Will luaL_loadfile also preload all dofile () in the lua file?

Question

I preload the lua file using luaL_loadfile and then execute it a few timest (this is the server). I have several dofile() calls in a lua file.

Will luaL_loadfile also preload all dofile() into lua file?

Answer 1

No, luaL_loadfile does not execute any code in the file, in particular, it does not call the built-in dofile() or require or any other function calls.

Answer 2

Yes, but you shouldn't do that. Instead, upload the file once and execute it once in general (to run the code, define functions, etc.). Then just call certain functions several times.