rhai/doc/src/safety/max-call-stack.md

Maximum Call Stack Depth
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Limit How Stack Usage by Scripts
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Rhai by default limits function calls to a maximum depth of 128 levels (16 levels in debug build).

This limit may be changed via the `Engine::set_max_call_levels` method.

A script exceeding the maximum call stack depth will terminate with an error result.

This check can be disabled via the [`unchecked`] feature for higher performance (but higher risks as well).

```rust
let mut engine = Engine::new();

engine.set_max_call_levels(10); // allow only up to 10 levels of function calls

engine.set_max_call_levels(0);  // allow no function calls at all (max depth = zero)
```


Setting Maximum Stack Depth
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When setting this limit, care must be also taken to the evaluation depth of each _statement_
within a function. It is entirely possible for a malicious script to embed a recursive call deep
inside a nested expression or statement block (see [maximum statement depth]).