Lua Table Patterns

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This skill equips Claude with the expertise to leverage Lua's universal data structure to its full potential. It provides a comprehensive library of implementation patterns for arrays, dictionaries, sets, and complex metatable-driven behaviors like operator overloading and lazy initialization. By utilizing these idiomatic patterns, developers can ensure their Lua code is memory-efficient, performant, and follows professional standards for object-oriented design and data manipulation.

Key Features

• Advanced table techniques like read-only proxies and lazy-loading
• Metatable patterns for operator overloading and custom behavior
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• Object-oriented programming implementation including classes and inheritance
• Efficient set and ordered dictionary data structure patterns
• Functional array operations including map, filter, reduce, and flatten

Use Cases

• Developing modular game logic and state management for LÖVE or Roblox
• Building complex data processing pipelines using idiomatic Lua structures
• Creating robust configuration systems with read-only table protection