yuin/gopher-lua
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GopherLua: VM and compiler for Lua in Go observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 67
- Release rhythm 38
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4265
- days_rel: 203
- days_push: 203
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
6987 stars · 710 forks observed · 2026-10-04
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
GopherLua is a Lua 5.1 (plus Lua 5.2 goto) virtual machine and compiler implemented in pure Go. It provides user-friendly Go APIs for embedding a Lua scripting engine into Go host programs.
Use cases
- embed a scripting language in a Go application
- run Lua scripts from Go code
- add user-configurable scripting to a Go program
- evaluate Lua expressions at runtime in Go
- build a standalone Lua interpreter in Go
When to choose
- you need a pure-Go Lua implementation with no cgo dependencies
- you want to expose Go functions and types to embedded Lua scripts
- you prioritize a friendly Go API over maximum interpreter speed
When to avoid
- you need maximum Lua execution performance comparable to the C Lua VM
- you require full Lua 5.2+ or 5.3/5.4 language features
- you need the complete standard library of native Lua
Facets
library · maturity stable
interpreter compiler programming-language sdk programming-languages developer-tools go cross-platform lua-vm scripting embedding lua5.1 automation
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/yuin/gopher-lua · fetched 2026-10-04 · f7c36b99989c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| yuin/gopher-lua | main | 63 |
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