1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/hs_throw_error.c b/src/hs_throw_error.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hs_throw_error.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "honeysuckle.h"
+
+void hs_throw_error(lua_State *L, const char *format_string, ...)
+{
+    va_list args, args_;
+    va_start(args, format_string);
+    va_copy(args_, args);
+
+    int string_size = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, format_string, args_);
+    va_end(args_);
+
+    char *string = malloc((string_size+1) * sizeof(char));
+    if (string == NULL)
+	lua_pushstring(L, "there was an error allocating memory for an error message");
+    else {
+	vsnprintf(string, string_size+1, format_string, args);
+	lua_pushstring(L, string);
+	free(string);
+    }
+    lua_error(L);
+}