v0.29.0 - Teal support

0.29.0 - 2025-09-14

Bug Fixes

• loading stdlib and globals without exported local folder - (ec622d3)

Documentation

• updatd documentation for the new import api - (87396b8)

Features

• teal code can now be loaded and even mixed with normal lua code without additional steps - (6bf04c4)
• [breaking] removed import as require is now working safely - (bf3feac)
• teal can now run directly, and script paths are now known during runtime, and debug and jit libraries are now available - (a9edfba)
• better file IO error delegation from Rust to Lua - (c83c918)
• now importing for teal and lua works wonderfully with the standard library folder as well - (46f7043)
• added Teal types - (69bd843)
• runtime teal checks before runs - (71e76ba)
• added ability to turn off teal compile checks when running astra - (e2573e3)
• added teal examples and fixed bugs - (1b7b3fa)

Refactoring

• moved all the type definition files to their own space - (bfa7fa2)
• moved teal from global to behind Astra table - (b49be8c)
• added primitive global Astra function types - (2db0d51)
• delegated error check of globals, and cleaned up code elsewhere - (e4deeaf)
• now exports teal libraries too and the export folder standardized - (546d28f)
• renamed astra_stdlib to astra - (6b34330)
• moved away from Astra global namespace in favor of importing needed functionality. - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.dotenv_load moved to global dotenv_load - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.regex moved to global regex - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.crypto moved to lib astra.lua.crypto - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.json moved to lib astra.lua.serializer - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.database_connect moved to lib astra.lua.database and database_connect renamed to connect - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.datetime moved to lib astra.lua.datetime - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.http moved to lib astra.lua.http - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.io moved to lib astra.lua.io - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.pubsub and Astra.observable moved to lib astra.lua.stores - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.new_templating_engine moved to lib astra.lua.jinja2 and new_templating_engine renamed to new_engine - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.validate_table moved to lib astra.lua.validate_table - (1c54ce2)
• moved the examples to the new api - (da95232)
• renamed validate_table to validation as there is plans for more validation options in the future - (da95232)
• separated the teal type check from teal loader - (f42a72a)
• consistent api for jinja and database - (fb3733f)

PRs

• Teal support by @ElhamAryanpur in #104

Full Changelog: v0.28.1...v0.29.0