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Returns the original thread associated with the hook, or nil if not in a hook thread.

Syntax

get_original_thread() -> thread?

Returns

Type	Description
`thread?`	The original thread, or nil if not in a hook thread

Description

get_original_thread returns the original thread that called the hooked function. This is useful for accessing thread-local data or resuming execution on the original thread.

Example

local originalPrint = oth.hook(print, function(...)
    local originalThread = get_original_thread()
    if originalThread then
        print("Original thread:", originalThread)
        print("Arguments:", ...)
    end
    return originalPrint(...)
end)

print("Test")

Thread Context

local originalFunc = oth.hook(someCFunction, function(...)
    local originalThread = get_original_thread()
    
    if originalThread then
        -- We're in a hook thread
        print("Hook thread, original:", originalThread)
        -- Access thread-local data if needed
    else
        -- Not in a hook thread
        print("Not in hook thread")
    end
    
    return originalFunc(...)
end)

Notes

Returns nil if not currently executing in a hook thread
The returned thread is the one that originally called the hooked function
Useful for thread-local data access or debugging

oth.hook - Create a hook
oth.is_hook_thread - Check if in a hook thread

get_original_thread