luau.compile

Compiles Luau source code into its binary bytecode format.

Signature

function compile(source: string): string

Summary

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
source	string	The Luau source code to compile.

Example

local luau = require("@std/luau")

local bytecode = luau.compile("print('Hello from bytecode!')")
print(#bytecode) -- Output: (length of bytecode)