Provides robust extension loading with dependency management, error handling, and graceful degradation. Supports extension metadata, version checking, and load order resolution based on dependencies.
View on GitHub →-- Load extensions (usually done in tac/init.lua):
local ExtensionLoader = require("tac.core.extension_loader")
local loader = ExtensionLoader.new(tacInstance)
-- Load all extensions from directory
local success, errors = loader.loadFromDirectory("tac/extensions")
-- Check loaded extensions
local loaded = loader.getLoadedExtensions()
for name, metadata in pairs(loaded) do
print(name .. " v" .. metadata.version)
end
-- Load specific extension
local ext, err = loader.loadExtension("shopk_access", "tac/extensions/shopk_access.lua")ExtensionLoader.create(tacInstance)Create extension loader for TAC instance Returns a loader interface with methods for discovering, loading, and managing extensions.
tacInstance (table): The TAC instanceloader.loadFromDirectory(options)Load extensions from directory Discovers and loads all extensions from the extensions directory, respecting dependencies and handling errors gracefully. - directory (string): Extension directory path (default: "tac/extensions") - skipPrefixes (table): Array of filename prefixes to skip (default: {"_", "disabled_"}) - silent (boolean): Suppress output messages (default: false) - loaded (table): Array of successfully loaded extension names - failed (table): Array of objects with name and error for failed extensions - skipped (table): Array of skipped extension names
options (table): Optional configuration:loader.loadExtension(extensionName, options)Load a specific extension by name Loads a single extension from the extensions directory. - directory (string): Extension directory path (default: "tac/extensions") - silent (boolean): Suppress output messages (default: false)
extensionName (string): Name of the extension (without .lua)options (table): Optional configuration:loader.getLoadedExtensions()Get information about loaded extensions Returns metadata for all currently loaded extensions.