If your goal is to handle complex binary data structures (like reading/writing custom file formats), you can use a library specifically built for "packing."
If this rar is intended for a game mod (like World of Warcraft or Don't Starve Together ), you should check if the game supports custom loaders: lua pack.rar
: Put your main functions into a table and return that table at the end of your file (e.g., local M = {}; function M.play() ... end; return M ). If your goal is to handle complex binary
To make your code reusable (as a "package"), organize it so other scripts can easily import its features: It also includes an unpack function to read
: This library allows you to use pack(F, x1, x2, ...) to convert numbers and strings into binary strings based on a format string F . It also includes an unpack function to read those values back. 3. Creating a Modular Package (Architecture Feature)