Dynamic Constants Provider

Usage Scenario

  • A system has a large number of constants, but only a minor set will be used by any script.

  • The system constants are expensive to load.

  • The system constants set is too massive to push into a custom Scope.

  • The values of system constants are volatile and call-dependent.

Key Concepts

  • Use a variable resolver to intercept variable access.

  • Only load a variable when it is being used.

  • Perform a lookup based on variable name, and provide the correct data value.

  • May even perform back-end network access or look up the latest value from a database.

Implementation


#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
let mut engine = Engine::new();

// Create shared data provider.
// Assume that SystemValuesProvider::get(&str) -> Option<value> gets a value.
let provider = Arc::new(SystemValuesProvider::new());

// Clone the shared provider
let db = provider.clone();

// Register a variable resolver.
// Move the shared provider into the closure.
engine.on_var(move |name, _, _, _| Ok(db.get(name).map(Dynamic::from)));
}

Values are Constants

All values provided by a variable resolver are constants due to their dynamic nature. They cannot be assigned to.

In order to change values in an external system, register a dedicated API for that purpose.