silverbullet/website/API/space_lua.md

Space Lua specific functions that are available to all scripts, but are not part of the standard Lua language.

space_lua.parse_expression(luaExpression)

Parses a lua expression and returns the parsed expression as an AST.

Example:

space_lua.parse_expression("1 + 1")

space_lua.eval_expression(parsedExpr, envAugmentation?)

Evaluates a parsed Lua expression and returns the result. Optionally accepts an environment table to augment the global environment.

Example:

${space_lua.eval_expression(space_lua.parse_expression("x + y"), {x = 1, y = 2})}

space_lua.interpolate(template, envAugmentation?)

Interpolates a string with lua expressions and returns the result. Expressions are wrapped in ${...} syntax. Optionally accepts an environment table to augment the global environment.

{space_lua.interpolate("Hello {name}!", {name="Pete"})}