why do i get "attempt to call global 'require' (a nil value)"??

Question

I have 3 lua files, Init.lua, FreeCamera.lua and Camera.lua ,

init.lua calls require "Core.Camera.FreeCamera"

Free Camera:

module(...)
require "Core.Camera.Camera"

local M = {}
FreeCamera = M

M = Class( Camera )
function M:__constructor(x,y,z)
  self.Active = false
  self.x = x
  self.y = y
  self.z = z
end

and

module(...)

local M = {}
Camera = M

M = Class()

function M:__constructor(x,y,z)
  self.Active = false
  self.x = x
  self.y = y
  self.z = z
end

FreeCamera "inherits" Camera kind of. I am trying to require FreeCamera in my init file and I am getting this:

..\Content\Modules\Core\Camera\FreeCamera.lua:12: attempt to call global 'require' (a nil value). Any idea Why? Am I using require the right way? Clearly it is getting into FreeCamera.lua, which is great, but it gets stuck on the next require.

Answer 1

The module function creates a new empty environment and so require is not found when called. Try calling require before calling module.