nix2lua/README.md

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# nix2lua
This is a small but functional library that converts your nix configurations
into Lua format.
This library was initially designed for my personal
[Neovim flake](https://git.pleshevski.ru/mynix/neovim).
# Installation
Add `nix2lua` as input to your `flake.nix`
```nix
{
inputs.nix2lua.url = "git+https://git.pleshevski.ru/mynix/nix2lua";
outputs = { nix2lua }:
let
luaTable = nix2lua.lib.toLua {
foo = "bar";
nvimTree.settings = {
open_on_setup = true;
renderer = {
group_empty = true;
full_name = true;
};
};
};
in luaTable;
}
```
# References
`toLua expr`
> Returns a string containing Lua representation of `expr`. Strings, integers,
> floats, boolean, lists and sets are mapped to their Lua equivalents.
>
> Null will be skipped. This is useful when you want to use an optional value.
> To render `nil` you should use the `LuaNil` function.
>
> ```nix
> toLua { foo = "bar"; }
> toLua [ 10 "foo" [ "bar" ] ]
> ```
`LuaNil`
> Creates a type that will be mapped by the `toLua` as `nil`
>
> ```nix
> toLua LuaNil
> ```
`LuaRaw expr`
> Creates a type that instructs `toLua` not to change the passed expression
> `expr`.
>
> ```nix
> toLua (mkLuaRaw "require('bar').baz")
> ```
`mkNamedField name expr`
> Creates a type that represents a named field in the Lua table. This type
> cannot exist outside a list or set.
>
> This is useful to create table with some named fields.
>
> ```nix
> toLua [
> "foo"
> (mkNamedField "bar" "baz")
> ]
> ```
# License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
See [COPYING](./COPYING) to see the full text.