Re: PossibleSpam(9.169):[Feature request]: analogous to --- if __name__ == “__main_

I (and possibly others before me) have already requested this, and the consensus (of the few that answered) was something like “no, we don’t really need that”.

I too strongly feel this is something that should be part of Lua but I believe getting features into Lua is a mixed process of “(visible) democracy” (what the majority of the minority-that-replies want) and “oligarchy” (the actual Lua authors).

So, don’t hold your breath! :)

From: Ashish Ranjan

Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 5:45 AM

To: lua-l@lists.lua.org

Subject: PossibleSpam(9.169):[Feature request]: analogous to --- if __name__ == “__main__”: ---- of python in lua modules

FEATURE REQUEST: In python , we have a construct

if __name__ == “__main__”:

so that if a module .lua file is executed by itself then this code block executes, but if this module is imported(required() as in lua) by other script file, then this code blosk is not executed.

Can we have this construct in lua. This will be an important step in life of a lua module.

Kindly see for better explanation http://stackoverflow.com/a/20158605

Ashish Ranjan

ashishwave@yahoo.com