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Update C API reference > Module lua/utils

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Description

Related dev. issue(s): https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool-ee/issues/712

Product: Tarantool
Since: different versions (including 3.2)
Root document: https://www.tarantool.io/en/doc/latest/dev_guide/reference_capi/utils/
SME: @ Gumix

Details

The following functions are missed in the documentation:

  • luaL_iscallable
  • luaL_iscdata
  • luaL_isnull (3.2)
  • luaL_pushnull (3.2)
  • luaT_call
  • luaT_checktuple
  • luaT_isdecimal
  • luaT_newdecimal
  • luaT_pushdecimal
  • luaT_toibuf
  • luaT_tolstring
  • luaT_tuple_encode
  • luaT_tuple_new

See also: https://github.com/tarantool/doc/issues/2011
Requested by @ Gumix in https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool/commit/a6140a3e7a1cb79d152422413df1b43bc37cffdc.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Tarantool C API reference at dev_guide/reference_capi/utils/ and compare its documented functions with the list in this issue. Add reference entries for all 13 missing functions, including the 3.2-specific functions, and verify that the utils module page covers each requested API.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c, lua
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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