Garry's Mod Alternate Entity Table Storage

tables_test_entity.lua

AddCSLuaFile()

DEFINE_BASECLASS( "base_anim" )

ENT.PrintName		= "Entity table test"
ENT.Author			= "Alex 'Colonel Thirty Two' Parrill"
ENT.Information		= "Proof of concept for better entity table storage"
ENT.Category		= "Other"

ENT.Editable			= true
ENT.Spawnable			= true
ENT.AdminOnly			= false
ENT.RenderGroup 		= RENDERGROUP_OPAQUE

local Entity_Tables = {}

function ENT:SpawnFunction( ply, tr, ClassName )

	if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
	
	local SpawnPos = tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * 16
	
	local ent = ents.Create( ClassName )
		ent:SetPos( SpawnPos )
	ent:Spawn()
	ent:Activate()
	return ent
end

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	
	-- Create entity's table
	print("Creating entity table for "..tostring(self))
	Entity_Tables[self] = {}
	
	if SERVER then
		self:SetModel( "models/props_borealis/bluebarrel001.mdl" )
		self:GetTable2().t = 0
	end
end

function ENT:GetTable2()
	-- Get entity table
	return Entity_Tables[self]
end

function ENT:OnRemove()
	print("Deleting entity table for "..tostring(self))
	Entity_Tables[self] = nil
end

if SERVER then
	function ENT:Think()
		local tbl = self:GetTable2()
		local t = tbl.t
		local c = (t%50)*255/50
		self:SetColor(Color(c,c,c,255))
		tbl.t = t + 1
		
		self:NextThink(CurTime())
	end
	
	function ENT:Use(activator, caller)
		local tbl = self:GetTable2()
		print("t = "..tostring(tbl.t))
	end
end