Lua is interesting

[laggyluk]

agree, for me lua is mind bending
this example stores functions in a table using function name as 'index' and let's them execute later

spawnClocks = {}
 
function spawnBomber()
    ...
    template.from(sharkBomberTemplate, worldContainer, params);
end
 
function setupSpawnClocks()
    for k,v in pairs(spawnClocks) do v = nil end
    if gameLevel==1 then 
        spawnClocks[spawnBomber] = 
        {
            maxTime = 15,
            minTime = 10,
            timer = 4
        }
    end
end
 
function spawnEnemy()
    for k,v in pairs(spawnClocks) do
        v.timer= v.timer - deltaT;
        if v.timer <=0 then
            v.timer = math.random(v.minTime,v.maxTime) 
            k() --execute spawnBomber
        end
    end    
    return 1;
end