Glua, a Full-Featured Lua VM for Nodejs and the Browser

In plain words

Glua is a Lua virtual machine that runs in Node.js and web browsers. It allows developers to execute Lua code in JavaScript environments, making it useful for embedding scripting capabilities in applications. The project is designed for developers who need Lua support across different platforms without compiling native extensions. It provides full Lua language features within JavaScript runtimes.

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