ThePhD/sol2

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

sol2 (Sol3) is a header-only C++17 library that provides fast, modern bindings between C++ and Lua, supporting Lua 5.1+, LuaJIT, and MoonJIT. It lets C++ code expose functions, lambdas, and user-defined types to Lua scripts and call Lua from C++ with a simple, high-performance API.

Use cases

• embed a Lua scripting engine in a C++ application
• expose C++ classes and functions to Lua scripts
• script game logic in Lua from a C++ game engine
• call Lua functions from C++ and pass complex data types
• bind std::map, vectors, and smart pointers to Lua tables
• add a fast, easy-to-integrate scripting layer to a C++ project

When to choose

• you need C++/Lua interop with top performance
• you want a header-only, drag-and-drop integration
• you need to bind modern C++ types (smart pointers, variants, containers) to Lua
• you support multiple Lua versions including LuaJIT

When to avoid

• you need bindings for a language other than Lua
• you want a compiled library with ABI stability rather than header-only
• your project cannot use C++17

Facets

library · maturity stable

sdk interpreter plugin-system programming-languages developer-tools cpp cross-platform windows lua-bindings header-only luajit scripting modern-cpp cpp17 game-development linux macos android ios

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