# rudeboy
rudeboy - Rlua User Data Extension library
Provides derive macros and impl block attribute macros which
allow for easily generating an index metamethod and exposing rust methods to
lua using the `rlua` crate.
## Usage
There are five major use cases allowed by the crate, covered in the below
sections.
### Index metamethod only
This allows the fields of an instance of the UserData struct to be accessed
from lua using the `instance.field` syntax, but does not generate or allow
the user to add any further methods
```rust
use rudeboy::IndexSealed;
#[derive(IndexSealed)]
struct Foo {
bar: String,
baz: f64,
}
let lua = rlua::Lua::new();
let globals = ctx.globals();
let bar = "bar".to_string();
let baz = 23.0;
globals.set("a_foo", Foo { bar: bar.clone(), baz })?;
// Use the index metamethod to access fields
let lua_bar = ctx.load("a_foo.bar").eval::<String>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_bar, bar);
let lua_baz = ctx.load("a_foo.baz").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_baz, baz);
Ok(())
})?;
```
### Index metamethod with additional user definitions
This allows the fields of an instance of the UserData struct to be accessed
from lua using the `instance.field` syntax, but does not generate an impl
for `rlua::UserData`. The user must use the [`RudeboyIndex`] trait to add the
index metamethod, but is also free to add additional methods to be accessed
from lua
```rust
use rudeboy::Index;
#[derive(Index)]
struct Foo {
bar: String,
baz: f64,
}
impl rlua::UserData for Foo {
fn add_methods<'lua, M: ::rlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
// Use the rudeboy-generated trait to add the index metamethod
use rudeboy::RudeboyIndex;
Foo::generate_index(methods);
// Add additional user-defined methods
methods.add_method("user_method", |_, data, ()| {
Ok(data.baz * 2.0)
});
}
}
let lua = rlua::Lua::new();
let globals = ctx.globals();
let bar = "bar".to_string();
let baz = 23.0;
globals.set("a_foo", Foo { bar: bar.clone(), baz })?;
// Use the index metamethod to access fields
let lua_bar = ctx.load("a_foo.bar").eval::<String>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_bar, bar);
let lua_baz = ctx.load("a_foo.baz").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_baz, baz);
// Use the user defined method
let udm = ctx.load("a_foo:user_method()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(baz * 2.0, udm);
Ok(())
})?;
```
### Index metamethod and rust methods only
This generates an index metamethod and exposes the methods in the tagged impl
block to lua, as well as generating an impl of UserData. The user cannot add
any further user defined methods, however.
```rust
use rudeboy::{Index, MethodsSealed};
#[derive(Index)]
struct Foo {
bar: String,
baz: f64,
}
#[MethodsSealed]
impl Foo {
// Methods must take self as their receiver...
fn double(&self) -> f64 {
self.baz * 2.0
}
// ... but can take mut self as well
fn set_baz(&mut self, baz: f64) {
self.baz = baz;
}
}
let lua = rlua::Lua::new();
let globals = ctx.globals();
let bar = "bar".to_string();
let baz = 23.0;
globals.set("a_foo", Foo { bar: bar.clone(), baz })?;
// Use the index metamethod to access fields
let lua_bar = ctx.load("a_foo.bar").eval::<String>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_bar, bar);
let lua_baz = ctx.load("a_foo.baz").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_baz, baz);
// Use the immutable method
let doubled = ctx.load("a_foo:double()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(baz * 2.0, doubled);
// Use the mutable method
ctx.load("a_foo:set_baz(5.0)").exec()?;
let new_baz = ctx.load("a_foo.baz").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(new_baz, 5.0);
Ok(())
})?;
```
### Index metamethod and rust methods with additional user definitions
This generates an index metamethod and exposes the methods in the tagged impl
block to lua, but does not generate an impl of UserData. The user can then
add additional methods using `rlua::UserData`, but must use the
[`RudeboyIndex`] and [`RudeboyMethods`] traits to add the generated methods
to the user data.
```rust
use rudeboy::{Index, Methods};
#[derive(Index)]
struct Foo {
bar: String,
baz: f64,
}
#[Methods]
impl Foo {
// Methods must take self as their receiver...
fn double(&self) -> f64 {
self.baz * 2.0
}
// ... but can take mut self as well
fn set_baz(&mut self, baz: f64) {
self.baz = baz;
}
}
impl rlua::UserData for Foo {
fn add_methods<'lua, M: ::rlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
// Use the rudeboy-generated trait to add the index metamethod
use rudeboy::RudeboyIndex;
Foo::generate_index(methods);
// Use the rudeboy-generated trait to add the methods from the tagged
// impl block
use rudeboy::RudeboyMethods;
Foo::generate_methods(methods);
// Add additional user-defined methods
methods.add_method("user_method", |_, data, ()| {
Ok(data.baz * 2.0)
});
}
}
let lua = rlua::Lua::new();
let globals = ctx.globals();
let bar = "bar".to_string();
let baz = 23.0;
globals.set("a_foo", Foo { bar: bar.clone(), baz })?;
// Use the index metamethod to access fields
let lua_bar = ctx.load("a_foo.bar").eval::<String>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_bar, bar);
let lua_baz = ctx.load("a_foo.baz").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(lua_baz, baz);
// Use the immutable method
let udm = ctx.load("a_foo:double()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(baz * 2.0, udm);
// Use the mutable method
ctx.load("a_foo:set_baz(5.0)").exec()?;
let new_baz = ctx.load("a_foo.baz").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(new_baz, 5.0);
// Use the user defined method
let udm = ctx.load("a_foo:user_method()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(new_baz * 2.0, udm);
Ok(())
})?;
```
### Rust methods with no index metamethod
Exposes methods in an impl block to lua without creating an index metamethod
for the type. Also generates an impl for `rlua::UserData`, which means the
user cannot add additional user-defined methods
This example uses [`MethodsSealed`] to add methods from an impl block as well
as generating a `rlua::UserData` impl for the type. Note that
[`MethodsSealed`] expects an implementation of [`RudeboyIndex`] for the type,
so we must use the derive macro [`NoIndex`] in order to provide an empty
implementation of that trait.
```rust
use rudeboy::{NoIndex, MethodsSealed};
// Derives Clone so that an instance can be retrieved from the lua context
#[derive(Clone, NoIndex)]
struct Foo {
bar: String,
baz: f64,
}
#[MethodsSealed]
impl Foo {
// Methods must take self as their receiver...
fn double(&self) -> f64 {
self.baz * 2.0
}
// ... but can take mut self as well
fn set_baz(&mut self, baz: f64) {
self.baz = baz;
}
}
let lua = rlua::Lua::new();
let globals = ctx.globals();
let bar = "bar".to_string();
let baz = 23.0;
globals.set("a_foo", Foo { bar: bar.clone(), baz })?;
// Use the immutable method
let udm = ctx.load("a_foo:double()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(baz * 2.0, udm);
// Use the mutable method
ctx.load("a_foo:set_baz(5.0)").exec()?;
let new_foo = ctx.load("a_foo").eval::<Foo>()?;
assert_eq!(new_foo.baz, 5.0);
Ok(())
})?;
```
### Rust methods with no index metamethod, but with user defined methods
This generates an impl for [`RudeboyMethods`] that will add the methods from
an impl block, but will not generate an index metamethod or generate an impl
for `rlua::UserData`. This allows the user to add additional user-defined
methods.
Note that because this approach does not use [`MethodsSealed`], there is no
need for the struct to use the [`NoIndex`] derive macro.
```rust
use rudeboy::{Index, Methods};
// Derives Clone so that an instance can be retrieved from the lua context
#[derive(Clone)]
struct Foo {
bar: String,
baz: f64,
}
#[Methods]
impl Foo {
// Methods must take self as their receiver...
fn double(&self) -> f64 {
self.baz * 2.0
}
// ... but can take mut self as well
fn set_baz(&mut self, baz: f64) {
self.baz = baz;
}
}
impl rlua::UserData for Foo {
fn add_methods<'lua, M: ::rlua::UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
// Note: the call for RudeboyIndex::generate_index is simply ommitted
// Use the rudeboy-generated trait to add the methods from the tagged
// impl block
use rudeboy::RudeboyMethods;
Foo::generate_methods(methods);
// Add additional user-defined methods
methods.add_method("user_method", |_, data, ()| {
Ok(data.baz * 2.0)
});
}
}
let lua = rlua::Lua::new();
let globals = ctx.globals();
let bar = "bar".to_string();
let baz = 23.0;
globals.set("a_foo", Foo { bar: bar.clone(), baz })?;
// Use the immutable method
let udm = ctx.load("a_foo:double()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(baz * 2.0, udm);
// Use the mutable method
ctx.load("a_foo:set_baz(5.0)").exec()?;
let new_foo = ctx.load("a_foo").eval::<Foo>()?;
assert_eq!(new_foo.baz, 5.0);
// Use the user defined method
let udm = ctx.load("a_foo:user_method()").eval::<f64>()?;
assert_eq!(new_foo.baz * 2.0, udm);
Ok(())
})?;
```
[`RudeboyIndex`]: trait.RudeboyIndex.html
[`RudeboyMethods`]: trait.RudeboyMethods.html
[`NoIndex`]: derive.NoIndex.html
[`MethodsSealed`]: attr.MethodsSealed.html
License: MIT