From c54533bbb20483941cef7f975d22ccbed3af765d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bol-van <none@none.none>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:45:43 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] nfqws2: accept string or function in timer_set()

---
 docs/changes.txt     |  4 ++++
 docs/manual.en.md    |  4 ++--
 docs/manual.md       |  4 ++--
 lua/zapret-tests.lua | 12 ++++++++++--
 nfq2/lua.c           | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 nfq2/timer.c         | 20 +++++---------------
 nfq2/timer.h         |  4 ++--
 7 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index f3b95b4..11ff6bd 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -307,3 +307,7 @@ v0.9.4.3
 1.0.2
 
 * nfqws2: fix 60 msec lua-gc default to 60 sec
+
+1.0.3
+
+* nfqws2: accept string or function in timer_set(). remember function as a function, not as a string.
diff --git a/docs/manual.en.md b/docs/manual.en.md
index ed6a2b8..32b2779 100644
--- a/docs/manual.en.md
+++ b/docs/manual.en.md
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ function timer_set(name, func, period, oneshot, data)
 ```
 
 * name - a unique timer name. If a timer with this name already exists, it is deleted and replaced with a new one. When replaced, the countdown restarts.
-* func - the timer function name (string)
+* func - the timer function. string or function. if it's a string function is resolved during timer_set call and remembered as a function, not as a string.
 * period - the timer call frequency in milliseconds
 * oneshot - a bool indicating whether the timer is single-shot (true) or periodic (false)
 * data - an arbitrary variable passed to the [timer-function](#timer-function-prototype)
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@ Returns table in case of success, nil otherwise.
 | Field   | Type   | Description  |
 | :------ | :----- | :------------------ |
 | name    | string | unique timer name |
-| func    | string | timer function name |
+| func    | function | timer function |
 | oneshot | bool   | true = single shot timer, false = periodic timer |
 | period  | number | timer period in msec |
 | fires   | number | number of timer calls made |
diff --git a/docs/manual.md b/docs/manual.md
index 9acd03d..72299d1 100644
--- a/docs/manual.md
+++ b/docs/manual.md
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@ function timer_set(name, func, period, oneshot, data)
 ```
 
 * name - уникальное имя таймера. если таймер с таким именем уже есть, он удаляется и замещается новым. При замещении отсчет времени начинается заново.
-* func - имя таймер функции (string)
+* func - таймер функция. string или function. в случае string функция ищется по имени в момент вызова timer_set и запоминается по ссылке, а не как строка.
 * period - периодичность вызова таймера в миллисекундах
 * oneshot - bool признак является ли таймер однократным (true) или периодическим (false)
 * data - произвольная переменная, передаваемая [таймер-функции](#прототип-функции-таймера)
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ function timer_info(name)
 | Поле    | Тип    | Описание            |
 | :------ | :----- | :------------------ |
 | name    | string | уникальное имя таймера |
-| func    | string | имя таймер функции |
+| func    | function | таймер функция |
 | oneshot | bool   | true = однократный таймер, false = периодический |
 | period  | number | период таймера в мсек |
 | fires   | number | количество выполненных вызовов таймера |
diff --git a/lua/zapret-tests.lua b/lua/zapret-tests.lua
index e19c175..6690c05 100644
--- a/lua/zapret-tests.lua
+++ b/lua/zapret-tests.lua
@@ -914,7 +914,6 @@ function print_current_time()
 end
 function timer_info_print(tinfo)
 	print(" timer_info.name="..tinfo.name)
-	print(" timer_info.func="..tinfo.func)
 	print(" timer_info.period="..tinfo.period)
 	print(" timer_info.oneshot="..tostring(tinfo.oneshot))
 	print(" timer_info.fires="..tinfo.fires)
@@ -939,8 +938,17 @@ function timer2(name, data)
 	end
 end
 function test_timer(opts)
-	timer_set("t1","timer1",500,true,"sample_data");
+	-- anonymous function
+	timer_set("t0",function(name,data)
+		print("timer "..name.." fired. anonymous timer function")
+		print_current_time()
+		end,
+		100,true)
+
+	-- pass function as function
+	timer_set("t1",timer1,500,true,"sample_data");
 	local tbl = {n=0}
+	-- pass function through string name
 	timer_set("t2","timer2",700,false,tbl);
 
 	print("* timers\n")
diff --git a/nfq2/lua.c b/nfq2/lua.c
index 9d8e453..3fe1845 100644
--- a/nfq2/lua.c
+++ b/nfq2/lua.c
@@ -3795,16 +3795,31 @@ static int luacall_timer_set(lua_State *L)
 	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
 
 	int argc=lua_gettop(L);
+
 	const char *name =  luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-	const char *func =  luaL_checkstring(L,2);
 	lua_Integer period = luaL_checkinteger(L,3);
 	if (period<10) luaL_error(L,"invalid timer period. must be >=10 ms");
+
 	bool oneshot = argc>=4 && lua_toboolean(L,4);
 
-	lua_getglobal(L, func);
-	bool is_f = lua_isfunction(L, -1);
-	lua_pop(L, 1);
-	if (!is_f) luaL_error(L, "timer function '%s' does not exist", func);
+	const char *func;
+	switch(lua_type(L,2))
+	{
+		case LUA_TSTRING:
+			func = lua_tostring(L,2);
+			lua_getglobal(L, func);
+			if (!lua_isfunction(L, -1))
+			{
+				lua_pop(L, 1);
+				luaL_error(L, "timer function '%s' does not exist", func);
+			}
+			break;
+		case LUA_TFUNCTION:
+			lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
+			break;
+		default:
+			luaL_error(L,"invalid timer function type");
+	}
 
 	const char *action;
 	timer_pool *timer = TimerPoolSearch(params.timers, name);
@@ -3816,15 +3831,20 @@ static int luacall_timer_set(lua_State *L)
 	else
 		action = "created";
 
-	timer = TimerPoolAdd(&params.timers, name, func, period, oneshot);
-	if (!timer) luaL_error(L,"could not create timer");
+	timer = TimerPoolAdd(&params.timers, name, period, oneshot);
+	if (!timer)
+	{
+		lua_pop(L, 1);
+		luaL_error(L,"could not create timer");
+	}
+	timer->func_ref = luaL_ref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
 
 	if (argc>=5)
 	{
 		lua_pushvalue(L, 5);
 		timer->lua_ref = luaL_ref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
 	}
-	DLOG("timer: '%s' %s. function '%s' period %llu oneshot %u\n", timer->str, action, timer->func, timer->period, timer->oneshot);
+	DLOG("timer: '%s' %s. period %llu oneshot %u\n", timer->str, action, timer->period, timer->oneshot);
 	params.timers_dirty = true;
 
 	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,0)
@@ -3853,7 +3873,12 @@ static void lua_push_timer_info(lua_State *L, const timer_pool *timer)
 {
 	lua_newtable(L);
 	if (timer->str) lua_pushf_str(L, "name", timer->str);
-	if (timer->func) lua_pushf_str(L, "func", timer->func);
+	if (timer->func_ref!=LUA_NOREF)
+	{
+		lua_pushliteral(L, "func");
+		lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, timer->func_ref);
+		lua_rawset(L,-3);
+	}
 	lua_pushf_lint(L, "period", timer->period);
 	lua_pushf_bool(L, "oneshot", timer->oneshot);
 	lua_pushf_lint(L, "fires", timer->fires);
diff --git a/nfq2/timer.c b/nfq2/timer.c
index ab44c1a..3f18ecc 100644
--- a/nfq2/timer.c
+++ b/nfq2/timer.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ static unsigned int timer_n=0;
 static void TimerPoolDestroyItem(timer_pool *elem)
 {
 	free(elem->str);
-	free(elem->func);
 	luaL_unref(params.L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, elem->lua_ref);
+	luaL_unref(params.L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, elem->func_ref);
 }
 void TimerPoolDel(timer_pool **pp, timer_pool *p)
 {
@@ -39,15 +39,11 @@ struct timer_pool *TimerPoolSearch(timer_pool *p, const char *str)
 	HASH_FIND_STR(p, str, elem_find);
 	return elem_find;
 }
-struct timer_pool *TimerPoolAdd(timer_pool **pp, const char *str, const char *func, uint64_t period, bool oneshot)
+struct timer_pool *TimerPoolAdd(timer_pool **pp, const char *str, uint64_t period, bool oneshot)
 {
 	ADD_STR_POOL(timer_pool, pp, str, strlen(str))
 	elem->lua_ref = LUA_NOREF;
-	if (!(elem->func = strdup(func)))
-	{
-		TimerPoolDel(pp,elem);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	elem->func_ref = LUA_NOREF;
 	elem->period = period;
 	elem->oneshot = oneshot;
 	elem->bt_next = boottime_ms() + elem->period;
@@ -58,17 +54,11 @@ struct timer_pool *TimerPoolAdd(timer_pool **pp, const char *str, const char *fu
 
 static bool TimerPoolRunTimer(timer_pool *p)
 {
-	lua_getglobal(params.L, p->func);
-	if (!lua_isfunction(params.L, -1))
-	{
-		lua_pop(params.L, 1);
-		DLOG_ERR("timer: '%s' function '%s' does not exist\n",p->str,p->func);
-		return false;
-	}
+	lua_rawgeti(params.L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, p->func_ref);
 	lua_pushstring(params.L, p->str);
 	lua_rawgeti(params.L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, p->lua_ref);
 	p->fires++;
-	DLOG("\ntimer: '%s' function '%s' period %llu oneshot %u fires=%u\n",p->str,p->func,p->period,p->oneshot,p->fires);
+	DLOG("\ntimer: '%s' period %llu oneshot %u fires=%u\n",p->str,p->period,p->oneshot,p->fires);
 	int status = lua_pcall(params.L, 2, 0, 0);
 	if (status)
 	{
diff --git a/nfq2/timer.h b/nfq2/timer.h
index eec336d..260c33d 100644
--- a/nfq2/timer.h
+++ b/nfq2/timer.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 typedef struct timer_pool {
 	char *str;		/* key */
-	char *func;
+	int func_ref;
 	uint64_t period;
 	bool oneshot;
 	int lua_ref;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef struct timer_pool {
 
 void TimerPoolDestroy(timer_pool **pp);
 struct timer_pool *TimerPoolSearch(timer_pool *p, const char *str);
-struct timer_pool *TimerPoolAdd(timer_pool **pp, const char *str, const char *func, uint64_t period, bool oneshot);
+struct timer_pool *TimerPoolAdd(timer_pool **pp, const char *str, uint64_t period, bool oneshot);
 void TimerPoolDel(timer_pool **pp, timer_pool *p);
 // return next timer fire time
 uint64_t TimerPoolRun(timer_pool **pp, bool *dirty, uint64_t bt);