Re: Using Lua for config files

["John Hind" <john.hind@...>]

Rather than controlling what users can do, I would prefer to control the effect they can have. Why should they not have the benefit of a full featured language to configure your program?

So, for example, assuming you are using Lua as an embedded language, run the configuration script in its own Lua state and then have a (protected) procedure to copy the resultant data structures over into your main Lua state, with verification and filtering as necessary.



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