String & Hash Utilities

Hashing

-- Hash a string (Animator.StringToHash — same as IC10 HASH())
local h = hash("StructureGasSensor")

-- Get the prefab name from a known hash (returns nil if unknown)
local name = prefab_name(h)

ASCII-6 Packing

Pack a short string into a single number (for IC10 interop):

-- Pack string to number (ASCII-6 encoding, up to ~10 chars)
local packed = pack_ascii6("HELLO")
local str = unpack_ascii6(packed)  -- "HELLO"

String Utilities

-- Strip Unity rich-text color tags from a string
local clean = strip_color_tags("<color=#FF0000>Error</color>")
-- clean == "Error"

-- Convert a float to a 53-bit integer (truncating fractional part)
local int = to_int53(42.7)  -- 42

Function Reference

Function	Returns	Description
hash(str)	number	String → hash (Animator.StringToHash)
prefab_name(hash)	string | nil	Hash → prefab name
pack_ascii6(str)	number	Pack string to number
unpack_ascii6(num)	string	Unpack number to string
strip_color_tags(str)	string	Remove Unity color tags
to_int53(value)	number	Convert to 53-bit integer