lua/lua
A copy of the Lua development repository, as seen by the Lua team. Mirrored irregularly. All communication should be through the Lua mailing list https://www.lua.org/lua-l.html observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 57
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 203.5
- age_days: 5149
- days_rel: 76
- days_push: 4
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
10388 stars · 2019 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The official development repository of Lua, a powerful, lightweight, embeddable scripting language implemented in C. It includes the language interpreter, register-based virtual machine, standard libraries, and C API for embedding Lua into host applications.
Use cases
- embed a scripting language into a C/C++ application
- script game logic and modding
- use as a configuration language
- rapid prototyping of small programs
- extend software with user-written plugins
When to choose
- you need a tiny, fast, easily embeddable scripting runtime
- you want a simple language for configuration or extension scripting
- you need automatic memory management with a small footprint
When to avoid
- you need a large standard library or ecosystem like Python's
- you want statically typed code
- you need heavy concurrency or native threading
Facets
library · maturity stable
interpreter programming-language embedded programming-languages developer-tools embedded-systems cross-platform c cpp embedded scripting-language embeddable virtual-machine extension-language configuration-language
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/lua/lua · fetched 2026-10-21 · d23618a2b36f
- homepage: https://lua.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · e370802bf39c
- site_page: https://lua.org/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · fe3e45c88684
- site_page: https://lua.org/docs.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · d79212a98efd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lua/lua | main | 85 |
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