Lua

Brad Jorsch’s short presentation for a basic example of how to convert a wikitext template into a Lua module.

This is a central place for coordinating Lua scripting (via Scribunto extension) on various Wikimedia wikis.

Regarding deployment of Scribunto, please see Lua deployments.

Please add translations of Module namespace name to Lua deployments/Localization of Module.

Useful links

• MediaWiki.org's Lua hub
• Scribunto
• Lua scripting language
• Lua tutorial
• demo templates at test2.wikipedia.org
• Lua reference manual
• Lua performance by Dragons flight