lunescript

LuneScript is a Transcompiler for Lua.

- Learning cost is low because it is based on Lua and C syntax.
- Because LuneScript is a statically typed language, simple checks can be found at compile time by type checking.
- Minimize the effort of type declaration by type inference.
- Null safety.
- Generics (partly only) allows processing while preserving type information.
- Corresponds to class definition as grammar of language.
- Macros can realize designs that do not depend on dynamic processing such as polymorphism.
- Supports data representation compatible with JSON.
- Transformed Lua code can be operated as a single unit without assuming external libraries.
- Since the process written in LuneScript is output as is, the transcoded Lua code, There is no performance deterioration.
- Existing Lua external modules can be used from LuneScript.
- LuneScript runs on Lua and is easy to install as it requires no Lua standard modules.
- Supports Lua 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.
- LuneScript is developed by self hosting.