LuaJIT/LuaJIT
Mirror of the LuaJIT git repository observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4045
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5740 stars · 1177 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
LuaJIT is a Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler for the Lua programming language, offering a high-performance interpreter and trace compiler. It includes an FFI library for calling C code, a profiler, and DynASM for code generation.
Use cases
- speed up Lua scripts with JIT compilation
- embed a fast Lua runtime in a C application
- call C libraries from Lua without bindings via FFI
- profile and optimize Lua code performance
- generate machine code dynamically with DynASM
When to choose
- you need a very fast Lua interpreter for games, servers, or embedded scripting
- you want low-overhead FFI to C libraries
- you need a small, portable scripting VM across POSIX and Windows
When to avoid
- you need full Lua 5.3/5.4 language features
- you require a pure-JavaScript or sandboxed environment
- you need a license other than MIT for strict compliance review
Facets
library · maturity stable
compiler interpreter programming-language programming-languages compilers performance developer-tools windows bsd cross-platform cpp c jit-compiler lua ffi trace-compilation scripting-language linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6c09c8668f29
- homepage: http://luajit.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · f72571e86646
- site_page: http://luajit.org/install.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 16cab05a9f15
- site_page: http://luajit.org/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f07828af371
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| LuaJIT/LuaJIT | main | 76 |
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