Allow Python-like 'object = ClassName(ctor args)' constructor calls.

The discussions we've read about Lua classes conventionally use
ClassName:new() as the constructor, and so far we've followed that convention.

But setting metaclass(ClassName).__call = ClassName.new permits Lua to respond
to calls of the form ClassName(ctor args) by implicitly calling
ClassName:new(ctor args).

Introduce util.classctor(). Calling util.classctor(ClassName) sets ClassName's
metaclass's __call to ClassName's constructor method. If the constructor method
is named something other than new(), pass ClassName.method as the second arg.

Use util.classctor() on each of our classes that defines a new() method.

Replace ClassName:new(args) calls with ClassName(args) calls throughout.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/indra/newview/scripts/lua/timers.lua b/indra/newview/scripts/lua/timers.lua
index e0d27a680d..e4938078dc 100644
--- a/indra/newview/scripts/lua/timers.lua
+++ b/indra/newview/scripts/lua/timers.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 -- Access to the viewer's time-delay facilities
 
 local leap = require 'leap'
+local util = require 'util'
 
 local timers = {}
 
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ function timers.Timer:new(delay, callback, iterate)
     return obj
 end
 
+util.classctor(timers.Timer)
+
 function timers.Timer:tick()
     error('Pass a callback to Timer:new(), or override Timer:tick()')
 end