Bradshaw · December 22, 2015 14:59 · Sep 8, 2013 · Sep 8, 2013 · Sep 8, 2013
diff --git a/gistfile1.lua b/gistfile1.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-local class = {} -- Since you're returning this at the end, I assume you want it local to the file
+-- Files are like functions in lua, except they're only meant to be calles once so you're better off doing what I suggested in my gist
 
--- Problem is, you can only have this file run once, or otherwise remove the "local" but then you're redefining the values each time you call the file (with an ugly dofile no less)
 
-local health -- This is local to the whole file
 
-function class.getHealth() -- Renamed to avoid confusing, replaced ob:meth() with ob.meth() syntax because that's not how closures are used
+local health = 100 -- This is local to the whole file
+-- class wasn't useful
+function getHealth()
   return health -- This returns the value, so health is closed to the file, but can be "read" with this function
 end
 
-return class
+
diff --git a/gistfile1.lua b/gistfile1.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-class = {}
+local class = {} -- Since you're returning this at the end, I assume you want it local to the file
 
-local health
+-- Problem is, you can only have this file run once, or otherwise remove the "local" but then you're redefining the values each time you call the file (with an ugly dofile no less)
 
-function class:health()
-  return health
+local health -- This is local to the whole file
+
+function class.getHealth() -- Renamed to avoid confusing, replaced ob:meth() with ob.meth() syntax because that's not how closures are used
+  return health -- This returns the value, so health is closed to the file, but can be "read" with this function
 end
 
 return class
diff --git a/gistfile1.lua b/gistfile1.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class = {}
+
+local health
+
+function class:health()
+  return health
+end
+
+return class