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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta name="description" content="The LuaSocket Homepage"> <meta name="keywords" content="Lua, LuaSocket, Network, Library, Support, Internet"> <title>LuaSocket: Network support for the Lua language </title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="reference.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <!-- header +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> <div class="header"> <hr> <center> <table summary="LuaSocket logo"> <tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.lua.org"> <img width="128" height="128" border="0" alt="LuaSocket" src="luasocket.png"> </a></td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="top">Network support for the Lua language </td></tr> </table> <p class="bar"> <a href="index.html">home</a> · <a href="index.html#download">download</a> · <a href="installation.html">installation</a> · <a href="introduction.html">introduction</a> · <a href="reference.html">reference</a> </p> </center> <hr> </div> <!-- whatis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> <h2 id="whatis">What is LuaSocket?</h2> <p> LuaSocket is a <a href="http://www.lua.org">Lua</a> extension library that is composed by two parts: a C core that provides support for the TCP and UDP transport layers, and a set of Lua modules that add support for functionality commonly needed by applications that deal with the Internet. </p> <p> The core support has been implemented so that it is both efficient and simple to use. It is available to any Lua application once it has been properly initialized by the interpreter in use. The code has been tested and runs well on several Windows and UNIX platforms. </p> <p> Among the support modules, the most commonly used implement the <a href="smtp.html">SMTP</a> (sending e-mails), <a href="http.html">HTTP</a> (WWW access) and <a href="ftp.html">FTP</a> (uploading and downloading files) client protocols. These provide a very natural and generic interface to the functionality defined by each protocol. In addition, you will find that the <a href="mime.html">MIME</a> (common encodings), <a href="url.html">URL</a> (anything you could possible want to do with one) and <a href="ltn12.html">LTN12</a> (filters, sinks, sources and pumps) modules can be very handy. </p> <p> The library is available under the same <a href="http://www.lua.org/copyright.html"> terms and conditions</a> as the Lua language, the MIT license. The idea is that if you can use Lua in a project, you should also be able to use LuaSocket. </p> <p> Copyright © 1999-2013 Diego Nehab. All rights reserved. <br> Author: <a href="http://www.impa.br/~diego">Diego Nehab</a> </p> <!-- download +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> <h2 id="download">Download</h2> <p> LuaSocket version 3.1.0 is now available for download! It is compatible with Lua 5.1 through 5.4. Chances are it works well on most UNIX distributions and Windows flavors. </p> <p> The current version of the library can be found at the <a href="https://github.com/lunarmodules/luasocket">LuaSocket project page</a> on GitHub. Besides the full C and Lua source code for the library, the distribution contains several examples, this user's manual and basic test procedures. </p> <p> Take a look at the <a href="installation.html">installation</a> section of the manual to find out how to properly install the library. </p> <!-- thanks +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> <h2 id="thanks">Special thanks</h2> <p> This marks the first release of LuaSocket that wholeheartedly embraces the open-source development philosophy. After a long hiatus, Matthew Wild finally convinced me it was time for a release including IPv6 and Lua 5.2 support. It was more work than we anticipated. Special thanks to Sam Roberts, Florian Zeitz, and Paul Aurich, Liam Devine, Alexey Melnichuk, and everybody else that has helped bring this library back to life. </p> <!-- footer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> <div class="footer"> <hr> <center> <p class="bar"> <a href="index.html#download">download</a> · <a href="installation.html">installation</a> · <a href="introduction.html">introduction</a> · <a href="reference.html">reference</a> </p> </center> </div> </body> </html>