luau/Require/Runtime/include/Luau/Require.h

// This file is part of the Luau programming language and is licensed under MIT License; see LICENSE.txt for details
#pragma once

#include "lua.h"

#include <stddef.h>

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Require-by-string assumes that the context in which it is embedded adheres to
// a particular structure.
//
// Each component in a require path either represents a module or a directory.
// Modules contain Luau code, whereas directories serve solely as organizational
// units. For the purposes of navigation, both modules and directories are
// functionally identical: modules and directories can both have children, which
// could themselves be modules or directories, and both types can have at most
// one parent, which could also be either a module or a directory.
//
// Without more context, it is impossible to tell which components in a given
// path "./foo/bar/baz" are modules and which are directories. To provide this
// context, the require-by-string runtime library must be opened with a
// luarequire_Configuration object, which defines the navigation behavior of the
// context in which Luau is embedded.
//
// Calls to to_parent and to_child signal a move up or down the context's
// hierarchy. The context is expected to maintain an internal state so that
// when is_module_present is called, require-by-string can determine whether it
// is currently pointing at a module or a directory.
//
// In a conventional filesystem context, "modules" map either to *.luau files or
// to directories on disk containing an init.luau file, whereas "directories"
// map to directories on disk not containing an init.luau file. In a more
// abstract context, a module and a directory could be represented by any
// nestable code unit and organizational unit, respectively.
//
// Require-by-string's runtime behavior can be additionally be configured in
// configuration files, such as .luaurc files in a filesystem context. The
// presence of a configuration file in the current context is signaled by the
// is_config_present function. Both modules and directories can contain
// configuration files; however, note that a given configuration file's scope is
// limited to the descendants of the module or directory in which it resides. In
// other words, when searching for a relevant configuration file for a given
// module, the search begins at the module's parent context and proceeds up the
// hierarchy from there, resolving to the first configuration file found.
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

enum luarequire_NavigateResult
{
    NAVIGATE_SUCCESS,
    NAVIGATE_AMBIGUOUS,
    NAVIGATE_NOT_FOUND
};

// Functions returning WRITE_SUCCESS are expected to set their size_out argument
// to the number of bytes written to the buffer. If WRITE_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL is
// returned, size_out should be set to the required buffer size.
enum luarequire_WriteResult
{
    WRITE_SUCCESS,
    WRITE_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL,
    WRITE_FAILURE
};

struct luarequire_Configuration
{
    // Returns whether requires are permitted from the given chunkname.
    bool (*is_require_allowed)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, const char* requirer_chunkname);

    // Resets the internal state to point at the requirer module.
    luarequire_NavigateResult (*reset)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, const char* requirer_chunkname);

    // Resets the internal state to point at an aliased module, given its exact
    // path from a configuration file. This function is only called when an
    // alias's path cannot be resolved relative to its configuration file.
    luarequire_NavigateResult (*jump_to_alias)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, const char* path);

    // Navigates through the context by making mutations to the internal state.
    luarequire_NavigateResult (*to_parent)(lua_State* L, void* ctx);
    luarequire_NavigateResult (*to_child)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, const char* name);

    // Returns whether the context is currently pointing at a module.
    bool (*is_module_present)(lua_State* L, void* ctx);

    // Provides the contents of the current module. This function is only called
    // if is_module_present returns true.
    luarequire_WriteResult (*get_contents)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, size_t* size_out);

    // Provides a chunkname for the current module. This will be accessible
    // through the debug library. This function is only called if
    // is_module_present returns true.
    luarequire_WriteResult (*get_chunkname)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, size_t* size_out);

    // Provides a cache key representing the current module. This function is
    // only called if is_module_present returns true.
    luarequire_WriteResult (*get_cache_key)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, size_t* size_out);

    // Returns whether a configuration file is present in the current context.
    // If not, require-by-string will call to_parent until either a
    // configuration file is present or NAVIGATE_FAILURE is returned (at root).
    bool (*is_config_present)(lua_State* L, void* ctx);

    // Provides the contents of the configuration file in the current context.
    // This function is only called if is_config_present returns true.
    luarequire_WriteResult (*get_config)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, size_t* size_out);

    // Executes the module and places the result on the stack. Returns the
    // number of results placed on the stack.
    int (*load)(lua_State* L, void* ctx, const char* chunkname, const char* contents);
};

// Populates function pointers in the given luarequire_Configuration.
typedef void (*luarequire_Configuration_init)(luarequire_Configuration* config);

// Initializes the require library with the given configuration and context.
LUALIB_API void luaopen_require(lua_State* L, luarequire_Configuration_init config_init, void* ctx);