Add Chunk::wrap method

src/chunk.rs

@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::io::Result as IoResult;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::panic::Location;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::string::String as StdString;
 
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::function::Function;
 use crate::state::{Lua, WeakLua};
 use crate::table::Table;
-use crate::traits::{FromLuaMulti, IntoLuaMulti};
+use crate::traits::{FromLuaMulti, IntoLua, IntoLuaMulti};
+use crate::value::Value;
 
 /// Trait for types [loadable by Lua] and convertible to a [`Chunk`]
 ///
@@ -561,3 +564,32 @@ impl Chunk<'_> {
         buf
     }
 }
+
+struct WrappedChunk<'a, T: AsChunk<'a>> {
+    chunk: T,
+    caller: &'static Location<'static>,
+    _marker: PhantomData<&'a T>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Chunk<'a> {
+    /// Wraps a chunk of Lua code, returning an opaque type that implements [`IntoLua`] trait.
+    ///
+    /// The resulted `IntoLua` implementation will convert the chunk into a Lua function without
+    /// executing it.
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn wrap(chunk: impl AsChunk<'a> + 'a) -> impl IntoLua + 'a {
+        WrappedChunk {
+            chunk,
+            caller: Location::caller(),
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: AsChunk<'a>> IntoLua for WrappedChunk<'a, T> {
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &Lua) -> Result<Value> {
+        lua.load_with_location(self.chunk, self.caller)
+            .into_function()
+            .map(Value::Function)
+    }
+}

src/state.rs

@@ -1003,10 +1003,17 @@ impl Lua {
     /// [`Chunk::exec`]: crate::Chunk::exec
     #[track_caller]
     pub fn load<'a>(&self, chunk: impl AsChunk<'a>) -> Chunk<'a> {
-        let caller = Location::caller();
+        self.load_with_location(chunk, Location::caller())
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn load_with_location<'a>(
+        &self,
+        chunk: impl AsChunk<'a>,
+        location: &'static Location<'static>,
+    ) -> Chunk<'a> {
         Chunk {
             lua: self.weak(),
-            name: chunk.name().unwrap_or_else(|| caller.to_string()),
+            name: chunk.name().unwrap_or_else(|| location.to_string()),
             env: chunk.environment(self),
             mode: chunk.mode(),
             source: chunk.source(),

tests/chunk.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{fs, io};
 
-use mlua::{Lua, Result};
+use mlua::{Chunk, Lua, Result};
 
 #[test]
 fn test_chunk_path() -> Result<()> {
@@ -121,3 +121,20 @@ fn test_compiler() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_chunk_wrap() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    let f = Chunk::wrap("return 123");
+    lua.globals().set("f", f)?;
+    lua.load("assert(f() == 123)").exec().unwrap();
+
+    lua.globals().set("f2", Chunk::wrap("c()"))?;
+    assert!(
+        (lua.load("f2()").exec().err().unwrap().to_string()).contains(file!()),
+        "wrong chunk location"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}