SpaceVim/docs/layers/lang/lua.md

title	description
SpaceVim lang#lua layer	This layer is for lua development, provide autocompletion, syntax checking, code format for lua file.

Available Layers >> lang#lua

• Description
• Install
  • Layer
  • Syntax checking && Code formatting
• Key bindings
  • Inferior REPL process
  • Running current script

Description

This layer is for lua development.

Install

Layer

To use this configuration layer, update custom configuration file with:

[[layers]]
  name = "lang#lua"

Syntax checking && Code formatting

Key bindings

Inferior REPL process

Start a lua or luap inferior REPL process with SPC l s i. You may change the REPL command by layer option repl_command. For example, if you want to use lua.repl, load this layer via:

call SpaceVim#layers#load('lang#lua'
    \ {
    \ 'repl_command' : '~/.luarocks/lib/luarocks/rocks-5.3/luarepl/0.8-1/bin/rep.lua',
    \ }

Send code to inferior process commands:

Key Binding	Description
SPC l b	compile current lua buffer
SPC l r	run current lua file
SPC l f	format current lua file
SPC l s b	send buffer and keep code buffer focused
SPC l s l	send line and keep code buffer focused
SPC l s s	send selection text and keep code buffer focused

Running current script

To running a lua script, you can press SPC l r to run current file without loss focus, and the result will be shown in a runner buffer.