std.prototype 2

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• std.prototype
• std.prototype.container
• std.prototype.object
• std.prototype.set
• std.prototype.strbuf
• std.prototype.trie

Module std.prototype

Module table.

Lazy loading of submodules, and metadata for the Prototype package.

Tables

prototype

Module table.

Metamethods

__index (name)

Lazy loading of prototype modules.

Tables

prototype

Module table.

Fields:

• version Release version string

Metamethods

__index (name)

Lazy loading of prototype modules. Don't load everything on initial startup, wait until first attempt to access a submodule, and then load it on demand.

Parameters:

• name string submodule name

Returns:

table or nil

the submodule that was loaded to satisfy the missing

`name`, otherwise `nil` if nothing was found

Usage:

local prototype = require 'prototype'
local Object = prototype.object.prototype