Execute *.lua files that have lua requires for external lua files

[Satish Chandra Palakoti]

practice.lua

local expr = require 'expr'
function internal(org)
print("Started the internal function",org+100);
return org+10
end
return internal

index.js

const fengari = require('fengari')
const lua = fengari.lua;
const lauxlib = fengari.lauxlib;
const lualib = fengari.lualib;

const L = lauxlib.luaL_newstate();

lualib.luaL_openlibs(L);

lauxlib.luaL_dofile(L, "./tql/practice.lua")
console.log(lua.lua_gettop(L))
lua.lua_pcall(L,1,1,1)

The above code doesn't return anything. Wondering why. But when I comment the expr require line in the lua file. Things work as expected. What are the ways to get this sorted out? I have a library of lua written already (huge) and would just love to import them and execute in the nodejs part of the project. Please help. TIA.

[daurnimator]

lauxlib.luaL_dofile(L, "./tql/front_end_validate.lua")

What does this return?

[Satish Chandra Palakoti]

I've corrected my question above. The filename was supposed to be practice.lua. So just to make sure it's understood. The issue still persits.

So when the line local expr = require 'expr' is mentioned in the lua file I am executing via fengari, I do not get any ouput. The execution of the script stops. If I move the line local expr = require 'expr' after the print statement in the lua file the execution stops. No error messages or anything.

Also, my issue seems similar to this issue:

fengari-lua/fengari-web#32

[Satish Chandra Palakoti]

lauxlib.luaL_dofile(L, "./tql/front_end_validate.lua")

What does this return?

The response I get is only the number 1. And I know that's because of the dofile command pushing it onto the stack.

[daurnimator]

The response I get is only the number 1

from luaL_dofile? that's LUA_YIELD: you must be trying to yield from your file.