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Dev tools · April 24, 2013

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Lapis – A web framework for MoonScript and OpenResty

Lapis – A web framework for MoonScript and OpenResty launched on April 24, 2013 with 75 votes, #35 of 528 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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In plain words

Lapis is a web framework for building applications using Lua or MoonScript, primarily designed to run on OpenResty, a high-performance web platform built on customized Nginx. It can also run on any modern Lua environment. The framework leverages Lua coroutines to enable clean code while minimizing the distance between the webserver and application logic, with execution happening directly inside Nginx workers using LuaJIT for improved performance.

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From the sources

Lapis is a framework for building web applications in Lua (or MoonScript ) that primarily targets OpenResty , a high performance web platform that runs on a customized version of Nginx . Lapis can also be used in other server environments, being compatible with any modern version of Lua. With OpenResty, Lua is run directly inside of the Nginx worker using LuaJIT, giving you the smallest barrier between the webserver and your code. Have a look at Web Framework Benchmarks just to see how OpenResty stacks up against other platforms. Utilizing the power of Lua coroutines , you can write clean code that looks synchronous but can achieve high throughput by automatically running asynchronously…from leafo.net

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