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This text calls the Lua script itself, which is housed in the Module: namespace. The effect of this call is to send the information within the #invoke block to the Lua module, and to replace everything within the brackets with a piece of text that it sends back in return. (Literally, in the "return" statement)
Lua (/ ˈ l uː ə / LOO-ə; from Portuguese: lua meaning moon) is a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language designed mainly for embedded use in applications. [3] Lua is cross-platform software , since the interpreter of compiled bytecode is written in ANSI C , [ 4 ] and Lua has a relatively simple C application programming ...
Here are some short points about Lua, for those who already know other computer programming languages and how to program. They focus mainly upon what you might find different in Lua. Lua is dynamically typed. There's no static typing at all.
Project Dogwaffle Professional offers Lua scripting to make filters through the DogLua filter. Lua filters can be shared between Project Dogwaffle, GIMP , Pixarra Twistedbrush and ArtWeaver. Project Zomboid is a video game (similar to The Sims but in zombie theme) made in Java, that uses Lua for mods (expanding the game with scripting).
Help:Lua for beginners; Help:Lua debugging – about debugging Lua modules; Wikipedia:Lua style guide – standards to improve the readability of code through consistency; Module:Sandbox provides a pseudo-namespace for experimenting with Lua modules
Also, unlike wp:templates which can be run interactively by edit-preview, the Lua script must be tested by show-preview (or run preview) of another page which uses a template which #invokes the Lua module being edited. In general, make one small change at a time, do a run show-preview, and save after a few good changes to have a version to ...
Scribunto Lua reference manual; Programming in Lua; Introduction to Lua patterns; About regex. Lua "patterns" are based on Regex (Patterns are a reduced set of regex). Help:Lua metamodules: Lua in Wikipedia has several meta-modules available that can make core functions easily available.
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