dschnare/Proto-Lua

Proto Lua is a module that implements a prototype technique for object inheritance very similar to that found in JavaScript.

Author: Darren Schnare

Keywords: lua,prototype,inheritence,constructor,copy,javascript,ecmascript

License: MIT ( http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php )

Repo: https://github.com/dschnare/Proto-Lua

Proto Lua

Proto Lua is an API that performs metatable management to facilitate prototypal design patterns very similar to that found in JavaScript. This module can ease the transition from JavaScript to Lua for JavaScript developers. There are also several useful functions that help with mixins, testing for interface adherence, type testing and creating constructors.

Installation

The src/proto.lua file is the source file with inline commenting explaining its usage.

The src/example.lua file is the entry point for a simple test demonstrating proto.lua`.

Running the example

To run the example change to the src/ directory and run Lua with example.lua.

pushd src
lua5.1 example.lua
popd

See the Wiki for an overview.