HTML5 API documentation

Version: beta

FUNCTION
html5.run() run JavaScript code, in the browser, from Lua
html5.set_interaction_listener() set a JavaScript interaction listener callback from lua

Functions

html5.run()

html5.run(code)

Executes the supplied string as JavaScript inside the browser. A call to this function is blocking, the result is returned as-is, as a string. (Internally this will execute the string using the eval() JavaScript function.)

PARAMETERS

code string Javascript code to run

RETURNS

result string result as string

EXAMPLES

local res = html5.run("10 + 20") -- returns the string "30"
print(res)
local res_num = tonumber(res) -- convert to number
print(res_num - 20) -- prints 10

html5.set_interaction_listener()

html5.set_interaction_listener(callback)

Set a JavaScript interaction listener callaback from lua that will be invoked when a user interacts with the web page by clicking, touching or typing. The callback can then call DOM restricted actions like requesting a pointer lock, or start playing sounds the first time the callback is invoked.

PARAMETERS

callback function(self), nil The interaction callback. Pass an empty function or nil if you no longer wish to receive callbacks.
self
object The calling script

EXAMPLES

local function on_interaction(self)
    print("on_interaction called")
    html5.set_interaction_listener(nil)
end

function init(self)
    html5.set_interaction_listener(on_interaction)
end