hack together nil instances

src/context.rs

@@ -47,12 +47,8 @@ impl Context{
 	}
 
 	pub fn find_services(&self)->Option<Services>{
-		Some(Services{
+		//nil instances isn't real, it doesn't exist in real roblox places
-			workspace:*self.dom.root().children().iter().find(|&&r|
+		None
-				self.dom.get_by_ref(r).is_some_and(|instance|instance.class=="Workspace")
-			)?,
-			game:self.dom.root_ref(),
-		})
 	}
 	pub fn convert_into_place(&mut self)->Services{
 		//snapshot root instances
@@ -74,6 +70,15 @@ impl Context{
 			game.properties.insert("Workspace".to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::Ref(workspace));
 		}
 		self.dom.insert(game,InstanceBuilder::new("Lighting"));
+		// Special nonexistent class that holds instances parented to nil,
+		// which can still be referenced by scripts.
+		// Using a sentinel value as a ref because global variables are hard.
+		let nil=self.dom.insert(
+			game,InstanceBuilder::new("Nil")
+			.with_referent(
+				<Ref as std::str::FromStr>::from_str("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff").unwrap()
+			)
+		);
 
 		//transfer original root instances into workspace
 		for instance in children{
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ impl Context{
 		Services{
 			game,
 			workspace,
+			nil,
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -90,4 +96,5 @@ impl Context{
 pub struct Services{
 	pub game:Ref,
 	pub workspace:Ref,
+	pub nil:Ref,
 }

src/runner/color_sequence.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#[derive(Clone,Copy)]
+pub struct ColorSequence{}
+impl ColorSequence{
+	pub const fn new()->Self{
+		Self{}
+	}
+}
+impl Into<rbx_types::ColorSequence> for ColorSequence{
+	fn into(self)->rbx_types::ColorSequence{
+		rbx_types::ColorSequence{
+			keypoints:Vec::new()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn set_globals(lua:&mlua::Lua,globals:&mlua::Table)->Result<(),mlua::Error>{
+	let number_sequence_table=lua.create_table()?;
+
+	number_sequence_table.raw_set("new",
+		lua.create_function(|_,_:mlua::MultiValue|
+			Ok(ColorSequence::new())
+		)?
+	)?;
+
+	globals.set("ColorSequence",number_sequence_table)?;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+impl mlua::UserData for ColorSequence{}
+type_from_lua_userdata!(ColorSequence);

src/runner/instance.rs

@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ pub fn set_globals(lua:&mlua::Lua,globals:&mlua::Table)->Result<(),mlua::Error>{
 	instance_table.raw_set("new",
 		lua.create_function(|lua,(class_name,parent):(mlua::String,Option<Instance>)|{
 			let class_name_str=&*class_name.to_str()?;
-			let parent=parent.ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Nil Parent not yet supported"))?;
+			let parent=parent.unwrap_or(Instance::nil());
 			dom_mut(lua,|dom|{
-				//TODO: Nil instances
 				Ok(Instance::new(dom.insert(parent.referent,InstanceBuilder::new(class_name_str))))
 			})
 		})?
@@ -91,6 +90,12 @@ impl Instance{
 	pub const fn new(referent:Ref)->Self{
 		Self{referent}
 	}
+	// Using a sentinel value as a ref for nil instances because global variables are hard.
+	pub fn nil()->Self{
+		Self{
+			referent:<Ref as std::str::FromStr>::from_str("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff").unwrap()
+		}
+	}
 	pub fn get<'a>(&self,dom:&'a WeakDom)->mlua::Result<&'a rbx_dom_weak::Instance>{
 		dom.get_by_ref(self.referent).ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Instance missing"))
 	}
@@ -124,11 +129,12 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 		fields.add_field_method_get("Parent",|lua,this|{
 			dom_mut(lua,|dom|{
 				let instance=this.get(dom)?;
+				//TODO: return nil when parent is Nil instances
 				Ok(Instance::new(instance.parent()))
 			})
 		});
 		fields.add_field_method_set("Parent",|lua,this,val:Option<Instance>|{
-			let parent=val.ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Nil Parent not yet supported"))?;
+			let parent=val.unwrap_or(Instance::nil());
 			dom_mut(lua,|dom|{
 				dom.transfer_within(this.referent,parent.referent);
 				Ok(())
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 		);
 		methods.add_method("Destroy",|lua,this,()|
 			dom_mut(lua,|dom|{
-				dom.destroy(this.referent);
+				dom.transfer_within(this.referent,Instance::nil().referent);
 				Ok(())
 			})
 		);
@@ -267,12 +273,10 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 						database:db,
 						descriptor:Some(class),
 					};
-					iter.find_map(|class|
+					iter.find_map(|class|{
-						cf.get_or_create_class_methods(&class.name)
+						let mut class_methods=cf.get_or_create_class_methods(&class.name)?;
-							.and_then(|mut class_methods|
 						class_methods.get_or_create_function(lua,index_str).transpose()
-							)
+					}).transpose()
-					).transpose()
 				})?{
 					return function.into_lua(lua);
 				}
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 				let property=iter.find_map(|cls|cls.properties.get(index_str)).ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime(format!("Property '{index_str}' missing on class '{}'",class.name)))?;
 				match &property.data_type{
 					rbx_reflection::DataType::Value(rbx_types::VariantType::Vector3)=>{
-						let typed_value:Vector3=value.as_userdata().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected Userdata"))?.take()?;
+						let typed_value:Vector3=*value.as_userdata().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected Userdata"))?.borrow()?;
 						instance.properties.insert(index_str.to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::Vector3(typed_value.into()));
 					},
 					rbx_reflection::DataType::Value(rbx_types::VariantType::Float32)=>{
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 								Ok(rbx_types::Enum::from_u32(*e.items.get(&*s.to_str()?).ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Invalid enum item"))?))
 							},
 							mlua::Value::UserData(any_user_data)=>{
-								let e:super::r#enum::Enum=any_user_data.take()?;
+								let e:super::r#enum::Enum=*any_user_data.borrow()?;
 								Ok(e.into())
 							},
 							_=>Err(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected Enum")),
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 						instance.properties.insert(index_str.to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::Enum(typed_value));
 					},
 					rbx_reflection::DataType::Value(rbx_types::VariantType::Color3)=>{
-						let typed_value:super::color3::Color3=value.as_userdata().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected Color3"))?.take()?;
+						let typed_value:super::color3::Color3=*value.as_userdata().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected Color3"))?.borrow()?;
 						instance.properties.insert(index_str.to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::Color3(typed_value.into()));
 					},
 					rbx_reflection::DataType::Value(rbx_types::VariantType::Bool)=>{
@@ -331,6 +335,14 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 						let typed_value=value.as_str().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected boolean"))?;
 						instance.properties.insert(index_str.to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::String(typed_value.to_owned()));
 					},
+					rbx_reflection::DataType::Value(rbx_types::VariantType::NumberSequence)=>{
+						let typed_value:super::number_sequence::NumberSequence=*value.as_userdata().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected NumberSequence"))?.borrow()?;
+						instance.properties.insert(index_str.to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::NumberSequence(typed_value.into()));
+					},
+					rbx_reflection::DataType::Value(rbx_types::VariantType::ColorSequence)=>{
+						let typed_value:super::color_sequence::ColorSequence=*value.as_userdata().ok_or(mlua::Error::runtime("Expected ColorSequence"))?.borrow()?;
+						instance.properties.insert(index_str.to_owned(),rbx_types::Variant::ColorSequence(typed_value.into()));
+					},
 					other=>return Err(mlua::Error::runtime(format!("Unimplemented property type: {other:?}"))),
 				}
 				Ok(())

src/runner/mod.rs

@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ mod color3;
 mod cframe;
 mod vector3;
 pub mod instance;
+mod number_sequence;
+mod color_sequence;
 
 pub use runner::{Runner,Error};

src/runner/number_sequence.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#[derive(Clone,Copy)]
+pub struct NumberSequence{}
+impl NumberSequence{
+	pub const fn new()->Self{
+		Self{}
+	}
+}
+impl Into<rbx_types::NumberSequence> for NumberSequence{
+	fn into(self)->rbx_types::NumberSequence{
+		rbx_types::NumberSequence{
+			keypoints:Vec::new()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn set_globals(lua:&mlua::Lua,globals:&mlua::Table)->Result<(),mlua::Error>{
+	let number_sequence_table=lua.create_table()?;
+
+	number_sequence_table.raw_set("new",
+		lua.create_function(|_,_:mlua::MultiValue|
+			Ok(NumberSequence::new())
+		)?
+	)?;
+
+	globals.set("NumberSequence",number_sequence_table)?;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+impl mlua::UserData for NumberSequence{}
+type_from_lua_userdata!(NumberSequence);

src/runner/runner.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ fn init(lua:&mlua::Lua)->mlua::Result<()>{
 	super::vector3::set_globals(lua,&globals)?;
 	super::cframe::set_globals(lua,&globals)?;
 	super::instance::set_globals(lua,&globals)?;
+	super::number_sequence::set_globals(lua,&globals)?;
+	super::color_sequence::set_globals(lua,&globals)?;
 
 	Ok(())
 }