rvirding/luerl

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Luerl is an implementation of the Lua 5.3 scripting language written in pure Erlang/OTP. It is a library that lets Erlang host programs execute Lua code, manipulate Lua state, and expose Erlang functions to Lua scripts.

Use cases

• embed a Lua scripting engine in an Erlang or Elixir application
• let users write customizable scripts or plugins in Lua
• run sandboxed Lua code from an Erlang host program
• call Erlang functions from Lua scripts
• build a domain-specific scripting language on Lua syntax
• script game or IoT logic from an Erlang backend

When to choose

• you need an embeddable scripting language inside an Erlang/OTP or Elixir system
• you want Lua semantics with Erlang's concurrency and fault tolerance
• you need to safely evaluate user-supplied scripts within the BEAM

When to avoid

• you need full, guaranteed Lua 5.3 compatibility - the 5.3 migration is work-in-progress
• you need maximum Lua execution speed - a native Lua VM (C) will be faster
• your project is not on the Erlang/Elixir/BEAM ecosystem

Facets

library · maturity active

interpreter parser programming-language sdk programming-languages parsers developer-tools elixir cross-platform lua erlang scripting-language embedding vm game-development

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