mmobeus-luadata 0.1.16

Convert Lua data files (e.g. WoW SavedVariables) to JSON/Python objects

mmobeus-luadata

Python bindings for luadata — parse Lua data files (such as World of Warcraft SavedVariables) and convert to JSON or Python dicts. Powered by Rust via PyO3.

Install

pip install mmobeus-luadata

Usage

from luadata import lua_to_json, lua_to_dict

# Get JSON string
json_str = lua_to_json('playerName = "Thrall"')

# Get Python dict
data = lua_to_dict('playerName = "Thrall"')

# With options
data = lua_to_dict(lua_string,
    array_mode="sparse",
    array_max_gap=10,
    empty_table="array",
    string_max_len=1024,
    string_mode="truncate",
)

Options

Both functions accept named arguments for four option groups:

• Schema (schema, unknown_fields) — provide a JSON Schema string to guide type decisions, overriding heuristics
• String transform (string_max_len, string_mode, string_replacement) — limit string length during parsing (truncate, empty, redact, replace)
• Array detection (array_mode, array_max_gap) — control how integer-keyed Lua tables map to JSON arrays (sparse, index-only, none)
• Empty tables (empty_table) — choose how empty Lua tables render in JSON (null, omit, array, object)

See the full options documentation for details and examples.

Links

• Luadata by Example — guided tour with interactive examples
• Live Converter — try it in your browser
• GitHub