Module _G
Extends Lua's _G table to provide extra functions and fields.
Fields
_HOME [string]: Path to the directory containing Textadept._LEXERPATH [string]: Paths to lexers, formatted like
package.path._RELEASE [string]: The Textadept release version._USERHOME [string]: Path to the user's ~/.textadept/._CHARSET [string]: The character set encoding of the filesystem. This is
used in File I/O.RESETTING [bool]: If reset() has been
called, this flag is true while the Lua state is being re-initialized.WIN32 [bool]: If Textadept is running on Windows, this flag is true.OSX [bool]: If Textadept is running on Mac OSX, this flag is true.
Functions
| new_buffer () |
Creates a new buffer. |
| quit () |
Quits Textadept. |
| reset () |
Resets the Lua state by reloading all init scripts. |
| timeout (interval, f, ...) |
Calls a given function after an interval of time. |
| user_dofile (filename) |
Calls `dofile()` on the given filename in the user's Textadept directory. |
Tables
| _BUFFERS |
Table of all open buffers in Textadept. |
| _VIEWS |
Table of all views in Textadept. |
| arg |
Command line parameters. |
Functions
- new_buffer ()
-
Creates a new buffer. Generates a `BUFFER_NEW` event.
Return value:
the new buffer.
- quit ()
-
Quits Textadept.
- reset ()
-
Resets the Lua state by reloading all init scripts. Language-specific modules for opened files are NOT reloaded. Re-opening the files that use them will reload those modules. This function is useful for modifying init scripts (such as the user's `modules/textadept/keys.lua`) on the fly without having to restart Textadept. `_G.RESETTING` is set to `true` when re-initing the Lua State. Any scripts that need to differentiate between startup and reset can utilize this variable.
- timeout (interval, f, ...)
-
Calls a given function after an interval of time. To repeatedly call the function, return true inside the function. A `nil` or `false` return value stops repetition.
Parameters
-
interval: The interval in seconds to call the function after.
-
f: The function to call.
-
...: Additional arguments to pass to `f`.
- user_dofile (filename)
-
Calls `dofile()` on the given filename in the user's Textadept directory. Errors are printed to the Textadept message buffer.
Parameters
-
filename: The name of the file (not path).
Return value:
true if successful; false otherwise.
See also:
Tables
- _BUFFERS
- Table of all open buffers in Textadept. Numeric keys have buffer values and buffer keys have their associated numeric keys.
- _VIEWS
- Table of all views in Textadept. Numeric keys have view values and view keys have their associated numeric keys.
- arg
- Command line parameters.