lib/lua.nix


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{lib, ...}: let
  toLua = val:
    # nil
    if val == null
    then "nil"
    # boolean
    else if builtins.isBool val
    then
      if val
      then "true"
      else "false"
    # number
    else if builtins.isInt val || builtins.isFloat val
    then toString val
    # string
    else if builtins.isString val
    then "'${val}'"
    # table (array)
    else if builtins.isList val
    then "{ " + (lib.concatStringsSep ", " (map toLua val)) + " }"
    # table (object)
    else if builtins.isAttrs val
    then
      "{ "
      + (lib.concatStringsSep ", "
        (lib.mapAttrsToList (k: v: "${k} = ${toLua v}") val))
      + " }"
    # invalid
    else throw "Unsupported value: ${toString val}";
in {
  inherit toLua;
}