New possibility for dynamic objects

[Kilinich]

Emil comment: ...However, in 1.7.4 I will be introducing the Thyme function "geval" - like eval, but everything in it will be evaluated in the global scope - ie NOT through the dead parent.

Wow! That can be used for very complex and cool dynamic effects!
Can't wait to try it.

[KarateBrot]

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[Rideg]

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[fox11trot]

how does geval work?

[Dakta]

Thyme noob alert! Just pokin at ya.

Basically, whenever you do something in Thyme, it has a scope. The scope is what it’s called, it defines the reach of the effects of the action you just took in Thyme. It also affects variables. All variables have a scope, and this allows you to have two variables with the same name and different values.

In the past, executing code fro,m an object meant executing it in the limited scope of that object, and if it disappeared, that scope was (I think) left floating, but without an attached object for reference, making it useless, and very odd to program. Now, you can execute code in the global scope, so that it is executed in a scope that will still exist, and affect everything (thus the “global” part), which allows you to do much more awesome stuffs.

And I agree

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[fox11trot]

haha well im not entirely a noob at thyme. I know thyme just not programming if you get what i mean.
I still dont fully understand what difference this will make because can't you declare variables and edit them in the console?

[Rrobba]

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[Chronos]

MEh.

[phunHunger]

Is it possible for you too outline exactly what a dynamic object is?

I have no idea what one is

[Mystery]

Dynamic variable is a variable that is constantly changing, there are a few examples of this.

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density = {sim.time}


What Kilinich is referring to is doing something more complicated like

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density = {sim.time * (e.this.controlleracc / 3.15149)}

[Rideg]

How do I use it?

[Matten]

*bump*

But I will answer your question...
You can just write your spawn script, including dynamic variables as a string in the geval function.
So for example a dynamic color could be:

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(e)=>{geval("Scene.addCircle({pos := e.pos;
radius := 0.1;
color := {[sim.time, 1, 1, 1]}
})")}