SamaLang is powered by Lua 5.4, one of the fastest and most efficient scripting languages available. Since SamaLang transpiles directly to Lua, you have full access to the Lua standard library and ecosystem.
SamaLang is fully compatible with Lua 5.4. All Lua code can be mixed with SamaLang syntax. The transpiler performs keyword substitution, so any valid Lua code (using standard Lua keywords) will work if it doesn’t conflict with SamaLang keywords.
The following Lua standard library functions are available in SamaLang:
| Function |
Description |
table.insert(t, [pos], value) |
Insert value at position |
table.remove(t, [pos]) |
Remove value at position |
table.sort(t, [comp]) |
Sort table elements |
table.concat(t, [sep]) |
Concatenate table elements |
| Function |
Description |
string.len(s) |
Get string length |
string.upper(s) |
Convert to uppercase |
string.lower(s) |
Convert to lowercase |
string.sub(s, i, j) |
Extract substring |
string.find(s, pattern) |
Find pattern match |
string.format(fmt, ...) |
Format string |
string.gsub(s, pat, rep) |
Replace pattern |
string.rep(s, n) |
Repeat string |
| Function |
Description |
math.abs(x) |
Absolute value |
math.ceil(x) |
Round up |
math.floor(x) |
Round down |
math.max(...) |
Maximum value |
math.min(...) |
Minimum value |
math.random([m, n]) |
Random number |
math.sqrt(x) |
Square root |
| Function |
Description |
type(v) |
Return type as string |
tostring(v) |
Convert to string |
tonumber(s) |
Convert to number |
