l0.MoonCats.Emitter

MoonScriptLua

MoonCatsEmitter = require "l0.MoonCats.Emitter"

local MoonCatsEmitter = require("l0.MoonCats.Emitter")

MoonCatsEmitter

Emits LuaLS .d.lua type definitions from parsed module IRs.

Instance methods

emit

MoonScriptLua

moonCatsEmitter\emit ir, packageSymbols, diagnostics

moonCatsEmitter:emit(ir, packageSymbols, diagnostics)

Emits the definition definition for one parsed module.

param	type	description
ir	MoonCatsModuleIR	The module IR produced by the parser.
packageSymbols?	MoonCatsPackageSymbols	Cross-module symbol context; omit for single-module runs.
diagnostics?	MoonCatsDiagnostics	Collection that receives findings discovered while emitting.

Returns:

• definition string — The definition file's text.

Types

MoonCatsPackageSymbols

The cross-module context the emitter resolves identifier references against.

field	type	description
typeNameByRequireId	table<string, string>	LuaCATS type name each require identifier's export declares.
aliases	table<string, boolean>	Names of @alias declarations anywhere in the extraction run.