physfs binding for Lua

lua-physfs is a [physfs][1] binding for the Lua language. it expose most physfs API, except the mountIo() and register() routines.

PhysicsFS is a library to provide abstract access to various archives.

to use this binding, easiest way is use [luarocks][2]:

luarocks install physfs

this library is in Lua license, same as the Lua language.

API List

• physfs.File:

  • #file -> number|error
  • file:buffSize(number) -> file|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:close() -> file|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:eof() -> boolean
  • file:flush() -> file|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:length() -> number|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:read(fmt...) -> (nil|number|string)...
  • file:seek(number) -> file|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:tell() -> number|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:write(string...) -> file|(nil, errmsg)
  • file:writeInt(fmt, number...) -> file|(nil, errmsg)
  • tostring(file) -> string

• physfs.cdRomDirs([table]) -> table, number

• physfs.convInt(fmt, number...) -> number...

• physfs.delete(string) -> string|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.exists(string) -> boolean

• physfs.files(string[, table]) -> table, number

• physfs.lastError() -> string

• physfs.lastError(string) -> none

• physfs.mkdir(string) -> string|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.mount(name[, point[, preppend]]) -> name|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.mountFile(file[, name[, point[, preppend]]]) -> file|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.mountMemory(string[, name[, point[, preppend]]]) -> string|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.mountPoint(string) -> string

• physfs.openAppend(string) -> file|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.openRead(string) -> file|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.openWrite(string) -> file|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.prefDir(org, app) -> org|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.realDir(string) -> string

• physfs.saneConfig(org, app[, ext[, includeCdRoms[, archiveFirst]]]) -> org|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.searchPath([table]) -> table, number

• physfs.stat(string[, table]) -> table

• physfs.supportedArchiveTypes([table]) -> table, number

• physfs.unmount(string) -> string|(nil, errmsg)

• physfs.useSymlink() -> boolean

• physfs.useSymlink(boolean) -> none

• physfs.version() -> number, number, number

• physfs.writeDir() -> string

• physfs.writeDir(string) -> string|(nil, errmsg)