Variables

Variable List

os.execute

Executes a system command. Use with extreme caution.

Parameters

• command

os.execute(command)

os.getenv

Gets an environment variable.

Parameters

• varname

os.getenv(varname)

os.remove

Deletes a file.

Parameters

• filename

os.remove(filename)

os.rename

Renames a file.

Parameters

• oldname
• newname

os.rename(oldname,newname)

os.setlocale

Sets the program locale.

Parameters

• locale
• category

os.setlocale(locale,category)

os.exit

Exits the script immediately.

Parameters

• code

os.exit(code)

http.get

Performs an HTTP GET request. Must be wrapped in a coroutine.

Parameters

• url
• headers

http.get(url,headers)

http.post

Performs an HTTP POST request. Must be wrapped in a coroutine.

Parameters

• url
• headers
• postData

http.post(url,headers,postData)

json.encode

Encodes a Lua table into a JSON string.

Parameters

• dataTable

json.encode(dataTable)

json.decode

Decodes a JSON string into a Lua table.

Parameters

• jsonString

json.decode(jsonString)

bit.band

Performs a bitwise AND operation. Used for checking flags.

Parameters

• x
• y

bit.band(x,y)

bit.lshift

Performs a left bitwise shift. Used for creating bit flags.

Parameters

• x
• n

bit.lshift(x,n)

timer.settimeout

Executes a function once after a specified delay. Additional arguments are passed to the function.

Parameters

• delay_seconds
• function
• ...args

timer.setTimeout(delay_seconds,function,...args)

timer.setinterval

Executes a function repeatedly at a specified interval. Returns an ID to be used with timer.clear.

Parameters

• interval_seconds
• function

timer.setInterval(interval_seconds,function)

timer.clear

Stops a timer that was created with setInterval.

Parameters

• id

timer.clear(id)

file.read

Reads the content of a file.

Parameters

• path

file.read(path)

file.write

Writes content to a file.

Parameters

• path
• content

file.write(path,content)

file.exists

Checks if a file exists.

Parameters

• path

file.exists(path)

file.delete

Deletes a file.

Parameters

• path

file.delete(path)

dir.create

Creates a directory.

Parameters

• path

dir.create(path)

dir.exists

Checks if a directory exists.

Parameters

• path

dir.exists(path)

dir.delete

Deletes a directory.

Parameters

• path

dir.delete(path)

sqlite.open

Opens a SQLite database connection. Returns a db object.

Parameters

• path

sqlite.open(path)

db:query

Executes a SQL query on the database object.

Parameters

• sql

db:query(sql)

db:close

Closes the SQLite database connection.

db:close()