lua how to debug

How to debug .lua scripts

1. Download ZeroBrane Studio IDE.
2. Launch the IDE.
3. Click Menu > Edit > Preferences > Settings: User.
4. Add a line with editor.autoactivate = true.
5. Relaunch the IDE.
6. Click Menu > Project > Start Debugger Server.
7. Click Menu > Project > Project Directory > Start Debugger Server > Choose... and select \mtanksl.OpenTibia.GameData\data\.
8. Open \plugins\npcs\lib.lua in the project window, for example.
9. Insert the function debugger.start() inside the function npchandler:onsay(npc, player, message), for example.
10. Add breakpoints.
11. Run the server.
12. Talk to some NPC.
13. The breakpoint will be hit, press F10 to step into, Shift + F10 to step over, Ctrl + F10 to step out and F5 to continue debugging.
14. Now go have some fun!