lua
Note: This is taken from the Chicken Wiki, where a more recent version could be available.
This extension embeds the Lua interpreter into a CHICKEN extension.
Source code for the Lua VM is included (version 5.1).
http://www.call-with-current-conitnuation.org/eggs/lua.egg
[procedure] (lua-open)
Creates and returns a fresh Lua execution context containing all base libraries.
[procedure] (lua-close STATE)
Closes a Lua execution context and performs all necessary cleanup. The effect of using Lua data from the closed context is undefined.
[procedure] (lua-run-string STATE STRING [NAME])
Executes the Lua statements in STRING and returns its result(s). The optional argument NAME can be given to identify the source of the Lua code (used in error messages).
[procedure] (lua-run-file STATE PATHNAME)
Executes the statements in the file designated by PATHNAME and returns any result(s).
[procedure] (lua-eval STATE STRING)
Evaluates the Lua expression in STRING and returns any result(s).
[procedure] (lua-call LUAFUNCTION ARG ...)
Calls the Lua function LUAFUNCTION which must have been obtained through evaluation of Lua code with the given arguments.
[procedure] (lua-function? X)
Returns #t if X is a Lua function or #f otherwise.
[procedure] (lua-state? X)
Returns #t if X is a Lua execution context (as returned by lua-open) or #f otherwise.
[procedure] (lua-thread? X)
Returns #t if X is a Lua thread or #f otherwise.
[procedure] (lua-table? X)
Returns #t if X is a Lua table or #f otherwise.
[procedure] (lua-userdata? X)
Returns #t if X is a Lua userdata object or #f otherwise.
[procedure] (lua-global-ref STATE STRING) [setter procedure] (set! (lua-global-ref STATE STRING) X)
Gets or sets the global variable named by STRING in the given Lua execution context.
[procedure] (lua-table-ref TABLE KEY) [setter procedure] (set! (lua-table-ref TABLE KEY) X)
Gets or sets the table element in TABLE indexed by the Lua value KEY.
Lua | Scheme |
|---|---|
nil | (void) |
number | number |
boolean | boolean |
string | string |
light userdata | pointer |
userdata | userdata record (opaque) |
function | procedure |
thread | thread record (opaque) |
table | table record |
Scheme | Lua |
|---|---|
(void) | nil |
number | number |
boolean | boolean |
string or symbol | string |
char | string (holding a single character) |
pointer | light userdata |
userdata record | userdata |
function | can not be passed as argument |
thread record | thread |
table record | table |
vector or a-list | table |
PUC-Rio, packaged as egg by felix winkelmann
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For details and rationale, see http://www.lua.org/license.html .
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