Li Integrate Lua with C++

Seamlessly integrate Lua scripting to enhance application flexibility
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80512-363-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Discover the perfect synergy between C++ and Lua to create powerful, adaptable, and high-performing software solutionsKey Features - Get hands-on experience by integrating Lua with C++
- Explore real-life project-ready advanced techniques for your future projects
- Learn Lua through practical coding examples and exercises
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book DescriptionC++ is a popular choice in the developer community for building complex and large-scale performant applications and systems. Often a need arises to extend the system at runtime, without recompiling the whole C++ program. Using a scripting language like Lua can help achieve this goal efficiently. Integrate Lua to C++ is a comprehensive guide to integrating Lua to C++ and will enable you to achieve the goal of extending C++ programs at runtime. You’ll learn, in sequence, how to get and compile the Lua library, the Lua programming language, calling Lua code from C++, and calling C++ code from Lua. In each topic, you’ll practice with code examples, and learn the in-depth mechanisms for smooth working. Throughout the book, the latter examples build on the earlier ones while also acting as a standalone. You’ll learn to implement Lua executor and Lua binding generator, which you can use in your projects directly with further customizations. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered integrating Lua into C++ and using Lua in your C++ project efficiently, gained the skills to extend your applications at runtime, and achieved dynamic and adaptable C++ development.What you will learn - Explore how to access and compile Lua source code
- Call Lua code from C++ for enhanced functionality
- Integrate C++ code into Lua for powerful interactions
- Deepen your understanding of Lua stack for advanced usage
- Implement a project-ready Lua executor and binding generator
- Extend C++ projects with customizable and extensible Lua scripting
Who this book is forThis book is for C++ developers seeking to seamlessly integrate Lua, learn the Lua programming language by examples, or enhance their understanding of Lua-C++ interaction. Basic knowledge of C++ is required to fully benefit from this book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Wenhuan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Webprogrammierung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Programmier- und Skriptsprachen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents - Get and Build Lua with C++
- Lua Fundamentals
- How to Call Lua from C++
- Map Lua Types to C++
- Work with Lua Tables
- How to Call C++ from Lua
- User Defined Types in C++
- A C++ Template Class to Export C++ to Lua
- Some Advanced Techniques
- Managing Resources
- Multithreading

Über Autor(innen)

Li Wenhuan :

Wenhuan Li is a software architect and full stack developer. He started his career in the chip design industry, where he worked on embedded software and development tools. Over the past decade, Wenhuan has primarily focused on mobile applications and backend services and was associated with big tech companies such as Meta, Bloomberg, Booking, and McAfee.