A simple lua console for Unity3D that uses Mervill's Integration of NLua to Unity3D (https://github.com/Mervill/Unity3D-NLua)

This can be a practical tool, whether you want to implement simple debugging functionality like object spawning and teleportation or if you want to implement quick and dirty first version of features to come such as scene selection or character stat evolution.

It also comes with a "in editor" console that provides similar features.

1. Download the repository in your asset folder
2. Add the GameConsole.cs MonoBehaviour on one of the GameObjects
3. If need be, configure the console by calling Shell's functions :

// Shell is a static class that serves as a facade to every functionality
Shell.registerObject("some_name", some_obj);
Shell.registerGameObject(some_go);
Shell.registerNamespace("System.IO");

// register the default location where scripts are saved, if this is not called, it will default to the path to
// streaming assets
Shell.setScriptRoot("Some_absolute_path");

LuaConsole has default functions that allow you to interact with the console from the lua code :

print 'some stuff'
clear() 

show_editor()
show_history()
hide_editor()
hide_history()
hide()            -- Hides the whole UI

root 'Some_path'  -- Sets the default path for scripts
load 'Some_path'  -- Loads file at path in editor, if its not a rooted path,
                  -- it fetches it relatively to the root
save()            -- Saves the current script in its current path
save_to_new 'Some_path' -- Saves the script in editor at the given path

run 'Some_path'   -- Runs the script at the given path
run_editor()      -- Runs the code in the editor

This plugin provides a replacement for the default Unity "Debug" logging mechanism. It hads the concept of channels and allows message to contain more information.

The logger has 5 types of message

• info
• warning
• error
• exception
• test

For each type, you can log a message using :

Shell.[The type]("Some message")
Shell.[The type]("Some message", the_calling_object)
Shell.[The type]("Some message", the_calling_object, "the channel name")

For example, to signal an error pertaining a missing GameObject :

Shell.error("The game Object is missing")

The plugin has several smaller features, test them out.

You can start a command in the console, press enter and, if the command is not deemed "finished" (missing "end", missing end bracket "}" of lua table), continue it in the next command.

Use up and down arrow to move through past commands.

In the editor console, selecting a log will show the call's stack. You can go to the code of every line of the stack.

This is a very modest console that can serve many purposes within the development of a unity project. If you have any questions or if you want to contribute, feel free to ask.

email : emerick.gibson@hotmail.fr