Class QtLuaEngine
Class QtLuaEngine is a QObject subclass representing a Lua interpreter.
This object can be used to add a Lua interpreter to any Qt application
with capabilities comparable to those of the
QtScript language
and additional support for multi-threaded execution.
Instances of this class can be in one of three state:
- State
QtLuaEngine::Readyindicates that the interpreter is ready to accept new Lua commands. - State
QtLuaEngine::Runningindicates that the interpreter is currently executing a Lua program. - State
QtLuaEngine::Pausedindicates that the interpreter was suspended while executing a Lua program. One can then use the Lua debug library to investigage the Lua state.
Class QtLuaEngine provides member functions to
submit Lua strings to the interpreter and to collect
the evaluation results. If these functions are invoked
from the thread owning the Lua engine object,
the Lua code is executed right away.
Otherwise a thread hopping operation
ensures that the execution of a Lua program happens
in the thread owning the Lua engine object.
Class QtLuaLocker provides means
to directly access the Lua state
lua_State* using
the Lua API.