diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_functional.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_functional.cpp
index 554bfffe..a6ef42a4 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_functional.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_functional.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+#include "util/type_helpers.hpp"
 #include "lua/lua_engine.hpp"
 
 using namespace scripting;
@@ -58,29 +59,44 @@ key_handler scripting::create_key_handler(
     };
 }
 
-wstringconsumer scripting::create_wstring_consumer(
+template<typename T, int(pushfunc)(lua::State*, remove_const_ref_if_primitive_t<const T&>)>
+std::function<void(const T&)> create_consumer(
     const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
 ) {
-    return [=](const std::wstring& x) {
+    return [=](const T& x) {
         if (auto L = process_callback(env, src, file)) {
-            lua::pushwstring(L, x);
+            pushfunc(L, x);
             lua::call_nothrow(L, 1);
         }
     };
 }
 
+wstringconsumer scripting::create_wstring_consumer(
+    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    return create_consumer<std::wstring, lua::pushwstring>(env, src, file);
+}
+
 stringconsumer scripting::create_string_consumer(
     const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
 ) {
-    return [=](const std::string& x) {
-        if (auto L = process_callback(env, src, file)) {
-            lua::pushstring(L, x);
-            lua::call_nothrow(L, 1);
-        }
-    };
+    return create_consumer<std::string, lua::pushstring>(env, src, file);
 }
 
-wstringsupplier scripting::create_wstring_supplier(
+boolconsumer scripting::create_bool_consumer(
+    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    return create_consumer<bool, lua::pushboolean>(env, src, file);
+}
+
+doubleconsumer scripting::create_number_consumer(
+    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    return create_consumer<number_t, lua::pushnumber>(env, src, file);
+}
+
+template <typename T, T(tovalueFunc)(lua::State*, int)>
+std::function<T()> create_supplier(
     const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
 ) {
     return [=]() {
@@ -88,14 +104,32 @@ wstringsupplier scripting::create_wstring_supplier(
             if (lua::isfunction(L, -1)) {
                 lua::call_nothrow(L, 0);
             }
-            auto str = lua::require_wstring(L, -1);
+            auto str = tovalueFunc(L, -1);
             lua::pop(L);
             return str;
         }
-        return std::wstring();
+        return T {};
     };
 }
 
+wstringsupplier scripting::create_wstring_supplier(
+    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    return create_supplier<std::wstring, lua::require_wstring>(env, src, file);
+}
+
+boolsupplier scripting::create_bool_supplier(
+    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    return create_supplier<bool, lua::toboolean>(env, src, file);
+}
+
+doublesupplier scripting::create_number_supplier(
+    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
+) {
+    return create_supplier<number_t, lua::tonumber>(env, src, file);
+}
+
 wstringchecker scripting::create_wstring_validator(
     const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
 ) {
@@ -108,60 +142,6 @@ wstringchecker scripting::create_wstring_validator(
     };
 }
 
-boolconsumer scripting::create_bool_consumer(
-    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
-) {
-    return [=](bool x) {
-        if (auto L = process_callback(env, src, file)) {
-            lua::pushboolean(L, x);
-            lua::call_nothrow(L, 1);
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-boolsupplier scripting::create_bool_supplier(
-    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
-) {
-    return [=]() {
-        if (auto L = process_callback(env, src, file)) {
-            if (lua::isfunction(L, -1)) {
-                lua::call_nothrow(L, 0);
-            }
-            bool x = lua::toboolean(L, -1);
-            lua::pop(L);
-            return x;
-        }
-        return false;
-    };
-}
-
-doubleconsumer scripting::create_number_consumer(
-    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
-) {
-    return [=](double x) {
-        if (auto L = process_callback(env, src, file)) {
-            lua::pushnumber(L, x);
-            lua::call_nothrow(L, 1);
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-doublesupplier scripting::create_number_supplier(
-    const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
-) {
-    return [=]() {
-        if (auto L = process_callback(env, src, file)) {
-            if (lua::isfunction(L, -1)) {
-                lua::call_nothrow(L, 0);
-            }
-            auto x = lua::tonumber(L, -1);
-            lua::pop(L);
-            return x;
-        }
-        return 0.0;
-    };
-}
-
 int_array_consumer scripting::create_int_array_consumer(
     const scriptenv& env, const std::string& src, const std::string& file
 ) {
diff --git a/src/util/type_helpers.hpp b/src/util/type_helpers.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ff2654b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/type_helpers.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+template <typename T>
+struct remove_const_ref_if_primitive {
+    using type = T;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct remove_const_ref_if_primitive<const T&> {
+    using stripped_type = typename std::remove_const<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type;
+    using type = typename std::conditional<std::is_fundamental<stripped_type>::value, 
+                                           stripped_type, 
+                                           const T&>::type;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct remove_const_ref_if_primitive<const T> {
+    using stripped_type = typename std::remove_const<T>::type;
+    using type = typename std::conditional<std::is_fundamental<stripped_type>::value,
+                                           stripped_type,
+                                           const T>::type;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+using remove_const_ref_if_primitive_t = typename remove_const_ref_if_primitive<T>::type;