Class Factory

The module returns a callable table.

local Class = require("class")

`Class(definition)`

Creates a class from a definition table.

local Example = Class({
    init = function(self)
        self.ready = true
    end,
})

Equivalent to Class:new(definition).

Creates a class and prepares its metatable.

Field	Description
`init`	Optional constructor called for each instance.
`__type`	Optional readable type name. Defaults to `"Class"`.
`__includes`	Optional table, class, string, or list of includes.
methods	Any function fields become instance methods.

Creates a typed class from a prototype and optional parent.

local Registered = Class:registerClass("Registered", {
    hello = function()
        return "hello"
    end,
})

The returned class has __type set to name and operator helpers enabled.