introspection Reference

Module defined in lua/common/introspection.lua. Gathers method information from all globally registered classes and built-in modules for runtime reflection.

Exports

Functions

M.gather_methods()

Scans all global variables for C++/Lua bound classes (identified by ___type field) and collects their method signatures. Also gathers methods from built-in modules (table, math, string, etc.).

• Returns: table - Array of method descriptors

Return structure:

{
  {
    class_name = "ClassName",    -- string
    method_name = "methodName",  -- string
    signature = "methodName (Lua)", -- string with debug info
    is_static = false            -- boolean
  },
  ...
}

Internal Notes

• Classes are identified by having a ___type field matching class<X> or static_class<X>
• Skips keys starting with __ (metamethods)
• Also checks metatables for methods
• The extensions global is explicitly excluded from scanning
• Built-in modules scanned: table, math, string, coroutine, os, io, debug, package