Robert Amarante Kyonru

Lua Cheat Sheet

Lua is a lightweight, efficient, and versatile scripting language known for its simplicity and extensibility. It was created by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Waldemar Celes, and Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 1993. The name "Lua" translates to "moon" in Portuguese, reflecting the language's intention to be a small and beautiful extension to existing systems. Lua is often used as an embedded scripting language in various applications and has gained popularity in the game development industry for its ease of integration and speed. Its clean and intuitive syntax, along with a powerful set of features, makes Lua a preferred choice for developers seeking a fast and efficient language for their projects.

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	MIT License

	Copyright (c) 2026 Roberto Amarante

	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
	of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
	in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
	to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
	copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
	furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

	(async () => {
	const FILTER = ""; // "" = all, or "arrow", "home", etc.
	const MAX_ICONS = Infinity;
	const ICON_SIZE = 96;
	const OPEN_LIBRARY_MENU = true;
	const DEFAULT_STATUS = "unpublished";

	const uid = () => crypto.randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 21);
	const rand = () => Math.floor(Math.random() * 2 ** 31);
	const now = Date.now();

	# tools/.gitignore
	# compiled output
	/dist
	/node_modules
	/build

	# Logs
	logs
	*.log
	npm-debug.log*

	local lfs = require("lfs")

	local ROOT = "assets"
	local OUTPUT = "types/assets.lua"

	local typeMap = {
	lua = "function",
	png = "love.Image",
	jpg = "love.Image",
	dds = "love.Image",

	local socket = require("socket")

	local serverUtils = require("server_utils")

	local originalNewImage = love.graphics.newImage
	local originalNewFont = love.graphics.newFont
	local originalNewSource = love.audio.newSource

	local game_path = "creating-games-with-love-demo/game/"

	---@diagnostic disable: invisible

	--- From https://github.com/rxi/json.lua
	local json = require("json")

	local server = {}

	function server.allowedHeaders()
	local response = [[
	HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

	def es_palindromo(num):
	return str(num) == str(num)[::-1]

	def numeros_palindromos(minimo, maximo):
	palindromos = []
	for num in range(minimo, maximo+1):
	if es_palindromo(num):
	palindromos.append(num)
	return palindromos


	transform.Rotate(Vector3.up, angulo);