Additional information on LUA implementation

The integrated LUA script engine also provides the opportunity to split the LUA implementation into separate source files. Using this way, it is possible to implement user-defined LUA functions that can be reused in other NETx BMS Core Server projects. In addition it keeps the LUA source code short, clearly arranged, and easy to maintain.

User-defined LUA script files have to be stored within the script directory of the workspace directory. To reuse a LUA script file, it has to be imported within the standard LUA file "nxaDefinitions.lua" by using the key work "require".
Example:

require "MyLuaScriptFile"

This code line includes the file "MyLuaScriptFile.lua" into the default LUA script file – thus all functions that are defined there are available within the whole script engine. Note that is has to be ensured that a function name is used only once.