Object.call() question

[frisbee09]

I have a bunch of objects with a button that calls a Global function. The code is below.

setupParams = {
               charSheet = self,
               location = {'Tokyo','87f386'},
               assets = {'.18 Derringer'},
               improve = 1
}

self.createButton({
                click_function = 'setupInvestigator',
                function_owner = self,
                label = 'Set Up '..self.getName(),
                position={0,1,1.9},
                width = 1080,
                height = 300,
                font_size = 100
              })

function setupInvestigator()
  Global.call('setupInvestigator',setupParams)
  printToAll(self.getName()..' has entered the investigation!',{0.75,0.75,0})
  self.removeButton(0)
end

This code works perfectly well when I click the button. The problem however is when I get a reference to this object and try to call

Object.call('setupInvestigator')

...the function doesn't run. And if I try the following to get the setupParams table to call the Global function myself I get a nil table as a result.

Object.getTable('setupParams')

I've been banging my head against this for a while and my gut tells me I need to go through and put the variable in onload() or something. After staring at this for hours, I think somebody else needs to put me out of my misery.

[MrStump]

Without seeing your global code, it is hard to say (at least for me). So I recommend:

• Check Object in global, right before you try call or getTable, and make sure you are referring to the correct object. Print its guid and make sure its the right GUID for your scripted object.
• Object.call() in global would have to be inside of some function (I use onLoad when doing testing, personally).

If your problem is not stemming from either of those issues, please share your global. I personally tend to write up a short demo script that displays the problem. But my guess is that Object is not referencing the entity with the script on it.

[frisbee09]

The Object.call() isn't coming from global, rather a function being executed on another object.

I've tested that my object is referencing the correct thing, I used:

print(Object.getName())
print(Object.getLuaScript())

Everything comes back fine. My global script is currently over 1000 lines so it might be a bit of a pain to paste it here, but here's the script from the object that's trying to execute the Object.call() function. The "Object" here is "lurkerInv".

The printToAll() line after the function call was my way of figuring out the line I was crashing on. We all have our own debugging methods

preludeStage = false

function onload()
  titleText = getObjectFromGUID('082b95')
  ancientBag = getObjectFromGUID('996e2e')
end

function wrapUp()
  if preludeStage == false then
    buttonList = self.getButtons()
    for i=0,#buttonList do
      self.removeButton(i)
    end
    titleText.setValue('Choose a difficulty and set up an Ancient One')
    local ancientPos = ancientBag.getPosition()
    local currentPos = self.getPosition()
    ancientBag.setPosition(currentPos)
    self.setPosition(ancientPos)
    ancientBag.setRotation({x=0,y=180,z=0})
    Global.setVar('ancientExists',false)
    ancientBag.shuffle()
    ancientBag.createButton({
      position = {-3,0.25,4.5},
      height = 700,
      width = 1700,
      font_size = 500,
      label = 'Normal',
      click_function = 'setupNormal',
      function_owner = self
    })
    ancientBag.createButton({
      position = {3,0.25,4.5},
      height = 700,
      width = 1700,
      font_size = 500,
      label = 'Hard',
      click_function = 'setupHard',
      function_owner = self
    })
  else
    local selfButtons = self.getButtons()
    for i,v in pairs(selfButtons) do
      self.removeButton(v.index)
    end
    self.createButton({
      position = {-7,2,0},
      height = 1500,
      width = 3000,
      font_size = 1700,
      label = 'Draw 3',
      click_function = 'draw3',
      function_owner = self
    })
    self.createButton({
      position = {7,2,0},
      height = 1500,
      width = 3000,
      font_size = 1700,
      label = 'Draw 4',
      click_function = 'draw4',
      function_owner = self
    })
    self.createButton({
      position = {0,0.25,10},
      height = 1500,
      width = 3000,
      font_size = 1700,
      label = 'Done',
      click_function = 'wrapUp',
      function_owner = self
    })
    titleText.setValue('Draw and set up investigators')
    preludeStage = false

    local chosenPrelude = Global.getVar('chosenPrelude')
    if chosenPrelude == 'Lurker Among Us' then
      local drawParams = {
        drawFrom = self,
        drawCoords = {x=-34.57,y= 1.16, z=-23.32},
        drawRotation = {0,180,180},
        shuffle = true,
        callback = 'dl',
        callbackOwner = Global,
        drawSearch = 'Mark Harrigan'
    }
      local lurkerInv = Global.call('drawCard', drawParams)
      print(lurkerInv.getName())
      local setupParams = lurkerInv.getTable('setupParams')
      print(setupParams==nil)
      for i, v in pairs(setupParams) do
        print(i)
      end
      Global.call('setupInvestigator', setupParams)
      printToAll('lol',{1,1,1})
      drawParams = {
        drawFrom = Global.getVar('assetBag'),
        drawTo = lurkerInv,
        shuffle = true,
        drawRotation = {x=0,y=180,z=180},
      }
      Global.call('drawCard', drawParams)
      Global.call('getClue', lurkerInv)
      Global.setTable('preludeInfo', lurkerInv.getTable('setupParams.location[1].gate'))
    end
  end
end

EDIT:

I've since moved everything to a separate function and started it as a coroutine, allowing me to yield and give the object more time to initialise. This seems to fix most of my problems.
The callback function of takeObject() looks like it delays everything just long enough to start accessing some but not all parts of the object you pull out of a bag.
Either way, I think this fixes my issues. Thanks Sir Stump!