--[[ compat_env v$(_VERSION) - Lua 5.1/5.2 environment compatibility functions SYNOPSIS -- Get load/loadfile compatibility functions only if using 5.1. local CL = pcall(load, '') and _G or require 'compat_env' local load = CL.load local loadfile = CL.loadfile -- The following now works in both Lua 5.1 and 5.2: assert(load('return 2*pi', nil, 't', {pi=math.pi}))() assert(loadfile('ex.lua', 't', {print=print}))() -- Get getfenv/setfenv compatibility functions only if using 5.2. local getfenv = _G.getfenv or require 'compat_env'.getfenv local setfenv = _G.setfenv or require 'compat_env'.setfenv local function f() return x end setfenv(f, {x=2}) print(x, getfenv(f).x) --> 2, 2 DESCRIPTION This module provides Lua 5.1/5.2 environment related compatibility functions. This includes implementations of Lua 5.2 style `load` and `loadfile` for use in Lua 5.1. It also includes Lua 5.1 style `getfenv` and `setfenv` for use in Lua 5.2. API local CL = require 'compat_env' CL.load (ld [, source [, mode [, env] ] ]) --> f [, err] This behaves the same as the Lua 5.2 `load` in both Lua 5.1 and 5.2. http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html#pdf-load CL.loadfile ([filename [, mode [, env] ] ]) --> f [, err] This behaves the same as the Lua 5.2 `loadfile` in both Lua 5.1 and 5.2. http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html#pdf-loadfile CL.getfenv ([f]) --> t This is identical to the Lua 5.1 `getfenv` in Lua 5.1. This behaves similar to the Lua 5.1 `getfenv` in Lua 5.2. When a global environment is to be returned, or when `f` is a C function, this returns `_G` since Lua 5.2 doesn't have (thread) global and C function environments. This will also return `_G` if the Lua function `f` lacks an `_ENV` upvalue, but it will raise an error if uncertain due to lack of debug info. It is not normally considered good design to use this function; when possible, use `load` or `loadfile` instead. http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#pdf-getfenv CL.setfenv (f, t) This is identical to the Lua 5.1 `setfenv` in Lua 5.1. This behaves similar to the Lua 5.1 `setfenv` in Lua 5.2. This will do nothing if `f` is a Lua function that lacks an `_ENV` upvalue, but it will raise an error if uncertain due to lack of debug info. See also Design Notes below. It is not normally considered good design to use this function; when possible, use `load` or `loadfile` instead. http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#pdf-setfenv DESIGN NOTES This module intends to provide robust and fairly complete reimplementations of the environment related Lua 5.1 and Lua 5.2 functions. No effort is made, however, to simulate rare or difficult to simulate features, such as thread environments, although this is liable to change in the future. Such 5.1 capabilities are discouraged and ideally removed from 5.1 code, thereby allowing your code to work in both 5.1 and 5.2. In Lua 5.2, a `setfenv(f, {})`, where `f` lacks any upvalues, will be silently ignored since there is no `_ENV` in this function to write to, and the environment will have no effect inside the function anyway. However, this does mean that `getfenv(setfenv(f, t))` does not necessarily equal `t`, which is incompatible with 5.1 code (a possible workaround would be [1]). If `setfenv(f, {})` has an upvalue but no debug info, then this will raise an error to prevent inadvertently executing potentially untrusted code in the global environment. It is not normally considered good design to use `setfenv` and `getfenv` (one reason they were removed in 5.2). When possible, consider replacing these with `load` or `loadfile`, which are more restrictive and have native implementations in 5.2. This module might be merged into a more general Lua 5.1/5.2 compatibility library (e.g. a full reimplementation of Lua 5.2 `_G`). However, `load/loadfile/getfenv/setfenv` perhaps are among the more cumbersome functions not to have. INSTALLATION Download compat_env.lua: wget https://raw.github.com/gist/1654007/compat_env.lua Copy compat_env.lua into your LUA_PATH. Alternately, unpack, test, and install into LuaRocks: wget https://raw.github.com/gist/1422205/sourceunpack.lua lua sourceunpack.lua compat_env.lua (cd out && luarocks make) Related work http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaVersionCompatibility https://github.com/stevedonovan/Penlight/blob/master/lua/pl/utils.lua - penlight implementations of getfenv/setfenv http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-06/msg00313.html - initial getfenv/setfenv implementation References [1] http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-06/msg00315.html Copyright (c) 2012 David Manura. Licensed under the same terms as Lua 5.1/5.2 (MIT license). 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: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. --]]--------------------------------------------------------------------- local M = {_TYPE='module', _NAME='compat_env', _VERSION='0.2.20120124'} local function check_chunk_type(s, mode) local nmode = mode or 'bt' local is_binary = s and #s > 0 and s:byte(1) == 27 if is_binary and not nmode:match'b' then return nil, ("attempt to load a binary chunk (mode is '%s')"):format(mode) elseif not is_binary and not nmode:match't' then return nil, ("attempt to load a text chunk (mode is '%s')"):format(mode) end return true end local IS_52_LOAD = pcall(load, '') if IS_52_LOAD then M.load = _G.load M.loadfile = _G.loadfile else -- 5.2 style `load` implemented in 5.1 function M.load(ld, source, mode, env) local f if type(ld) == 'string' then local s = ld local ok, err = check_chunk_type(s, mode); if not ok then return ok, err end local err; f, err = loadstring(s, source); if not f then return f, err end elseif type(ld) == 'function' then local ld2 = ld if (mode or 'bt') ~= 'bt' then local first = ld() local ok, err = check_chunk_type(first, mode); if not ok then return ok, err end ld2 = function() if first then local chunk=first; first=nil; return chunk else return ld() end end end local err; f, err = load(ld2, source); if not f then return f, err end else error(("bad argument #1 to 'load' (function expected, got %s)"):format(type(ld)), 2) end if env then setfenv(f, env) end return f end -- 5.2 style `loadfile` implemented in 5.1 function M.loadfile(filename, mode, env) if (mode or 'bt') ~= 'bt' then local ioerr local fh, err = io.open(filename, 'rb'); if not fh then return fh, err end local function ld() local chunk; chunk,ioerr = fh:read(4096); return chunk end local f, err = M.load(ld, filename and '@'..filename, mode, env) fh:close() if not f then return f, err end if ioerr then return nil, ioerr end return f else local f, err = loadfile(filename); if not f then return f, err end if env then setfenv(f, env) end return f end end end if _G.setfenv then -- Lua 5.1 M.setfenv = _G.setfenv M.getfenv = _G.getfenv else -- >= Lua 5.2 -- helper function for `getfenv`/`setfenv` local function envlookup(f) local name, val local up = 0 local unknown repeat up=up+1; name, val = debug.getupvalue(f, up) if name == '' then unknown = true end until name == '_ENV' or name == nil if name ~= '_ENV' then up = nil if unknown then error("upvalues not readable in Lua 5.2 when debug info missing", 3) end end return (name == '_ENV') and up, val, unknown end -- helper function for `getfenv`/`setfenv` local function envhelper(f, name) if type(f) == 'number' then if f < 0 then error(("bad argument #1 to '%s' (level must be non-negative)"):format(name), 3) elseif f < 1 then error("thread environments unsupported in Lua 5.2", 3) --[*] end f = debug.getinfo(f+2, 'f').func elseif type(f) ~= 'function' then error(("bad argument #1 to '%s' (number expected, got %s)"):format(type(name, f)), 2) end return f end -- [*] might simulate with table keyed by coroutine.running() -- 5.1 style `setfenv` implemented in 5.2 function M.setfenv(f, t) local f = envhelper(f, 'setfenv') local up, val, unknown = envlookup(f) if up then debug.upvaluejoin(f, up, function() return up end, 1) -- unique upvalue [*] debug.setupvalue(f, up, t) else local what = debug.getinfo(f, 'S').what if what ~= 'Lua' and what ~= 'main' then -- not Lua func error("'setfenv' cannot change environment of given object", 2) end -- else ignore no _ENV upvalue (warning: incompatible with 5.1) end -- added in https://gist.github.com/2255007 return f end -- [*] http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-06/msg00313.html -- 5.1 style `getfenv` implemented in 5.2 function M.getfenv(f) if f == 0 or f == nil then return _G end -- simulated behavior local f = envhelper(f, 'setfenv') local up, val = envlookup(f) if not up then return _G end -- simulated behavior [**] return val end -- [**] possible reasons: no _ENV upvalue, C function end return M --[[ FILE rockspec.in package = 'compat_env' version = '$(_VERSION)-1' source = { url = 'https://raw.github.com/gist/1654007/$(GITID)/compat_env.lua', --url = 'https://raw.github.com/gist/1654007/compat_env.lua', -- latest raw --url = 'https://gist.github.com/gists/1654007/download', md5 = '$(MD5)' } description = { summary = 'Lua 5.1/5.2 environment compatibility functions', detailed = [=[ Provides Lua 5.1/5.2 environment related compatibility functions. This includes implementations of Lua 5.2 style `load` and `loadfile` for use in Lua 5.1. It also includes Lua 5.1 style `getfenv` and `setfenv` for use in Lua 5.2. ]=], license = 'MIT/X11', homepage = 'https://gist.github.com/1654007', maintainer = 'David Manura' } dependencies = {} -- Lua 5.1 or 5.2 build = { type = 'builtin', modules = { ['compat_env'] = 'compat_env.lua' } } --]]--------------------------------------------------------------------- --[[ FILE test.lua -- test.lua - test suite for compat_env module. local CL = require 'compat_env' local load = CL.load local loadfile = CL.loadfile local setfenv = CL.setfenv local getfenv = CL.getfenv local function checkeq(a, b, e) if a ~= b then error( 'not equal ['..tostring(a)..'] ['..tostring(b)..'] ['..tostring(e)..']') end end local function checkerr(pat, ok, err) assert(not ok, 'checkerr') assert(type(err) == 'string' and err:match(pat), err) end -- test `load` checkeq(load('return 2')(), 2) checkerr('expected near', load'return 2 2') checkerr('text chunk', load('return 2', nil, 'b')) checkerr('text chunk', load('', nil, 'b')) checkerr('binary chunk', load('\027', nil, 't')) checkeq(load('return 2*x',nil,'bt',{x=5})(), 10) checkeq(debug.getinfo(load('')).source, '') checkeq(debug.getinfo(load('', 'foo')).source, 'foo') -- test `loadfile` local fh = assert(io.open('tmp.lua', 'wb')) fh:write('return (...) or x') fh:close() checkeq(loadfile('tmp.lua')(2), 2) checkeq(loadfile('tmp.lua', 't')(2), 2) checkerr('text chunk', loadfile('tmp.lua', 'b')) checkeq(loadfile('tmp.lua', nil, {x=3})(), 3) checkeq(debug.getinfo(loadfile('tmp.lua')).source, '@tmp.lua') checkeq(debug.getinfo(loadfile('tmp.lua', 't', {})).source, '@tmp.lua') os.remove'tmp.lua' -- test `setfenv`/`getfenv` x = 5 local a,b=true; local function f(c) if a then return x,b,c end end setfenv(f, {x=3}) checkeq(f(), 3) checkeq(getfenv(f).x, 3) checkerr('cannot change', pcall(setfenv, string.len, {})) -- C function checkeq(getfenv(string.len), _G) -- C function local function g() setfenv(1, {x=4}) checkeq(getfenv(1).x, 4) return x end checkeq(g(), 4) -- numeric level if _G._VERSION ~= 'Lua 5.1' then checkerr('unsupported', pcall(setfenv, 0, {})) end checkeq(getfenv(0), _G) checkeq(getfenv(), _G) -- no arg checkeq(x, 5) -- main unaltered setfenv(function()end, {}) -- no upvalues, ignore checkeq(getfenv(function()end), _G) -- no upvaluse if _G._VERSION ~= 'Lua 5.1' then checkeq(getfenv(setfenv(function()end, {})), _G) -- warning: incompatible with 5.1 end x = nil print 'OK' --]]--------------------------------------------------------------------- --[[ FILE CHANGES.txt 0.2.20120124 Renamed module to compat_env (from compat_load) Add getfenv/setfenv functions 0.1.20120121 Initial public release --]]