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Asked: 2026-05-28T03:35:26+00:00

I’m trying to write a large scale project in Java/Scala(a JVM language) that extends

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I’m trying to write a large scale project in Java/Scala(a JVM language) that extends a preexisting program, but the problem is that the API is written in Lua.

I have found a list of websites that claim to be able to access Java from Lua and Lua from Java:

  1. http://www.keplerproject.org/luajava/
  2. http://code.google.com/p/jnlua/
  3. https://www.github.com/dafrito/jna-lua

The program in which my project is extending, works by loading a certain script within a file. Instead, I want to run everything from a JVM project.

In other works: I need to be able to call functions within a Lua file that is loaded via a reflection-like system from a java project.

Has anyone done something like this before? Is it possible? Would you recommend a certain library for Java <-> Lua connection? Would you recommend an alternative?

Thank you for your time!

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  1. Editorial Team

    You might try LuaJ or Kahlua. I have used both, and they work. LuaJava works as well as jnlua. I know projects using both though I don’t myself.

    So you have 4 to pick from. There isn’t a “best” one, each one has some pluses and minuses. It really depends on what you want to do.

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