = format!("Too many arguments were returned from the World view!
+                            let msg = format!(
-                            At most, the expected number of results is {}.", ptrs.len());
+                                "Too many arguments were returned from the World view!
+                            At most, the expected number of results is {}.",
+                                ptrs.len()
+                            );
                             return Err(elua::Error::Runtime(msg));
                         }
                     }
 
                     Ok(())
-            })
+                },
+            )
             .method_mut("resource", |lua, this, (ty,): (elua::Value,)| {
                 let reflect = match ty {
-                    elua::Value::Userdata(ud) => {
+                    elua::Value::Userdata(ud) => ud
-                        ud.execute_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, ())
+                        .execute_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, ())
-                            .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly")
+                        .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly"),
-                    }
                     elua::Value::Table(t) => {
                         let f: elua::Function = t.get(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE)?;
                         f.exec::<_, ScriptBorrow>(())
@@ -195,17 +227,26 @@ impl elua::Userdata for ScriptWorldPtr {
 
                 let res = reflect.reflect_branch.as_resource_unchecked();
                 if let Some(res_ptr) = res.reflect_ptr(this.as_mut()) {
-                    let reg_type = this.as_ref().get_type::<RegisteredType>(reflect.reflect_branch.reflect_type_id())
+                    let reg_type = this
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .get_type::<RegisteredType>(reflect.reflect_branch.reflect_type_id())
                         .unwrap();
-                    let proxy = reg_type.get_data::<ReflectLuaProxy>()
+                    let proxy = reg_type
+                        .get_data::<ReflectLuaProxy>()
                         .expect("Type does not have ReflectLuaProxy as a TypeData");
 
-                    (proxy.fn_as_lua)(lua, res_ptr.cast())
+                    (proxy.fn_as_lua)(lua, res_ptr.cast()).and_then(|ud| ud.as_lua(lua))
-                        .and_then(|ud| ud.as_lua(lua))
                 } else {
                     // if the resource is not found in the world, return nil
                     Ok(elua::Value::Nil)
                 }
+            })
+            .method_mut("request_res", |_, this, path: String| {
+                let world = this.as_mut();
+                let mut man = world.get_resource_mut::<ResourceManager>();
+                let handle = man.request_raw(&path).unwrap();
+
+                Ok(LuaResHandle::from(handle))
             });
 
         Ok(())

lyra-scripting/src/lua/wrappers/mod.rs

@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ pub use math::*;
 
 pub mod delta_time;
 pub use delta_time::*;
+
+pub mod res_handle;
+pub use res_handle::*;
+
+pub mod model_comp;
+pub use model_comp::*;

lyra-scripting/src/lua/wrappers/model_comp.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use std::any::TypeId;
+use std::{cell::Ref, sync::Arc};
+
+use elua::{AsLua, FromLua};
+use lyra_game::scene::ModelComponent;
+use lyra_reflect::Reflect;
+use lyra_resource::{Model, ResHandle};
+
+use crate::lua::LuaWrapper;
+use crate::lyra_engine;
+use crate::{lua::{FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE}, ScriptBorrow};
+
+use super::LuaResHandle;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Reflect)]
+pub struct LuaModelComponent(ModelComponent);
+
+impl elua::Userdata for LuaModelComponent {
+    fn name() -> String {
+        "ModelComponent".to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn build<'a>(_: &elua::State, builder: &mut elua::UserdataBuilder<'a, Self>) -> elua::Result<()> {
+        builder
+        .function("new", |_, model: Ref<LuaResHandle>| {
+            let res = model.0.clone();
+            let res_any = res.as_arc_any();
+            match res_any.downcast::<ResHandle<Model>>() {
+                Ok(handle) => {
+                    let res = ResHandle::<Model>::clone(&handle);
+                    Ok(Self(ModelComponent(res)))
+                },
+                Err(_) => {
+                    Err(elua::Error::BadArgument {
+                        func: Some("ModelComponent:new".to_string()),
+                        arg_index: 1,
+                        arg_name: Some("model".to_string()),
+                        error: Arc::new(
+                            elua::Error::runtime("resource handle is not a handle to a Model")
+                        )
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .function(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, |_, ()| {
+            Ok(ScriptBorrow::from_component::<ModelComponent>(None))
+        }).method(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, |_, this, ()| {
+            Ok(ScriptBorrow::from_component(Some(this.0.clone())))
+        });
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> FromLua<'a> for LuaModelComponent {
+    fn from_lua(_: &'a elua::State, val: elua::Value<'a>) -> elua::Result<Self> {
+        let tyname = val.type_name();
+        let ud = val.as_userdata()
+            .ok_or(elua::Error::type_mismatch("Model", &tyname))?;
+        let ud = ud.as_ref::<LuaModelComponent>()?;
+        
+        Ok(ud.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl LuaWrapper for LuaModelComponent {
+    fn wrapped_type_id() -> std::any::TypeId {
+        TypeId::of::<ModelComponent>()
+    }
+}

lyra-scripting/src/lua/wrappers/res_handle.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
+
+use elua::FromLua;
+use lyra_resource::ResourceStorage;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct LuaResHandle(pub Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>);
+
+impl Deref for LuaResHandle {
+    type Target = dyn ResourceStorage;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.0.deref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>> for LuaResHandle {
+    fn from(value: Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>) -> Self {
+        LuaResHandle(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl elua::Userdata for LuaResHandle {
+    fn name() -> String {
+        "Handle".to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn build<'a>(_: &elua::State, builder: &mut elua::UserdataBuilder<'a, Self>) -> elua::Result<()> {
+        builder.field_getter("path", |_, this| Ok(this.path()));
+        builder.field_getter("version", |_, this| Ok(this.version()));
+        builder.field_getter("uuid", |_, this| Ok(this.uuid().to_string()));
+        builder.field_getter("state", |_, this| {
+            let name = match this.state() {
+                lyra_resource::ResourceState::Loading => "loading",
+                lyra_resource::ResourceState::Ready => "ready",
+            };
+
+            Ok(name)
+        });
+
+        builder.method("is_watched", |_, this, ()| {
+            Ok(this.is_watched())
+        });
+
+        builder.method("is_loaded", |_, this, ()| {
+            Ok(this.is_loaded())
+        });
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> FromLua<'a> for LuaResHandle {
+    fn from_lua(_: &'a elua::State, val: elua::Value<'a>) -> elua::Result<Self> {
+        let tyname = val.type_name();
+        let ud = val.as_userdata()
+            .ok_or(elua::Error::type_mismatch("Handle", &tyname))?;
+        let handle = ud.as_ref::<LuaResHandle>()?;
+        
+        Ok(handle.clone())
+    }
+}