#define SOL_ALL_SAFETIES_ON 1 #include #include struct object { void my_func() { std::cout << "hello\n"; } }; int deny(lua_State* L) { return luaL_error(L, "HAH! Deniiiiied!"); } int main(int, char*[]) { sol::state lua; lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base); object my_obj; sol::table obj_table = lua.create_named_table("object"); sol::table obj_metatable = lua.create_table_with(); obj_metatable.set_function("my_func", &object::my_func, &my_obj); // Set whatever else you need to // on the obj_metatable, // not on the obj_table itself! // Properly self-index metatable to block things obj_metatable[sol::meta_function::new_index] = deny; obj_metatable[sol::meta_function::index] = obj_metatable; // Set it on the actual table obj_table[sol::metatable_key] = obj_metatable; try { lua.script(R"( print(object.my_func) object["my_func"] = 24 print(object.my_func) )"); } catch (const std::exception& e) { std::cout << "an expected error occurred: " << e.what() << std::endl; } return 0; }