org.classdump.luna.compiler

Class LuaCompiler

java.lang.Object

org.classdump.luna.compiler.LuaCompiler

public class LuaCompiler
extends Object

A Lua-to-Java-bytecode compiler.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LuaCompiler() Constructs a new compiler instance with default settings.
LuaCompiler(CompilerSettings settings) Constructs a new compiler instance with the given settings.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CompiledModule	compile(String sourceText, String sourceFileName, String rootClassName) Compiles the Lua source string sourceText into Java bytecode, giving the main class the name rootClassName, and using sourceFileName as the name of the source file (for debugging information),
CompilerSettings	settings() Returns the settings used in this compiler instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LuaCompiler

public LuaCompiler(CompilerSettings settings)

Constructs a new compiler instance with the given settings.

Parameters:

settings - the settings, must not be null

Throws:

NullPointerException - if settings is null

LuaCompiler

public LuaCompiler()

Constructs a new compiler instance with default settings.

Method Detail

settings

public CompilerSettings settings()

Returns the settings used in this compiler instance.

Returns:

the settings used by this compiler

compile

public CompiledModule compile(String sourceText,
                              String sourceFileName,
                              String rootClassName)
                       throws ParseException,
                              TokenMgrError

Compiles the Lua source string sourceText into Java bytecode, giving the main class the name rootClassName, and using sourceFileName as the name of the source file (for debugging information),

Parameters:

sourceText - source text, must not be null

sourceFileName - file name of the source, must not be null

rootClassName - class name of the main class, must not be null

Returns:

sourceText compiled into a loadable module

Throws:

NullPointerException - if sourceText, sourceFileName or rootClassName is null

TokenMgrError - when sourceText cannot be lexically analysed following the Lua lexical rules

ParseException - when sourceText cannot be parsed following the Lua grammar