Stealing code is very easy

[suunr]

You can steal every starfall code with this client side lua PrintTable(LocalPlayer():GetEyeTrace().Entity.files). A way would be to delete the code after loading it directly, or obfuscating it.

[thegrb93]

I want the code stored on client-side so players with cantool permission can edit the starfall without having to re-transfer the data. Even if I deleted it, players could hook into the net function which transfers the code. Maybe you can use the http functions and compile functions so you can remotely load your code.

[thegrb93]

Even if I sent the code pre-compiled, there exist lua decompilers. I'm not sure if I want to spend the effort adding an obfuscator.

Let me know if anything needs to be done for remote code loading though because I think that's the best solution.

[thegrb93]

I just remembered, you could also use the file library to upload and run your code.

[suunr]

Yes, I already tried that, but people still can steal the code by reading the net message

[thegrb93]

Maybe I can add string.dump

[thegrb93]

nvm it's already added.

[suunr]

Garrys mod can't run lua binaries

[thegrb93]

I think loadString can