[Lua] GetRootAs can accept strings. Made Luatest Benchmarks optional (#6593)

tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.lua

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ function Monster.New()
     return o
 end
 function Monster.GetRootAsMonster(buf, offset)
+    if type(buf) == "string" then
+        buf = flatbuffers.binaryArray.New(buf)
+    end
     local n = flatbuffers.N.UOffsetT:Unpack(buf, offset)
     local o = Monster.New()
     o:Init(buf, n + offset)

tests/MyGame/Example/Referrable.lua

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function Referrable.New()
     return o
 end
 function Referrable.GetRootAsReferrable(buf, offset)
+    if type(buf) == "string" then
+        buf = flatbuffers.binaryArray.New(buf)
+    end
     local n = flatbuffers.N.UOffsetT:Unpack(buf, offset)
     local o = Referrable.New()
     o:Init(buf, n + offset)

tests/MyGame/Example/Stat.lua

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function Stat.New()
     return o
 end
 function Stat.GetRootAsStat(buf, offset)
+    if type(buf) == "string" then
+        buf = flatbuffers.binaryArray.New(buf)
+    end
     local n = flatbuffers.N.UOffsetT:Unpack(buf, offset)
     local o = Stat.New()
     o:Init(buf, n + offset)

tests/MyGame/Example/TestSimpleTableWithEnum.lua

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function TestSimpleTableWithEnum.New()
     return o
 end
 function TestSimpleTableWithEnum.GetRootAsTestSimpleTableWithEnum(buf, offset)
+    if type(buf) == "string" then
+        buf = flatbuffers.binaryArray.New(buf)
+    end
     local n = flatbuffers.N.UOffsetT:Unpack(buf, offset)
     local o = TestSimpleTableWithEnum.New()
     o:Init(buf, n + offset)

tests/MyGame/Example/TypeAliases.lua

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function TypeAliases.New()
     return o
 end
 function TypeAliases.GetRootAsTypeAliases(buf, offset)
+    if type(buf) == "string" then
+        buf = flatbuffers.binaryArray.New(buf)
+    end
     local n = flatbuffers.N.UOffsetT:Unpack(buf, offset)
     local o = TypeAliases.New()
     o:Init(buf, n + offset)