luapp

It's a useful tool for lua. To help you use lua in C++ style and work better with object-oriented programming.

Features

• Header file only.
• To register C++ class into lua.
• C++ and lua could call each other's function.
• Read/Write/Add/Remove lua global variable at C++ side.
• Lua could send any variable to C++, and C++ could send them back.
• Support to create C extension module.
• Implement a C++ container to simulate lua table.
• Implement a class whose instances can hold instances of any type supported by luapp.
• Let lua script embedded in C++.
• Be able to search lua script by custom rule.
• Support to call lua function that has multiple return value.

Requirements

• CMake 2.8+
• Lua 5.4+

Information

Example

-- ClassIntoLua.lua

object = NewObject()

num = object:count(3,4)

print("3 + 4 = " .. num)

// main.cpp

#include <luapp.hpp>

class MyClass
{
public:

	MyClass(){}

	~MyClass(){}

	lua::Int count( lua::Int num01,
	                lua::Int num02)
	{
		return num01 + num02;
	}
};

int main()
{
	lua::State<>    lua;

	lua.bindMethod("count",&MyClass::count);

	lua.bindClassEx<MyClass>("NewObject");

	lua.run(".","ClassIntoLua.lua");

	return 0;
}