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Call custom Lua function in Vimscript function
In init.vim, I have a Vimscript function that calls a Lua function and returns its value:
function! CallLuaFunction()
return luaeval("require('functions').say_hello()")
endfunction
The Lua function is defined in lua/functions.lua:
function say_hello()
return "Hello from lua/functions.lua!"
end
This is all experimental, so I've set up a mapping in init.vim:
nnoremap <F2> :echo CallLuaFunction()<cr>
But this produces an error:
E5108: Error executing lua [string "luaeval()"]:1: attempt to index a boolean value
How can I call a custom Lua function from Vimscript?
1 answer
The following users marked this post as Works for me:
| User | Comment | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias Braun | (no comment) | Feb 20, 2025 at 01:05 |
To fix this, create a table in the Lua file, add the function, and return the table:
local M = {}
function M.say_hello()
return "Hello from lua/functions.lua!"
end
return M
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