cLuaState::cRef can be unbound and re-bound.

This will allow us to store Lua references as member variables in classes and initialize those later than in the constructor.

src/Bindings/LuaState.cpp

@@ -1240,13 +1240,21 @@ int cLuaState::ReportFnCallErrors(lua_State * a_LuaState)
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // cLuaState::cRef:
 
-cLuaState::cRef::cRef(cLuaState & a_LuaState, int a_StackPos) :
+cLuaState::cRef::cRef(void) :
-	m_LuaState(a_LuaState)
+	m_LuaState(NULL),
+	m_Ref(LUA_REFNIL)
 {
-	ASSERT(m_LuaState.IsValid());
+}
 
-	lua_pushvalue(m_LuaState, a_StackPos);  // Push a copy of the value at a_StackPos onto the stack
+
-	m_Ref = luaL_ref(m_LuaState, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+
+
+
+cLuaState::cRef::cRef(cLuaState & a_LuaState, int a_StackPos) :
+	m_LuaState(NULL),
+	m_Ref(LUA_REFNIL)
+{
+	RefStack(a_LuaState, a_StackPos);
 }
 
 
@@ -1255,14 +1263,44 @@ cLuaState::cRef::cRef(cLuaState & a_LuaState, int a_StackPos) :
 
 cLuaState::cRef::~cRef()
 {
-	ASSERT(m_LuaState.IsValid());
+	if (m_LuaState != NULL)
-	
-	if (IsValid())
 	{
-		luaL_unref(m_LuaState, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, m_Ref);
+		UnRef();
 	}
 }
 
 
 
 
+
+void cLuaState::cRef::RefStack(cLuaState & a_LuaState, int a_StackPos)
+{
+	ASSERT(a_LuaState.IsValid());
+	if (m_LuaState != NULL)
+	{
+		UnRef();
+	}
+	m_LuaState = &a_LuaState;
+	lua_pushvalue(a_LuaState, a_StackPos);  // Push a copy of the value at a_StackPos onto the stack
+	m_Ref = luaL_ref(a_LuaState, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+void cLuaState::cRef::UnRef(void)
+{
+	ASSERT(m_LuaState->IsValid());  // The reference should be destroyed before destroying the LuaState
+	
+	if (IsValid())
+	{
+		luaL_unref(*m_LuaState, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, m_Ref);
+	}
+	m_LuaState = NULL;
+	m_Ref = LUA_REFNIL;
+}
+
+
+
+

src/Bindings/LuaState.h

@@ -65,14 +65,27 @@ class cLuaState
 {
 public:
 
-	/** Used for storing references to object in the global registry */
+	/** Used for storing references to object in the global registry.
+	Can be bound (contains a reference) or unbound (doesn't contain reference).
+	The reference can also be reset by calling RefStack(). */
 	class cRef
 	{
 	public:
+		/** Creates an unbound reference object. */
+		cRef(void);
+		
 		/** Creates a reference in the specified LuaState for object at the specified StackPos */
 		cRef(cLuaState & a_LuaState, int a_StackPos);
+		
 		~cRef();
 		
+		/** Creates a reference to Lua object at the specified stack pos, binds this object to it.
+		Calls UnRef() first if previously bound to another reference. */
+		void RefStack(cLuaState & a_LuaState, int a_StackPos);
+		
+		/** Removes the bound reference, resets the object to Unbound state. */
+		void UnRef(void);
+		
 		/** Returns true if the reference is valid */
 		bool IsValid(void) const {return (m_Ref != LUA_REFNIL); }
 		
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 		operator int(void) const { return m_Ref; }
 		
 	protected:
-		cLuaState & m_LuaState;
+		cLuaState * m_LuaState;
 		int m_Ref;
 	} ;