orbitalquark / textadept-lua-repl

A Textadept module for loading an interactive Lua REPL.

Lua REPL

A Textadept module for loading an interactive Lua REPL using the editor's Lua State, similar to Lua's interactive REPL.

This is an alternative to the single-line Lua command entry.

Install this module by copying it into your ~/.textadept/modules/ directory or Textadept's modules/ directory, and then putting the following in your ~/.textadept/init.lua:

require('lua_repl')

Select "Tools > Lua REPL" to open the REPL. Typing the Enter key on any line evaluates that line, unless that line is a continuation line. In that case, when finished, select the lines to evaluate and type Enter to evaluate the entire chunk.

Lines may be optionally prefixed with '=' (similar to the Lua prompt) to print a result.

Fields defined by lua_repl

lua_repl.history <table>

Lua command history. It has a numeric pos field that indicates where in the history the user currently is.

Fields:

• pos:

lua_repl.keys <table>

Table of key bindings for the REPL.

Functions defined by lua_repl

lua_repl.complete_lua()

Shows a set of Lua code completions for the current position.

lua_repl.cycle_history_next()

Cycle forward through command history, taking into account commands with multiple lines.

lua_repl.cycle_history_prev()

Cycle backward through command history, taking into account commands with multiple lines.

lua_repl.evaluate_repl()

Evaluates as Lua code the current line or the text on the currently selected lines. If the current line has a syntax error, it is ignored and treated as a line continuation.

lua_repl.open(new)

Creates or switches to a Lua REPL. If new is true, creates a new REPL even if one already exists.

Parameters:

• new: Flag that indicates whether or not to create a new REPL even if one already exists.

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