Lua REPL

A Textadept module for loading an interactive Lua REPL using the editor's Lua State, similar to Lua's interactive REPL.

This is an alternative to the single-line Lua command entry.

Install this module by copying it into your ~/.textadept/modules/ directory or Textadept's modules/ directory, and then putting the following in your ~/.textadept/init.lua:

local lua_repl = require('lua_repl')

Select "Tools > Lua REPL" to open the REPL. Typing the Enter key on any line evaluates that line, unless that line is a continuation line. In that case, when finished, select the lines to evaluate and type Enter to evaluate the entire chunk.

Tab completion is available, as is cycling through history with the Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down and Ctrl+P and Ctrl+N keys.

Note: if the Language Server Protocol (LSP) module is enabled, any completions coming from that module are separate from this module's completions.

Lines may be optionally prefixed with '=' (similar to the Lua prompt) to print a result.

lua_repl.cycle_history_next()

Cycle forward through command history, taking into account commands with multiple lines.

lua_repl.cycle_history_prev()

Cycle backward through command history, taking into account commands with multiple lines.

lua_repl.evaluate_repl()

Evaluates as Lua code the current line or the text on the currently selected lines.

If the current line has a syntax error, it is ignored and treated as a line continuation.

lua_repl.history

Lua command history.

It has a numeric pos field that indicates where in the history the user currently is.

Fields:

• pos:

lua_repl.keys

Table of key bindings for the REPL.

lua_repl.open([new=false])

Creates or switches to a Lua REPL.

Parameters:

• new: Create a new REPL even if one already exists.