Hey all, I'm bumping into a barrier and just want to confirm if it's real and if there is a work-around.

I want to use postRunFn to add a new field (or subtable) to modules in the resource tables. Since at least some of these modules are dynamic modules created by mods, I have to do this in postRunFn.

I can change the values of existing fields in a module no problem by direct assignment (for example module.order.value = 7 etc works okay).

But I get crashes/errors when I try to add a new field or a subtable to an existing field (for example module.fluffy = "meow" or module.metadata.myParams = { first = "red", last = 42, } etc). I tried table.insert and it doesn't work either. I also tried it in-game with console api commands (on a new module table made with type..new command) and it doesn't work there either.

I thought I was just messing up syntax because n00b, but after hours of testing I realized that I can only edit values of existing fields, or add new elements into existing subtables. I can't add new fields or new subtables.

Is this correct? Is there a way around this?

Note I have successfully added new fields/subtables into actual .module files for "static" modules that have them, so I know that module resources are capable of using custom fields. It's only in the api interface that I seem unable to do similar.

Thanks!