Gimme — read error messages from release builds

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https://github.com/AGulev/extension-gimme

This is a tiny extension that helps read errors from release builds to better understand what’s going on.
Just add the following snippet to your game code and run the debug build:

    local pls_gimme = require("extension-gimme.pls_gimme")
    local err_str = [["DEFOLD:ERROR:GAMEOBJECT: Instance '<unknown:2403139543084994936>' could not be found when dispatching message '<unknown:1470838101223322218>' sent from game:<unknown:2403139543084994936>#<unknown:3368041780547566206>\n"]]
    local unhashed_err = pls_gimme.error_message(err_str)
    print(err_str, "\n->\n", unhashed_err)

DEBUG:SCRIPT: "DEFOLD:ERROR:GAMEOBJECT: Instance '<unknown:2403139543084994936>' could not be found when dispatching message '<unknown:1470838101223322218>' sent from game:<unknown:2403139543084994936>#<unknown:3368041780547566206>\n"	
->
"DEFOLD:ERROR:GAMEOBJECT: Instance '/go' could not be found when dispatching message 'disable' sent from game:/go#<unknown:3368041780547566206>\n"

:warning: You should understand that there is no magic. This module just takes values from a ReverseHashTable which exists in the debug build.
If a value was hashed during the debug build session, it will be retrieved and converted into a string. If not, it will remain as “unknown:*”.
So, run this script with that in mind. In practice, that usually means you should run it during the gameplay process.
I typically add a breakpoint somewhere and use “eval” from the editor.

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