simple-repl

simple-repl

This sample application is provided to demonstrate the functionality of the the zig-luajit bindings. It creates a Read-Evaluate-Print Loop (REPL) which reads a line of Lua code as input from the user, evaluates the expression and prints the result to the output.

Version

Last tested with Zig version 0.15.1.

Usage

Usage instructions:

• Ensure your current working directory is zig-luajit/examples/simple-repl.
• Use zig build run to run the application.
• Use print() to write Lua values to standard output. The REPL does not do any output itself.
• Use exit or quit or Ctrl+C to stop.

Example Output

Here's a sample of running the interpreter:

~/repos/zig-luajit/examples/simple-repl > zig build run
> print('Hello, world!')
Hello, world!
> print(1 + 1)
2
> f = function() print("Yes, even functions work too") end
> f()
Yes, even functions work too
> exit
~/repos/zig-luajit/examples/simple-repl >