# neoc

> Embedded Luau runtime, Rust-backed

A sandboxed Luau engine with a curated module surface. Mirrors Rust where possible; supplements with scripting ergonomics where helpful.

## Table of Contents

### Guides

- [Guides](/guides.md)
- [Getting started](/guides/getting-started.md)
- [The sandboxing model](/guides/sandboxing-model.md)
- [The module system](/guides/module-system.md)
- [Error conventions](/guides/error-conventions.md)

### std:*

- [`std:*`: Standard-library modules](/std.md)

### Reference

- [`std:collections` module](/std/reference/collections.md)
- [`std:fs` module](/std/reference/fs.md)
- [`std:io` module](/std/reference/io.md)
- [`std:net` module](/std/reference/net.md)
- [`std:thread` module](/std/reference/thread.md)
- [`std:workers` module](/std/reference/workers.md)

### lib:*

- [`lib:*`: Blessed gap-fillers and project-native modules](/lib.md)

### Reference

- [`lib:base64` module](/lib/reference/base64.md)
- [`lib:json` module](/lib/reference/json.md)
- [`lib:test` module](/lib/reference/test.md)
- [`lib:vcr` module](/lib/reference/vcr.md)

### vnd:*

- [`vnd:*`: Vendored crate modules](/vnd.md)

### HTTP and networking

- [`vnd:hyper` module](/vnd/reference/hyper.md)

### Data formats

- [`vnd:serde_json` module](/vnd/reference/serde_json.md)
- [`vnd:serde_yaml` module](/vnd/reference/serde_yaml.md)
- [`vnd:toml` module](/vnd/reference/toml.md)
- [`vnd:quick_xml` module](/vnd/reference/quick_xml.md)
- [`vnd:jsonschema` module](/vnd/reference/jsonschema.md)

### Databases

- [`vnd:rusqlite` module](/vnd/reference/rusqlite.md)
- [`vnd:sqlx_mysql` module](/vnd/reference/sqlx_mysql.md)
- [`vnd:sqlx_postgres` module](/vnd/reference/sqlx_postgres.md)

### Test infrastructure

- [`vnd:testcontainers_modules` module](/vnd/reference/testcontainers_modules.md)

### RFCs

- [RFCs](/rfcs.md)

### Drafts

- [0000 — Spec-driven development](/rfcs/0000-spec-driven-development.md)

### ADRs

- [Architecture Decision Records](/adrs.md)

### Accepted

- [0001. Use Luau as the embedded scripting language](/adrs/0001-use-luau-as-the-embedded-language.md)
- [0002. Strip the unsafe halves of the Lua standard library](/adrs/0002-strip-unsafe-lua-stdlib.md)
- [0003. Three-namespace module structure (`std`, `lib`, `vnd`)](/adrs/0003-three-namespace-module-structure.md)
- [0004. `vnd:*` module names match upstream crate names verbatim](/adrs/0004-vnd-module-names-match-upstream.md)
- [0005. Tuple-return convention for recoverable failures](/adrs/0005-tuple-error-convention.md)
- [0006. Hidden async with synchronous-looking Lua APIs](/adrs/0006-hidden-async-with-sync-looking-apis.md)