Lua Requires

require.lua

-- GLOBAL CHANGES --

-- make requires return the object --
_require = _G.require
_G.require = function (name)
  local original = _G[name]
  _require(name)
  local package = _G[name]
  _G[name] = original
  return package
end


-- creating contexts for files --
_G.declareContext = function ()
  _G.declarePackageContext(nil)
end

_G.declarePackageContext = function (packageName)
  local exports = {};
  setmetatable(exports, {__index = _G})
  if (packageName) then
    _G[packageName] = exports;
  end
  setfenv(2, exports)
end