1 Lutok is a lightweight C++ API library for Lua.
3 Lutok provides thin C++ wrappers around the Lua C API to ease the
4 interaction between C++ and Lua. These wrappers make intensive use of
5 RAII to prevent resource leakage, expose C++-friendly data types, report
6 errors by means of exceptions and ensure that the Lua stack is always
7 left untouched in the face of errors. The library also provides a small
8 subset of miscellaneous utility functions built on top of the wrappers.
10 Lutok focuses on providing a clean and safe C++ interface; the drawback
11 is that it is not suitable for performance-critical environments. In
12 order to implement error-safe C++ wrappers on top of a Lua C binary
13 library, Lutok adds several layers or abstraction and error checking
14 that go against the original spirit of the Lua C API and thus degrade
17 For further information on the contents of this distribution file,
18 please refer to the following other documents:
20 * AUTHORS: List of authors and contributors to this project.
21 * COPYING: License information.
22 * INSTALL: Compilation and installation instructions.
23 * NEWS: List of major changes between formal releases.
25 For general project information, please visit:
27 http://code.google.com/p/lutok/