teal-language/tl
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The compiler for Teal, a typed dialect of Lua observed · 2026-09-30
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 32
- 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: 59
- age_days: 2817
- days_rel: 372
- days_push: 35
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
2829 stars · 163 forks observed · 2026-09-30
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
tl is the compiler and type checker for Teal, a statically-typed dialect of Lua that adds type annotations, generics, and records while compiling back to plain Lua. It ships as a dependency-free tl.lua module, a CLI with run/check/gen subcommands, and a browser playground.
Use cases
- add static types to a Lua codebase
- type-check Lua projects
- compile Teal to plain Lua
- run typed Lua scripts
- gradually migrate Lua to a typed dialect
When to choose
- you write Lua and want TypeScript-like static typing
- you need a zero-dependency type checker embeddable in Lua projects
- you target Lua 5.1-5.4 or LuaJIT
When to avoid
- you need a standalone typed language with its own runtime
- you want runtime type enforcement rather than compile-time checking
- you need full IDE support outside Lua tooling ecosystems
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
compiler type-system linter interpreter programming-language programming-languages compilers developer-tools windows cross-platform cli browser lua teal typed-lua static-typing luarocks transpiler compiler linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/teal-language/tl · fetched 2026-09-30 · 7094772fece6
- homepage: https://teal-language.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 55fcb1fefb41
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| teal-language/tl | main | 74 |
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