Lua.framework

EXPERIMENTAL AND INCOMPLETE!!!

This is a framework that you can add to any Objective-C project to add Lua scripting. The API is kept very simple, compared to other Lua/Obj-C bridges that have more features.

Usage

Grab the source:

git clone git://github.com/ammmir/Lua.framework.git

Download and compile LuaJIT (2.0.0-beta9):

curl -s http://luajit.org/download/LuaJIT-2.0.0-beta9.tar.gz | tar zxv
cd LuaJIT-2.0.0-beta9
make -j amalg

Next, add Lua.framework to your project, and bring in the interface:

#import <Lua/Lua.h>

To run a Lua script, for example:

function hello(s)
  return "hello " .. s
end

Set up the script to define global variables:

LuaScript *script = [Lua luaScriptWithContentsOfFile:@"/tmp/foo.lua"];
[script run];

And finally call your function:

NSLog(@"%@", [script callFunction:@"hello" withArguments:@"world", nil]);

Functions can return arrays, tables, and primitive values.