added anonymous-script.lua so item/reaction-trigger commands do not have to make a file for every trigger for simple operations

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expwnent 2014-07-01 01:38:56 -04:00
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--anonymous-script.lua
--author expwnent
--a tool for invoking simple lua scripts without putting them in a file first
--anonymous-script "print(args[1])" arg1 arg2 # prints "arg1"
local args = {...}
local f,err = load('local args = {...}; ' .. args[1], '=(anonymous lua script)') --,'=(lua command)', 't')
if err then
error(err)
end
--we don't care about the result even if they return something for some reason: we just want to ensure its side-effects happen and print appropriate error messages
dfhack.safecall(f,table.unpack(args,2))