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Modules

• Core
• Types
• Concepts
• Cache
• Data
• Entity
• EventManagerLite
• Force
• Gui
• Locale
• Player
• PluginManagerLite
• Prototype
• Remote
• Setting
• Stacktrace
• Surface
• Train
• Wube
• Array
• Class
• Coding
• Color
• Compare
• Debug
• Error
• Filter
• Iter
• Lambda
• LocalisedString
• Lock
• Log
• Logic
• Math
• Meta
• Polygon
• Replicate
• Set
• String
• Table
• Time
• Tool
• Vector
• Verificate
• Version
• remotes
• snippet
• Babelfish

Source

• Introduction

Eradicator's Library.

My library contains the reusable functions I use in many of my mods. This version of the library is built for Factorio 1.1.39.

The official repository is on GitHub. Latest builds are on the ModPortal.

The Factorio Api Documentation 1.1.39 and the Lua 5.2 Reference Manual are included for convenient offline reading.

Modules

Core	Instead of requiring each component of the library seperately you can require this Core file which fill automatically loads all modules.
Types	A general overview over the (custom) data types used throughout this documentation.
Concepts	Abstract programming and behavioral concepts used by the library.
Cache	Useful cache constructors.
Data	Data stage helpers.
Entity	[Control Stage] LuaEntity manipulation.
EventManagerLite	Native multi-handler events.
Force	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Gui	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Locale	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Player	LuaPlayer methods.
PluginManagerLite	Helper for developing mod-like plugins and softmods.
Prototype	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Remote	Description Module Status: Polishing.
Setting	Methods for Mod Settings.
Stacktrace	Automatic mod-name and load-stage/phase detection.
Surface	Methods for LuaSurface.
Train	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Wube	Documents some of factorios built-in data-stage functions.
Array	Numerically indexed table manipulation.
Class	Reusable class creation patterns.
Coding	En-/Decodes to/from various formats.
Color	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Compare	Description Module Status: Polishing.
Debug	Manipulation of upvalues and locals.
Error	Produces auto-formatting auto-serializing errors handlers.
Filter	Some simple filter functions.
Iter	Specialized iteration of tables and other objects.
Lambda	Short in-line definition of functions, similar to Python.
LocalisedString	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Lock	Protects tables against accidential read/write.
Log	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Logic	N-Argument logic operators.
Math	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Meta	Produce function wrappers from other functions.
Polygon	Description Module Status: Work in progress.
Replicate	Inline replication of object references.
Set	Manipulates key->value Sets.
String	Module Status: Experimental 2020-10-31.
Table	Table manipulation.
Time	(This module is not factorio compatible.) Module Status: Work in progress.
Tool	A bunch of small experimental utilities that don't clearly belong into any of the other modules or do not have a good name yet.
Vector	Point-to-Point 2D Vectors.
Verificate	Performance optimized multi- and complex-type detection and comparison.
Version	Comparison of "Major.Minor.Patch" triplets.
remotes	Easy remote data access for other mods.
snippet	Random junk.
Babelfish	Localised string search for mods.

Source

Introduction

Eradicator's Library or "ErLib" is a pure-lua library for Factorio that can also survive in non-factorio environments.