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Coroutines in Lua

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: After a period of oblivion, a renewal of interest in coroutines is being observed. However, most current implementations of coroutine mechanisms are restricted, and motivated by particular uses. The convenience of providing true coroutines as a general control abstraction is disregarded. This paper presents and discusses the coroutine facilities provided by the language Lua, a full implementation of the concept of asymmetric coroutines. It also shows that this powerful construct supports easy and succint implementations of useful control behaviors.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.3217/jucs-010-07-0910

Authors: Ana Lúcia de Moura, Noemi Rodriguez, Roberto Ierusalimschy

Institution: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Language: English

Topic: Logic, programming, and type systems

Subfield: Software

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OpenAlex ID: W1575442313

FWCI: 2.656

Cites: 22

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10