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Brainfuck Interpreter in Lua

This is a simple Brainfuck interpreter implemented in Lua. It supports all Brainfuck commands, including input and output operations.

Features

  • Supports all Brainfuck commands (>, <, +, -, [, ], ,, .)
  • Allows execution of Brainfuck programs

Installation

Clone this repository or download the Brainfuck.lua file and require it in your Lua script.

local Brainfuck = require("Brainfuck")

Usage

Create a new Brainfuck interpreter instance and run a program:

local Brainfuck = require("Brainfuck")

local myBrainfuck = Brainfuck.new()
myBrainfuck:Run(
    [[++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.>>+.>++.]]
)

Hello World Example

The following program prints Hello World!:

myBrainfuck:Run(
    [[
        ++++++++++[>+++++++>++++++++++>+++>+<<<<-]>++.>+.+++++++..+++.>++.<<+++++++++++++++.>.+++.------.--------.>+.>.
    ]]
)

Resetting the Interpreter

To reset the Brainfuck interpreter:

myBrainfuck:Clear()

Brainfuck Commands

Command Description
> Move data pointer to the right
< Move data pointer to the left
+ Increment the value at the data pointer
- Decrement the value at the data pointer
. Output the character at the data pointer
, Read a character from input and store it at the data pointer
[ Jump past matching ] if value at data pointer is zero
] Jump back to matching [ if value at data pointer is nonzero

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

References