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	'''Lua''' is a programming language that is integrated into the ~~Star Citizen~~ Wiki with [[mw:Extension:Scribunto\|Scribunto]]. Lua source code is run from Modules in their own namespace, and invoked with <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:Module\|function}}</nowiki></code>; this should be done with a wrapper template. For example, if we have a module named "foo", then we should have a template called "Template:Foo" consisting of <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:Foo\|main}}</nowiki></code> to call the module, and use <code><nowiki>{{Foo}}</nowiki></code> to use the module on pages.		'''Lua''' is a programming language that is integrated into the ER:LC Wiki with [[mw:Extension:Scribunto\|Scribunto]]. Lua source code is run from Modules in their own namespace, and invoked with <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:Module\|function}}</nowiki></code>; this should be done with a wrapper template. For example, if we have a module named "foo", then we should have a template called "Template:Foo" consisting of <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:Foo\|main}}</nowiki></code> to call the module, and use <code><nowiki>{{Foo}}</nowiki></code> to use the module on pages.

	For certain complex templates, Lua runs many times more efficiently than standard wikitext. It can also perform operations not available otherwise in wikitext. Unlike JavaScript, it is available to all readers, and does not need to be enabled. It is also run during parsing, rather than after.		For certain complex templates, Lua runs many times more efficiently than standard wikitext. It can also perform operations not available otherwise in wikitext. Unlike JavaScript, it is available to all readers, and does not need to be enabled. It is also run during parsing, rather than after.

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'''Lua''' is a programming language that is integrated into the Star Citizen Wiki with [[mw:Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]]. Lua source code is run from Modules in their own namespace, and invoked with <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:Module|function}}</nowiki></code>; this should be done with a wrapper template. For example, if we have a module named "foo", then we should have a template called "Template:Foo" consisting of <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:Foo|main}}</nowiki></code> to call the module, and use <code><nowiki>{{Foo}}</nowiki></code> to use the module on pages.

For certain complex templates, Lua runs many times more efficiently than standard wikitext. It can also perform operations not available otherwise in wikitext. Unlike JavaScript, it is available to all readers, and does not need to be enabled. It is also run during parsing, rather than after.

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Lua (programming language)]] and [[Wikipedia:Project:Lua]], for a more in-depth breakdown of the coding Language
* [[mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual]], for the documentation of Lua as used by the Scribunto extension
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Module:]], for a list of all current modules

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Lucah1337 at 14:00, 18 February 2026

Lucah1337: Imported from SC Wiki