_auRequireTable = {}

function auRequireAbs(path, invalidate)
    -- this is stupid
    
    return auRequire(_G.path.getrelative(Aurora.Settings.sAbsScripts, path), nil, invalidate)
end

function auRequire(relPath, subdir, invalidate)
    -- this is stupid

    local buildScripts = auGetAuroraRoot()
    local premakeRequireRootCWD = Aurora.Settings.sAbsScripts

    if (not subdir) then
        buildScripts = premakeRequireRootCWD
    else
        buildScripts = buildScripts .. subdir
    end

    buildScripts = os.realpath(buildScripts) .. "/"

    if (os.isdir(buildScripts .. relPath)) then
        relPath = relPath .. (relPath:match("/[^/]*$") or ("/".. relPath)) .. ".lua"
    end

    if (not relPath:ends(".lua")) then
        relPath = "/" .. relPath .. ".lua"
    end
 
    if (not os.isfile(buildScripts .. relPath)) then
        auFatal("Script not found: ", relPath)
    end
 
    local realPath = os.realpath(buildScripts .. relPath)
 
    -- premake should support modules.loaded[modname] (iirc), but either way, i'm being extra safe
    -- we once used rel paths with require so this was required
    -- invalidation requests don't seem to make much sense, but they can stay in a hint
    -- wont remove this for.now
    local cache = _auRequireTable[realPath]
    if (cache and not invalidate) then
        return cache
    end
    
    local result = require(realPath:sub(1, #realPath - 4))
    _auRequireTable[realPath] = result
    return result
end