jacksonie · June 15, 2025 20:20 · Dec 22, 2024
diff --git a/trycatch.lua b/trycatch.lua
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+-- Lua try / catch port
+
+-- example:
+--[[
+	TryCatch(
+		-- try
+		function()
+			-- code to execute
+			-- throw a message
+			throw("some message")
+		end,
+
+		-- catch
+		function(exceptionMessage)
+			print(exceptionMessage)
+		end,
+
+		-- finally
+		function()
+			-- do something
+		end
+	)
+]]
+
+function TryCatch(try, catch, finally)
+	local status, message = pcall(try)
+	if catch and not status then
+		catch(message)
+	end
+
+	if finally then
+		finally()
+	end
+end
+
+throw = error