Cargo.lock

@@ -2062,20 +2062,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mlua"
-version = "0.10.0-beta.2"
+version = "0.9.9"
-source = "git+https://github.com/mlua-rs/mlua?rev=4dddf3c18d4590f7c92214fa592c3faca3d2c812#4dddf3c18d4590f7c92214fa592c3faca3d2c812"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d111deb18a9c9bd33e1541309f4742523bfab01d276bfa9a27519f6de9c11dc7"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
  "mlua-sys",
  "num-traits",
- "parking_lot",
+ "once_cell",
  "rustc-hash 2.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mlua-sys"
 version = "0.6.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/mlua-rs/mlua?rev=4dddf3c18d4590f7c92214fa592c3faca3d2c812#4dddf3c18d4590f7c92214fa592c3faca3d2c812"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ebe026d6bd1583a9cf9080e189030ddaea7e6f5f0deb366a8e26f8a26c4135b8"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "cfg-if",

examples/lua-scripting/scripts/test.lua

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
----Return the userdata's name from its metatable.
+---Return the userdata's name from its metatable
----
----Returns nil if the userdata doesn't have a metatable.
 ---@param val userdata
----@return string|nil
+---@return string
 function udname(val)
-    local tbl = debug.getmetatable(val)
+    local tbl = getmetatable(val)
-
+    if type(tbl) == "boolean" then
-    if tbl == nil then
+        error("what, got a boolean??: " .. tostring(tbl), 1)
-        return nil
     end
 
     return tbl.__name
@@ -18,14 +15,14 @@ function on_init()
     local cube = world:request_res("../assets/cube-texture-embedded.gltf")
     print("Loaded textured cube (" .. udname(cube) .. ")")
 
-    cube:wait_until_loaded()
+    --[[ cube:wait_until_loaded()
     local scenes = cube:scenes()
     local cube_scene = scenes[1]
 
     local pos = Transform.from_translation(Vec3.new(0, 0, -8.0))
 
     local e = world:spawn(pos, cube_scene)
-    print("spawned entity " .. tostring(e))
+    print("spawned entity " .. tostring(e)) ]]
 end
 
 --[[ function on_first()
@@ -51,12 +48,12 @@ function on_update()
     end, Transform) ]]
 
     ---@type number
-    local dt = world:resource(DeltaTime)
+    --[[ local dt = world:resource(DeltaTime)
 
     world:view(function (t)
         t:translate(0, 0.15 * dt, 0)
         return t
-    end, Transform)
+    end, Transform) ]]
 end
 
 --[[ function on_post_update()

lyra-ecs/src/world.rs

@@ -509,11 +509,7 @@ impl World {
     /// Attempts to find a resource in the world and returns a NonNull pointer to it
     pub unsafe fn get_resource_ptr<T: ResourceObject>(&self) -> Option<NonNull<T>> {
         self.resources.get(&TypeId::of::<T>())
-            .map(|d| unsafe {
+            .map(|d| unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(d.data.as_ptr() as *mut T) })
-                let data = d.data.borrow();
-                let ptr = NonNull::from(&data.res);
-                NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr.as_ptr() as *mut T)
-            })
     }
 
     pub fn archetype_count(&self) -> usize {

lyra-scripting/Cargo.toml

@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.37"
 atomic_refcell = "0.1.13"
 
 # enabled with lua feature
-# 
+mlua = { version = "0.9.9", features = ["lua54", "send"], optional = true } # luajit maybe?
-#mlua = { version = "0.9.9", features = ["lua54", "send"], optional = true } # luajit maybe?
-mlua = { git = "https://github.com/mlua-rs/mlua", rev = "4dddf3c18d4590f7c92214fa592c3faca3d2c812", features = ["lua54", "send"], optional = true } # luajit maybe?
 #elua = { path = "./elua", optional = true }
 itertools = "0.12.0"
 paste = "1.0.14"

lyra-scripting/lyra-scripting-derive/src/handle_macro.rs

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub(crate) fn lua_wrap_handle_impl(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro
         }
 
         impl mlua::UserData for #wrapper_name {
-            fn add_fields<F: mlua::UserDataFields<Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+            fn add_fields<'lua, F: mlua::UserDataFields<'lua, Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
                 fields.add_field_method_get("path", |_, this| Ok(this.path()));
                 fields.add_field_method_get("version", |_, this| Ok(this.version()));
                 fields.add_field_method_get("uuid", |_, this| Ok(this.uuid().to_string()));
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ pub(crate) fn lua_wrap_handle_impl(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro
                 #(#custom_getters)*
             }
 
-            fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+            fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
                 methods.add_method("is_watched", |_, this, ()| {
                     Ok(this.is_watched())
                 });
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ pub(crate) fn lua_wrap_handle_impl(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro
             }
         }
 
-        impl mlua::FromLua for #wrapper_name {
+        impl<'a> mlua::FromLua<'a> for #wrapper_name {
-            fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+            fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value<'a>, _: &'a mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
                 let tyname = val.type_name();
                 let ud = val.as_userdata()
                     .ok_or(mlua::Error::external(crate::lua::Error::type_mismatch(#ud_name, &tyname)))?;

lyra-scripting/lyra-scripting-derive/src/lua_macro.rs

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ impl MetaMethod {
                         // this is the body of the else statement
                         {
                             // try to get the name of the userdata for the error message
-                            if let Ok(mt) = ud.metatable() {
+                            if let Ok(mt) = ud.get_metatable() {
                                 if let Ok(name) = mt.get::<String>("__name") {
                                     return Err(mlua::Error::BadArgument { 
                                         to: Some(format!("{}.__{}", #wrapped_str, #mt_lua_name)),
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ pub fn wrap_lua_struct_impl(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::Token
             }
         }
 
-        impl mlua::FromLua for #wrapper_typename {
+        impl<'lua> mlua::FromLua<'lua> for #wrapper_typename {
-            fn from_lua(value: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+            fn from_lua(value: mlua::Value<'lua>, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
                 match value {
                     mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
                     _ => panic!("Attempt to get {} from a {} value", stringify!(#wrapper_typename), value.type_name()),
@@ -490,11 +490,11 @@ pub fn wrap_lua_struct_impl(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::Token
         }
 
         impl mlua::UserData for #wrapper_typename {
-            fn add_fields<F: mlua::UserDataFields<Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+            fn add_fields<'lua, F: mlua::UserDataFields<'lua, Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
                 #(#field_get_set_pairs)*
             }
 
-            fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+            fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
                 #lua_reflects
 
                 #new_func_tokens

lyra-scripting/src/lua/dynamic_iter.rs

@@ -6,36 +6,38 @@ use lyra_reflect::TypeRegistry;
 #[cfg(feature = "lua")]
 use super::ReflectLuaProxy;
 
+use crate::ScriptWorldPtr;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "lua")]
-pub struct ReflectedItem {
+pub struct ReflectedItem<'a> {
     //pub proxy: &'a ReflectLuaProxy,
     pub comp_ptr: NonNull<u8>,
-    pub comp_val: mlua::Value,
+    pub comp_val: mlua::Value<'a>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "lua")]
-pub struct ReflectedRow {
+pub struct ReflectedRow<'a> {
     pub entity: Entity,
-    pub row: Vec<ReflectedItem>,
+    pub row: Vec<ReflectedItem<'a>>,
 }
 
-pub struct ReflectedIterator<'a> {
+pub struct ReflectedIterator {
-    pub world: &'a lyra_ecs::World,
+    pub world: ScriptWorldPtr,
     pub dyn_view: DynamicViewStateIter,
     pub reflected_components: Option<NonNull<TypeRegistry>>
 }
 
-impl<'a> ReflectedIterator<'a> {
+impl ReflectedIterator {
     #[cfg(feature = "lua")]
-    pub fn next_lua(&mut self, lua: &mlua::Lua) -> Option<ReflectedRow> {
+    pub fn next_lua<'a>(&mut self, lua: &'a mlua::Lua) -> Option<ReflectedRow<'a>> {
         use mlua::IntoLua;
 
-        //let world = self.world.read();
+        let world = self.world.read();
-        let n = self.dyn_view.next(&self.world);
+        let n = self.dyn_view.next(&world);
         
         if let Some((en, row)) = n {
             if self.reflected_components.is_none() {
-                self.reflected_components = self.world.get_resource::<TypeRegistry>()
+                self.reflected_components = world.get_resource::<TypeRegistry>()
                     .map(|r| NonNull::from(r.deref()));
             }
 

lyra-scripting/src/lua/mod.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub mod dynamic_iter;
 pub use dynamic_iter::*;
 
 pub mod world;
-use mlua::ObjectLike;
+use mlua::AnyUserDataExt;
 pub use world::*;
 
 pub mod script;
@@ -113,24 +113,24 @@ pub trait RegisterLuaType {
     /// Register a type to Lua that **is not wrapped**.
     fn register_lua_type<'a, T>(&mut self)
     where
-        T: Reflect + LuaProxy + Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::UserData;
+        T: Reflect + LuaProxy + Clone + mlua::FromLua<'a> + mlua::UserData;
 
     /// Registers a type to Lua that is wrapped another type.
     /// This would be used for something like `UserdataRef<T>`.
     fn register_lua_wrapper<'a, W>(&mut self)
     where
-        W: Reflect + LuaProxy + LuaWrapper + Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::UserData;
+        W: Reflect + LuaProxy + LuaWrapper + Clone + mlua::FromLua<'a> + mlua::UserData;
 
     /// Registers a type to Lua that can be converted into and from Lua types.
     fn register_lua_convert<T>(&mut self)
     where
-        T: Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::IntoLua + LuaWrapper + 'static;
+        T: Clone + for<'a> mlua::FromLua<'a> + for<'a> mlua::IntoLua<'a> + LuaWrapper + 'static;
 }
 
 impl RegisterLuaType for World {
     fn register_lua_type<'a, T>(&mut self)
     where
-        T: Reflect + LuaProxy + Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::UserData
+        T: Reflect + LuaProxy + Clone + mlua::FromLua<'a> + mlua::UserData
     {
         let mut registry = self.get_resource_mut::<TypeRegistry>().unwrap();
 
@@ -142,17 +142,17 @@ impl RegisterLuaType for World {
 
     fn register_lua_wrapper<'a, W>(&mut self)
     where
-        W: Reflect + LuaProxy + LuaWrapper + Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::UserData
+        W: Reflect + LuaProxy + LuaWrapper + Clone + mlua::FromLua<'a> + mlua::UserData
     {
         let mut registry = self.get_resource_mut::<TypeRegistry>().unwrap();
 
         let reg_type = registry.get_type_or_default(W::wrapped_type_id());
         reg_type.add_data(ReflectLuaProxy::from_lua_proxy::<W>());
-    }        
+    }
 
     fn register_lua_convert<T>(&mut self)
     where
-        T: Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::IntoLua + LuaWrapper + 'static,
+        T: Clone + for<'a> mlua::FromLua<'a> + for<'a> mlua::IntoLua<'a> + LuaWrapper + 'static,
     {
         let mut registry = self.get_resource_mut::<TypeRegistry>().unwrap();
 
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ impl RegisterLuaType for World {
     }
 }
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptBorrow {
+impl<'lua> mlua::FromLua<'lua> for ScriptBorrow {
-    fn from_lua(value: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(value: mlua::Value<'lua>, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         match value {
             mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
             _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -176,6 +176,6 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptBorrow {
 
 /// Helper function used for reflecting userdata as a ScriptBorrow
 pub fn reflect_user_data(ud: &mlua::AnyUserData) -> ScriptBorrow {
-    ud.call_method::<ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())
+    ud.call_method::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())
         .expect("Type does not implement internal reflect method properly")
 }

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

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::{ops::Deref, sync::{Arc, Mutex}};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, ObjectLike};
+use mlua::AnyUserDataExt;
 use tracing::{debug, debug_span};
 
 use crate::{ScriptApiProvider, ScriptData};
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ impl ScriptApiProvider for UtilityApiProvider {
                             },
                             mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => {
                                 if let Ok(tos) =
-                                    ud.get::<mlua::Function>(mlua::MetaMethod::ToString.name())
+                                    ud.get::<_, mlua::Function>(mlua::MetaMethod::ToString.name())
                                 {
-                                    tos.call::<String>(())?
+                                    tos.call::<_, String>(())?
                                 } else {
                                     return Err(mlua::Error::runtime(
                                         "UserData does not implement MetaMethod '__tostring'",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl ScriptApiProvider for UtilityApiProvider {
                                 ));
                             },
                             mlua::Value::Error(error) => {
-                                return Err(error.deref().clone());
+                                return Err(error.clone());
                             },
                         },
                         None => {
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ impl ScriptApiProvider for UtilityApiProvider {
                 formatted = format!("{}{}", formatted, text);
 
                 lua.globals()
-                    .get::<mlua::Function>("print")?
+                    .get::<_, mlua::Function>("print")?
-                    .call::<()>(formatted)?;
+                    .call::<_, ()>(formatted)?;
 
                 Ok(())
             };
@@ -141,24 +141,9 @@ impl ScriptApiProvider for UtilityApiProvider {
             Ok(())
         })?;
 
-        // a custom implementation of `getmetatable` is required since mlua protects __metatable,
-        // making it impossible to get the metatable of userdata.
-        let getmetatable_func = ctx.create_function(|lua, ud: AnyUserData| {
-            // the userdata is left on the stack from `lua_getmetatable`, so that needs to be
-            // included in the returns
-            let (_ud, table): (mlua::AnyUserData, mlua::Table) = unsafe {
-                lua.exec_raw(ud, |state| {
-                    mlua::ffi::lua_getmetatable(state, -1);
-                })
-            }?;
-            
-            Ok(table)
-        })?;
-
         let globals = ctx.globals();
         globals.set("printf", printf_func)?;
         globals.set("print", print_func)?;
-        globals.set("getmetatable2", getmetatable_func)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }

lyra-scripting/src/lua/proxy.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{any::TypeId, collections::HashMap, ptr::NonNull};
 
-use mlua::{ObjectLike, IntoLua};
+use mlua::{AnyUserDataExt, IntoLua};
 use lyra_ecs::{ComponentInfo, DynamicBundle};
 use lyra_reflect::Reflect;
 
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ pub trait LuaWrapper {
 
 /// A trait that used to convert something into lua, or to set something to a value from lua.
 pub trait LuaProxy {
-    fn as_lua_value(
+    fn as_lua_value<'lua>(
-        lua: &mlua::Lua,
+        lua: &'lua mlua::Lua,
         this: &dyn Reflect,
-    ) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value>;
+    ) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value<'lua>>;
 
     fn apply(
         lua: &mlua::Lua,
@@ -29,14 +29,15 @@ pub trait LuaProxy {
 
 impl<'a, T> LuaProxy for T
 where
-    T: Reflect + Clone + mlua::FromLua + mlua::UserData
+    T: Reflect + Clone + mlua::FromLua<'a> + mlua::UserData
 {
-    fn as_lua_value(
+    fn as_lua_value<'lua>(
-        lua: &mlua::Lua,
+        lua: &'lua mlua::Lua,
         this: &dyn Reflect,
-    ) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value> {
+    ) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value<'lua>> {
         let this = this.as_any().downcast_ref::<T>().unwrap();
-        this.clone().into_lua(lua)
+        lua.create_userdata(this.clone())
+            .and_then(|ud| ud.into_lua(lua))
     }
 
     fn apply(
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ pub struct LuaTableProxyLookup {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ReflectLuaProxy {
     pub fn_as_lua:
-        for<'a> fn(lua: &'a mlua::Lua, this_ptr: NonNull<()>) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value>,
+        for<'a> fn(lua: &'a mlua::Lua, this_ptr: NonNull<()>) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value<'a>>,
     pub fn_apply: for<'a> fn(
         lua: &'a mlua::Lua,
         this_ptr: NonNull<()>,
-        value: &'a mlua::Value,
+        value: &'a mlua::Value<'a>,
     ) -> mlua::Result<()>,
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ impl ReflectLuaProxy {
     /// Create from a type that implements FromLua and AsLua
     pub fn from_as_and_from_lua<T>() -> Self
     where
-        T: mlua::FromLua + mlua::IntoLua + Clone
+        T: for<'a> mlua::FromLua<'a> + for<'a> mlua::IntoLua<'a> + Clone
     {
         Self {
             fn_as_lua: |lua, this| -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value> {
@@ -114,8 +115,8 @@ impl ReflectLuaProxy {
     }
 }
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptDynamicBundle {
+impl<'lua> mlua::FromLua<'lua> for ScriptDynamicBundle {
-    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value<'lua>, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         match val {
             mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
             mlua::Value::Nil => Err(Error::Nil.into()),
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@ impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptDynamicBundle {
 }
 
 impl mlua::UserData for ScriptDynamicBundle {
-    fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
         methods.add_function("new", |_, ()| Ok(ScriptDynamicBundle(DynamicBundle::new())));
         methods.add_method_mut("push", |_, this, comp: mlua::AnyUserData| {
-            let script_brw = comp.call_method::<ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())?;
+            let script_brw = comp.call_method::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())?;
             let reflect = script_brw.reflect_branch.as_component_unchecked();
 
             let refl_data = script_brw.data.unwrap();

lyra-scripting/src/lua/script.rs

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ fn try_call_lua_function(lua: &mlua::Lua, fn_name: &str) -> Result<(), ScriptErr
     let globals = lua.globals();
 
     if globals.contains_key(fn_name)? {
-        let lua_fn = globals.get::<mlua::Function>(fn_name)?;
+        let lua_fn = globals.get::<_, mlua::Function>(fn_name)?;
-        lua_fn.call::<()>(())
+        lua_fn.call::<_, ()>(())
             .map_err(ScriptError::from)?;
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl ScriptHost for LuaHost {
         let mut ctx = Mutex::new({
             // unsafe is required to allow the debug module
             let s = unsafe { mlua::Lua::unsafe_new() };
-            s.load_std_libs(StdLib::ALL)?;
+            s.load_from_std_lib(StdLib::ALL)?;
             s
         });
         

lyra-scripting/src/lua/world.rs

@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ use lyra_ecs::{
 };
 use lyra_reflect::{ReflectWorldExt, RegisteredType, TypeRegistry};
 use lyra_resource::ResourceManager;
-use mlua::{IntoLua, ObjectLike};
+use mlua::{AnyUserDataExt, IntoLua};
 
 use super::{
     reflect_user_data, wrappers::LuaResHandleToComponent, Error, LuaTableProxyLookup, ReflectLuaProxy, ReflectedIterator, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_AS_COMPONENT, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE
 };
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptEntity {
+impl<'lua> mlua::FromLua<'lua> for ScriptEntity {
-    fn from_lua(value: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(value: mlua::Value<'lua>, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         match value {
             mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
             mlua::Value::Nil => Err(mlua::Error::external(Error::type_mismatch("ScriptEntity", "Nil"))),
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptEntity {
 }
 
 impl mlua::UserData for ScriptEntity {
-    fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
         methods.add_meta_method(mlua::MetaMethod::ToString, |_, this, ()| {
             Ok(format!("{:?}", this.0))
         });
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ pub enum WorldError {
     LuaInvalidUsage(String),
 }
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptWorldPtr {
+impl<'lua> mlua::FromLua<'lua> for ScriptWorldPtr {
-    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value<'lua>, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         match val {
             mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
             mlua::Value::Nil => Err(mlua::Error::external(Error::type_mismatch("ScriptWorldPtr", "Nil"))),
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl mlua::FromLua for ScriptWorldPtr {
 }
 
 impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
-    fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
         methods.add_method_mut("spawn", |_, this, vals: mlua::MultiValue| {
             let mut world = this.write();
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
                 })?;
 
                 let comp_borrow = {
-                    if let Ok(as_comp) = ud.get::<mlua::Function>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_AS_COMPONENT)
+                    if let Ok(as_comp) = ud.get::<_, mlua::Function>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_AS_COMPONENT)
                     {
                         let ud = match as_comp.call(ud.clone())? {
                             mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => ud,
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
                             _ => todo!(),
                         };
 
-                        ud.call_method::<ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())?
+                        ud.call_method::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())?
                     } else {
-                        ud.call_method::<ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())?
+                        ud.call_method::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())?
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
                         }
                         mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => {
                             let reflect = ud
-                                .call_function::<ScriptBorrow>(
+                                .call_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(
                                     FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE,
                                     (),
                                 )
@@ -155,34 +155,32 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
 
                 let iter = view.into_iter();
                 let mut reflected_iter = ReflectedIterator {
-                    // SAFETY: bypassing the borrow checker here to get a pointer of the world
+                    world: this.clone(),
-                    // is required since we mutably borrow below. Its safe to do so since
-                    // only the entity ticks are updated. They are accessing different things
-                    // from the world.
-                    world: unsafe { NonNull::from(&*world).as_ref() },
                     dyn_view: DynamicViewStateIter::from(iter),
                     reflected_components: None,
                 };
 
-                let current = world.current_tick();
+                let mut current = world.current_tick();
-
+                let mut has_ticked = false;
-                // drop read lock and acquire the write lock.
-                // dropping must be done to avoid mutex deadlock
-                drop(world);
-                let mut world = this.write();
 
                 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<mlua::Value>, Vec<NonNull<()>>), _>(r);
-                    let mult_val = mlua::MultiValue::from_iter(values.into_iter());
+                    let mult_val = mlua::MultiValue::from_vec(values);
                     let res: mlua::MultiValue = system.call(mult_val)?;
 
                     // if values were returned, find the type in the type registry, and apply the new values
                     if res.len() <= ptrs.len() {
+                        // we only want to tick one time per system
+                        if !has_ticked {
+                            current = world.tick();
+                            has_ticked = true;
+                        }
 
                         for (comp, ptr) in res.into_iter().zip(ptrs) {
                             let lua_typeid = match &comp {
@@ -205,6 +203,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
                             };
 
                             // update the component tick
+                            let mut world = this.write();
                             let arch = world.entity_archetype_mut(row.entity).unwrap();
                             let idx = arch.entity_indexes().get(&row.entity).unwrap().clone();
                             let c = arch.get_column_mut(lua_typeid).unwrap();
@@ -237,17 +236,20 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
         methods.add_method_mut("resource", |lua, this, (ty,): (mlua::Value,)| {
             let reflect = match ty {
                 mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => ud
-                    .call_function::<ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, ())
+                    .call_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, ())
                     .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly"),
                 mlua::Value::Table(t) => {
                     let f: mlua::Function = t.get(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE)?;
-                    f.call::<ScriptBorrow>(())
+                    f.call::<_, ScriptBorrow>(())
                         .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly")
                 }
                 _ => {
                     panic!("how");
                 }
             };
+            /* let reflect = ty
+            .execute_function::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT_TYPE, ())
+            .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly"); */
 
             let mut world = this.write();
             let res = reflect.reflect_branch.as_resource_unchecked();
@@ -268,11 +270,11 @@ impl mlua::UserData for ScriptWorldPtr {
         methods.add_method_mut("add_resource", |_, this, res: mlua::Value| {
             let reflect = match res {
                 mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => ud
-                    .call_method::<ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())
+                    .call_method::<_, ScriptBorrow>(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, ())
                     .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly"),
                 mlua::Value::Table(t) => {
                     let f: mlua::Function = t.get(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT)?;
-                    f.call::<ScriptBorrow>(())
+                    f.call::<_, ScriptBorrow>(())
                         .expect("Type does not implement 'reflect_type' properly")
                 }
                 _ => {

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

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl From<UntypedResHandle> for LuaResHandle {
 }
 
 impl mlua::UserData for LuaResHandle {
-    fn add_fields<F: mlua::UserDataFields<Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+    fn add_fields<'lua, F: mlua::UserDataFields<'lua, Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
         fields.add_field_method_get("path", |_, this| Ok(this.path()));
         fields.add_field_method_get("version", |_, this| Ok(this.version()));
         fields.add_field_method_get("uuid", |_, this| Ok(this.uuid().to_string()));
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for LuaResHandle {
         });
     }    
 
-    fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
         methods.add_method("is_watched", |_, this, ()| {
             Ok(this.is_watched())
         });
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ impl mlua::UserData for LuaResHandle {
     }
 }
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for LuaResHandle {
+impl<'a> mlua::FromLua<'a> for LuaResHandle {
-    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value<'a>, _: &'a mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         let tyname = val.type_name();
         let ud = val.as_userdata()
             .ok_or(mlua::Error::external(Error::type_mismatch("Handle", &tyname)))?;

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

@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ impl std::ops::DerefMut for LuaDeltaTime {
     }
 }
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for LuaDeltaTime {
+impl<'lua> mlua::FromLua<'lua> for LuaDeltaTime {
-    fn from_lua(_: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(_: mlua::Value<'lua>, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         todo!()
     }
 }
 
-impl mlua::IntoLua for LuaDeltaTime {
+impl<'lua> mlua::IntoLua<'lua> for LuaDeltaTime {
-    fn into_lua(self, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value> {
+    fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<mlua::Value<'lua>> {
         Ok(mlua::Value::Number(*self.0 as f64))
     }
 }

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

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ pub struct LuaActionHandler {
 }
 
 impl mlua::UserData for LuaActionHandler {
-    fn add_methods<M: mlua::UserDataMethods<Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M: mlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
         methods.add_function("new", |_, table: mlua::Table| {
             let mut handler = ActionHandler::new();
 
             // create the layouts and add them to the handler
-            let layouts = table.get::<mlua::Table>("layouts")
+            let layouts = table.get::<_, mlua::Table>("layouts")
                 .map_err(|_| mlua::Error::runtime("missing 'layouts' in ActionHandler table"))?;
             for layout_id in layouts.sequence_values::<u32>() {
                 let layout_id = layout_id?;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for LuaActionHandler {
             }
 
             // add the actions to the handler
-            let actions = table.get::<mlua::Table>("actions")
+            let actions = table.get::<_, mlua::Table>("actions")
                 .map_err(|_| mlua::Error::runtime("missing 'actions' in ActionHandler table"))?;
             for pair in actions.pairs::<String, String>() {
                 let (action_lbl, action_type) = pair?;
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ impl mlua::UserData for LuaActionHandler {
             }
 
             // find the mappings and start processing them
-            let mappings= table.get::<mlua::Table>("mappings")
+            let mappings= table.get::<_, mlua::Table>("mappings")
                 .map_err(|_| mlua::Error::runtime("missing 'mappings' in ActionHandler table"))?;
             for (map_id, tbl) in mappings.sequence_values::<mlua::Table>().enumerate() {
                 let tbl = tbl?;
                 
-                let layout_id = tbl.get::<u32>("layout")?;
+                let layout_id = tbl.get::<_, u32>("layout")?;
                 let mut mapping = ActionMapping::new(LayoutId(layout_id), ActionMappingId(map_id as u32));
 
                 // find the binds and start processing them
                 // the keys are used as the action names, and then the value is an array (lua table)
-                let binds_tbl = tbl.get::<mlua::Table>("binds")
+                let binds_tbl = tbl.get::<_, mlua::Table>("binds")
                     .map_err(|_| mlua::Error::runtime("missing 'binds' in ActionHandler 'mappings' table"))?;
                 for pair in binds_tbl.pairs::<String, mlua::Table>() {
                     let (action_lbl, input_binds) = pair?;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for LuaActionHandler {
             multi.push(name.into_lua(lua)?);
             multi.push(val.into_lua(lua)?);
             
-            Ok(mlua::MultiValue::from_iter(multi.into_iter()))
+            Ok(mlua::MultiValue::from_vec(multi))
         });
 
         methods.add_method(FN_NAME_INTERNAL_REFLECT, |_, this, ()| {
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ impl mlua::UserData for LuaActionHandler {
     }
 }
 
-impl mlua::FromLua for LuaActionHandler {
+impl<'a> mlua::FromLua<'a> for LuaActionHandler {
-    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value, _: &mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
+    fn from_lua(val: mlua::Value<'a>, _: &'a mlua::Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> {
         let tyname = val.type_name();
         let ud = val.as_userdata()
             .ok_or(mlua::Error::external(Error::type_mismatch("ActionHandler", &tyname)))?;