llnl / llnl/blt

Add a Lua 5.x checker/styler

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Description

Like #408, but for Lua 5.1/5.2/5.3. The goal would be to try to reduce noise in diffs of Inlet decks stored in a project repo.

I don't program in Lua (yet?), so I'm not sure if there's a good choice of formatter. Of the ones I found on LuaRocks, https://github.com/Koihik/LuaFormatter seemed like it had the best infrastructure and community.

If this issue is still open, I'll probably work on it after #416 is closed.

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Research direction

Start by comparing this request with issue #408 and the planned work in #416, then evaluate LuaFormatter for Lua 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3. No source file or test is identified in the issue; done means adding a checker/styler that reduces noise in Inlet deck diffs stored in project repositories.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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