sol2/examples/source/overloading_with_members.cpp

#define SOL_ALL_SAFETIES_ON 1
#include <sol/sol.hpp>


#include <iostream>

struct pup {
	int barks = 0;

	void bark() {
		++barks; // bark!
	}

	bool is_cute() const {
		return true;
	}
};

void ultra_bark(pup& p, int barks) {
	for (; barks-- > 0;)
		p.bark();
}

void picky_bark(pup& p, std::string s) {
	if (s == "bark")
		p.bark();
}

int main() {
	std::cout << "=== overloading with members ==="
	          << std::endl;

	sol::state lua;
	lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base);

	lua.set_function("bark", sol::overload(ultra_bark, []() {
		return "the bark from nowhere";
	}));

	lua.new_usertype<pup>("pup",
	     // regular function
	     "is_cute",
	     &pup::is_cute,
	     // overloaded function
	     "bark",
	     sol::overload(&pup::bark, &picky_bark));

	const auto& code = R"(
	barker = pup.new()
	print(barker:is_cute())
	barker:bark() -- calls member function pup::bark
	barker:bark("meow") -- picky_bark, no bark
	barker:bark("bark") -- picky_bark, bark

	bark(barker, 20) -- calls ultra_bark
	print(bark()) -- calls lambda which returns that string
	)";

	lua.script(code);

	pup& barker = lua["barker"];
	std::cout << barker.barks << std::endl;
	SOL_ASSERT(barker.barks == 22);

	std::cout << std::endl;
	return 0;
}